Evening star., 1951-08-08
Benton Move 10 Gust
Mccarthy Referred 10
Senate Elections Unit

Senate Elections Unit
The Senate Rules Committee
today referred to its Privileges
and Elections Subcommittee a
resolution asking the unseating of
Senator Mccarthy, Republican, of
Wisconsin for his activities in last
falls Maryland senatorial cam
paign.
This action was taken at Rules
Committee meeting at which a
report criticiZing the tactics used
in the Maryland campaign was
approved.
The Mccarthy custer was Of
fered Monday by Senator Benton,
Democrat. of Connecticut, mem
ber of the Rules Committee.
Senator Gillette, Democrat, of
Iowa, chairman of the Privileges
and Elections Subcommittee, told
reporters after the Rules Commit
tees closed meeting that no date
was set for considering the Ben
ton resolution. Senator Benton
was not present at the meeting.
Whe<ry Attacks Move.
Earlier Senator Wherry, Repub-
lican, of Nebraska, accused the
Democratic National Committee of
inspiring the Mccarthy custer
move to take the heat" of its
own chairman.
A Senate Expenditures investi-
eating subcommittee voted yester-
day to look into charges that Will
liam M. Boyle jr., the Democratic
national chairman, had attempted
to influence Government loans or
contracts.
Mr.. Boyle has denied the
charges and said after a White
House conference Monday he will
remain as chairman until the 1852 |
party presidential nominating
convention.
Chairman Hoey said the inves-
tigating subcommittee would send
representatives to St. Louis to COL
lect evidence if necessary. The st.
Louis Post-Dispatch has charged
Boyle got $4,000 in fees from a I
printing company which received /
an RFC loan.
Mr.. Boyle has said he did legal
work for the firm prior to his ap-
polntment as party chairman. He
denied he exercised any influence
in connection with a loan.
Hoey Sees Hearings Possible.
Senator Hoey said that even if !,
there is nothing to the charges it
may be advisable to hold public
hearings to clear up the matter.
Senator Wherry, the Republican
floor leader. told a reporter he is
convinced the Benton resolution
against Senator Mccarthy is "en-
tirely inspired by the Democratic
National Committee.
All 1t was put in for was to off
set the attacks on Boyle" he de-
elared.
Charles Vandevander, Democra-
tic national publicity director, II
called Senator Wherry's charges
completely untrue" Mr.. Vande-
wander said Senator Benton noti-
f1ed the committee he was offering
the resolution, but the committee
had nothing to do with inspiring
or preparing it.
Mccarthy Agrees.
Senator Mccarthy told a re-
porter he agrees with Senator
Wherry that the Benton move was
made by the Democrats to take
attention away from their own
troubles.
Il think they are trying to take
attention away from what is COM
ing out of the McCarran commit
tee, where testimony shows that
Communists and fellow travellers
have influenced our foreign pol
ICY" Senator Mccarthy said.
He referred to a judiciary in
ternal security subcommittee
headed by Senator McCarran,
Democrat, of Nevada.
Senator Wherry said Senator
Benton's resolution was Intro ;
duced with the idea that you can
expel a man from the Senate un-
der rules which don't exist"
II a Senator's activities in be- 1
half OF colleagues and prospective
colleagues are to be investigated. ]
Senator Wherry said he thinks 4
I'VE ought to go into Connecticut {
and see what went on there" inIl
last years election when Senator :
Benton was elected to serve out h
the unexpired two years of Ray
mond E. Baldwin'S term. |.
I'VE also might find out a whole s
lot of things about Mr.. Boyle's {
activities in Senatorial cam
paigns,' - he added.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of
Virginia, who has demanded that :
President Truman either defend 8
Mr.. Boyle'S record or get him fired 7,
as national chairman, told a re- !
porter he is waiting to see what ]
the President has to say at
scheduled White House news con- s
ference tomorrow.