Show Tells of Alleged Proposal io to t Clark ClarI Wilson Vilson j and 1111 Mann Iann Washington ton July Juh 2 25 Martin W. W Mulhall told the tho Senate lobb lobby committee commit commit- tee that at one time he proposed an in investigation investigation In- In aHon of at his activities as ae a a. lobbyist lob lob- Co for the tho National Association of Manufacturers to former Chairman Wilson of or the labor committee e Speaker Speak Speak- er Clark and Republican n Leader Mann and that all turned down his proposal Mulhall testified ho mado his proposal proposal proposal pro pro- to Wilson now secretary of or la Ia- Ia bor personally y and to Clark Clarl and Mann Iann In a 3 letter through Representative McDermott McDermott Mc Mc- Dermott Delmott of Illinois Ii Ho II testified he also had offered his correspondence rr to Sa Samuel Gompers rs I president 01 or of the American p l' l of Labor and that Gompers had declined de de- Were ere the tho letters or their substance laid before Mr Wilson 1 asked Senator Walsh a Ish I 1 gave g Mr Ir Wilson an understanding I of what I had replied Mulhall Speaker Clark and nd Mr Ir Mann Iann Mulhall Mulhall Mul Mul- hall ball staid said would not have havu the matter 4 come up I IDid Did you OU have hav a talk with either olther asked Senator Cummins 1 No 10 sir 1 Did you ou offer to sell them to Gompers Gom Gem peE pers 6 u 1 i o 1 o. o i offered 10 to Five KIVO vo them Mulhall wont went briefly Into t the he story y of at his E separation from the National Association of or Manufacturers Manufacturer in 1911 He lie disagreed with his superiors about his participation in a campaign In Mama Maine in which he ha swore the United States Brewers association had paid hi his expenses His resignation followed a a. rebuke b by the executive board of manufacturers man man- The manufacturers he said wanted him to ke keep p out of liquor fights Mulhall explained ho thought Watson was VoaS trying to get his place with tho the manufacturers and that Congressman Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman was Instrumental in events leading up to his resignation Through h February In 1912 Mulhall re- re man many letters from Mc McMichael t showing ln the lobbyist interest In Washington affairs although he h had tl left leet the tho employment of tho the National Association of or Manufacturers McMichael It Ic chael wrote to him frequently explaining explain ln ing InK the status of legislation in Congress Congress Con Con- I gressIn gresLIn gress gresL In one letter latter l McMichael Ic spoke of or taking up matters matters' with tho the newspapers newspapers newspapers pers In New ew York Mulhall said that when it was written early carly in 1912 he hc McDermott cDErmott and McMichael were considering considering con con- the disposition of or the correspondence correI correspondence corre corre- I to pap papers rs |