Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-06

in her libel suit against Mortimer and
Lait. which is public record, with re-
gard to whom she had in mind when she
delivered the Declaration" and other
incongruities in her testimony. But I
refrained from doing this as did also
with regard to her well-known associa-
ton with DR.. Esther Brunnauer, also
referred to in her libel dispositions.
Had wished to make Senator Nc
earthly the issue, could have COM
mented daily on the progress of the
hearings. making particular reference
to the principals involved. I served
with the Senate Investigating Commit
tee during the entire Fort Monmouth
Investigations, as well as the Peress
case, and could have made justif1able
and appropriate comment. But again,
refrained from doing so, believing as
still do, that the issue of Americanism
as against internationalism is far more
important and certainly more construc-
tive than any issue based on person.
alities. Indeed, my only reference to
the hearings was the observation that,
in my Judgment, the Army Carthy
hearings constituted, deliberate effort
to destroy Senator Mccarthy and to
use him as means Of splitting the
Republican Party in order to lay the
groundwork for another New Deal
administration in 1856. Whether or not
this observation is correct will be deter
mined to a large extent by this years
congressional contests.
believe also that certain facts of the
Maine campaign deserve mention and
consideration in any objective evalua-
ton of significances. campaigned only
81 months instead Of months as is
ordinarily done in Maine primary
race. spent $4,000 as against $4,000
$4,000 ordinarily spent in Statewide
contest. The record will show that for
mer Senator Owen Brewster and Sem
ator Frederick G. Payne, Republican,
both spent at least this amount in their
senatorial campaigns in 1852. was
offered $25, 900 by man who identified
himself as "Mr. James Hill' Of Wash
ington, D. c., not to file my primary
nomination petitions on April 10. He
said he represented group who would
like to see my opponent get free
ride" Later, a week before the election,
some one from out of State circulated
$4,000 pieces OF anti-Semitic literature
through Maine in an effort to embar-
rass me and, believe, Senator Nc
Carthy.
Columnists Doris Fleeson and Thomas
L. Stokes commented on the Maine
election, but their observations were
based on secondhand reports and
therefore inaccurate. Would you not
agree the only accurate test Of Nc
Carthyism will come In 1858 when Sen
ator Mccarthy, himself, stands for re-
election? Then and only then will the
popularity Of Mccarthy and his obiec-
tives to expose Communists in the
United States Government and defense
industries be accurately measured.
1t is generally agreed by Maine polit-
ical analysts that McCarthyism was
never an issue in the campaign. My
opponent tried to make it the issue on
election eve when she appeared on
Drew Parsons program. but again
most Maine people will tell you that
it was only another back-handed slap
at Senator Mccarthy and had no in
huence on the voters.
Frankly. attribute my defeat to not
being well enough known State wide
and having too little time and money
to make myself and my program Of