South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-19
Man Named Brandenberg Was
Following Him and the Plan
Had Been Arranged Accord
ing to MuIhaII.
SOUTH BEND FIGURES
IN DAYS TESTIMONY
MuIhalI and Peter Kline, a
Deputy Factory Inspector,
Visited City and Secured
Many Contributions.

WASHINGTON. Jaly 19.-S Wood
McClave. republican candidate for
congress in a special election 10 be
held in the sixth y. J. district next
Tuesday. cam5 TO Washington Fri
day night and told the senate lobby
investigating committee that Martin
N. Mulhall, late lobbyist" for the
National Association of Manufactur-
srs. had perjUred himself in his testi-
nsony before the committee.
McClave denied emphatically that
Mulhall had raised or spent money
for him, had managed his campaign
or had been his close companion and
associate during his fight against
William Hughes for the sixth dis
trict nomination in 1910. Mulhall.
the witness swore, came unknown TO
him in his office in New York city in
1910. introduced himself and said he
wanted 10 help him. 1T looks as if
you were going TO get the nomina-
tion." he quoted Mulhall as saying,
land / wanted TO know how you
stood on public questions"
McClave said he replied that he
stood for protection and fair dealing
to labor. and that Mulhall responded.
"our organization stands for the same
thing and wants TO help YOU"
He added that Mulhall insisted up
On hiring two rooms in Paterson as
headquarters, but that he visited them
only a few times and then saw only a
few newspaper men.
MulhaI had letters from Vice Pres.
Sherman, Cong. Gardner and others,
the witness said.
First Experience.
ut was my first experience" he
added. land I supposed a man en-
dorsed by such men must be all
right"
The New Jersey man had been held
up 20 the committee by Mulhall yes
terday as one whose meal checks and
other expenses Mulhall had continu-
ousiy paid and for whom Mulhall
raised and spent more than $4,000.
This McClave vigorously denied as alb
solutely without truth.
Martin M. Mulhall gave the senate
NJ. Mulhall Friday gave the senate
lobby investigating committee his
story OF the alleged effort in 1907 or
1908 to bride Samuel Gompers to
desert the cause OF labor and support
the policies advocated by the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers.
He admitted he had no positive infor-
nation that an attempt to bride
Gompers had actually been made; but
he said Atherton Browneil of New
York had outlined the plans to him
and had told him Of what was to be
done.
MuIhaT was excused late Friday
the ground that he was tired after a
week OF continuous testimony. The
committee held a session Friday night
10 hear the testimony Of s. w. Nc
Clave Of Paterson. II. J., now a can
didate for congress, and with whom
Mulhall claimed he worked through
out the campaign OF 1910 when Nc
Clave was running against William
Hughes
The committee opened the Gompers'
incident Friday when newspaper clip
pings appeared showing that Gompers
had made the bribery charges before
n court in 1908 and that Pres Van
Cleave of the Manufacturers associa-
ton had denied all connection with
them. Mulhall said he had been re-
ferred by Van Cleave and Schwedtman
10 Mr.. Brownell in New York. who
claimed 10 be conducting a publicity
bureau for the association.
Was Following Gompers
Browneu told him. he said, that
man named Rrandenberg was follow
ing Gompers; that they had a plan
fixed up by which they expected 10
get" the labor leader and that they
were positive could not fail. Mulhall !
said he warned them they would not
succeed. and later advised Van Cleave |
10 the same effect.
Van Cleave left New York sudden !
". the witness said. after telling him |
that he had nearly fallen into a
trap.
HE said they wanted him to go
downtown 10 meet those people. but |
he got tip not to go" added Mulhall /
He told me he thought BrOwnell had /
more sense than 10 go into a trap OF
that kid"
This was the extent OF MllhaIrs |
knowledge OF the matter. but he in /
sisted that from the previous informa- /
tion he had he knew the plan that 4
had been on foot 10 force Gompers /
into signing a document that would 4
insure his future action.
Mulhall Complains.
The Gompers' story and an unex- 1
pected outburst from Nulhau who /
complained that officers OF the Ma /
tional Association OF Manufacturers 4
were trying 10 stare him "out OF coun-
tenance". were the enlivening features
OF a day in which the confessed lob
byist" identified several hundreds
more OF the letters relating 20 cam
paign and legislative activities
Proceedings were running smoothly
when Robert McCarter. attorney for
the Manufacturers association. tried
10 interrupt and ask Mulhan a Ques-
ton. The committee has thus far
permitted no question by outside at
torneys.
Il refuse 10 answer any questions
from shat man." shouted Muihau.
Further. want 70 tell the committee
that those men at that table have ke.,t :
some one there continually TO stare
steadily at re while ] have been on
the stand. think IL is a contempti-
bic trick. The ex- president (John
Kirby. jr..) relieved Mr.. Emery at the
Job a little while ago"
Members OF the committee tried 10
sooth the witness and Acting Chair
man Bankhead mildly suggested that
Nulhall look at him Instead OF at
his antagonists. Mulhan admitted ne