ALLEGED SCANDAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 18 February 1935, Page 2

ALLEGED SCANDAL

ONE OF ROOSEVELT’S ASSISTANTS SENATOR LONG’S CHARGES HJaited Press Association—By Elcctria Telegraph—Copyright) WASHINGTON, 15th February. The first political scandal directly involving one of President Roosevelt's administrative assistants is threatened, as a preponderantly Democratic Senate reluctantly voted to investigate the Post-master-General Farley’s alleged connections With contracts for a 62,250,000 dollars post office in New York. The charge was made by Senator Long, who for four consecutive days harangued the Senate demanding that Mr Farley be ousted from Cabinet and removed from the leadership of tile Democratic Party. The substance of the charge is that the firm getting the post office contract is under the control of Mr Farley’s brother-in-law, that Mr Farley himself held a financial interest, and that the contract was awarded the firm over several lower bidders. Tile Senate resolution specifically di rected tile Public Works Administration to supply all records in the matter. Friends of Mr Farley said he was curtailing his Florida vacation and was returning to Washington immediately to answer tile charges.