Evening star., 1946-12-14
BiIbo
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Baptist church deacon, was telling
the committee that he, Senator
Bilbo and several others had gone
to Mr.. Collins to ask him to support
Mr.. Doxey. q
Chairman Mead announced this
morning that Edward P. Terry,
Senator Bilbo's former secretary,
had finally been served with sub
poena, and probably would appear
next week. Mr.. Terry had been
missing since the hearings began
but was located in a Mississippi
hospital last night.
| Text of Collins Letter.
Mr.. Collins letter to the commit
tee follows:
Dear Mr.. Chairman:
II feel that owe your commit
tee sincere and humble apology
for my part in the incident which
took place here yesterday afternoon
I offer it to you now, believing that
you gentlemen will accept 1t in the
spirit in which it is rendered.
II take fierce pride in my reputa-
ton, not only in Mississippi, but
elsewhere. 1t Is difficult for man
to sit idly by and hear another man,
by insinuation, innuendo and cheap
humor, besmirch him and seek, in
few moments, to tear down a repu-
tation which is the product of a
! lifetime.
"And so, when yestesday's last
witness aimed his cheap falsehoods
at me. I confess experiencing an
uncomfortable urge to do something
about it. That I did.
MY only regret is that momen-
,tarily disturbed this committee in
its conscientious search fog the
truth. For this I humbly apologize.
Thank you. fEtgf /
Very sincerely,
ROSS A. COLLINS"
1 Angered by Mr.. Gandy's testimony,
Mr.. Collins had broken up yester-
days session by making flying leap
at Mr.. Candy and knocking him to
. the floor. Fists few freely, but little
physical damage was done before
Mr.. Collins was pulled back by Capt.
tol police.
Tells of Cashing Checks.
Mr.. Candy described how he
cashed four of the checks indorsed
by Senator Bilbo and brought $25,-
600 in $40 and $40 bills to the jack
son Miss hotel room of special
committee. This consisted of Sena-
tor Bilbo and Mr.. Jackson and Mr.
Candy.
The Senate investigators and
large audience were regaled by Mr..
Candy with an account of the ins
and outs of Mississippi politics. He
explained that total of s., 500 had
to be "disbursed" Immediately by
the committee in an effort to OBJ
tain support for Mr. Doxey in the
second primary election. This, he
said, amounted to paying OF ex-
penses incurred by several candi-
dates eliminated in the first primary.
One of the eliminated candidates,
Roland Wall, former WPA adminis-
traitor in Mississippi, received 81 900
as a first installment" on August
81, 1912, and other allotments for a
total of $500 before the September
is run-of primary, Mr.. Candy de-
clared. Mr.. Candy observed that
Mr.. Wall supported former Senator
Doxy. Mr.. Doxey was defeated.
Collins Moves Closer.
| Mr. Candy started to mention Mr..
Collins as another candidate elimi-I
mated in the first primary. Senator
Ferguson beckoned to Mr.. Collins
to come up closer In the hearing
room. The former congressman,
one time chairman of the House
Appropriations Subcommittee in
charge of District appropriations,
moved a. chair about four feet from
the witness.
As Mr.. Collins sat down Mr.
Candy nodded a greeting, Hello,
Ross"
II wouldn't speak to a damn liar
like you," Mr.. Collins retorted, in
a low but vehement voice.
AS Mr.. Candy started to resume
his version of the 1912 conference
Mr.. Collins leaped toward the wit
ness. The momentum of his stocky
frame turned the witness chair over
and Mr.. Candy with it.
Officers Caught Of Guard.
Before the startled committee and
spectators realized what had hap
pened, Mr.. Collins was standing
over the PROSTATE form of Mr..
Candy, but two husky Capitol
policemen and Detective Michael
Dowd were closing in rapidly from
the rear Of the spacious hearing
room. They pulled Mr.. Collins away
before he had time to follow up
his opening lunge. Meanwhile, Mr..
Collins wife was crying out: Don't
you dare lay hands on him."
The committee hurriedly adj
turned for the day, as photographers
scrambled up on the press tables
to get pictures Of the fisticuffs.
Later, Mr.. Collins told newsmen
that Mr.. Gandy's testimony was
false on many points, especially If
ne said or even limited that he took
money from Senator Bilbo or any
one else. He declared that before he
was visited by Senator Bilbo, Mr..
jackson and the others in the.
Robert E. Lee Hotel at Jackson, he
had written a statement on the
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