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FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND USE The undersigned believe that you, as a responsible individual interested in truth will want to read the attached document refuting a Statewide political smear designed to portray Edmund G, (Est Brown, District Attorney of San Francisco and Democratic nominee for orney Ueneral, as a "leftist." The document categorically destroys each of four separate allegations on the following subjects; (1) Pat Brown's letter on the Bridges deportation case; (2) mem~ bership in the Lawyers' Guild; (3) assistance in arranging a banquet in 1916 for the then Secretary of Commerce, and former Vice President of the United States, Henry A. Wallace; (4) alleged support of a "Salute to Young America" Banquet. The allegations against Mr. Brown first emerged as a political document whose sponsors, through elementary inquiry, could have determined the baseless nature of this attempt to impugn his loyalty and integrity. Following the original circulation of the "leftist" canard, it was reproduced last week as a "Special Report Dealing with Communism" in a scurrilous handbill dis- tributed by "Alert", a "confidential" newsletter whose Los Angeles publisher isa campaign associate of Mr. Shattuck, and appears at public meetings with him. The nandbill is being mailedto thousands of persons in envelopes bearing no return address. MR. SHATTUCK HIMSELF IS EMBRACING THIS DEFAMATORY MATERIAL AND GIVING UTTERANCE TO IT IN lf1S CAMPAIGN TALKS. In our view--and we believe in the view of thinking citizens--the conduct and actions of Mr. Brown's opponent and his allies pose this question: Would Itr. Shattuck, as Attorney General--the State's chief law enforcement officer _-have the same reckless disregard of TRUTH in matters affecting YOUR reputation, if by so doing he could advance his own political fortunes? Although we have no desire to play into the hands of Mr. Brown's opponent by giv- ine further circulationto this smear, we believe that you as a leader of public opin- ion, should have the facts. You are privileged to use this statement, and the accom- panying documentary proof of Mr. Brown's victimization, in any manner that you deem appropriate. — Sincerely, HENRY G. BODKIN, SR., Los Angeles HUGH McKEVITT, San Francisco HONORABLE HUGH BURNS, Fresno SIG NYLANDER, San Francisco (Chairman, State Senate Committee on Un-American Activities) LLOYD F. OLESON, Ventura (Past National Commander. Disabled GEORGE CREEL, San Francisco American Veterans) FREDERICK DOCKWEILER, Los Angeles HONORABLE JOHN W. PRESTON, Los Angeles (Former Associate Justice, California EMMETT DOHERTY, Los Angeles State Supreme Court) HONORABLE CHESTER GANNON, Sacramento HONORABLE PETER J. SHIELDS, Sacramento (Dean of the Sacramento County EON HAPIELL, Stockton Superior Court bench, retired) (Past Commander, Department of California, American Legion)