Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-07-12
Senator Reed Conducts Ex-
animation Of Willing Wit
ness Who Relates Story Of
Bad Faith With Friends.
ADMITS ATTEMPT TO
OVERTHROW MC0MAS
Began Work Of Betraying La
Dor Organizations During
Strike Of 1902 in PennsyI-
yania Coal Fields,
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Mulhau. who claims To- have pccn the
active lobbyist for the National As
sociution of Manufacturers for many
years. began his testimony tonight be-
fore the senate lobby invcstlgatng
committee Mulhnll. whose alleged
correspondence has brought into the
limelieht names of scores Of men
prominent In political NE In the last
ten years, was ON the stand about two
hours. The committee mndc only "a
faint impression on the hugc pile os
letters, but enough was read into the
record 10 show Mulhalls alleged rela-
tions with Marshall Gushing. former
secretary Of the manufacturers ASSOC
citation. These relations the tssti-
mony shows, began In 1903 and Mul-
hall was first employed 60 work
against an eieht.hour bin favored by
the late Senator McComus, Of Mary
land
Mulhal admitted frankly that he
had worked to defeat the McComas
forces in Maryland. while he was still
posing as the senator's friend. He
said he received many checks from
Gushing for small amounts which
were Ia be used in paying the ex-
ponses of labor organization In Bal
timore which was opposed to Me
Comas
Mulhall told Also Of efforts to help
settle the authrutitc coal strike IN
the Pennsylvania fields IN 1902. and
spoke Of attempts TO arrange confer.
cnces hetWeon Governor Stone and
three labor leaders.
Just after the committee adjourned,
NJ sorseant-at-arms ct the house ap-
pcafcd ana served a subpoena on Null
han directing him 70 appear before
the special lobby committee Of the
house at . O'Clock tomorrow morn
ms
The senate committee had ad-
iourned until 10 o'clock, but when
Senator OVerman heard of the action
of the house there was a hurried con
ference and Mulhall was told to show
mp efore tho senate committee at
o'clock.
They are making themselves RI
diculous' said Chairman Oyorman.
referring TO the activities of the new
house committee The effort TO get
Mulhall to the house side was the fin
al move Of the day 10y Chairman Car
rctt and his associates who wanted t.
put him ON the stand either before the
senate committee or nt odd moments
when the senators were not listening
to his testimony
Before the mutter IS settled the
question Of jurisdiction may take a
more serious turn although the sem
utOrs who have "the papers" and
have Mulhall under subpoena feel they
can keep him as long as they want
Mulhall subscribed to the oath with
smile on his face senator Reed.
designated by Chairman Orerman to
cXamiue the witness. began by placing
i'm evidence list of the officers OF
the National Association of Manufuc-
turcrs in 1907. ana list Of tho mem
bcrs Mulhall said he was born ia
1859 aud had lived IN Baltimore morr
than thirteen years. He said before
be went with the National Association
ol Manufacturers, ne was principally
in politics, ana was connected with
the republican national committee.
~ refused a hribe Of $4,000 and ,s
life position in the naval service IN
1892. said Mulhall THAT year I had
charge Of the republican campaign IN
Albany and Rensselaer, counties New
york. Previous 10 that had charge
ol William McKinlcy's gul crnatorial
ia OHIO
The witness said he first became in-
tcrested in the National Association 9f
Manufacturers in 1902. when he met
Marshall Cushing it's secretarg in
hotel
Senator Reed asked him about his
relations with labor lie said the late
him to confer with John Mitchell dur
ing the anthracite strike in the Penn
syIvunia helds ia 1902 to got the IN
side story During that time Muihall
said ne arranged for q conference ha-
wcen Governor stone. of PennSy,
,ania and three labor leaders. THE
first Molhall letter introduced was az
dressed to Mitchell, in February
1902 relating to these meetings \
ettcr of March rs, 1909, from Mel-
1an TO Mitchell declared that ulv
eaders of the republican organization
'oud do more for the miners union,
than amy arbitration board IN ayist.
.nco a letter dated May q 1909.
rom Mulhall to Mitchell told Of
Conference between Mulhall and Gov
rnor stone at which stone expressed
with the miners.
81 think YOU could make grand
troke the letter said in suggesting
he calling Of strike, III YOU would
meet Governor stone and make him
our friend, he will DE OF great as