They argued that Calhoun Allen Jr., Shreveport, is a Repolilihan candidate for the Fourth Congressional seat held by Rep., Overton Brooks and that selec:t! tion of ail elector from that- !

• Het W null help the PenteexatiO cause In that race.

`Henry C. Sevier, Tallulah. objected to a $2000 contribution tol the Democratic, national party when such a resolution was offered by Reggie.

'Illegal and Immoral'

Ile objected again when Gravel suggested a compromise of $1000

'Inow and. if a committee deter!mines that it can be spared, another $1000 later.

Said Seviet: "I'm not going to vote to send money up there flo national Democratic head-

•quarters) to help elect some Northern Congressman that hates my guts and yours, too. When you throw that money In the pot, you don't know whose election they are going to use It for."

He charged that contributing

!state committee funds to the national party is "illegal and im- moral."

Sevier, a former Democratic na- tional committeeman. said he had no objection to contributions from the individual members but would fight against efforts to hand the national party any state committee funds. He asserted that he had often made personal contributions to the party.

Gravel Came hack: "I have a record of every single contribution to the Democratic party since 1952 and I haven't Seen any evidence that Mr. Sevier has contributed $1 personally."

'Have to MIMI&

Reggie, in the style of a bar; rister summing up his case, pre-. sented 4arguments aimed, at refut-' ing Sevier's claims that the pro-

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posed contribution et state committee funds would be neither legal nor moral.

Reggie also pointed out that

the Republican party even be-

fore their national nominating

convention had bought up choice

television and radio time and indicated that the Democrats will have to hustle to get effectively Into campaign competition.

A financial report indicated that the state committee has about $8700 on hand, from which about $3000 for operating expenses for the year must still be taken out.

Sevier contended that a $2000 Contribution from the remaining $5700 would so deplete the treasury that the state committee would find its operations jeopardized.

When the voice vote came on the issue, however, a roar of ayes and a whisper of nays settled the •matter in Gravel's favor on his substitute resolution to contribute $1000 now and, if shown feasible, another $1000 later.