The San Francisco call., 1913-07-19
Jersey Senatorial Candidate
Who Faces Election Tues
day Denounces Lobby
Witness Before Committee
as Perjurer and Refutes
Evidence That He Paid
Expenses for 1910 Race
ADMITS ACCEPTING
FUNDS OF N. A. nj.
Says 1t Was First Expert
j. ence and He Thought 1t
All Right, as Agent Was
Endorsed by Sherman
Attempt to Bribe Samuel
Gompers Aired at Hearing

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WASHINGTON. July 1s.-s. Wood
21cClave. republican candidate for con-
gress. in a special election to be held
in the sixth New Jersey district Tues
day, came to Washington tonight. and
fold the senate lobby Investigating
committee that Martin NJ Mulhall, late
lobbyist" for the National Association
of Manufacturers. had perjured himself
IN his testimony before the committee
McClave denied emphatically that
MulhalI had raised or spent money for
him. had managed his campaign or had
been his close companion and associate
in his fight against William Hughes
for the sixth district nomination in
1910.
Mulha1I, the witness swore. came un-
known to him in his Office in New
York in 1910. introduced himself and
said he wanted to help him.
1T looks as il you were going to get
saving. "and I wanted to know how
you stood on public questions"
McClave said he replied that he stood
for protection and fair dealing to labor
and that MulhaH responded:
Our organization stands for the
same thing and wants to help you"
GLAD TO GET AID
MulhaH had letters from Vice Pres
ident Sherman. Congressman Gardner
and others. the witness said
IT was my first experience" he add
ed, "and I supposed that man In
dorsed by such men must be all right"
'' The New Jersey man had been held
up to the committee by Mu1hall yester-
day as one whose meal checks and
other expenses Mulhall had paid and
for whom MulhaI raised and spent
more than $4,000 This McClave Wig
orously denied as absolutely without
truth.
A1cClave said he could obtain no aid
from the republican national commit
tee. and that when Mulhall came as the
representative of the National Asso-
citation Of Manufacturers he said he
was willing to accept their assistance.
What was the National Association
. Manufacturers to get in return for
the money it spent?" asked Senator
sWalsh.
ut was going to get a representative
in the American congress who was in
favor OF protection to American in
dustries." replied McClave
GOMPERs' BRIBE DEAL
MulhaIl gave the senate committee
today his story of the effort in 1907 or
1908 to bribe Samuel Gompers to de-
sert the cause of labor and support
the policies advocated by the National
Association OF Manufacturers. lie ad-
mitted he had no positive information
that an attempt to bribe Gompers ac-
Stually had been made; but he said
Etherton BrownelI Of New York had
outlined the plans TO him and had told
him of what was to be done.
The committee opened the Gompers'
incident when newspaper clippings ap-
peared showing that Gompers had
made the bribery charges before a
court in 1908, and that President Van
..Cleve of the Manufacturers associa-
tion had denied all connection with
them. Mulhan said he had been re-
sferred by Van CIeve and schwedtman
to. Mr.. Brownell in New York. who
said he was conducting a publicity
bureau for the association,
BrownelI told him, he said, that g
man named Brandenberg was follow
ing Gompers; that they had plan
fixed up by which they expected to
get the labor leader; and that they
were positive they could not fail. Null
hallss said he warned them they would
not succeed. and later advised Van
Cleve to the same effect.
Letters Identified covered a wide
range of activity. but centered chiefly
about the campaign in Indiana in 1908
when MuIhalI according to the docu-
ments. was working in close co-opera-
tion swith Congressman James E. Wat
son and with national and state re-
publican leaders,
The Citizens Industrial Association
OF America. with c. w. Post as It's
president, and many officers of the Ma
ttonaI Association of Manufactures on
its list, figured prominently in the pro-
ceedings Several letters on the sta
.tionery of this association and signed
TsJames A. Emery, secretary" were
read. and Senator Reed suggested it
+ was a half brother" to the manufac
turers' association.