Evening star., 1954-10-30
Kerr Fears Censure
Action May Tie Up
Senate Rest Of Year
!. BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Senator Kerr, Democrat, Of
Oklahoma said today the Senate
may take the rest Of the year
to dispose of the Mccarthy GEN.
sure issue when it meets on the
matter in special session starting
November 8.
A special committee headed by
Senator Watkins, Republican. OF
Utah has recommended that
Senator Mccarthy be censured
on three counts. Its report to-
the Senate accused Senator Nc
Carthy of contempt Of Senate
Elections subcommittee in 1852,
vulgar denunciation Of Senator
Hendrickson, Republican, OF New
Jersey and abuse of. Brig. Gen.
Ralph w Zwicker in question
ing him as witness.
Senator Mccarthy himself said
yesterday he believes a majority
of the Senate will vote to censure
him because, he said, "very few"
members will go into the Novem-
Der 8 session with an open
mind"
To Study Arguments.
In an interview, Senator Kerr
said he will study the arguments
on the censure issue before an
nouncing how he will vote on it.
He said he believes the length
of the Senate meeting will de-
pend mainly on "how long Sem
ator Mccarthy and his support
ers decide to keep us in session."
While Senator Mccarthy told
a newsman II am not going to
defend myself before the Sem
ate." he declared he would
speak at length on the Senate
floor on each censure charge.
He said he wanted ito make
record so the American people
will know what the Senate is
doing" ........
Senator Kerr said he expects
"quite a little speech making"
and that it could take any
where from three weeks to the
end of the year" to bring the
censure matter to vote.
Senator Mccarthy has de-
clined to say how long he thinks
it will take. Some Mccarthy
supporters in the Senate have
said privately vote before
Thanksgiving Day is not likely,
and that it might be nearer
Christmas.
3D. Four General Groups.
In predicting the Senate will
vote to censure him, Senator
Mccarthy said he expects a ma
jority against him will be made
up of four general groups of
Senators. He listed these as:
Il. The Flanders-Lehman type
who f4.lt those who fight COM
munism." Senator Flanders. Re-
publican, of Vermont drafted
the original censure resolution
which went to the Watkins
committee; Senator Mccarthy
and Senator Lehman, Democrat
Of New York, have frequently
tangled in Senate debate.
SO. The Watkins type, who
are afraid of what the news
papers may say about iethem If
they don't oppose Mccarthy" = /
'3. The johnson group. who
dislike Mccarthy because they
feel 1 pinned the Communist
label on Democrats. MCCARTHY
contends Senator Edwin c.
Johnson, Democrat, of Colorado,
vice chairman of the Watkins
committee. was prejudiced
against him during the hearingsJ
a. Self-styled liberals on the
Republican side"
In Rutland, VT. Senator Flan-
ders said last night he "agrees"
with Senator Mccarthy. Republi-
can, of Wisconsin that the Sem
ate will vote to censure Senator
Mccarthy at its November 8 ses-
sion.
Flanders said he is not sure
what affect censure vote would
have. His motion for censure of
the Junior Wisconsin Senator
touched Off the Watkins commit
tee investigation of Mccarthy.
If censure is approved. Senator
Flanders said, Senator Nc
Carthy's position in the Senate
will definitely be different from
the past. but exactly what the
difference will be is uncertain"