Evening star., 1938-09-08
Sheppard
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that Eugene Casey, publicity director
Tor the Lewis campaign, has suggested
that Federal jobholding voters in
Maryland support Representative
Lewis "or else" Mr.. Casey denied on
the radio last night that he had ever
made such a statement.
Probers Hard At Work.
The committee hopes also to be able
to report by Sunday on Mr.. Lewis
charges Of excessive expenditures by
Mr.. Tydings and of political pressure
brought in connection with the CAM
pGen on "a Joseph Hardy"
"A good number" of Investigators
are hard at work in Maryland trying
to clean up all the charges before the
primary actually comes.
In regard to Mrs. Toulson, the Sails
bury postmistress, the committee state
ment declared:
THE committee Is of the opinion
that the postmistresS at Salisbury has
violated Section 211 of the United
States Code, Title 18. which, briefly
stated. forbids any Federal employe
from giving or handing over money or
anything of value (services, etc. to
any employe or Senator or Repre-
sentative in Congress for any political
purpose whatsoever.
Furthermore, the committee is Of
the opinion that the postmktress at
Salisbury has violated the letter and
spirit Of the postal regulation for
bidding any undue political activity
on the part of the postmaster.
THE fact she was acting volun-
tarily, as claimed by her, or that she
was actuated by the desire to support
the national administration poll
cies, does not justify violating the law
or the regulations of the Federal Gov
eminent relating to Federal employees
In the postal service"
The committee was to renew It's
deliberations at 2 pm.
At Work Before Complaint.
Senator Sheppard said his investi-
gators had been actively inquiring into
Mrs. Toulsons conduct even before he
received this complaint from Senator
Tydings:
1T is notorious in many places on
the Eastern Shore that the postmasters
have been told by the postmistress of
Salisbury and by others to get out and
work for Lewis.
1T is notorious and well known all
over the Eastern Shore that the post
mistress of Salisbury, during ONCE
hours, rides to neighboring counties
with Representative Lewis-one Of
these times was in my actual presence
when saw them both together-takes
advertisements for Lewis to neighbor-
ing Democratic newspapers during Of
flee hours, asks the editors of county
papers to give publicity to Lewis dur
ing Office hours and Is in fact the
leader Of the Lewis campaign In the
county where she resides"
Mrs. Toulson lives in Wicomico
County.
The committee reported that its in
vestigators had failed to confirm the
report that Morris Shapiro, president
Of the Boston Iron & Metal Co., and
of the Globe Brewing Co. and q men,
Der Of the Senator Tydings' Campaign
Finance Committee, has contributed
$4,000 or any part of that sum to the
Tydings' campaign.
Mr.. Shapiro, who lives in Baltimore,
was quoted by Senator Sheppard as
telling committee investigator:
While I have solicited funds for Sena-
tor Tydings' campaign, I have per-
sonally not as yet contributed any
funds to his Campaign directly or in
directly. but I intend to contribute a
substantial amount before his cam
paign is over if this additional sum is
necessary for the campaign"
MIR. Lewis had told the committee
just yesterday that reliable informa-
ton reaching my active friends" was