Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-07-24
Only a Few Odd Jobs Such as
Working on Strikes and
Tinkering Around, Engaged
His Attention in 1909,
WANTED BATTLE TO BE
GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK
Committee VIII Not Decide
Until All Correspondence Is
in Evidence, Whether Cross
Examination viii Be Allowed

laf MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL AhhHtp WlHhf
Washington, july 23.-The senate
lobby committee put on full speed
ahead today and in an unusually short
session got into the record nearly
500 letters of Martin NJ. Mulhall all
legged political worker ana legislative
detective for the National Association
of Manufacturers. who wac only on
the stand Tor about an hour after
the noon recess.
The committee viii decide when all
the correspondence has been intro
duced whether attorneys for the ass0-
cation shall be permitted 10 cross
examine the witness.
MulhalI's testimony today covered
slack period IN the summer ana fall
oi 1908 and the early part Of 1910
when there was nothing TO do in his
line except 10 work on strikes. tinker
at few odd jols in politics and keep
things generally moving in Washing
ton. In several letters. Mulhall told
OF desire on his part TO see Charles
T. Murphy. boss of Tammany han.
10 the interest of the candidacy of
George Gordon Battle for goyernor of
New York Mulhall was trying to see
Murphy through Herman Black. who
appeared in the correspondence as an
attorney Of llt Broadway Mulhall
sworc that Black was sort of conf
dental lawyer TO Murphy He said
he never saw Murphy ON this matter
and testified that Mr. Battle was
man Of the highest character ana
clean politically letter signed
BATTLE and Marshall" gave the only
indication so far as the committee
had gone tonight that Battle had ever
heard Of the interest Mulhall took in
him. 1t was perfunctory acknowl-
cdgcncnt that a letter from Mulhal
had been received.
Mulhalrs personal political aspira-
tons came into the proceedings to-
day when several letters were read
in which he was spoken Of by officers
Of the association as being men
toned for congress from the fourth
district (probably Maryland). James
w. Van Clcaye, one time president
OF the association. wished Mulhall
wen in this matter ana John Kirby,
Jr. wrote as follows
"I see that somebody has been
buZzing a congressional bee around
Your carcass suppose next it viii
bo q humming bird. representing tho
senate and then an eagle representing
the presidential chair of the United
States"
Many of the letters today spoke of
an effort TO land i, G. Schwedtman,
secretary to Van Cleavc, on the tar
iif board Several others told of pub
lic documents officers wished Mulhall
to get including the report Of the
national monetary commission. Ques-
toned By Senator Reed, Mulhall said
tho association was interested in that
report but he didn't know just how /
He swore that copies of the congress
Sional record were frankcd to promi-
ncnt members Of the National Asso-
ciatIon Of Manufacturers and In one
letter boosted that he and Joe Merry.
counsel for the National Association
Of Manufacturers could get almost
any such document and frank It out. !
Neither Senators Cummins nor Nel- +.
son, republican members Of the com
mittcc, appeared today at the hear
ms Although neither would discuss
the matter it is known generally they
claim that the democrats have been
paying politics with the investigation. !
particularly in the case Of $. w. Me- ,
ClaVe who was defeated for congress
III the sixth New Jersey district in
a special election yesterday. McCIave
was brought into the case few days
ago by Mulhall senator Nelson de-
cared publicly the next day he did
not know the committee "was being
used for campaign purposes" and
Senator Cummins has not been pres.
cnt at any hearing since. except for a
few minutes.