Show BALLOT CHARGE IN PHILADELPHIA TO BE PROBED House Committee on onS S Hearings as i Are Issued United u run Frew WASHINGTON Nov 16 The 16 The house special campaign 1 fund nd committee commit tee today decided to hold hearings in Philadelphia tomorrow and Friday on allegations of ot irregularities in the recent elections Phillip C. C Crook acting sergeant sergeant- arms at of the house was given four requiring officials of the Philadelphia Republican city com committee corn com and of the Pennsylvania Republican Republican Re Re- publican state committee to appear as witnesses when the hearings open in the federal building tomorrow Crook will turn the over overto overto overto to the United States marshal in Philadelphia Phil Phil- adelphia for service Those named as witnesses are S Chairman Joseph W. W Hazlett and Treasurer John J. J McKinley of the Republican city committee and Chairman n Edward Marlin Martin and Treasurer TreasUrer Treasurer Treas Treas- Blakely D D. McCaughn J of the state committee I Chairman Ragon Bagon of the house committee com corn said numerous complaints had been received from froni Philadelphia in addition to those received from S. S Davis Wilson previously described as a committee investigator but who Ragon said is not on the committees committee's payrolls The election of Senator Davis CR R. R Pa is sto to be contested by his defeated defeated de de- de- de Democratic opponent Law Law- rence H. H Rupp Should evidence indicating in irregularities in the senatorial sen atonal contest come into his committees committees committee's committees committee's commit commit- tees tee's hand Ragon said it will be referred referred re re- re t to Chairman Howell of the senate committe investigating Ragon said that his committee also will h hold ld hearings at Wilmington Del on alleged irregularities there Ragon also revealed that his committee corn com had heard heam some ome complaints of alleged irregularities in the first Tennessee congressional district but has not yet studied them nor decided I whether hearings will be held in connection connection con con- with them 4 |