Evening star., 1951-08-19
Mccarthy 10 File
Report on Role
In Butler Race
Senator Expected to
Defend Activity as
In Nations Interest

A report seeking to justify his
activities in the Maryland Sena-
torial election last fall as in the
national interest was reported be-
ing drafted yesterday by Senator
cCarthy, Republican, of Wis
consin.
The report may be submitted to
the Senate Rules Committee and
perhaps to the Senate tomorrow.
That will be within the deadline
lgiven Senator Mccarthy for filing
a minority report to one submitted
by the Senate Privileges and Elec-
ltions subcommittee describing the
Wisconsin Republicans part in
the Maryland election as con-
tributing to "a despicable, back
street" type of campaign.
The report by the flve-member
subcommittee - three Democrats
and two Republicans-was ap-
proved by the Senate Rules Com
mittee. However, the Rules Com
mittee held up the report to give
Senator Mccarthy time to prepare
his views. /,
'Whitewash' War Charged.
Senator Mccarthy, a member Of
the Rules Committee. took an
active interest in the Maryland
election in which the veteran
Democratic Senator Millard Tyd-
lings was defeated by political
newcomer, Senator Butler, Re-
publican, in one of the Nations
major election upSetS.
His opposition to Senator Tyd-
ings stemmed from last years
Senate investigation Of the Nc
Carthy charges that Communists
and fellow travellers had infll-
trated the State Department. A
Senate Foreign Relations subcom-
) mittee investigated and reported
no basis for the Mccarthy charge
! and Senator Mccarthy said it
was "a whitewash."
! Senator Mccarthy who said to
be taking the position in his re-
port that the Tydings investiga-
) ton had made the Maryland elec-
, tion a national issue and that no
American could be considered an
+ outsider for taking part in it.
Blistering Criticism Expected.
o Senator Mccarthy was said to
to be preparing a blistering criti-
cism of the subcommittee that
Investigated the Maryland elec-
e tion, and particularly for the two
4 Republican members - Senators
!. Margaret Chase Smith of Maine
:. and Hendrickson of New Jersey.
|, 1t was reported that he would say
J, they should have disqualified
themselves since they had joined
in a declaration of conscience"
= which Mrs. Smith read last sum-
= mer on the Senate floor attack
ing, in effect, Senator Mccarthy
for the charges he had made.
Fl The Maryland election was
, investigated by a subcommittee
headed by Senator Monroney.
Democrat, of Oklahoma. The
other member was Senator Hen
Inings, Democrat. of Missouri.
Chairman Gillette joined in ap-
proving the report before it was
sent from the Privileges and Elec-
tionS subcommittee to the Rules
Committee.
One result of the subcommit-
: tees report was a resolution by
Senator Benton, Democrat, of
!, Connecticut. calling on the Senate
: to expel Senator Mccarthy for
!: his part in the Maryland election.
That resolution has been re-
!, ferred to the Privileges and Elec-
!. tionS subcommittee. Chairman
Gillette said yesterday no date has
! been set to consider it since the
I subcommittee already has sched-
uled an investigation of the Ohio
!, senatorial election, and hearings
1 on remedial legislation to bar such
: things as the use of scurrilouS and
7 defamatory literature in election
campaigns. The use of such litera-
ture was one of the charges made
by Mr.. Tydings in filing a COM
plant against the election Of
Senator Butler.
The subcommittee did not chal-
lenge Senator Buffers right to a
seat despite the scathing criticism
OF tactics used in the election.
Senator Butler promised when the
report was made public more than
two weeks ago to make reply on
the Senate floor.