Evening star., 1946-12-15
Terry May Offer
Story Tomorrow
lin BiIbo Probe
Senator Denies
He Received Any
OF SIS, 900 Donation
By J. A. OLeory

Edward P. Terry, Senator Bill
bo'S former secretary, may testi-
fly tomorrow before a Senate
subcommittee which is moving
toward completion this week of
its investigation into the Mis-
sissipi Senator's transactions
with war contractors.
In a long Saturday session the
committee heard Senator Bilbo
deny that he got any of the $25 600
one war contractor has testified he
gave toward the unsuccessful race
of former Senator Doxey Of Mis-
sissippi for reelection in 1912.
Mr.. Terry was quoted by the As
sociated Press yesterday as saying
from his bed in Quitman, Miss,
hospital, that his testimony will
have definite effect on Bilbos
political future" He said previously
that his wife and daughter had
been threatened with death If he
testified.
Developments at Hearing.
Other developments yesterday
were:
l. Mr.. Doxey, now sergeant-at-
arms of the Senate, said he did not
learn until several weeks after his
defeat of the four checks totaling
$25 900 which Felix T. Newton, a
war contractor, has testified he made
out to Senator Bilbo for use in the
1912 Doxey campaign. Senator Bilbo
and a group of his friends were
supporting Mr.. Doxey that year.
2. Former Representative Ross A.
Collins, who was eliminated from
the Senate race in the first primary
in 1912, emphatically denied he
got any money from associates Of
Senator Bilbo, or that he took any
part in the second rrn-oh primary.
3. Cecil F. Travis, Collins sup
porter in the first primary, admitted
he received $11, 200, which was used
in behalf of Mr.. Doxey in the sec
ond primary. Mr.. Travis. however,
confirmed Mr.. Collins testimony
that the former Representative had
nothing to do with this and took no
part in the second primary.
| 4. Roland Wall, another candidate
eliminated in the first primary. tes-
titled he had been promised 5000
/ by Bilbo associates If he would
work for the Doxey side in the
run-off and had received about
Sc, 600.
Committee to Meet.
/ While the War Investigating SUBJ
committee tries to wind up within
a few days its hearings on what
happened in Mississippi IN 1912, the
Senate { Campaign Investigating
| Committee viii meet in closed ses-
sion tomorrow afternoon to con-
/ slider separate charges that Senator
| Bilbo encouraged discrimination
against Negroes attempting to vote
in his own race for reelection this
year.
The conclusions Of both COM
mittees probably will determine
whether the new Republican ma
jority decides to challenge Senator
Bilbois right to be seated in the
Senate on January 8. The Cam.
paign Investigating Committee re-
Gently held hearings on the racial
discrimination issue in jackson,
Miss.
Those who worked with Senator
Bilbo in support of Mr.. Doxey in
1912 have insisted that all of the
SOS, 900 contribution by Mr.. Newton
was used for campaign expenses, but
the Senate subcommittee has been
unable to find out how all of it was
spent.
Funds went Into Pot"
Forrest Jackson, Senator Bilbo's
attorney. summed up the contention
of the Bilbo group yesterday when
ne told the committee the S25, 900
went into the pot, was all spent
in the campaign, we came out in
the hole and still owe money"
Senator Ferguson, Republican Of
Michigan, finally suggested that
Senator Bilbo himself might be able
to clear up how the $25, 900 was dis
bursed.
Senator Bilbo, who has followed
all of the testimony closely from
a seat at the end of the committee
table, said he would be glad to
make a statement and plans to do
so in writing when all other testi-