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the pockets Of the taxpayers and
turning the loot over to the
Democrat National Committee"
(e) That "if one Of the ad-
ministration. lackies were chair
man Of this committee, I would
not waste the time or energy to
write and point out the commit
tees complete dishonesty"
% That instead of obtaining
the necessary power from the
Senate, ''your committee decided
to spend tens OF thousands Of
dollars of taxpayers money to
aid Benton in his smear attack
upon Mccarthy"
g. That Il cannot understand
your being willing to label Guy
Gillette as a man who will head
a committee which is stealing
from the pockets of the Ameri-
can taxpayer tens Of thousands
of dollars and then using this
money to protect the Democrat
Party from the political effect
Of the exposure Of Communists
in Government"
(h) That ito take it upon
yourself to hire a horde of in
vestigators and spend tens Of
thousands Of dollars without any
authorization from the Senate is
labelling your Elections subcom-
mittee even more dishonest than
was the Tydings committee"
Gillette Makes Reply.
13. Chairman Gillette replied
to Senator Mccarthy by letter Of
December 6, 1851, stating that
the subcommittee did not seek
its unpleasant task, but that since
Senate Resolution 1877 was re-
ferred by the Senate to the Com
mittee on Rules and Administra-
ton, and by it to its subcom-
mittee on privileges and elec-
tions, It's duty was clear and
would be discharged "in a spirit
OF utmost fairness to all con-
cerned and to the Senate"
IA. In the same letter, Chair
man Gillette informed Senator
McC Carthy. your information as
to the use, OF a large staff and
the expenditure of, q large sum
Of money In Investigations re-
lative to the resolution is, of
course, erroneous" r
Is. BY letter from Senator
Mccarthy to Chairman Gillette
dated December z. 1851, in
formation ! was requested Of the
number and salaries Of employees
of the subcommittee.
16. Chairman Gillette gave
this information to Senator Nc
Carthy under date of December
IL. 1851.
II. Under date of December
10, 1851, Senator Mccarthy
wrote to Chairman Gillette stat
ing that: "the full committee
appointed you chairman Of an
Elections Subcommittee, but
gave you no power whatsoever
to hire investigators and spend
vast amounts Of money to make
Investigations having nothing to
do with elections. Again, may
have an answer to my ques-
tions as to why you feel you are
entitled to spend the taxpayers
money to do the work of the
Democratic National Commit
tee."
lS. In the same letter, Senator
McCarthy stated: "You and
every member of your subcom-
mittee who Is responsible for
spending vast amounts Of money
to hire investigators, pay their
travelling expenses, ETC., on mat
ters not concerned with elec-
tions, is just as dishonest as
though he or she picked the
pockets of the taxpayers and
turned the loot over to the DEM
ocratic Committee"
Fail to Give information Hit.
10. In the same letter, Sen
ator Mccarthy stated: II Won
der If ] might have a frank
honest answer to all the Ques-
tions covered in my letter o1
December z. Certainly as a
member Of the Eules Committee
and as q member of the Senate
am entitled to this information
Your failure to give this infor.
nation highlights the fact thai
your subcommittee is not con.
cerned with dishonesty spend
the taxpayers money and usine
your subcommittee as an arm o1
the Democratic National Com.
mittee."
20. On December 81. 1851
Chairman Gillette wrote Senator
Mccarthy. advising him as fol
lows:
| ta) IT shall be very glad Il
give you such information as
have or go with you. If you 81
desire, to rooms occupied by th'
subcommittee and aid you in Sc
curing any facts that are ther'
| available, relative to the EN-
ployes Of the subcommittee o.
their work" and stating furthe
| that:
4 tbl Previous correspondence
had been printed In the publi'
press, even before receipt b.
Chairman Gillette.
(c) That 1t was improper II
discuss matters pertaining t,
pending litigation In the publi'
press.
(d That q meeting Of tn
subcommittee was being GALES
for January Z. 1852. to conside
; the Benton resolution.
(e) That If Senator McCarth,
cared to appear before the sub
committee. he would be. glad t
. make the necessary arrange
, ments as to time and place
~ That he would be glad +
! confer with Senator McCarth