The Washington times., 1913-07-29

commissioner of Maine and the state
Republican leader" answered Mulhah'
MulhaIl Accuses Watson.
After his dismissal. Mulhan wrote
Watson saying he believed he was his
enemy, too, and that ne haped to be
able to show him he still had a fight
in HIM Yes" broke in Mulhall,
when this letter was read, and l want
10 say saw that gentleman before his
family raise his right hand and swear
before God that if he ever had
chance 10 repay me fer what / had
done for him and didn't do II, might
his right arm wither.
He's another OF the kind who are
coming in now calling me black
mater"
watson replied to Mulhall's letter
telling him he was his friend and ap-
preciated what he (MulhalU had done
for him i always spoke well of you,
he wrote.
to why he was seeking from NC.
Michaels the date that watson ana
LittIefield drew their last salary as
Congressman.
Weren't you trying to make case
oul agalnst Watson asked Nelson.
''I don't think so,' responded MuIhan.
GuIhan eraded questions put by
Senator CuHnmins-
Weren't you familiar with the date
LittlefeId resigned from Congress?"
ssked CumnIIns.
"I want to say, Of all procedures, this
is the most disgraceful ever saw"
You answer my question" said Cum
MINIS sterniy.
MuIhali rambIed on into a TRADE
cumr11ins forced Mu1haII to admit that
he wanted to fnd out whether Little
field was In Congress when he paid
his fare to New York and back
You didn't know whether he was Ina
Congress then or not?
Il did know he was IN Congress then"
answered Mulhan.
The witness and Cummins parried for
half an hour, CummIns trying to force
NuIbaU to admit that he contemplated
attacking the n. A. N. when he sought
this Information.
Thought Watson Undermining Him.
Mulhall could not be pinned down,
however, to any clear statement OF just
why he wanted to get these dates hxed.
Mulhall did say. however, that he pc
Heved Watson was trying TO under
mine him to get his job.
Under Senator Nelson's Questioning:
Mulhall admitted that he had offered
the n A M letters TO Congress in the
fall of 1910. through Congressman Nc
Dermott of Illinois and then Con-
Dermott. he said. told him he had laid
the matter before the Speaker" and
CONGRESSMAN Mann of Illinois. Repub-
lican floor leader, and that both had
refused TO take the matter up.
Then / went to Mr.. Wilson (the pres
en-, Secretary Of Labor. l told him my
wife had gone insane and that l was
tired and sick and that ] wanted to
turn these papers over to Samuel Com
pers. Of the A. F. of L. for an investi-
cation. l didn't succeed"
McMichaeIs Was Willing.
MuIisaH said if McDermott had sue
ceeded in getting the investigation start
ed. he would not have involved him.
McAIichaels. he said, was willing 70
take him medicine
MuIhan said he would have withheld
the letters involving McDermott. IL he
could have.
how. II McDer-nott hadn't lied about
mv work in Chicago" he added.
Cumr1ins tried to insist that McDer-
mCtt's and McMichaels' names were
so interviewer that II would have
been impossible to separate the letters
oh. yes. II would have" answered
MuIhau.
MulhaH said he saw GOmpers for half
an hour one day, but the latter refused
to take up the matter.
MUlhald profeHsed astonishment at
some Of the letters from himself to Nc
Michaels during January, 1872 after he
had severed his connection with the
y. A. NJ.
The dates must be wrong" he said.
Il never did a stroke of business with
McMichaels after ! left the n. A. NJ"
Mulhau contradicted himself here when
more letters were produced and admit
ted that he had written some letters TO
McMichacls. Most of them discussed
the chances Mulhall had OF opposing
Emery, when the latter appeared before
Congressional committees.