The Pittsburgh Press (October 31, 1944)
PAGOP’s head called in booklet quiz
Senate investigates story about Hillman
Washington (UP) –
Senate Campaign Expenditures Subcommittee today called on Chairman Harvey Taylor of the Pennsylvania State Republican Committee to testify on distribution of campaign literature linking President Roosevelt with Chairman Sidney Hillman of the CIO Political Action Committee.
The committee sought to determine whether the Pennsylvania GOP organization played a part in the reported distribution of three to five million copies of a pamphlet reprinted from an article entitled “Hillman Takes Over the New Deal.” The original article appeared in the Trades Union News of Philadelphia, published by George Simmons.
Mr. Simmons and S. E. Blodgett, auditor of the R. H. Donnelly Company, which was said to have contracted to distribute the pamphlets, were called to testify along with Mr. Taylor.
Jack Kroll of Columbus, Ohio (CIO regional director for Cincinnati), was also summoned to appear in connection with the publication of another pamphlet, this one attacking Senator Robert A. Taft (R-OH) and urging his defeat.