Evening star., 1943-12-08
Democrats Seeking
To PIacate South
After Bolt Threat
BY the Associated Press.


Leading Senate Democrats
tried with soft words today tt
turn away the wrath Of an un-
expected and angry uprising by
their Southern colleagues.
Chairman Guffey of the Demo
cratic Senatorial Campaign Com
mittee met with silence double
barreled attack from Senators Byrd
of Virginia and Bailey of North
Carolina-an attack that wound up
with Senator Byrd demanding that
Senator Guffey resign his campaign
post.
There was a tendency among
some influential members to dismiss
as pure rhetoric" Senator Bailey's
statement that the Southern Demo-
Gratis might form their own party.
The row flared up over Senator
Guffeys assertion that Southern
Democrats had formed an "unholy
alliance" with the Republicans to
deprive the armed forces Of Amer
lea of the right to vote"
Byrd Assails Statement
He referred to last weeks scrap
ping of a Federal war ballot pro-
posal in favor of directive to the
States requesting them to arrange
for the armed forces to vote in next
years presidential election.
There is not one iota of truth In
q single part of the statement" !"
shouted Senator Byrd. The sooner
Guffey resigns from his position (as
senatorial campaign chairman) the
better It will be for the Democratic
party"
Senator Bailey followed with an
assertion that the Southerners were
getting tired of being "scorned as
Southern Democrats
II the attacks continue, he said
we will find a party which honors
us not because we are Southerners
and not because of politics, but be-
cause We love our country. '''
They might possibly drive us
out" he declared, "in which event
there would never again be a man
elected President OF the United
States on the Democratic ticket
''' We can form a Southern
Democratic Party -" and we will
hold the balance Of power in this
country"
Won't Permit Betrayal.
Waving his arms. Senator Bailey
declared, There can be an end to
insults"
by the eternal God" he shouted
there are men in the South, and
women, too, who will not permit
men in control of our party to be-
tray us. We are capable of asserting
ourselves. We will vindicate our
selves. If we are in a party where
we are scorned as Southern Demo-
Gratis, we will find a party"
The angry exchanges began when
Senator Byrd. indignation in his
voice, startled the Senate by sud
denly demanding that Senator CUT :
fey resign as chairman of the Cam
paign Committee.
Senator Byrd said Senator Guffey
struts around like pouter
pigeon" asserted there was mot
one iota of truth" in the Pennsyl-
vanian's charge and declared that
unless he resigned. I'll have a good
deal more to say"
Senator Guf1ey gripped his desk
and arose with pale face. INC
threat is going to scare me from
doing my duty" he said. III be
glad to give the Senator from Viz.
g1r11a my history"
Refers to Indictment.
He then referred to his indict-
ment by a New York grand Jury In
1921 on charge of embezzling pub
lie funds while he was Alien Prop
erty Custodian In the World War.
Senator Guffey gave the Senate
this account of the indictment:
Tn 1918, when the Republicans
took possession of the Senate, they
appointed IS smelling committees
The House appointed about 30. The
committees investigated and smelled
and smelled"
These efforts. he said, obtained
nothing" adding:
But Harry Dougherty (Attorney
General under President Hardine)
and his gang took possession in the
Government. Three grand jury in
vestigations were held, one in WASH
ington, one in Boston. and finally a
grand jury in New York voted, u
to II, to indict me.
II was indicted for the alleged
embezzlement of 100000, which I
had paid to the Government when |
resigned as alien property custodian
on March 8, 1921. The indictment
was found on the 28th day OF De-
cember, 1921.
During the next two or three
years in which Oougherty was At
torney General he sent a special