The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-18
Put on ss-Examinati0n
About Truth of His Own
Correspondence
DETAILS OF HIS WORK
TO DEFEAT HUGHES
Declares Nearly $4,000 Was Put Up
to Help MeClaye Defeat Hughes.
Names of Prominent Men
Brought Into Case

Washington, July f7-Martin NJ. Mulhallt
late lobbyist for the National Associa-
ton of Manufactures. was put on cross
examination today about the truth Of his
own correspondence for the first time
since nearly a week ago he began TO tell
the Senate investigating committee the
story of his doings. Senator Feed qnes-
toned Mulhar about his alleged relations
with S. w Mcclave IN leos when Nc
Clave was candidate for Congress in the
Sixth New Jersey district. against William
Hughes now junior senator from tlat
state. McClave now is the republican
candidate in the new Sixth district, Where
u special election will be held next fnes-
day c. Hart. the democratic candidate
in this district today was indorsed ny
President Wilson. Senator Reed an
nounced that Meciave had denied aequain-
lance with sMulhan and Jumped the w.t.
ness from eexhhits' IN his case around
the 1900 mark TO those close to ia0e, The
senator said he wanted 70 prove ~he Wa8
telling the truln, Mulhall or MeclaNe.
Many Letters Identified
\ Mulhall Identified many letters rem
| MCAidNt III 1hifHH,b NiitAtt II afs7s1 49,
he went to the sixtl, district 70 lseip kle
Clave fight Hughes and gave detalls ef ms
work there lie said the National 4sso-
citation of Manufacturers furnished him
with $500 for this nsht and that nan
named Barber put up s2ooe moro he
told about taking MeClave to lunch aud
dinner, about riding with him around II
cabs in political tours and in other wa2s
helping out in the fight. One item IN an
expense account Senator Reed pitt IN the
record spoke Of dinner for two aud
the witness was asked who the other Pc
son was.
- think it was Meolave. he WAS always
on hand, said the witness.
Mulhal swore he took Meclave around
to shops in the district. He said they
went to one shop ana the superintendent
! said he wnpld rather sise s5A taW let
p them in "NcClave growled all the way
home because we didn't take the money
and try to get the help aftefwafd, lie
added.
''The last three days of the campaign ie
and 1 slept together said the witness
J once Illustrating how close he was te Nc
} C1ave.
Mulhall said MeClave was In the lumber
business. and members of the committee
wanted to know if he did not have money.
Mulhall said he had heard So but ne
added. IL have been campaigning for -
years among all sorts of men aud never
saw such tight listed wad In my life.
Mulhal said he furnished headquarters
and paid for McClave's meals three times
day.
what did You want to elect such man
for" he was asked.
"GIe was a con man that's the only
way | can explain it. said the witness.
Al, I,.fT 1a1 Fa
collector OF internal revenue at Pater-
son. had been paid by him $40 week
regularly" for services in this campaign.
Prominent Men Brought In
The testimony about McClave vas
climax TO a rather sensational day even
for committee that has waded through
almost daily sessions for nearly two
months. In five hours Mulhall Identified
hundreds Of letters bringing IN the names
OF dozens of the most prominent men in
the republican party In 1908, and speaking
familiarly of making platforms. throwing
! influence to men for nominations to all
sorts Of offices and of working to elect or
defeat others for Congress.
AS the year progressed the interest of
! Mulhall in the national eampaign began
to show plainly. His letters to Secretary
Schwedtman of the n A. NJ. to James
w. VanCleaVe. its president and To men
| in Congress showed activity preceding
/ ana during the republican convention neid
In Chicago that year. Arthur l. Vorys,
one of the Taft managers; Wade H. Ellis.
the man then credited with writing the
platform and afterwards the chief trust
buster" of the department of justice,
Frank II. Hitchcock former Speaker Cam
| non. Representative Mckinley Of Illinois
as well as many others of prominence
were mentioned. and Mulhall hoasted iu
his letters Of his acquaintance with most
of them.
Toward the close of the session Senator
Reed put in a letter Mulhall swqre he
| wrote TO former Congressman Ralph y.
Cole of the Eighth Ohio district in which
he said:
1--WE suppose you are aware of tire
miserable treatment We received from
Attorney General Ellis A. l. Vorys ant
other Taft managers. and although there
who are friends of Mr.. Taft. still there
are over i000o manufacturers In this eoun-
try today well organized who are very
sore on account of the work done by
Ellis. Hitchcock Vorys and others at
Chicago"
The committee waited Mulhall to explain
what caused the soreness.
"They were having conference in
Ellis room In Chicago" he said
I'VE went up and knocked on the door
and for quite time there was no answer
Then Tafts brother came to tue door
and said they would see us In few MIN
utes While we were there Gompers
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