Evening star., 1934-08-18
FARLEY ATTACKED
T. BY TAMMANY MEN
Democratic Representatives
Claim Their Candidates.
Are Opposed.

Members OF the big Tammany dele
cation in the House have charged
that the national administration is
attempting to unseat them with So
called Roosevelt recovery party
candidates in the Democratic pri-
maries In New York September Is.
according to a copyrighted Associated
Press dispatch.
AS spokesman for a group. Repre-
sentative Martin J, Kennedy, Demo-
crat, Of New York, asserted that in
order to help some recovery" can
didates, Postmaster General Farley,
with President Rooseveits approval,
was permitting either the candidates
or their advocates to handle Federal
patronage in Manhattan.
All New York candidates for Con-
gress must file petitions signed by
at least 500 voters by August 81.
Kennedy told newspaper men that
on that day 1t would be learned how
many Of the Tammany Represent
atives would have opposition from
recovery aspirants, indications
being there would be quite number.
RumOrs Long Current.
For some time there have been
reports that the administration might
seek to replace with new dealers"
some Of the old-time Tammany Rep
resentatives who were friendly to John
F. Curry. deposed Tammany boss.
Ohicials of the National Democratic
organization, however, denied the
reports, claiming the matter of can
didates in New York City was being
left to James J. Dooling, the new
Tammany chieftain, and his district
leaders.
The President also has said en-
phatically he was not interfering in
primary contests in the States, and
Postmaster General Farley has issued
statements saying the Democratic
National Committee had not taken
sides in primaries.
Cites Own Race.
although the President has said he
Is not interfering in intra-party con-
tests In the States" Kennedy said,
my opponent in the eighteenth dis
trict-JameS Murray-claims he is
the administration candidate and has
been handling Federal patronage in
the district. Similar situations.
understand, prevail In other districts.
II was one Of the few Representa-
tives who voted to sustain President
Roosevelt's veto of the independent
ofdces-veterans' relief bill. 1t was my
single vote that prevented the House
from adopting the Senate veterans
proposals opposed by President Roose-
velt, yet the administration is support
ing my opponent, who claims to be
running on a new deal platform. 1t
appears to me that the administra-
ton should stand by the members
who stood by it."
Kennedy also said Postmaster Cen
eral Farley had tried to force Senator
Copeland, Democrat, of New York out
OF the race for denomination, but
added that In this the Democratic
leader had been defeated, and that he
felt attempts to unseat TammGny
delegation members would fail also.
Take Over Reins.
Kennedy said James y. Hoey, Roose-
velt-appointed collector of internal
revenue, and Murray had taken over
the reins of the Recovery party since
the defeat Of Joseph B. Mckee by
Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia, Repub-
lican independent. Apparently, he
said, they had administration support
Despite Secretary Morgenthau's
ruling that employees under the Treas
ury Department shall not take part in
political campaigns" Kennedy said.
Jim Hoey and some of his employees
are doing it. Three of Hoey's men
have been knocking on doors IN my
district to get signatures on the Muir
ray petition. I went to Murray the
other day and told him that unless
they stopped ! would be compelled to
call 1t to the attention Of the Treas
ury Department"