Evening star., 1951-02-23
Witnesses Face Quiz
Tuesday on Buffers S
Campaign Literature

Witnesses with knowledge of
Senator Buffers campaign litera-
ture will be called first when Sen
ators resume their public hearings
Tuesday into Millard E. Tydings'
charges of scurrilous, lying and
illegal tactics in the. Maryland
election.
The first to be called as a result
of Mr.. Tydings' testimony Tues
day probably will be William H.
Fedder. Baltimore printer. said to
have been hired by the Butler
headquarters to distribute a four
page, pre- election tabloid, de-
scribed by Mr.. Tydings as false
and libelous.
The witnesses. who were re-
quested, rather than subpoenaed,
to appear, include John M. Jonkel.
Chicago public relations counsel,
who managed Senator Buffers
successful campaign. Mr.. Jonkel
told reporters later he assumed
full responsibility for the publica-
ton.
Butler Aide to Testify.
To testify also is Frank Smith,
chief editorial writer for the
Times Herald at time of the cam
paign, and now MIR. Buffers ad-
ministrative assistant. Mr.. Tyd-
ings charged that Mr.. Smith ad-
mitted taking a picture for the
tabloid and was rewarded by the
Senator with a $10.000-a-year job.
The former Senator told the
subcommittee that the Times
Herald printed 100000 copies of
the tabloid at half of the cost,
and thus made an "unaccounted-
for" contribution to "help spread
its own lies"
The pictures purported to show
Mr.. Tydings in friendly association
with Earl, Browder, former Com
munist leader. Mr.. Smith was
quoted in the Baltimore Evening
Sun as saying the picture was
made up in the Times-Herald
Office. He added there was mo
effort to deceive anyone" since
the picture was described in the
caption as a composite"
Mccarthy Aide Also Called.
Requested to appear also is Miss
Jean Karr. an employe of the
Office of Senator Mccarthy. Re
publican. of Wisconsin. who was
said to have taken material from
Senator McCarthy's Office to the
Butler headquarters.
This occurred after a Senate
committee, headed by Mr.. Tyd-
ings, dismissed charges by Senator
cCarthy of Communism in the
State Department.
Additional early witnesses listed
by the subcommittee after an ex-
ecutive session yesterday were At
torney Perry Patterson. represent
ing the Times-He and Edward
B. Freeman and John Purnell,
officers of the Young Democrats
for Butler Committee.
The four members Of the sub
committee will meet Monday
afternoon with the full subcom-
mittee on privileges and elections
to discuss the conduct of the in
vestigation.
Another Witness Faces Call.
Chairman Monroney, Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma of the investi-
eating group said later witness
will be Roscoe Simmons, colored
an editorial writer for the Chi
cago Tribune. who also writes for
the Times-Herald.
Mr.. Tydings said Mr.. Simmons
worked out of the Butler head
quarters and "brazenly' used the
names of Maryland ''ecclesiastics'
on campaign literature without
being authorized to do so.
The former Senator quoted Col
Robert Mccormick of the Chicago
Tribune, which owns the Times
Herald, as saying the Maryland
election was won by Senator But
ler "preponderately" through the
work of the Times-Herald, Mrs
Ruth Mccormick Miller, the ed
itor, and Mr.. Simmons.