Evening star., 1938-09-09
PRIMARY PR0BERS
WILL QUERY R.E.C.
ON DUNLAP FIRING
Emergency Council Also to
Be Quizzed in Georgia
Aides Dismissal.
HOPKINS TAKEN TO TASK
IN KENTUCKY INQUIRY
Committee Raps Both Sides for
Tactics-Mrs. Toulson
Denies Charges.

Chairman Sheppard OF the Senate
Campaign Expenditures Committee
announced today the committee had
decided to ask the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. and the National Emer-
gency Council to explain their respec-
tive reasons for dismissing Edgar B.
Dunlap, Georgia r. F. C. counsel who
was asked to resign because of his
political activity in behalf of Senator
George and Earle Cooke, former State
director for N. E. C.
Senator Sheppard said the decision
to ask the r. F. c. and the N. E. c.
for their sides" Of the Dunlap and
Cooke cases came after morning.
long session with committee investi-
gators just back from Georgia. The
committee. at the same time, said it
was sending investigators into Wis
consin, North Dakota and South Da-
kota to investigate charges of irregu-
larity. The Georgia Investigators are
returning to that State to inquire into
allegations of general irregularities in
connection with registrations.
Senator George, who is seeking re-
nomination in the September IA pri-
mary. Is one of the three members of
the Senate whose defeat has been
sought by the President. Senator
Millard Tydings OF Maryland still must
face the voters. but Senator Smith of
South Carolina has been renominated
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1t was also announced the commit
tee Is in touch with the National Emer-
gcncy Council concerning the dismis-
sal OF Mr.. Cooke. who until recently
was N E. c. State director for Geor-
gia. Senator George had asked the
committee to investigate Mr.. Cookies
dismissal. The committee acted in
dependently on newspaper accounts of
Mr.. Dunlaps discharge.
These developments came after the
committee yesterday had criticized the
Works Progress Administration and the
Social Security Board for activities in
the recent Kentucky primaries. The
committee also announced 1t was TAX
ing action against a postmistress in
Maryland for undue political activity"
IN behalf of the senatorial candidacy
OF Representative David ]. Lewis.
Omcials Of the w. P. A. said the
organization would take no action un-
til Administrator Harry Hopkins re-
turned to Washington. The Social
Security Board had no comment.
TaL
The committee climaxed an un-
usually aggressive day yesterday by
taking Works Progress Administrator
Harry Hopkins to task for failing to
report to the committee the full re-
suits OF his inquiry into what the
committee termed fragrant violations"
OF relief regulations in the Kentucky
senatorial contest which ended in
triumph of Senate Majority Leader
Barkley over Gov. A. B. Chandler.
At the same time the committee no.
tified the Social Security Board and
the Bureau of Public Roads it has evil
dence showing virtual assessment OF
$7l ,543 from social security and high
way employees to help finance Gov.
Chambers campaign. The w. P. A.
activities to which the committee re-
ferred in letter to Mr.. Hopkins were
in furtherance of the cause of Senator
Barkley. whose nomination had been
urged by the President
The committee advised the w. P. A.
chief that some of his Kentucky SUBJ
ordinates had directed a political can
vass Of relief workers in the interest
OF Senator Barkley and accused them
OF other improper procedure. Chair
man Sheppard of the committee said
his group was disappointed" with Mr..
Hopkins over his failure to report to
them on evidence submitted by the
committee.
1t cited employment of at least three
persons by the States old age assist
ance division who spent their time
(Cao DNT TrYNC Dooa .