Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-15
COL. |||OLHALL
As A POLITICIAN
"KING BEE" LOBBYIST RESI- MES
REVELATIONS TO SEN
ATE COMMITTEE.
Congressional ACTIVITIES
Told How He Worked Against Labor
Men and Helped Elect Men fa-
yorablc Ia His Views.
WASHINGTON. July 14.-Martin

WASHINGTON, July 14.-Martin
NJ. Mulhall. professed field agent,
strike breaker lobbyist and political
worker for the National Association
Of Manufacturers, continued today
his rema able story before the sen
ate lobby committee Mulhall was
on the stand six hours.
In that time nearly 500 letters.
telrgrams and scraps OF memoranda
were Identified by him with hardly
more than a glance. He remembered
apparently the first names OF mem
bors of congress OF lesser polltlclahs,
OF labor leaders and underlings OF
secretaries to congressman ana an
the men he had worked with through
a year of most active campaigning In
many parts of the country. His per
tormances seemed so remarkable to
lawyers present that they sat all
through a long day intently watching
the witne ~ and listening closely to
the tales and every word that the
witness uttered In the brief exam
nation that accompanied some OF
them.
Rapture Is Avertcd.
The threatened rupture between
the senate and house committees ap-
parently ended today with friendly
agreement subscribed to by both
sides. Under this arrangement the
senlte committee will finish It's eA-
animation OF Mulhall before he IL
turned over to the house; II Will also
put In the recodr al 1.-The Mulhall cor
resDondence II cares to. COPIES OF
All the letters and memoranda put In
the recodr will be furnished every
member o: the Garrett committee
and they will have ample time TO
study the case before they get Mul-
hall In the meantime, James r.
Emery, Washington attorney Tor
the National Association of Manulac-
turers who is under subpoena Dy
both committees, will be allowed TO
appear In the house wing with pa
pers he was ordered to produce.
Chairman Overman said tonight
that all the matters that looked so
formidable for a few days have been
smoothed out and that each com
mittee could now proceed in its own
way witho IT conflict.
The senate committee devoted the
day largely to reading into the rec
ord the tale Of Mulhalls political ac-
tiVities ltere was an occasional
reference to strikes in which the
lobbyist" 1ad figured and an allus-
ion now AID then to the inside work
ings of alhor unions, but for the most
part it vas a story Of politics as
Mulhall played the game
In congressional Fields.
Mulhalrs correspondence told or
the efforts to re-elect former Con
gressman Littleheld of Maine, and de-
feat the present representative from
that district. Daniel j. McGillicuddy.
JJttlefield vas TO have been support
ed by the National Association OF
Manufactun ers becaups of his stand
against labor legislation. Muihall
said on cross examination that ne
had been lold that 100000 was spent
in that campaign. Littleheld was
beaten. ,-
Mulhalrs letters went into details
concerning the campaign ne maue III
MARYLAND 10 beat former Congress
man Pearre of Cumberland. Pearre
was the author of an injunction
bill and MuIhall and other agents
went out to get his political scalp.
Just before the committee adjourn
cd the letters began to show MulhalFs
activities dfaer the resignation OF
Marshall Cushing, the secretary OF
the National Association of Manutac-
turers with whom he had correspond
ed 50 long
Too Much Conscience.
Gushing resigned" Mulhall declar-
cd "hecause he said no self respect
ing politician could repotr on loppy
work. ,...
Mulhall said Cushing sent his resig-
nation in the spring of 1907 to the
late James w. Van CleaVe, the preSi-
dent of the association, who wanted
fuu reports of all his work. The
committee read several letters from
Mulhall to Van Cleave in when the
lobi visit" showed that the dld noI
care so much for Gushing after the
secretary left the association.
Some OF the letters read earlier III
the day showed taht Mulhall had been
known to the late Vice President
lanes s. sherman, who is 1907 wa,
chairman Of thl National republican
congras ional committee.
In a letter he wrote on July IL,
1911 to Mr.. Sherman, Mulhall SAID
he was goinr west and would call on
lanes s. Watson of Indiana ana
that he int ended to look up members
NJ the organization in that district
and get them to do some active WORK
for watson ..,. 81,
"I will pledge you before starting,
the letter said that we will be able
TO land Nr Watson again IN the
next house" 49,,
on July .. Mr.. Sherman on letter
paper of the republican committee
wrote Mulnall as follows:
"NIy Dear Colonel: am glad that
YOU are Interested In political as Wen
MS economic work and ! am glad TO
he able to speak for you TO our
friends cordial reception.
while YOU are not employed ny
the republican congressional commit
tee. onr were you employed during
the last campaign, you did render us
yerv material assistance and | found
YOU at all times reliable, trustworthy
and effective"
House in Brief Session.
ON the house side today the Car
ret, committee heard one witness
Representative George W. Fairchiid'
Of NeL York. and recessed for an
indefinite period to take up the study
of The cop.es of the Mulhall letters
furnished ly the seate committee. ana
TO consider documents to be pre-.
sented by the National Association OF