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personally as to matters con-
corning the staff and the work
of the subcommittee.
(g) That neither the Demo-
cratic National Committee nor
any person or group other than
an agency of the United States
Senate has had or will have
any influence on his duties and
actions as a member of the sub
committee, and that no other
member Of the subcommittee has
been orkWill be so infiuepced.
Influence on Election Denied.
81. Senator Mccarthy wrote
to Chairman Gillette on jan
uary 4, 1852, asking: "the simple
question of whether or not you
have ordered the investigators
to restrict their investigation to
matters having to do with elec-
tions, or whether their investiga-
tions extend into fields having
nothing whatsoever to do with
either my election or the elec-
ton Of any other Senator"
%. Chairman Gillette replied
to Senator Mccarthy by letter
dated January 10, 1852, inform
ing him that the staff Of the
subcommittee had Just sub
mitted report on the legal
question raised by Senator Nc
Carthy. that this was being
studied, and the subcommittee
would then determine what ac-
ton, If any, they would take.
%. Because Senator Mccarthy
questioned the jurisdiction of
the subcommittee, the subcom-
mittee adopted a. resolution, APP
proved by majority Of the Com
mittee on Rules and Administra-
ton. that Senator Mccarthy be
requested to bring to the floor
OF the Senate a motion to dis
charge the Subcommittee on
Privileges and Elections.
"a. Senator Hayden, chairman
OF the Committee on Rules and
Administration, informed SEN
ator Mccarthy that the purpose
would be to test the Jurisdiction
and integrity of the members
OF the subcommittee.
Discharge Approved.
IS. Under the date OF March
81. 1852, Senator Mccarthy
wrote to Senator Hayden, chair
man of the parent Committee on
Rules and Administration, that
he thought it improper to dis
charge the subcommittee for the
following reasons:
"The Elections subcommittee
unqueStionably has the power
and, when complaint is made, the
duty to investigate any improper
conduct on the part of Mccarthy
or any other Senator in a SEN
atorial election.
The subcommittee has spent
tens OF thousands of dollars and
nearly q year making the most
painstaking investigation Of my
part in the Maryland election,
as well as my campaigns in Wis
consin. The subcommittee's task
Is not finished until it reports tc
the Senate the result of that in
vestigation. namely, whether they
found such misconduct on the
part of Mccarthy in either his
own campaigns or in the Tdyings
campaign to warrant his expul-
sion from the Senate.
II note the subcommittee's
request that the integrity of the
subcommittee be passed upon
AS you know, the sole question OF
the integrity of the subcommit-
tee concerned its right to spend
vast sums of money investigating
the life Of Mccarthy from birth
to date without any authority
| to do so from the Senate. How
ever. the vote on that question
cannot affect the Mccarthy in
vestigation, in that the COM
mittee for a year has been look
ing into every possible phase OF
McCarthy's life. including ar
investigation of those who con.
tributed to my unsuccessful 1914
campaign.
t "As you know, I wrote Senate,
Gillette, chairman Of the sub.
committee, that ! considered thi.
a completely dishonest handling
Of taxpayers money. I felt thai
the Elections Subcommittee hat
no authority to go into matter,
other than elections unless tn,
Senate instructed it to do so
However, 1t is obvious that In.
sofar as Mccarthy is concerned
/ this is now a moot question, be,
cause the staff has alread,
painstakingly and diligently in.
vestigated every nook and cram,
Of my life from birth to date
Every possible lead on McCarth.
was investigated. Nothing tina
could be investigated was lef
uninvestigated. The staff's sour
rilous report. which consisted O
i cleverly twisted and distortes
facts, was then leaked to th
left-wing elements of the pres
and blazoned across the Natiol
In an attempt to further smea
Mccarthy.
"A vote Of confidence in th
| subcommittee would be q vot,
on whether or not it had th'
7 right, without authority from tn
Senate. but merely on the reQues
of one Senator lin this case
Senator Benton) to make a thor
ough and complete investigation
of the entire life Of another Sen
ator. A vote to uphold the sub
committee would mean that tn
Senate accepts and approves thi
precedent and makes 1t bindin
on the Elections Subcommittee
In the future. %
"A vote against tl1ej subcofn
! unittee could not undo what th