SCANDAL ALLEGED.
U.S. Postmaster-General Under Fire. INVESTIGATION ORDERED. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received February 16, 4.50 p.m.) WASHINGTON, February 15. The first political scandal directly involving one of President Roosevelt’s administrative assistants is threatened as the preponderantly Democratic Senate reluctantly voted to investigate the alleged connection of the Post-master-General, Mr Farlej', with contracts for the 6,250,000-dollar post office in New York. The charge was made by Senator Huey Long, who for four consecutive days harangued the Senate demanding that Mr Farley be ousted from the Cabinet and removed from the leadership of the Democratic Party. The substance of the charge is that the firm that secured the post office contract is under the control of Mr Parley’s brother-in-law, that Farley himself holds a financial interest, and that the contract was awarded to the firm over several lower bidders. The Senate resolution specifically directed the Public Works Administration to supply all records of the matter. Friends of Mr Farley said that he was curtailing his Florida vacation and was returning to Washington immediately to answer the charges.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20541, 16 February 1935, Page 13
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177SCANDAL ALLEGED. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20541, 16 February 1935, Page 13
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