Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-03
Campaign Inquiry Yields
Nothing to Reflect on
Senator's Integrity.
$622,e28 EXPENDITURE
IS DECLARED EXCESSIVE
Pennsylvania Halls Report as Nail
ing Lies-Blames Sugar Charge
on Political Foes.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate Campaign Funds Com
mittee today condemned as excessive
the expenditures Of the Davis-Brown
ticket in last years Pennsylvania Re-
publican primary, but upheld the integ-
rtty Of Senator Davis.
The report was presented by Chair
man Nye without comment. Davis i'm
mediately issued a statement saying the
committees assertion it had found
nothing rejecting upon his honor,
nails one lie"
He went on to say he had been
charged with having received a $4,000
campaign contribution and not report
ing it. This charge was investigated
by the committe, he said, and found
false.
The committee report laid emphasis
on the expenditure of S622, 028 by the
Davis ticket, on which the former labor
Secretary was paired with Francis
skunk Brown, unsuccessful candidate
for Governor.
Sugar Charge Attacked.
The Davis statement said:
I am very glad to find that the Nye
report states that nothing has been
revealed in the testimony before this
committee relating to the conduct of
the pennsylvania senatorial campaign
rejecting upon my honor and integrity.
Inat nails one lie. It was charged
that received $4,000 as q campaign
contribution, not reported by me. from
the president Of the Celotex Co.
This charge was investigated by the
Nye committee and found to be utterly
false. The lobby story contained In
metropolitan newspaper came from
the same source. It is of the same
character. with the same lack of
foundation, and investigation will dis
close that It has been instigated by the
same malicious political enemies"
Counsel Submits Brief.
A brief by counsel for Senator Davis
submitted to the Senate charged il
was unfair to hold Davis responsible
Tor the entire expenditure Of the
tickets with which be was aligned In
the Pennsylvania elections last year.
DiSputtng the contention Of the Cam
paign Funds COMMITTEES that the expen-
diture OF upward OF 100000 IN the
primary campaign constituted an "ex-
cessive" amount, Davis brief said:
From the entire record It Is clear
that these disbursements Of approxi-
mately 100000 were not urIawfully
made, but In fact, were made under the
express provisions Of the law Of the
The brief was read into the record by
Davis colleague from Pennsylvaria,
Senator Reed, after the committee re-
FUSED permission for its inclusion In the
printed report.
Continuing to attack that part Of the
report dealing with primary expendi-
lures, the brief stated the evidence
stands uncontradicted'' that no more
than $4,000 Of the total expenses could
be fairly charged" to Davis.
For the Senate to attach responsibility
Tor the entire expenditure to Davis. the
document continued, would establish
q precedent OF a most serious character"
Not only the former Labor Secretary
by. the report Of any suggestion Of
snirch, but, for all, the statement was
qualified.
No Reflection on Davis.
Unless the expenditure Of more than
$6OO, 900 in the primary can be
construed as In itself constituting cor.
ruption," the committee concluded, Sin
fairness to Senator Davis, as well as
the other candidates in the Pennsylva-
MIA senatorial election, your committee
desires to state that the evidence heard
by it does not disclose any corruption
for which he may be held personally
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