Evening star., 1947-07-15
TYdings May Press
For Direct Senate
Action on PerIman
By the Associated Press

Action on PerIman
BY the Assoeiotsd Press
A Senate subcommittee consider
ing. the nomination Of Philip B..
Perlman to be solicitor general Will
hold its 18th session Thursday after
an unsuccessful attempt to wind up
hearings last midnight.
Chairman Ferguson directed the
secretary-treasurer of the Auto
matte Voting Machine Co. to come
prepared with all records or re-
tainers Mr.. Perlman received as
the firms legal representative.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, OF
Maryland told newspapermen that
if the hearings go on much longer
he may ask for vote by the Senate
on a resolution he has introduced to
remove the nomination of the Bal
timore Democrat from the Judiciary
Committees hands.
Fear in Baltimore.
Robert B. Young. a subcommit-
tee investigator, testified last night
he had found fear existing in
Baltimore, people afraid to
buck Mr.. Perlman, afraid to buck
the machine"
Senator Tydings commented that
Mr.. Young had gone out to look
for people to testify against Mr..
Perlman" but had been unable "out
of all the lawyers in Maryland
Republican or Democratic-to find
one who would testify against Mr..
Perlman's character or integrity"
| President Truman nominated Mr..
Perlman in January. The subcom-
mittee began it's hearings May IA.
Testimony already runs around
l 300 pages.
Mr.. Young, the investigator, was
called to the stand by Senator Ty-
dings in an unusual night hearing
that lasted until midnight. Senator
Tydings, not a member of the sub
committee, asserted earlier that
| the groups line of questioning had
nothing to do with" Mr.. Perlman's
fitness for the ONCE.
A Political Lawyer"
After Senator Tydings had quesl
toned Mr.. Young about converse
tions with G.. w. S. MuSgrave and
Charles Ruzicka, Baltimore attor-
neys, Mr.. Young referred to men,
orandum he had written on his talks
with the two.
Mr.. Young said Mr.. Musgrave
was "uncomplimentary" concerning
Mr.. Perlman and termed him "pri-
marily a political lawyer" Mr..
Ruzicka, he said, was definitely
against his confirmation" and
termed Mr.. Perlman "politico" who
would be lost before the Supreme
Court"
Mr.. Young said he had talked
to a lot Of people and tried to track
down this fear
Senator Tydings asked, What
were they afraid Of
Mr.. Young: Il don't know That's
what we were trying to find out
Senator Ferguson and Senator
Donnell, Republican. of Missouri
have questioned the nominee at
great length about:
l. Retainers he received from
the Baltimore Transit Co., the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad and the
Automatic Voting Machine Co. of
jamestown, N. Y, which sold more
than $1,000,000 in voting machines
in and around Baltimore.
Indorsed by Attorneys.
2. His friendship with city and
State officials and assertions that
he served as adviser to Gov. Lane
of Maryland while at the same
time appearing before State legis-
lative bodies for private interests
he represented. -
Members of the Maryland bar and
bench, the States congressional del
egation, the State Legislature and
other civic bodies have Endorsed Mr..
Perlman's character and fitness.
The two chief opposition wit
nesses have been Miss Aimee
Weber, an elderly woman who is
head of Baltimore Housewives
League, and A. Francis Ritota, head
of civic group there.
|, Senator McGrath, Democrat, of
Rhode Island, who was solicitor
general until he resigned last fall
to run for his present ONCE, has
protested the committees delay in
acting on the nomination.
Nominees Rights Violated.
| A member of the subcommittee
reviewing the nomination. Senator
McGrath said the committee in its
questioning of the nominee has vio-
lated his rights.
The Rhode Islander said he had
stayed away from most of the meet
ings because I just can't stand
what Is going on there"
Senator Ferguson said after last
nights session he planed another
meeting at pm. Thurdsay. He
ordered P. A. Ahlestrom, secretary
treasurer of the voting machine
company, to bring "all records" of
the company relating to Mr.. PERL
man and also asked that Russell
Griffen, vice president, appear be-
fore the committee.
Testimony before the committee
has been that Mr.. Perlman receives
fees totaling more than SAC, 900 from
the company. Mr.. Ahlstrom re-
vealed yesterday an agreement in
which the company guaranteed Mr..
Perlman four annual payments Of
So 900 each after the sale of 9l0
machines for $827 900 to Baltimore
in 1887. The arrangement provided
Mr.. Perlmans heirs would receive
SIT 500 in event of his death.
Senator Ferguson commented II
have never known a retainer to run
on after a man died"
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