The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-15
Tells of His Relations
With Political
Leaders.
DETAILS WORK IN
MANY CAMPAIGNS
Field Agent of Manufacturers
Reveals Methods Used to De-
feat Those Who Had In
CURED Enmity of Associa-
ton, and to Aid It's
Friends to Office.

Washington. July 14-Martin e
Mulhall, profcsscd field agent strike
breaker, lobbyist and political worker
for the National Association of Man
ufacturcrs, continued to-day his re-
inarkabie story before the senate lobby
Investigation committee. Mulhall was
on the stand for six hours. In that
time nearly 600 letters, kilograms and
scraps OF memoranda were identified
By him with hardly more than a
giance He remembered. apparently.
the first names OF members of Con-
gress, OF lesser politicians. OF labor
leaders and underlngs of secretaries
to Congressmen and Of all the men he
had worked with through year of
most active campaigning In many parts
OF the country. His performance
seemed so remarkable to lawyers pres
ent that they sat all through long
day intently watching the witness and
listening closely to the tales, and every
word that the witness uttered in the
brief cross examination that accompa-
nicd some Of them.
Friendly Agreement Reached.
The threatened rupture between tho
Senat" and House committees apparent
ly ended to-,lay with friendly agree
'nent subscribed to by both sides Under
this Arrangement the Senate commit
tee viii finish its examination OF Null
hall before he Is turned over TO the
House; IL VIII also put in the record
all the Mulhall correspondence IL cares
to- Copies OF all the letters and mem
oranda put in the record Will he fur
nishcd every member OF the Garrett
committee. and they Will have ample
time To study the case before they get
Mu!hall IN The meantime. James T.
Emcry, a Washington attorney of the
National Association of manufacturers
who is under subpoena by both com
m!ttees. viii be allowed TO appear in
the House wing with papers he was
ordered TO produce. Chairman Over
man said tonight that all the ditIicul
ties that looked so formidable for a
icw days had been smoothed out. and
mat each committee could now pro-
cecd III its own way without conflict.
The Senate committee devoted to-
day largely TO reading into the record
the tale OF Mulhall's political activities.
There was an occasional reference to
strikes in which the lobbyist" had
figured. and an allusion now and then
10 the inside workings Of Ia bor unions.
bui for the most part II was a story
OF politics as Mulhall played the game.
Mulhalls letters went into detail
concerning the campaign he made in
"i';ry'and 10 beat former Congressrnln
'earrc. of Cumberland Pcarre was Tie
author OF an Injunction bill" anu
Mulhall and other agents went out 10
get his political scalp.
Just before the committee adjourned
the letters began TO show Mulhalrs
activities after Marshall Cushing. the
secretary Of the association. with whom
he had corresponded so long. had re-
signed
Did Not Want to Rcport.
Gushing resigned" Mulhall declared.
because he said no self-respccting
politician could report on lobby work. .
Mulhall said Gushing resigned in the
spring OF 1907 to the late James w.
Nancleave. the president Of the asso-
citation. who wanted full reports Of all
his work. The committee read several
letters from Mulhall to Vancleave. In
which the lobbyist" showed that he
did not care so much for Cushing after
'he secretary left the association
some of the letters read earlier in
the day showed that MulhaIl had been
known to the lato Vice President
James S. sherman. who in 1907 was
chairman OF the National Republican
Congressional Committee
In letter he wrote on July H. 1907
TO Mr.. sherman, Mulhall said he was
going West. and would call upon James
> watson. OF Indiana. and that he in
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