Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-19
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
M'CLAVE DENIES
LOBBY QUIZ TALE

Washington, July 19.-S. Wood Nc
Clave, republican candidate for con-
gress in a special election to be held
in the Sixth New Jersey district next
Tuesday, told the senate lobby investi-
eating committee last night that Mar
tin VI. Mulhall confessed lobbyist for
the National Association of Manufac-
turers, had perjured himself in his
testimony before the committee. He
denied that Mulhall had raised or
spent money for him, had managed
his campaign or had been his close
companion and associate during his
fight against William Hughes for the
congressional nomination in 1910.
Mulhall, the witness swore, came
unknown TO him in his office in New
York City in 1910, introduced himself
and said he wanted TO help him.
1T looks as if you were going to get
the nomination" he quoted Mulhall as
saying, and l wanted to know how
you stood on public questions?"
McClave said he replied that he
stood for protection and fair dealing
" ihDOls anu AlldN -hullldll ltbEOhNCu.
Our organization stands for the same
thing and wants to help you"
The witness added that Mulhall in
sisted on hiring two rooms in Pater-
son as headquarters, but that he visit
ed them only a few times and then
saw only few newspaper men. Null
hall had letters from Vice President
Sherman, Representative Gardner and
others, the witness said.
1T was my first experience" he
added, "and / supposed that a man in
dorsed by such men must be all
right"
The New Jersey man had been held
up to the committee by Mulhall as
one whose meal checks and other ex-
penses Mulhall had paid continuously
and for whom Mulhall raised and
spent more than $3,5O0.
McClave said he could obtain no
aid from the republican national com.
mittee, and that when Mulhall came
as the representative of the National
Association of Manufacturers, he was
willing to accept its assistance.
What was the National Associa,
tion of Manufacturers to get in return
for the money it spent?" asked Sena-
tor Walsh.
1T was going to get a representa-.
tive in the American congress who
was in favor of protection to Amer
ican industries" replied McClave.
McClave added that II had been said
that Hughes, his opponent, now sena.
tor, received a $1,000 campaign fund
from the American Federation of La.
Dor and that he felt II was proper for
him to accept aid from manufacturers,
The senate lobby committee rested
today. Martin w. Mulhall left the
city to return for the reopening OF
the hearings Monday.
II will be at least a week before the
examination of Muhall is concluded
Officers of the National Association
OF Manufacturers meantime are wait
ing with more than a hundred thous.
and letters to start their defense
against Mulhall's wholesale accusa,
tion Of lobbying and campaign work
on their part Direct examination of Null
hall upon various charges that he had
! helped elect and defeat candidates fol
congress and engaged generally in in,
/ fiuencing legislation and political af
] fairs probably will not start for two
/ weeks
/ philadelphia, Pa. July 1e.-Martin
NJ. Mulhall is expected 10 come to this
city next week to testify at an inyes
tigation by the Philadelphia Central
Labor Union regarding some charges
Mulhall made at the senatorial in
| quiry al Washington against local
labor leaders affiliated with the Cen
1 rral I a hOr T-nipD