The Washington times., 1913-07-28

Lincoln. Garfield. and Mckinley. ISSUES
by the Government
8. Wood McClave, of the McClav
Lumber Company. of New York. can
didate for Congress In 1910 against pres
ent Senator w. B. Hughes, wrote Mul
he stin owed $50 for bill posting. ant
| telling him that he (McClave) had pait
SIS for printing under protest.
On March IS. Mulhall chided J. II. Nc
Michaels, then chief page of the HOUSE
| and secretary to Congressman McDer.
mott of Illinois, for not having sem
those II D00 franks.'|to his office, so ht
could forward them to the New Yorh
| office of the N. A. NJ.
81 have been waiting for some time
to send them to the New York office, .
| he wrote. "
Wanted Name of Doorkeeper.
In this letter Mufhall asked McMich-
ael to find who 'the doorkeeper at Bal
timore'' was going to be. Il can do a
lot of work for him." he said.
The memorial address book sent Kirby
never arrived and Mulhalf and McMich-
aels, who franked them were evidently
much exercised. They traced them and
found the books had never reached the
Dayton. Ohio. postoffice. >.
In March, 1871. the Government issued
the volume, The Criminal Code of the
order to have fifty Of these bound In
morocco, and he wrote ]. P. Bird ask
ing for list of members to send
them to.
Mulhall explained to the committee
that McMichaels or Congressman Nc
Dermott Of Illinois always saw that any
books he wanted were well bound.
About this. time Mulhall wrote the
secretary of Mayor Mahool, Of Balti-
more, that he wanted to help the mayor
.n-t-s L. Do.
closed a as contribution. Then he
wrote the N. A.. M, asking for refund
for this amount saying Il was good
thing "to help our Democratic friends"
Sent On Mission Work.
MoMichaels was sent to Baltimore to
do missionary work.
But" Mulhall told the committee,
"he got loaded up and didn't come
However. Mulhalr wrote Bird that Nc
Michaels had seen ]. Charles Linthi-
cum and Davis ]. Lewis; Their stand
wrote Bird that he would convey the
information to j.. 7. C. Talbot, their
good, friend. In this letter. Mulhall
praised Congressman Covington OF
Maryland, for his good work" In the
ings.
Lodge Enters Denial.
Senator Lodge made statement at
this point. ~
II saw in the newspapers that Null
hall said he had had conference with
me In 1910. do not remember having
heard Mulhall's name before he was
called as witness I certainly never
had a conference with the gentleman.
'I have inquired Of my, clerk. have
written the chairman of the State COM
mittee. Neither have ever heard OF
him."
The name of Congressman Oscar Un-
derwood of Alabama Democratic floor
leader in the House, appeared as an IN.
A. NJ ally. in a letter written by Null
hall to. ]. p. Bird on April 4.
Mulhall said that Emery, relating de-
tails of conference, with John Kirby.
jr.. had told him that Kirby had seen
Underwood.
From the remarks made by Under
wood to Mr.. Kirby and Mr.. Emery,"
Mulhall wrote, II feel certain Mr.. Un-
derwood has done everything he could
Mr.. Underwood stated that it was
almost utterly impossible to get man
to serve as chairman on the Labor
Committee This is an entire reversal
Dor agitators wanted to get on the
committee. I am doing all / can to
get our old friends to stay on the La
Dor Committee and 1 hope that Gard
ner and vreeiand will stay on IT,
In this letter. Mulhail spoke Of an
interview" he had had with Under
wood. in which the latter had told him
that he could find no one but present
Commissioner OF Labor Wilson TO serve
as chairman Of the Labor Committee.
II want to correct myself" volun-
teered Mulhall. when this was read
THE only time / talked to Mr.. Under
wood was once when asked him a /
question In the House corridor"