Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-06
Boy|eWon' TOUT
As Party Chief;
Sees Truman
Tolks Over Charges
Of Connection With
St. Louis Firms Loon
BY the Associated Press


William M. Boyle, jr., conferred
with President Truman today and
said afterward he has no intention
OF resigning as chairman of the
Democratic National Committee.
He told reporters, II have all
ways conducted myself honor
ably"
Mr.. Boyle's name has been
brought into published accounts
of a $556,00 Government loan to
a st. Louis printing company. The
st. Louis Post-Dispatch said the
loan was turned down three times
but was granted after the concern
retained Mr.. Boyle.
Mr.. Boyle has denied he had any
connection with the loan, but
there have been demands In Con-
gresS for an investigation of it.
Discussed 1t With President.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia. has declared that if Mr..
Boyle used his influence to get
the loan for the firm, then Mr..
Boyle should be fired or should
resign from his party post
Mr.. Boyle spent 80 minutes with
President Truman, his first call
at the White House since the POST
Dispatch published it's stories that
he received fees from the Amer
lean Lithofcld Corp, the RIG
borrower.
Mr.. Boyle told reporters he had
discussed the matter with Mr..
Truman.
AS to what he intends to do,
Mr.. Boyle said:
Il was elected by the Demo-
cratic Party to serve until after
the Democratic Convention.
MY intention is to serve out my
full term, which lasts until the
convention in July, 1882"
Byrd Drafting Bill.
Both Senator Byrd and Mr..
Boyle got out weekend state.
ments on the matter.
Senator Byrd announced he was
drafting aibill to bar any officer
or employe of a national political
committee from appearing before
or attempting to influence the
decisions of any Federal agency.
Mr.. ,Boyle's statement was
denial that he helped American
Lithofold get the RFC loan. He
said:
Il had nothing to do with the
preparation of the application. I
had nothing to do with the,
presentation of the case. I never
discussed the loan with anyone in
the RFC. In short I had nothing
to do with the granting of the
loan"
/ Met by reporters as he left
the Presidents Office, Mr.. Boyle
said he discussed several things
with the President including the
charges against him.
He added that his weekend
statement covered the situation
completely.
Asked of Truman's Reaction.
Reminded that Mr.. Truman has
twice told news conferences he
was looking into the Post-Dis-
patch charges, Mr.. Boyle WIS
asked the Presidents reaction to
his statement.
II never speak for the Presi-
dent" he said. But he added,
I've always conducted myself SO
as never to embarrass my family
or the President. I've always con-
Quoted myself honorably."
He was then asked if he had
any intention of resigning, and he
said emphatically he did not.
Mr.. Boyle also was asked about
a Post-Dispatch story of Satur-
day that he played an important
role in an attempt to gain control
of a Government-owned nickel
plant in Cuba. The newspaper said
those associated with Mr.. Boyle
in this were James P. Finnegan,
then Internal Revenue Collector
for st. Louis; Rex Jacobs, Detroit
manufacturer, and E. Merl Young
of Washington.
No Part in Deal.
The PoSt-Dispatch said the deal
fell through when they were UNI
able to interest Shields and Co..
a Chicago brokerage firm, in in
vesting 81 million in the project.
Mr.. Boyle said he had known
(See BOYLE, Page A-2.)