Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-19
CALLS MULHALL
STORY TRUTHLESS
McCIave Admits, However,
He Accepted Aid
of N. A. NJ.
LOBBY INVESTIGATION
RESTS UNTIL MONDAY
Chief Witness Tells of Attempt
Made to Bride Gompers
Before Recess.

After listening to an absolute denial or
the sworn testimony of Col Martin Nj.
Mulhall. given by $. Wood McClave of
New Jersey. the Senate lobby investiSat-
ing committee last night took an adj
jo,Irnment until Monday morning. Null
hall. who has been on the stand during
all the week. asked for a rest.
McClave is the republican candidate
for Congress in special election to be-
held in the sixth New Jersey district
next Tuesday. Mulhall had told the
committee that he had raised money for
McClave. had managed his campaign for
him and had been his close companion
and associate during his fight against
William Hughes. now senator, for the
sixth district election in 1910.
Mulhail the witness swore, came to him
unknown 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 Muhall as saying, land, / wanted
to know how you stood on public ques-
tions?'' McClave replied that he stood
for protection and fair dealing to labor.
and that Mulhall responded. Our organ
ization stands for the same thing and
wants to help YOU.
Two Rooms Hired.
He added that Mulhall insisted upon
hiring two rooms in Paterson as head
quarters, but that he visited them only a
few times and then saw only few news
paper men.
Mulhall had letters from Vice President
Sherman Representative Gardner and
others the witness said. 1T was my first
experience" he added, land / supposed
that a man Endorsed by such men must
be all right"
The New Jersey man had been held UP
to the committee by Mulhall Thursday
as one whose meal checks and other eX-
penses Mulhall had continuously paid and
for whom Mulhall raised and spent moro
than $4,000. This McClave vigorously
denied as absolutely without truth
McCIave said he could obtain no aid
from the republican national committee
and that. when Mulhall came as the rep
resentative of the National Association
of Manufacturers. he was Wiling TO &C
cept the assistance.
What was the National Association Of
Manufacturers to get in return for the
money it spent?" asked Senator Walsh.
1T was going to get n representative In
the American Congress who was in favor
OF protection to American INDUSTRIES re.
piled McClave-
Says Labor Aided Hughes.
He added that 1t had been said that
William hughes. his opponent. now sena-
tor had received 5000 campaign fund
from the American Federation OF
Labor. and that he felt it was entirely
proper for him to accept aid from the
Manufacturers Association.
Taking up Mulhalls specific charges
that he had worked constantly with Nc
Clave. that he had paid for their joint
meals. and that in the last three days OF
| the campaign they had slept together.
McCiave emphatically denied them all.
Il don't recall ever eating a meal with
Col. Mulnall anywhere during that cam
paign," he said.
AS to having slept with him. perish
the thought! ] slept at home every night
except one. when ] made a tour Of Sus-
sex county with the candidate for gov
ernor. Mr.. Lewis. and stopped at hotel
at Newton. / paid my own way, and
don't think Col. Mulhall was within 100
miles of the place