Evening star., 1951-01-21
Monroney 10 Explore
All Phases Of Butler
Campaign Charges

S'r~'9" SHusy~S
Senator Monroney, Democrat, Of
Oklahoma, said yesterday he
would go thoroughly" into COM
plants on the Maryland Senator
ial election and hoped to report
his conclusions to a Senate sub
committee without ANY undue
delay"
Senator Monroney and Senator
Margaret Chase Smith, Republi-
can, of Maine, were designated
yesterday to look into complaints
against the campaign waged in
behalf of John M. Butler of Bal
timore. the Republican who de-
feated the veteran Democratic
Senator Tydings.
The action was taken by the
Senate Elections subcommittee
headed by Senator Gillette, Dem
ocrat, of Iowa.
Senator Monroney said he would
read as quickly as possible testi-
mony and reports taken by SUBJ
committee Investigations on the
Butler campaign. He added that
all he knows about the campaign
at present is what I've read in
the newspapers"
Victory Was Major Upset.
Senator Butler defeated Sen
ator Tydings in one of the coun-
try's major upsets in the November
election. Some question of a con-
test was brought up after the
election but Senator Butler was
allowed to take his seat January
8 without prejudice to possible
further action.
Senator Gillette announced the
appointment of Senators Mon
roney and Smith for the Maryland
study after closed meeting of
the subcommittee. At the meeting,
Senator Gillette said, he briefed
the four other members of the
subcommittee-all new appoint
ments-"on what has been done
and what remains to be done"
He also disclosed that the SUBJ
committees investigation of the
Maryland election has not been
completed and that more than
one" invetigator has been as
signed there. He refused to say
how many investigators were as
signed.
Expenditures Being Studied.
He explained that the subcom-
mittee has been investigating the
use of "defamatory and scurri-
lous" literature in the campaign
land certain other matters" He
indicated that campaign expendi-
lures in the Maryland campaign
were among the other matters be-
ing scrutinized.
The chief Democratic complaint
about the Maryland election is
that Republican literature circu-
lated near the close of the cam
paign featured a composite pic
ture, made up of two separate
photographs, to indicate that
Senator Tydings and Earl Brow
der, former Communist leader in
this country, were in close con-
versation.
Senator Gillette said no time
was fixed for Senators Monroney
and Smith to report their. conclu-
sions and recommendations.
He also disclosed that SUBJ
committee investigator has been
sent to Ohio to investigate COM
plants in the Senatorial election
in which Senator Taft, Repub-
lican. defeated the Democratic
candidate, Joe Ferguson, by an
overwhelming vote
Other States Under Investigations.
The Maryland and Ohio inves-
legations are part of specific in
quiries being made in five States,
Senator Gillette said. Investiga-
tions also are being conducted
into campaign activities in Con-
necticut, Florida and Utah.
The question of Investigations
In New York and Idaho will be
considered later, Senator Gillette
added.
He said Senators Hennings,
Democrat, of Missouri, and Hen
erickson, Republican, of New Jer-
sey, had been designated to con-
tinue public hearings in Phila-
delphia and Wilkes-Barre on the
outcome of the Pennsylvania SEN
atorial election. In that election
Senator Duff, Republican, defeat
ed Senator Myers, Democrat.
The Pennsylvania inquiry, Sen
ator Gillette said. involved charges
of Irregularities in registration
and voting and of intimida tion