Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-15
WILD LIFE CHARGE
ON WALKER ISSUED
Uncensored Report Is Made
as Minority on Committee
Challenges Probe.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 15.-Alan Fox,
chairman of the City Affairs Committee
of the National Republican Club. whose
attack on Mayor Walkers private life
was censored by the club members, to-
day issued a pamphlet repeating the
charges.
The committees report was submitted
April 81 at meeting of the club. 1t
met severe criticism in debate and ref
erences to the mayors private life
were expunged.
Mr.. Fox has sent to the club officials
a pamphlet containing the original COM
mittee report. I'm the final pages Of
this report are three sentences deleted
by vote Of the club" Fox told news
papers. The pamphlet was printed at
his expense and that distribution was
optional with club officials. IT thought
people would be interested in knowing
what the club had voted to eliminate"
he said.
Eocapades Charged.
The three sentences, which the club
ordered debated, said CT Walker:
He has joked, junketed to race
tracks, sat up all night at wild parties,
entertained Hollywood and ignored the
city'S problems. Every man Of course,
has q right to live his private life as
he sees fit, so far as consistent with his
obligations to others, and we have no
concern with Mayor Walkers private
escapadeS except insofar as they inter-
fere with his public duties. The mayor
Of New York has no right to allow the
vagaries Of his private life to, interfere
with reasonable attention to the respon-
sioilities of his great Office"
Newspapers said today a movement
was afoot to prevent reappointment of
Fox to the committee, this movement
having the sympathy OF w. Kingsland
Macy, chairman Of the Republican State
Committee.
Court Test Planned.
Members of the Democratic minority
on the Legislative Committee, appointed
to investigate the city government.
announced today that the basis had
been laid for court test of the COM
mittee's powers.
A series of resolutions introduced at
committee meeting yesterday by
Democratic members, and consistently
voted down by the Republican ma
jortty, is the groundwork upon which
the Democrats expect witness will
challenge the committees powers In the
courts on the ground that his rights
are being invaded.
The Democrats sought primarily to
knock out secret one-man Subcommit-
tee hearings authorized by the commit
tee and from which Democrats will be
barred because Of their minority stand
ing.
Quiz Legality Challenged.
AsSemblyman Louis Cuvillier said
after the meeting that Democrats on
the committee would not attempt court
action to test the legality of the exist
ence OF the committee or its power to
function, but said that a court test
probably would be sought by witness
In their resolutions the Democrats
attacked the constitutionality of the
legislation creating the committee and
also the power of the committee TO
grant immunity to witnesses.
Samuel Seabury, counsel for the COM
mittee, advised Senator Samuel H Hof-
stadter, chairman, en- points raised in
the Democratic resolutions.
Republican members of the commit
tee said that minority members NAV be
granted the privilege of attending one
man secret hearings as courtesy.