Evening star., 1935-03-20
HOPKINS ASSA|LED
BY OHIO LEADER
State Party Chief Says
r. &. R. A. Head Using
Smoke Screen.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 90
Francis w. PoulSon, chairman of the
Ohio Democratic Executive Committee,
launched =. bitter attack today on
Harry L. Hopkins, Federal relief ad-
ministrator.
In a statement. Poulson claimed
that Hopkins, in his controversy with
Gov. Martin L. Davey over admin
istration of relief in Ohio, pulls out
political chestnut in a futile at
tempt TO create a smoke screen"
Says Roosevelt Betrayed.
Asking what is wrong, when prices
are equal and qualities are the same,
with directing the business of Gov
ernment TO persons or firms that have
helped in the campaign" Poulson de-
clared that President Roosevelt has
been betrayed" by Republicans who
are serving in high office.
The appointment Of Republicans to
high Office by the President, he said,
had caused Democrats in Ohio and
throughout the Nation to rise up in
arms
The Democratic executive chairman
said that IF firms doing business with
the Ohio Relief Commission have been
shaken down as DR.. Hopkins says,
the shake-dow was done by employees
appointed by Gen. Henderson, while
serving under Gen. Henderson and
DR.. Hopkins"
Poulson charged that Hopkins "has
in his nnSSpSCinf1 q Stnfannanf fakGF1 hF
him or his representatives from one
Of the purchasing agents of the Ohio
Relief Administration. This amounts
to a confession of the purchasing
agent having committed crime. Why
has DR.. Hopkins withheld this state
ment? Why is it not made public
at once?
DR.. Hopkins main motive in this
entire affair is to muddy the waters
so as TO divert public attention from
Gov, Davey's unanswered charges
against the administration of relief in
Ohio. Fortunately the people of Ohio
have the doctors number. They are
standing solidly behind their Gov
ernor."
Shake-up Continues.
Meanwhile the shake-up of the Ohio
Relief Administration continued to-
day when C. C. Stillman. assigned to
administer Federal relief in this State,
announced the suspension of three
men, who were named in affidavits on
which Hopkins based a charge of
political "shakedoWn" in Ohio relief.
Stillman suspended William R.
Mcnamara, director of the surplus
commodities division. and his as
sistant. Thomas Jones. both of whom
signed afidavits, which will form the
basis OF a grand jury investigation
Thursday of Hopkins charges. He
also suspended John E. Lee, who was
named in the aff1davits.
Stillman said the three men would
remain suspended pending the out
come of the investigation. Robert
Owens Of the relief department en-
gineering division assumed McNa-
mara'S job.
Davey Revolt Grows.
Meanwhile rebellion brewed in the
ranks of Gov. Martin L. Davey as a
Democratic legislative leader disclosed
move to place the States s2,500,000
a month relief contribution in the
hands of Stillman.
Stillman yesterday dismissed six
minor employees and George E Eppley.
who has been designated by Davey
to become director of public works
in the Governors cabinet. Eppley was
assistant to William A. Walls, Daveys
appointed State relief director
Mcnamara, in a statement, asserted
he had nothing to conceal in this
entire investigation"