Evening star., 1938-09-09

that IN many instances men known to
hold views contrary to Candidate
Barkley were discharged, there being
always assigned some reason other
than political and that being denied"
All Workers Classified.
The Senate committee said its in
vestigation to date disclosed the fol-
lowing:
That in Pulaski and Russell Coun-
ties, which are both located in the
second district of the w. P. A. for the
State OF Kentucky, there was 4 sys-
tematic canvass of all certified workers
Instituted, whereby lists of all the
workers were copied from the Official
records on forms with columns headed:
Name and Address, Identification
Number Mark Number in Family
and Remarks;
That these forms were mimeo-
graphed for the most part on the back
OF stationery on which is printed
Works Progress Administration in
Kentucky;
That it was admitted in an afi-
davit by S. c. Taylor, area engineer
Tor Pulaski and Russell Counties. that
the said canvass was instituted by his
personal direction and that copies
thereof were handed to all foremen to
have them filled out, to get the politi-
cal adiliation Of the workers, that the
foremen were instructed to put in the
column designated mark whether the
worker was Republican, Democrat
or independent, and under the designa-
ton remarks whether in the opinion
OF the foremen persons so checked
were favorable to the w. P. A. pro-
gram and to Senator Barkley;
THAT he, said Mr.. Taylor, had had a
list OF all voters in Pulaski and Rus
sell Counties copied from the county
records, in order to check them with
the said lists;
Asked 10 Sign Papers.
That project workers had been ap-
preached by foremen to sign papers
stating that they would support Candi-
date Barkley;
THAT Barkley campaign buttons
were passed out to the workers on
various projects by the foremen and
other persons connected with the
w. P. A.;
That in the first w. p. A. district,
which comprises the 80 westernmost
counties in Kentucky, in which is To-
Gated Paducah, the residence of Candi-
date Barkley, there was a recognized
comprehensive canvass of the entire
personnel OF the Works Progress Ad-
ministration in those counties, COM
prising approximately $4,000 employees,
Of which approximately 1900 were
certified workers;
That the efforts of the entire SUPER
visory force were co-ordinated in 4
plan to place in the hands of the Bark
ley Campaign Committee chairman for
each Of the 80 counties a list of the
names and addresses of the 1900
workers which list also showed the
names and addresses OF all legal voters
in the respective families, whether or
not they were registered, whether or
not they had moved since registering,
and precinct where registered;
That forms to provide for this in
formation to be filled out by the $40
project timekeepers Of said district No.
for the workers were mimeographed
in the W. P. A. office at Madisonville,
KY, headquarters for the w. p. A.
district No. l, on official time, at Gov-
ernment expense. except for the sta
tionery, which was furnished by the
Barkley Campaign Committee;
That the nine supervising time
keepers in charge of the $40 project
timekeepers for said district No. l re-
ceived their instructions to carry out
this plan from their immediate su-
perior, supervisor of tools and equip
ment for w, p. A. district No, l. who