The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Mulhall Also Tells of An
other Visit to Maine to
Aid Littlefield
FUNDS RAISED TO BEAT
WATSON IN INDIANA
Witness Swears He Was Instrumental
in Breaking Shoe Workers Strike
in St. Louis-0verman Con-
fers With the President

Washington, July 15.--The Senate lobby
investigating eommitte made 4lO knots
today over the sea of the Martin NJ
Mulhall correspondence. 1t was not a
record run but a number of fish were
landed. Mulhall was in the witness chair
and Senator Reed at the helm of the
Investigating bark for most of the five
hours it was steaming ahead Muhali
Identified 40 letters, kilograms and mem
oranda put in the record by the commit
tee with only bit more hesitancy than
he esinced before, although he was cau-
toned by Senator Reed to look closely
at the slips handed to him.
Mulhalls attention was directed to-
day almost exclusively to the last half
of the year 1907. and the first part of
1908. He was jumped from Maine to
Missouri; from Baltimore to lndianap-
oils and up to Cleveland in those few
months. He told or his letters did, of
his strike breaking activities in St Louis,
of an effort to aid former Congressman
James e. Watson of Indiana. politically,
Beveridge. of that state He gave de-
tails of another visit to Maine and an
other effort to give political assistance
to former Congressman Littleheld of that
state. lie mentioned again former Pres
fdent Taft, the late Vice President Sher-
man, the late w Van Cleave of the Ma.
tonal Association of Manufacturers and
other men prominently connected at one
time or other with that organization.
Funds Raised to Defeat Watson
The witness thought about S22 900 had
been raised in Indiana for the Wat
son campaign and a letter read just be-
fore adjournment tonight told of three
millionairesp in the state one of whom
was willing to spend 100000 to defeat
Watson. The letter did not identify the
millionaires and the committee did not
ask who they We're.
During the day Mulhai told of how
he broke strike OF shoe workers in st.
Louis. He swore that SSo0O had been
turned over to him by f. c. Schwedtman,
secretary to Van cleave, to pay to the
strike leader to end the difficulty
Sehwedtman, who was in the room, will
be allowed to take the stand when Null
hall has finished
The days voyage was not entirely
monotonous, although members of the
committee began to show the strain of
the long hours they have spent in this
investigation and the committee ad-
journed two hours earlier than usual
Many times in the course of the day
there were messages that brought smiles
to the members OF the commtte and
spectators. Mulhall himself usually close
Tipped and curt. caused many of the
laughs, and letters read, particularly
those from DR. George l.. Crockett of
Thomaston, Me-, were followed closely.
Papers Must Be Protected
While the 0verman committee sailed
along with Mulhall, Chairman Carrete
and the House investigators began to 10. k
over the lobby ists' correspondence
James A. Emery local counsel for the
rational association, had not turned ovc-
the papers under subpoena today, declin-
ing to do so until he was assured thar
they could be kept in fire and burglar
proof safe, The Garrett committee prob
ably will rent Deposit box for them
Chairman Uvermon of the Senate coli-
mittee had talk with President Wilson
today He said taisight that he did not
discuss the lobby investigation.
Overman at White House
Before the Senate lobby committee re-
sumed taking Testimony today Chairman
ONerman went to the White House to
1t was said the conference had been ar
ranged at the senator's request He de-
clined TO say what he hai discussed with
the President
Senator Reed started Martin NJ Null
halls testimony IN letters written in 1867
TO the late James w. VahCleave as presi-
Cent of the National Association of Manu-
faeturers.
One from the late Vice President Sher-.
man, then member of the house, ar
ranged for a meeting with yanCleave and
Mulhal IN New York on July %, 1907
In letter TO MIR Sherman on July 16.
Mulhal wrote:
II have lust returned from the west
and feel that have put the ball a.
rolling in Indiana so thar it viii help Mr.
Watson to renoinlnation."
Senator Reed read letter to Muhall
from DR.. G. Lanstry Crockett of Thomas
ton, Me-. dated July 4, 1913.
Crockett was one of the men who
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