South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-12
Tells Them That He Refused a
Bribe of $4,000 and Turned
Down a Life Job in Naval
Service.
HOUSE MEMBERS ARE
BESTED IN ARGUMENT
They Had Expected to Do the
Probing of the N. A. of NJ,
But the Senators Beat Them
to 1t.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-After an
all day effort TO settle the question of
whether the senate lobby investigators
or the new house committee should
stage the inquiry into the confession
Of Col. NJ. NJ. MuInall. diplomatic
negotiations were broken off Friday
night and the senate committee called
Col. Mulhall at a night session. Sen.
Overman had announced earlier that
no session would be heIo Friday night.
but the meeting was decided on after
Chairman Garrett of the house com
mittee had armed sergeants-at-arm
with subpenas and sent them scurry
ing about Washington after Col. Null
hall and j. II. McMichaels. who was
charged by Mulhall with having acted
as paid informant OF the National AS
sOciation Of Manufacturers lobbyists
while employed on the floor of the
house.
This terminated a day of jurisdic-
tiOnal conflict The Garrett commit
tee had asked Sen. Overman Friday
fer at least copies of the Mulhall cor
TespOndence. The senate committee
voted not to surrender it. After the
house committee met today IL recessed
20 allow Reps. Garrett, Russell and
Nolan TO go 10 the senate committee
and renew the request for the pa
pers. This time they were officially
refused.
Back TO their side of the capitol
went the disappointed house investiga-
tors and strenuous executive session
was held. Baked in the effort TO Sc
cure the papers, the committee de-
cided TO do the next best thing Al
though both Col. Mulhall and Nc
Michaels were under subpoena by the
senate committee the house commit
with, commanding their appearance at
O'Clock Saturday morning. Sergeant
~ arms were at once dispatched TO
serve the summonses
Mulhall Takes Stand.
Mulhall took the stand Friday night
and subscribed TO the oath with
smile on his face Sen. Reed. desig-
mated by Chairman Overman 10 ex-
anime the witness. began by placing in
evidence list of the officers of the
National Association OF Manufacturers
in 1907 and a list OF the membe OF
the association. Mulhall said he was
born in 1850 and had lived in Balti-
more more than 13 years lie said
before he went with the National As
sociatiOn OF Manufacturers he was
principally in politics, and was con-
nected with the republican national
committee.
Il refused a bribe of $4,000 and
life position in the naval service in
1892 said Mulhall. That year
had charge of the republican cam
paign in Albany and Rensselaer, coun-
ties. New York Previous TO that I
had charge Of William McKinley's
gubernatorial campaign in Ohio"
The witness said he first became
interested in the National Association
OF Manufacturers in 1902 when ne
met Marshall Cushing. its secretary.
in a Washington hotel.
Sen. Reed asked him about his re-
latiOns with labor. He said the late
Sen. Quay of Pennsylvania sent him
10 confer with John Mitchell during
the anthracite strike in Pennsylvania
fields in 1902 Ito get the inside story.
During that time Mulhall said he ar
ranged for a conference between Gov
Stone Of Pennsylvania and three labor
leaders.
Introduces Dctters.
The first MulhRu letter introduced
was addressed 10 Mitchell in Febru-
ary 1902, relating 10 these meetings.
\ letter OF March Is, 1902, from
Mulhall 10 Mitchell declared that the
leaders of the republican organization
could do more for the miners union.
than any association board in exist
ence'. letter dated May II. 1902.
from Mulhau TO Mitchell told Of a
conference between MulhaI and Gov.
Stone at which Stone expressed sym
pathy with the miners.
i think YOU could make a grand
strike the letter said. in suggesting
the calling or a strike. IF you would
meet Gov Stone and make him your
friend: he viii be OF great assistancs
10 you in the event or an anthracite
strike"
a letter OF August 1901, from NJ.
Carol Downs. who MulhaT said was
secretary 10 the late Sen. McComas
OF Maryland. was put IN the record
BY Reed. II related 70 the employ
merit Of two men IN the treasury de-
partment IN Washington. Mulhall
said ne enjoyed close political rela-
tions with Sen. McComas and that the
men for whom the employment was
secured were officers OF the Molders'
union in Baltimore.
Were After Jobs.
Edward Booth. one OF the men who
was 20 get a Washington job. wrote
10 Mulhall about the work being done
10 keep up the WOrkmen's Protective
association. Mulhall said this organ
ization Esas republican IN politics. In
II Booth said McComas seemed 20 be
handbag out the same old Jolly" and
complained about the class OF jobs he
and Williams were TO get. I'VE do not
propose 20 DO anything for the repub-
lican party this fall unless they do
more for US" he wrote. Booth said
the organization could put 200 politi-
cal workers in the field. and that II
expected 10 be a large factor IN the
Baltimore mayoralty election that
year.