Evening star., 1934-05-20
HURLEY TRIAL
TOBEcONS|DERED
Senate Committee to Hold
Special Session in VIM
dicati0n Demand.

| tQaL ne COnSplTeQ Will IWo lOAihcA
Senators to pack the Roosevelt ad-
ministration with "oid dealers" will
be considered this week at special
session of the Senate Civil Service
Committee.
Unwilling to accede to expressed
suggestions by committee members
that the matter be dropped, Hurley
announced his determination to tight
to the limit of his ability for "vindi-
cation before the bar OF public opinion
and for the custer from the Depart
| ment of Justice of A. v. Dalrymple, a
Special Assistant to the Attorney Gen
eral. 1t was Dalrymple who brought
the charges to the attention of the
committee.
Senator Gibson, Republican, OF Ver-
| mont, q member of the committee,
meanwhile will seek to have the COM
mittee summon former Senators Moses
of New Hampshire and Watson OF In
diana, named with others as "ccnspira-
tors" who "hatched a plot" at Hurley's
Virginia home to keep Republicans III
Office and throw out Democrats"
! Hurley yesterday demanded not only
thorough inquiry by the committee,
but called on the Department OF JUS
tice either to substantiate charges re-
lated by Dalrymple and Justice at
torney, Webster Spates. or repudiate
them by removing Dalrymple from
Office.
Justice Inquiry Asked.
The former War chief asked the
committee to have the Justice Depart
ment's Division of Investigation, In
which he said he has confidence, m
vestigate the source and accuracy OF
Dalrymple's information.
Dalrynple at a heated session OF
the committee yesterday denied per-
sonal responsibility for the charges
and read to the committee letters
from two 'informants," who SAID tney
had learned from other persons tnat
such a plot was matched" The
letters were signed by Lee Shannon,
a former prohibition agent, and c. W..
Broom. who was not further 1den-
tified. Both said the information
had been given them in confidence
and they could not divulge the names
of their informants.
To this Hurley replied that the
charges thereby were removed "one
step further from the truth" and he
reiterated his demand that Dalrympie
produce his informants before the
committee.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat. OF
Tennessee, who led in the question
ing, agreed with reluctance to call
any one Hurley desired, but Senator
Bulow, presiding, said after the hear
ing he personally was in favor OF
dropping the whole controversy.
Hurley engaged in caustic debate
with McKellar and Dalrymple dur
ing the hearing, and at one point,
when Dalrymple protested that Hur-
ley was Insulting" the former Waf
Secretary shouted:
eff I ever got caught in hole
like you're in I'd expect to get in
suited. You are attempting to use
the Department Of Justice as SHE ID
for vicious, slsnderous statements"
Witness Is Admonished.
When McKellar admonished Hur-
lev against indulging in "personah-
ties the witness shot back:
Just one moment. I'd be the
last man in the world to abuse my
privileges before this committee. Does
| the Senator realize that an assistant
to the Attorney General of the United
States has come before this committee
| and made malicious, unfounded
charges against my character"
McKellar said that Dalrymple had
merely repeated information he had
received.
ooh, MOI" Hurley responded sngri-
| ly. You're mistaken. This is a
charge of conspiracy made by an
assistant to the Attorney General be-
fore a committee of the greatest de-
Lucrative body in the world. I de-
mand the right to meet those charges
| before that same committee. want
to be confronted with the gentlemen
the Department of Justice relied upon
to make those charges"
you'll have an opportunity to
question them," McKellar said. Bu-
low broke in to assure Hurley that
the committee members accepted
Hurley's denial, but the latter said
that was mot enough"
McKellar heatedly charged that
Hurley was trying to run roughshod
over the committee" to which Hurley
replied he was only demanding "a
square DEAL" and that he intended
to get it.
I'm tired of this" McKellar said.
you're not half as tired as am,
Senator" Hurley asserted. Il am
dragged here, and / demand a hear
ing"
Another Name Mentioned.
Dalrymple then proceeded to read
the letters from Shannon and Broom.
/ Shannon's letter mentioned Clem
A. Harkey as another person who
had told Dalrymple about the alleged
plotting at Hurley's home.
"The Department of Justice" Hur-
| ley commented, "is passing the buck
for a falsehood defaming the char
acter of a citizen. ! ask the Depart
| ment of Justice now, represented by
Dalrymple, to require its great Bu-
reau of Investigation to ascertain the
facts with regard to these malicious
charges. The informants of the de-
partment are not here"
I'VE will summon them," McKellar
declared.
Hurley referred to an anonymous,
previously confidential report read to
the committee by Spates and said:
I'm compelled to ask what Is the
Department of Justice trying to do
| to me?"
why not ask them?" McKellar
said.
Because they made these false
charges before this committee. Is the
Department trying to get false
statement Of fact before the public
! without assuming responsibility for
it? Is the Department of Justice
afraid to give the public the name OF
the author of the confidential report
it had read to the committee? Is
the Department of Justice afraid to
produce the witnesses or give the