New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-13

and papers sent into that district. and,
| n you wish 90 know. those labor WORK
crs turned over that entire bunch -
papers and documents 90 90. Ropusl-
can count, Committee. and they were
paid tor that work and for their own
work about 81 GO
You said there was O. bunch OF 1907
papers ,ut Don that district ln whose
favor were tH1s" paparsr'
They w.r, Boz favor of Hughes"
And who had prepared these papers
and sent them out d, Nog know
"A committee 81 tH. American Fedora
. ton uf Labor iu Philadelphia"
ITO Eot this straight" said Senator
Reed as ! understand you the commit
Zee %; tine Federation 90 Labor l,.uE iu-
. 'aros''d iu Mr. HugE,-. because ~ h..
record BOO Congress. prepared some T."'
copies ot document and sent 10 'n labor
. leaders .n Paterson to D., distributed Do
| On. interest OF Hughes D. that rEH'f"
Eyes. slr. o. is" replied Mu.hal.
And you went e. thos labor mon and
hired them 90 DO what with thes"
papers,
TO send them 90 John Couk'ing me
chairman of tn" Republican County Com
mitte, ln Paterson. y. J.
SO they would never get into circula-
ton
'Yes. s!r"
How much money did you yourself
/ personally pas o. those .abourg mong"
% judge altogether about y.so""
/ And vhcr, did you get that money"
"It an cam, from Mr. cushing"
/ Asked 20 give the names of these lead
/ ors. MuIhaI hesita,cI. bat finally COM
\ piled Ho said they were Michael col.
/ Inns. of Philadelphia. NJ Kurtcn. ot %.
/ Allied Huildiug Trades. and Jacob CAST
/ lear an active organizer OF tie Amcri-
/ can Federation Of Labor
/ % think Mr. Cas.Isar lives on New
z York CITY" th" witness remarked I'D,
z b. genera. organizer for the American
/ Federation ~ Labor. william Ryan. %.
I New York Cuy q member 81 the Eloc-
tr.oa, Workers Union. ! believe. was am
other There are several others who's,
names ! cannot just recall. bat ! think
tho letters Will produce them"
Whom aid YOU pay IN pursuance Of
this arrangement who lived IN and voted
iu the Hughes district" asked Senator
. Cummins
Tn, labor workers that brought
there 90 take care ~ that lId not q,
+ into the details myself because ! wa,
too busy Just 90, that time" said Muhau
Did you know that they wero g0ing "a
pay tho money that YOU gave them Q,
somebody else for voting against
/ Hughes
Il understood ] was to get workers Z,
take AN active part In the campaign I'd
beat Hughes. II was spent. as / under.
stood Tor legitimate work
/ "Oh Legitimate work"
THAT Is what they called H. Senator
You do not call 81 that?" Mr cum
minis asked
u would not call buying up a lot OF
papers legitimate work. no. answered
. Mulhall
u mean buying up lot OF men
either
~ do not know as you can call that
. 'IuvinG NJ. said the witness. II was
done bv both parties as Tar back as
know anything about-for al least thirty
years"
You do not understand that he dis
! eliminates whether they were paid
monthly salaries or paid IN a lump. re,
marked Senator Nelson.
In view OF Senator Cummins's cues
ton" said Senator Reed. Il did not un
derstand YOU 20 say that YOU had hired
men 20 vote. but YOU had hired men e
work In the campaign"
u did replied Mulhall
cot course. II may be hard to draw the
line. but ! want the record clear" saic
Senator Reed
Mulhall said he made a daily report q
Mr. Cushing OF his work in Paterson III