Evening star., 1939-01-03

$685. ,804, and that the amount
expended by w. p. A. on road prof.
ects sponsored by the State High
way Department was $20l .220,-
s46. Evidence before the COM
mlttee was further to the effect
that the total net encumbrances of
w. P. A. In Pennsylvania from its
beginning, July !, 1885, to Septem-
Der 30, 1888, was $3.50, 6,561 ,871. The
tota! number Of w. P. A. workers
employed on all road projects in
pennsylvania as of November 4,
1888, was 168, ,487 and the total num-
Der OF w. P. A. workers as of No.
vember 4, 1898, on road projects
sponsored by the Pennsylvania State
Highway Department was 14l,746.
The total number Of persons en-
rolled in Pennsylvania on w. P. A.
as OF November 4, 1898, was 278, 1924
relief, 11,100 non-relief, or a total
Of 2ss,424.
Registration After Coercion.
"The committee also made an in
vestigation of certain charges. filed
from Pennsylvania by Kenneth F.
kressler, Easton, Pa. In reference
to Mr.. Kressler's charge that w. P.
A. employees were coerced, intimi-
dated, and forced to register Demo-
cratic on October 6, and 8, 1888,
the evidence before the committee
showed that number of w. P. A.
employees admitted political activity
was practiced on the various prof.
ects and that some were taken to
the county courthouse, Northamp-
ton County, Easton, Pa, where they
were registered on October 6, 7 and
8, 1898.
Reporting on expenditures in the
Pennsylvania Democratic primary
campaign last spring, the committee
said it had found that $685., ,773.88
had been contributed to the Ken
nedy- Wilson ticket, known as the
Guffey ticket and backed by Sena-
tor Guf1ey and John L. Lewis. Wal
ter L. Miller, treasurer for the
group, apportioned Is per cent, or
$88, ,943.44, to candidate for senator
ial nomination, S. Davis Wilson,
Mayor Of Philadelphia.
The other coalition group, whose
ticket was known as the Jones'
Earle ticket, received contributions
totaling 1922 ,39012. John E. Myers.
treasurer for this group, apportioned
$11.11950, or per cent, as the
amount expended to nominate Gov.
Earle for Senator.
+ There were coalition tickets" in
other States, among them Tennes-
see, Illinois and North Dakota. The
comment of the committee on joint
campaign funds for such tickets was
as follows:
Whatever may be the purpose of
coalition tickets, the committee is
impressed with the fact that such
practice makes 1t virtually impos-
sible of ascertainment within any
reasonable degree of accuracy the
amounts received and spent in be-
half Of the candidate for the Senate
or any other particular candidate in
such group"
Deny knowledge of Letters.
The committee reported on letters
sent out during the general election
campaign in Pennsylvania over the
signature of Senator Guffey solicit
ing campaign funds in violation of
the law. Senator Guffey and Gov.
Earle, whose names both appeared
upon the letter heads, made affidavit
they knew nothing about the let
tiers, and SO did David L. Lawrence,
chairman of the Pennsylvania Dem
ocratic State Committee.
The committee also looked into
reports in Wisconsin that contribu-
tions from Federal employees were
solicited for the campaign of Sen
ator Duffy, Democrat. Senator
Duffy repudiated the letters.
Investigation in California showed
that Feneral employees did con-
tribute to the campaign of former
Senator McAdoo for denomination.
They were not made, however, on
solicitation of Mr.. McAdoo. The
committee asks the Senate to con-
slider the question carefully of con-
tributions, voluntary or otherwise,
by any Federal employees, and clearly
implies that none should be made.
The committee deals with the po-
litical activity of two Federal Off
cials in Maryland, both OF whom
worked against the denomination
of Senator Tydings, during the
presidential purge. campaign. The
first was Mrs. Maude Toulson, post
mistress at Salisbury. Mrs. Toulson,
the evidence disclosed, took adveg-
tisements to editors of county papers
and requested that they give pub
licity to David j. Lewis, Tydings
opponent, and that she was in ef-
feet the leader of the Lewis cam
paign in her county.
Probed by p. o. Department.
The case was referred to both the
Post Office Department and the De-
partment Of Justice. The latter re-
ferred the matter back to the Post
Office Department., stating that in
vestigation of violations Of the law
prohibiting undue political activity
came within its Jurisdiction. The
Post ONCE Department finally noti-
fed the committee that, while two
inspectors had looked into the case
q decision had not been made, in
view Of the fact that Senator Tyd-
ing had expressed a desire that Mrs.
Toulson retain her position. Tydings
brought the original charge against
her.
The other Federal officials in
Maryland who mixed up in the
Tydings-Lewis row, on the side OF
Lewis, was M. Hampton Magruder
collector Of internal revenue. He
called the non-civil service employees
under his Jurisdiction into his of.