Evening star., 1933-10-07
FARLEY IS ACCUSED
Of ABUSING POWER
La Guardia Charges He Is
Blocking Works Program
to Aid Mckee.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. October 7.-Postmaster
General James A. Farley and Edward j.
Flynn, New York secretary Of State,
were accused today by Fiorella La
Guardia Of blocking Federal public
works in New York City for political
purposes to assist Joseph v. Mckee,
independent candidate for mayor.
La Guardia, fusion mayoralty nomi-
nee asserted Secretary Ickes was pre-
pare dto set up public works machinery.
but was being hampered by Flynn and
Farley, who we're attempting to capital
ize on the incidental patronage.
Not only patronage. but also essen
tial appointments in the Federal Emer-
gency Administration of Public Works
are being held up by the New York
Democratic chairman for political pur-
poses in connection with the Tammany
and the Mckee campaigns" La Guardia
said.
Exempt President.
"1 decline to believe that President
Roosevelt or Secretary Ickes is a party
to this arrangement. Plainly the local
political interests Of the Tammany and
former Tammany officials are being
and above the suffering Of the unem-
ployed."
The Independent movement for Nc
Kee gathered momentum as desertionS
from Tammary and Republican camps
piled up and breakup of his control
threatened John H. McCooey, Tam
many ally, in Brooklyn.
Tammany and its allies, still smart
ing under the humiliation of seeing
former braves on the Mckee ticket, were
further upset by the withdrawal of
M. Maldwin Fertig as candidate for
president of the Board of Aldermen,
favoring McKee's ticket.
The anti-organization revolt was
spreading from the Bronx to Queens
and Brooklyn In the latter borough,
a key bailiWick in Tammany election
plans, three district leaders were in
the doubtful column, while observers
reported widespread defections among
precinct captains.
McCOoey Is Deserted.
The Brooklyn district leaders alleged
to have quit the McCooey regime are
Frank ]. Sinnott. Brooklyn postmaster
who received his appointment from
Farley; Kenneth Sutherland, Mckee
appointee in 1926; and Assemblyman
jerome G. Ambro, who opposed Mayor
John P. O'Brien in the Democratic
primary.
Other developments included indorse-
ment of Mckee by former Attorney
General Albert Ottinger, Republican,
and the lining up with Mckee of Alan
Fox, chairman of the City Affairs Com
mittee Of the National Republican Club.
Tammany, faced with the possible
crack-up of its famous machine, was
making drastic efforts to control the
situation by cutting boilers from the
city pay roll.
Mayor O'Brien already has forced the
resignation of Albert Goldman as COM
missioner of plants and structures, and
is represented as prepaEod to swing the
jobholders who participated in the
Bronx coup" for Mckee.
O'Brien will open his campaign for
reelection some time next week, but
he will have to proceed without benefit
of an official notification ceremony at
Tammany Hall, traditional starting
point for Tiger campaigns.
Today brought the disclosure at Tam
many headquarters that no plans had
been made for the ceremony at the
wigwam. Mayor O'Brien, therefore, will
be officially notified of his nomination ct
City Hall next Tuesday.
For years the Tammany Hall rallies
have been featured by the appearance
of Alfred E. Smith and other Tiger
chieftains. The belief was expressed
that abandonment Of the custom this
year was connected with Smiths de-
cision to take no part in the present
campaign.