Evening star., 1938-07-15
TENNESSEE VOTES
FUND IS PR0BED
Senate Committee Is Told
of Political Abuse
in the State.
BY the Associated Press.

oS tlle ASSOClaleC fleSSs
Chairman Sheppard announced to-
day the Special Senate Campaign In
vestigating Committee was inquiring
into charges Of political abuse in Ten
nessee.
Senator Sheppard told reporters
after two-hour closed committee ses-
sion this was the "undisclosed State"
to which special committee investi-
gator had been sent.
The chairman, who previously had
refused even to name the State, de-
clined to detail the causes of the Ten
nessee investigation. Earlier he had
said charges Of misuse Of public funds
were involved.
Senator Berry, Democrat, Of Ten
nessee. is opposed for denomination
BY Thorn Stewart, Winchester; j. Rid
ley Mitchell, Cookeville: John R. Neal,
Knoxville, and Edward w. Carmack,
Murfreesboro, according to the COM
mittee records.
Limited to "a States.
Mr.. Sheppard said the committee
decided that its Jurisdiction over this
years elections was limited to the
"a States in which candidates are
seeking places in the Senate.
The committee delayed final action
on complaints from Maryland. Penn
sylvania, California and North Dakota.
Chairman Sheppard said the North
Dakota matter might be decided at
a session this afternoon.
The committee has mailed ques-
tionnaires to lao senatorial candidates
in "a States asking details on expendi-
lures. Use of Government funds and
other data. Four replies have been
received.
THE committee will decide on max
ing these replies public" Senator
Sheppard said I'VE also will decide
what We'll do in case candidates fail
to answer"
Ralph Burton, committee investiga-
tor, was here to report on his investi-
cation of charges by Senator Nye, Re-
publican, Of North Dakota of excessive
absentee votes in the recent North
Dakota primary. Senator Nye won
denomination over Gov. William
LANCER.
The committee also was studying q
transcript of Federal Court testimony
at Los Angeles by James B. Ogden,
former Avalon (Calif) postmaster,
that he embzzled postal funds in order
to pay requested contributions for the
Democratic party. Ogden is now on
probation.
Arthur Hungerford. seeking the
Democratic nomination for Senator
from Maryland, has asked the COM
mittee to look into charges by Sen
ator Tyding, Democrat, of Maryland,
that Federal housing off1cial had
been ousted to hinder Senator Tydings'
campaign for denomination, but Sen
ator Sheppard said today I'VE have
heard nothing from Senator Tydings
or the orsted man"
The committee discovered yesterday
that New Jersey had been omitted by
error from its list of States having
senatorial contests this year.
Snepp9r0 requests LAST.
Chairman Sheppard Immediately
telegraphed New Jersey State oficials
for q list of announced candidates in
the senatorial primaries September 20.
Senator John Milton, Democrat, of
New Jersey. Jersey City lawyer, was
appointed last January to succeed A.
Harry Moore, who resigned his Sen
ate seat to serve third term as New
Jersey Governor. Committee clerks
said they overlooked the fact that the
appointment was good only until the
next general election.
Persons here said Mr. Milton would
not be . candidate for the Democratic
nomination.
w. Warren Barbour, Republican
who served in the Senate from 1881
until defeated In 1896, has announced
for the Republican nomination.