Evening star., 1951-04-10
|Tydings Insists
Butler Failed 10
|Disown Photo
Draws Line at Fakes
And Deliberate Lies,
Ex-senator Declares
By w. H. Shippen

Fighting mad, Millard E. Tyd-
Iings resumed the stand today and
charged John Marshall Butler,
his successful Republican oppo-
nent, with lack of manhood in his
failure to stop deliberate lies"
which were circulated in the
Maryland campaign last Novem-
ber.
Mr.. Tydings was especially
exercised over the campaign
tabloid. From the Record" which
published a photograph purport-
ing to show him in intimate con-
versation with Earl Browder,
former Communist leader.
Mr.. Tydings told a Senate sub
committee that Senator Butler
knew of this tabloid before it was
distributed, and that he refused
to stop it and accused him, in a
newspaper interview, of whining"
because part of his record had
been exposed.
Mr.. Tydlngs made it clear he
had no quarrel with any legiti-
lQate editorial comment on his
record as a public servant, how
ever unfriendly it might be. He
declared he drew the line, however,
at the circulation of faxed pho
tographs and deliberate lies
Will Keep on Complaining.
II am complaining and I will
keep on complaining" Mr.. Tyd-
ings declared heatedly, land this
isn't going to be the end of my
complaints"
Senator Butler who won the
election by an impressive majority
appeared at the opening session
on February 20. He declared Mr.
Tydings was making an unwar-
ranted personal attack on him.
What I resent most" Mr.. Tyd-
ings said under cross examination
today, was that when I publicly
charged that the false photograph
was being circulated against me,
Mr.. Butler did not rise up like q
man and disassociate himself with
the publication"
Subcommittee Chairman Mon
roney, Democrat, of Oklahoma,
asked Mr.. Tydings If he knew
whether Senator Butler ever had
publicly diSclaimed responsibility
for the tabloid.
mo. He allowed it to remain q
cloud on my reputation until the
last vote was counted" Mr.. Tyd-
ings replied. $3.50
/ Majority Counsel Edward A.
McDermott asked Mr.. Tydings
about a letter which he sent to
the Senate last week. in which he
formally charged that Mr.. Butler
and his campaign aides had
broken Maryland and Federal
laws.
Have you any additional evi-
dence to offer on this point?" the
counsel asked.
Campaign Contributions Discussed
mot at this moment" Mr.. Ty-
d1ngs replied. Mr.. McDermott
pointed out that Mr.. Tydings had
referred to substantial contribu-
tions which had been received and
spent without passing through the
hands of the campaign treasurer,
Cornelius Mundy, Baltimore at
torney.
Mr.. Tydings said that you will
find in the statement made
from the stand on February 20
that charged that substantial
sums had not been properly re-
tported."
Mr.. Tydings said that the tes-
timony of Jon M. Jonkel, cam
paign manager, later substanti-
ated this charge. Mr.. Jonkel tes-
titled that he spent about $4,000
in the closing days of the cam
paign to keep bill collectors "off
my neck"
The additional contributions
were reported to the Senate by
Senator Butler several days after
the public hearings opened. The
sums were listed by Mr.. Jonkel in
a letter to Mr.. Mundy in February.
Mr.. Mundy declined to make
the report as treasurer because,
he said, he had no previous knowl-
ledge Of the transactions. Mr..
Mundy forwarded a copy of Mr..
Jonkel's letter to Senator Butler
and the latter transmitted this to
the Senate.
when did you first hear of the
tabloid?" asked Senator Mon
roney. Mr.. Tydings replied that
a friend had told him in conf
dence that "a faxed picture will
be sprung on you in the closing
days OF the campaign which may
ruin you"
The witness said this occurred
some 10 days before the election,
and he would be glad to furnish
(See RTJTI,EP pace A-cN