The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-17
MULHALL UNDER
FIRE SIX HOURS
lobbyist for N. A. n. Continues
Remarkable Tale.
BARES VOTE BUYING IN SOUTH
Late James s. Sherman's Name
Brought Into Senate Inquiry in Let
tiers About Political Campaigns
Truce Declared With House.

! Washington, July 15.-Martin Nj
| Mulhall continued his remarkable
story before the senate lobby investi
eating committee. Mulhall was on the
stand for six hours. In that time near
| ~ 500 letters, kilograms and scraps Of
memoranda were identified by hin
with hardly more than glance.
Truce Is Declared.
The threatened rupture between the
senate and house committee apparent
ly ended with a friendly agreement
| subscribed to by beth sides. Under
| this agreement the senate committee
| will finish its examination of Mulhall
before he Is turned over to the house;
| 1t will also put in the record all the
Mulhall correspondence it cares to
Copies of all the letters and memo
randa put in the record will be fur
nished every member of the Garrett
committee, and they will have ample
time to study the case before they get
Mulhall.
In the meantime James A. Emery, a
Washington attorney for the National
Association Of Manufa cturers, who is
under subpoena by both committees,
will be allowed to appear in the house
wing with papers he was ordered to
produce.
The senate committee devoted the
day largely to reading into the record
the tale of Mulhalfs political activi-
ties. There was an occasional refer
ence to strikes in which the lobby
list" had figured, and an allusion now
and then to the inside workings OF la
Dor unions, but for the most part 1t
was a story of politics as Mulhall
played the game.
How Politics Were Played.
Mulhall's correspondence told of the
efforts to reelect former Congressman
Littlef1eld of Maine and defeat the
present representative from that dis
trict, Daniel j. McGillicuddy. Little
field was to be supported by the Ma
tional Associc ton Of Manufacturers
because of his stand against labor leg
islation. Mulhall said on cross-examin-
alton that he had been told that $780,
600 was spent in that campaign.
Mulhalls letters went into detail
concerning the campaign he made in
Maryland to beat former Congressman
Pearre of Cumberland. Pearre was the
author of an injunction bill" and
Mulhall and other agents went out to
get his political scalp.
Almost the first testimony related to
the campaign against Pearre insti-
gated by Secretary Gushing of the n.
A. M.
why did you oppose Pearre?"
asked Senator Reed.
"On account of his stand on the in
junction BILL same as | did McCo-
mas" said the witness.
A letter to Mulhall from c. II. Holtz
man, postmaster at Cumberland, said
the anti-Pearre organization there was
costing 5000 day and much 'persua-
sion" was necessary.
What do you mean b. persuasion?'
asked Senator Nelson
Money" said the witness crisply.
I'VE had large colored vote there
that needed seeing often he ex-
planned
Correspondent With Sherman.
Some of the letters read earlier in
the day showed that Mulhall had been
known to the late Vice-President
James S. Sherman, who in 1907 was
chairman of the national Republican
congressional committee.
In letter he wrote on July /, 1907
to Mr.. Sherman, Mulhall said he was
going west and would call upon "the
Hon. James S. Watson OF the Sixth In
diana district" and that he intended to
look up members Of the organization
in that district and get them to do
some active work for Watson.
Il will pledge you before starting
there" the letter said, that we will
be able to land Mr.. Watson again in
the next house"
On July Mr.. Sherman. on paper of
the Republican committee, wrote Null
hall as follows
my Dear Colonel.--I am glad that
you are still interested in political as
well as economical work, and | am
glad to bespeak for you to our friends
cordial reception. While you are
not now employed by the Republican
congressional committee, nor were you
employed during the last campaign,
you did render us very material as.
sistance. and found you at all times
reliable, trustworthy and effective"
House Holds Inquiry
On the house side the Garrett com.
mlttee heard one witness, Representa-
tive George w. Fairchild OF New York
Mr.. Fairchild denied seriatum all OF
the Mulhall charges. declaring that he
never was member Of the National
Association Of Manufacturers, had no,
attended their dinners and had never
met men named by him. He informed
the committee that Mulhall had beer
In his district during the 1906. 1915
and 1912 campaigns. on each occasion
for only day or two. doing detectiv,
work, coming in 1906 and 1910 at tho
request OF Republican campaign man
ayers. who paid his expenses.
He denied that he had tried to eel
the great mass OF papers and letters
which were recently published ant
which now are in the hands OF the sen
ate committee.