The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-15
New Jersey Nominee Cancels Campaign Talk;
Cause May Be Story Linking Sister With Reds

NEWARK, NJ. R-Republican
senatorial nominee Clifford p.
Case, after a round Of conferences
with top COP officials. last night
cancelled his three campaign ap-
pearances for the evening without
an explanation.
His talks with party officials and
aides, on Wednesday night and
yesterday, came in the wake of a
newspaper story mentioning his
sister, Miss Adelaide Case.
In its Thursday editions, the
Newark-Star Ledger quoted Bella
V. Dodd as saying she once knew
an Adelaide Case in several groups
which purportedly were Commu-
mist fronts. Miss Dodd was further
quoted by the newspaper as saying
the woman was not Communist
party member.
Case was not available for COM
ment on the cancellations of his
three speeches.
Miss Dodd, who has appeared
as a government witness in various
federal loyalty probes, is former
member of the National Commit
tee of the Communist party.
After the newspaper story ap-
peared, Miss Dodd told newsmen
she did not know whether the AIDE
laide Case she referred to was
related to the senatorial candidate.
And Case issued a brief state
ment which read in its entirety:
81 have seen the story in the
Newark Star-Ledger. This is gut
ter politics at its worst. My politi-
cal enemies have shown they will
stop at nothing in their effort to
destroy me and my family. It will
be answered fully"
The New York Herald Tribune
quotes what it calls a report from
ranking Republican as saying,
"There is a strong possibility this
is case of mistaken identity !. :"
Cases sister Adelaide, AZ, is a
physical education instructor at
the exclusive Kingswod School at
Cranbrook, Mich, near Detroit.
A school spokesman said she had
left for New York. He told news
men she joined the faculty this
year. She holds a bachelor of arts
degree from Bucknell, he said, and
later did work at Smith College
and at Teachers College of Co
lumbia University. Miss Case
could not be reached for COM
ment.
The Star-Ledger is an independ-
ent newspaper which supports
President Eisenhower and usually
supports Republican candidates. In
its story about Adelaide Case, the
newspaper referred to remarks
made Wednesday by Sen. Joseph
R. Mccarthy (R-Wis) concerning
the COP senatorial nominee.
Mccarthy, at a news conference
in Washington, said he was sup
porting all Republican senatorial
candidates with one exception
Case. Early in the campaign, Case
issued statement saying that if
elected he would vote to remove
Mccarthy as chairman, or as a
member, of the Committee on Gov
eminent Operations.
The Wisconsin senator said his
reason for not supporting Case had
nothing to do with the latter's
campaign statement. Rather, he
said, it was because of "other
reasons I think will be made pub
lie before election"
There was no indication from
Mccarthy as to what material he
was referring to. However, the
Star-Ledger quoted sources close
to the Wisconsin legislator" that
part of McCarthy's statement con-
cerned reports that Miss Case
chad been active in Communist
front organizations
Case is opposed in the Senate
race by Democrat Charles r. How
ell, who issued statement refer
ring to Mccarthy and saying 81
won't tolerate any back street
campaign in New Jersey" An
aide later said the statement also
was aimed at the reports mention
| ing Miss Case. Howell himself de-
clared he wanted ito win on the
issues"
Cases Candidacy is onnosed NV