Evening star., 1938-09-02
D|SCL0SES
S13,954 EXPENSES
Reports Contributions of
,908-ACcounting by
:Tydings Awaited.
~ the Associated Press.

DS VIC hSSUIIdteu FIeSS.
As field agents of the Senate Cam
paign Expenditures Committee today
checked visible signs of primary
spending in several parts of the coun-
try, committee members examined
latest financial reports submitted by
many Notwithstanding second
accounting by Representative David j.
Lewis, administration backed aspirant
for the Democratic senatorial nomina-
ton in Maryland.
The new Lewis report submitted
yesterday. disclosed expenditures total
ing Sl3.954 and contributions of $8,908
AS of August 81. A second report from
Senator Tydings, whom Mr.. Lewis is
trying to unseat, is being awaited by
the committee
Chairman Sheppard said field agents
would make personal Observable of
campaign activities, keeping in mind
the expenditures reported by the cam
dldates, and that if an expense ac-
count appears suspiclously low the
committee will be notified, The an
nouncement was general in character
and had no special significance with
respect to late reports being received
from several campaign fronts.
Could Order Inquiry.
Senator Sheppard pointed out the
committee could order a detailed in
qulry of expenditures for wages. ad-
vertising, radio time and other cam
paign items. If the committee finds
any candidate has made a fraudulent
return, he said, it can recommend that
the Senate cite him for contempt. 1t
also can lay this information before
the Senate Elections Committee for
its consideration in the seating of
successful candidate.
The committees findings probably
will prove valuable also. Senator Shep-
pard added, in recommending legiSla-
ton to tighten laws about campaign
expenditures. The chairman said he
believed the committees publication
Of campaign and expenditures reports
had become a restraining influence on
excessive campaign spending He said
more than 500 complaints of varied
nature have been received by the COM
nlttee, about 100 of which have been
deemed worthy of consideration.
Representative Lewis listed contri-
buttons of S7.725, including $500 by
himself, and sl2, ,920 in expenses since
a previous report to the committee on
July IS. At that time he had listed
ST ,l83 in contributions and Sl,O33
in expenditures
Mullikin Gave Sl,91O.
Kent Mulikln, Mr.. Lewis campaign
manager. was disclosed AS the chief
contributor from July Is to August
81. with donations totaling S1.91O.
The candidate listed a donation of
$1,000 from Eugene Casey of Gathers
burg and $500 from H. c. Zapf of New
York City, 5000 from Helen NJ Wilson
of Bethesda, and $125 from Willis j. |
Ballinger of Baltimore. Mr.. Lewis
reported the following persons had |
donated 500 each: c. T. Clayton of |
Washington, Owen E. Hitchins of
Cumberland, George Magner of Bal |
tlmore, H. Egley of Baltimore and |
Edward J. Donohue of Frostburg.
On July 10. Senator Tydings re-
ported to the committee that his cam
paign manager had received s8,56O
in contributions and had spent S5.5l2.
Mr.. Lewis acknowledged no contri-
buttons from the c. l. O. as an or
The Senate Committee
now is investigating the truth of
charges. made in advertisements which
Mr.. Lewis said were sponsored by
Iydlngs supporters, that the C. I. O.
had financed the Lewis campaign.
Report September 8.
Investigators will report to the COM
mittee September on these charges
and others made by Mr.. Lewis con-
cernlng donations to the Tydings
campaign fund, Chairman Sheppard
told reporters.
Receiving a report of contributions
And expenditures from one Progressive
candidate in Wisconsin. the
warned another that the
time for filing his report had expired.
Herman L, Ekern of Madison re-
ported expenditures of Sl,l56 and con-
trloutlons of SIS. Representative
Thomas R. Amile of Elkhorn, Wis. |
opposing Mr. Ekern for the Progressive
nomination for Senator, was one of five
candidates sent kilograms notifying
them to file their reports.
Others in this group included Mich
ael 1goe of Chicago, Newton Jenkins
'f Chicago, Colt Hughes of Phoenix.
Ariz.. and Roscoe c. Douglas of Sax
Ton, Ky.