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4 es 3 Varshall ecneented and was viven two dallotse - one prepared by Nevicon's supportera and the cther dby the Communtat~dcominated orcup. Marshall proposed that inetead of using either that both be ueed os a guide crc thet ~he renders vote cna blank sheet :f paper, which wae done, Yavieon alleged that the Con- muntstes attempted te tnfluenice the Veoroea te volte acgotnst here Sha atated that she hod a “tsonesten with Varakel? about a week hefore the election, ct which tire she exclained to him the trouble they were hevter rtith Commuttsts. "e allecedly tol* her te xnew the “omruntsta rere trying te nove into the vartoua chapters cf the VAA"" and especially on the "act fie Coast. Me reportedly urge! Teutecn te have a showedern float mits the “ommuntats. "e annrcred gutite sympathetic and interested tn the proble», “autson adutsed she later learned thet ‘“ershall ales had a conference with Ser cpporents, with whor “arshell waa quite frtendly. ‘he was of the spinton that these Communtate gwave’ the optnten cf ‘arshall ecatnst her. (100-195-47~35) The Jantiary 2, 1944, fesue of the “etl, “orker can- tatued the “tret of @ geries cf articles dy “ugene Fordanr on whet had been done about the envace of the Auguat proce rf .te tn Farlem the preacedtin year, “4 number of pecale ivare Itetec ae havtn~ heen tnterutered to sect neterfal fer the articles and YVershall’s nawe was tneludet aasiy ther. he ylat of the crtteles mas that the causes <f tha race rictes vere gttll present. (160-135-34-4) The Yew York fAnsterdon “eos, a Neqr: newspaper, in- dtoated on Jonuary 20, 19¢5, *hat /4+torney Nonald “rt chten, Yorner deputy tn charge of the “PA @rea rent afftee in rari eon, had Neen pemcved from Ats poet the preceding merck, “’n tnforaant satd thet richton mes definitely a fellow traveler and quite peesthly a memher cf the “ommuntst Perty, ?2 erticle tin this yaper guoted "hyreocd Marehell as etating in a letter te Chester Yormler, then national PA adrintstrator, “"he renoval cf? the only Ferns servine as a rent dtrecter in Neaton 2, or s¢ for as ‘re know the omiy one in the country, ratses a sertous question as te the real rececn for his rerous le” “arshall wae further gueted cs etoting fn the letter *hot Mr. Crtehten "oosseases to a Atoh degree the quali “{cattons cencrrclly regarded as destreble fcr such an administrative offtce. ‘fr. Crichton te a Yeore. Tt te obvtous thet any covernmental cetton tn an area which tneludee Rarlenr has a direct effect up n race rela*tona, not only tn the area involued tut throughcut the country.” (100~187987~16) The weekly intellt rence summary of the /rvy Service Topees, Seadquarters Kirst Service Command, Sn ston, “Massachusetts, fer the meek ending Fehruory 15, 146, contains an ttem from a frurce described ce# "ecmpletely. reltable" that “hurcocd Yorahall, as lecel representative of the Yew York VASCP Veorquarters, held -3-