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NULHALL begins
HIS TESTIMONY
THE SELI-CONIISSrD LOBBYIST
MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE
BEFORE COMMITTEE.
HARDLY cor UNDER WAY


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Senate and House Committees
WASHlNGTON. July II. Martin
M, Mulha!l, VINO claims to have been
| tho active lobbyist for the National
| Association Of Manufacturers for
many years, began his testimony to-
night before the senate lobby Inv Nesu
eating committee. Mulhall, whose
alleged correspondence has brought
| him into the limellght, names Of
scores OF leu prominent in political
| In the los' ten years, was on the
stand about two hours
The committee made only a faint
| impression on the huge pile Of let
ters, but enough was read into the
record To show that Mulhalls alleged
relations with Marshall Gushing, for
mer secretary of the Manufacturers
association. This relation, the testi-
1louy showed began in 1903, and
that Marshall was first employed to
| work against an eight hour law, ia
| yOrcd by thc late Senator McComas
of Maryland. Mulhall admitted frank
| ly that he had worked to defeat the
MoComas forces in Maryland while
| he was Stll posing as the senator $
! friend he said he received many
| checks from Cushing for small
amounts whic hWere to be used in
paving the expenses Of a labor or
ganization in Baltimore which was
opposed 20 McComas.
Dispute Over Jurisdiction.
Mulhall told also of efforts to help
settle the anthracite coal strike in
| the PENNSYLVANIA fields in 1902, and
spoke of attempts to arrange confer
| ences between the then Governor
| Stone and the labor leaders. Just
after the committee adjourned. a ser
geant at arms Of the house appear
ed and served subpoena on Mulhall,
! directing hi INTO appear before the
special lobby committee Of the house
at o'clock tomorrow morning,
The senate committee had adjourn
ed until 10 o'clock. but when Senator
Overman neard of this action of the
house. there was Il hurried confer
ence an Mulhall was told to show
up before the senate committee at o.
They're making themselves ridiC-
ulOus," gald Chairman Overman, re-
ferring to the activities of the new
house committee.
The effort to get Mulhall TO the
house side was the final move of the
day by Chairman Garrett and his
associates, who wanted to put him
on the stand either before the sem
ate committee or at odd moments
when the senators were not listening
70 his testimony.
Before the matter Is settled, the
question OF jurisdiction may take
more serious turn, although the sem
ators who have the papers" and
have Mulhall under subpoena. feel
they can keep him rs long as they
want.
Reed Conducted Humiliation.
Mulhal took the stand tonight
and subscribed to the oath with
smile on his face. Senator Reed, des-
gnated By Chairman Overman to ex-
anime the witness, began by placing
In evidence a Est Of the officers OF
the National Association Of Manufac-
turers In 1907, and a list Of the
members OF the association.
Mulhall said he was born in 1850
and had lived I'm baltimore more than
thirteen years. He said before he went
with the National Association of
Manufacturers he was principally "ln
politics" and was connected with the
TtpuDlltdH DtllOuhl COltlHlllltt.
IL refused brlbe of $4,000 and
a life position in the naval service
in 1892" said Mulhall. That year |
had charge Of the republican cam
Naign in Albany and Penssalaer coun-
ties. New York. Previous to that
had charge of william McKinlcy's
gubernatorinl campaign in Ohio"
Wanted "InSidc" Story.
The witness said he first became
interested in the aNtional Association
of Manufacturers in 1902 when he
ne. Marshall Cushing. its secretary,
II W. 'hington hotel.
Senator Need as hi0 about his
relations with labor. He said the
late senator Quay OF PENNSYLVANIA.
sent him to confer with John Nit
chcll during the anthracite strike in
the Pennsylvania fields In 1902. ito
pet The inside story" During that
time, Mulhall said, he arranged for
crs
The first Mulhall letter was etaoi
The first letter introduced was ad-
DIRE ssed to Mitchell In February, 1903,
relating to these meetings.
letter Of March ~. 1902. from
Mulhall to Mitchell. declared that
the leaders Of the republican organ
lzation could do more for the miners
union than any arbitration board
in existence"
A letter dated May II. 1902. from
Mulhall 20 Mitchell. told Of con-
ference between Mulhall and Cover
nor stone, at which Stone expressed
sympathy with the miners.
Suggested Calling Strike.
"I think you could make grand
stroke" the letter said. In suggesting
the calling OF strike. If you would
meet Governor stone and make him
your friend he viii he of great as
slstance to you In the event of an
anthracite strike
A letter If August 1901. from Car
roll Downs, who Mulhall said was
secretary to the late Senator McCom-
as If Maryland. was put into the rec
ord by Reed. 1t related to the em-
ployment Of two men In the treasury
department in Washington. Null
hall said he enjoyed close political
relations with Senator McComas and
that the men for whom the employ
ment was secured were officers OF the
Moldcrs 1nion In Baltimore.
Edward Booth, one Of the men who
was to get a Washington job. wrote
to Mulhal saying the organization
would put 200 active republican po-
litlcal workers In the field.
A letter Of July IL. 1903. to Null