Arizona republican., 1913-07-19
Complains That Reprcscn- tativcs of N. NJ. A. Work ing in Relays Are Con tinually Gazing at Him as He Makes Disclosures
SAYS ATTEMPT
 TO BRIBE GOMPERS
Witness Claimed to Know of the Plan, But is With out Information as to the Extent to Which It Was Carried
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
 WASHINGTON July IS - Martin NJ MuIhaH gave the senate lobby in vestigating committee today the story of an alleged effort in 1907 or 1908 to bribe Samuel Gompcrs to desert the cause of labor and support the poll cies advocated by the National Asso- cociation of Manufacturers, admitting that there was no positive information that an attempt to bribc Gompers was actually made, but he said that Atherton BrowneIl of New York had outlined plans to him and told him what was to be done.
 MulhalI was excused late this af- ternoon until Monday morning on the ground that he was tired after d week of continuous testimony. The committee held a session tonight to hear $ w. McClave of Paterson, N. J, now a candidate for congress, and with whom MulhaII claimed he worked throughout the campaign of 1910 when McCIaVe was running against Hughes. The committee opened with the Gompers incident today, when news paper clippings appeared showing that GOmpcrs had made bribery charges before the court in 1908, and that President Van Clcave of the Manufacturers association had de- nied all connection with them. Null hall said he had been referred by Van CIeave and Schwedtman to Browncu in New York, who claimed to be conducting d publicity bureau for the association
 BrowneH told him, he said, that James Brandenburg was following Gompers and that they had plan fixed up by which they expected to get the labor leader; it positively could not fail Mulhau said he warn ed them that they would not succeed, and later advised Van Clcave to the same effect.
 Van CIeave left New York sud- denly, the witness said, after telling him that he had nearly fallen into a trap.
 He said they wanted him to go down and meet those people, but he got the tip not to go,' added Null hall He told me he thought BrowneIl had more sense than to go into a trap of that kind"
 This was the extent of Mulhall s knowledge of the matter, but he in sisted that from previous informa- tion, he had known that plan had been on foot to force Gompers into signing a document that would in sure his future action.
 GOmpcrs' story and the unexpected outburst from Mulhall, who com plained that the officers of the Ma tional Association of Manufacturers were trying to stare him out ol countenance" were the enlivening fea- lures of the day on which the self confessed lobbyist" identified seV- eraI more letters relating to cam paign and legislative activities.
 Proceedings were running smoothly when Robert McCarter, an attorney for the Manufacturers association tried to interrupt and ask Mulhal a question. The committee thus fai had permitted no questions by out side attorneys.
 II refuse to answer any questions from that man." shouted Mulhall Further I want to tell the commit tee that those men at that table have kept someone continually to stare a me steadily while I have been or the stand. I think it a contempta- ble trick The ex-president (Joh1 Kirby, Jr) relieved Henry at thu job a little while ago"
 The members of the committee tried to soothe the witness, and Act ing Chairman Bankhead mildly sug eested that Mulhall look at him in stead of his antagonists. Mulhall ad 1nitted that he was somewhat her vous. but he insisted that Witnesse had been intimidated since they hal been brought to Washington as wei as inside the committee room.
 The letters identified today cover ed a wide range of activity, but cen tered chiefly in the campaign in In diana in 1908 when MulhaI, accord ing to the documents, was Workin for a close corporation with Con eressman James E. Watson and wit the national and state republica leaders.
 MuIhaT told the committee that h raised S5500 for the campaign. on letter referred to this amount; an other mentioned a list of manufac turing concerns at South Bend, tn nronrietors of which had been visite bv Mulhall in company with Pete Kline a deputy factory inspector l that district
 .In interviews I had with Parr and other large business men in tn section they clearly stated that the were jumping the law for the col porations concerned by subscribing orr campaign funds" said Mulhall o letter to SchWedtman from II
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