Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-05-08 | Page 2 | Ohio Primaries under Scrutiny

OHIO PRIMARIES UNDER SCRUTINY WASHINGTON May 8 1 UP I Chairman Gillette D. D Iowa reported reported reported re re- re- re ported Wednesday that the senate campaign investigating committee had received complaints of the Improper use of state patronage and unreasonable expenditures in connection with willi Ohio's Democratic and Republican senatorial maries Gillette said the committee was considering the complaints but had not yet decided whether to send agents to Ohio He did not disclose who made the charges The committee chairman said his group also had received numerous numer ous complaints regarding Florida's Florida's Florida's Flori Flori- das da's Democratic senatorial primary yesterday but had found them unworthy unworthy unworthy un un- un- un worthy of investigation He said that investigators have gone to New Jersey to study very serious charges that the W P A there had been engaged in political cal activity The committee investigation of complaints about the Maryland senatorial primaries may be completed completed completed com com- by the end of this week Gillette declared Nothing of a substantial nature he added has been gathered by committee agents either on those charges or complaints complaints complaints com com- plaints regarding retarding the campaign in Maryland of Thomas E. E Dewey only candidate entered in the presidential presidential presidential preference primary