Evening star., 1960-05-13
By LEE NJ. COIN
Star stan Writer


star stan Writer
Martin F. ODonoghue said
today he will stick it out as
chairman of the Teamsters
Union board of monitors
pressing his campaign to oust
President James r. Hoffa-de-
spite a series Of setbacks in
court.
Court actions yesterday re-
shuff1ed the three-man boards
membership and wrested con-
troll from Mr.. ODonoghue, at
least temporarily.
Contradicting associates who
had said he was seriously con-
sidering quitting, Mr.. ODon-
oghue told a reporter: "I have
no intention Of reSigning."
I'm not going to jeopardize
two years of work" he said,
adding that he has not lost
hope for victory in a series of
appeals by the union and Mr..
Hoffa against actions by the
monitors.
Bufalino, Smith Win Posts
Mr.. ODonoghue left Wash
ington yesterday for a long
week end of rest, after Federal
District Judge F. Dickinson
Let's installed William E. Bu-
falino on the board of moni-
tors and the United States
Court Of Appeals reinstated
Lawrence T. Smith. Mr.. Bufa-
limo and Mr.. Smith are ex-
pected to vote against Mr..
ODonoghue on key issues.
Some associates OF Mr..
ODonoghue said he was seri-
ouSly considering resigning as
monitor chairman. But other
associates said they did not ex-
pect him to resign. although he
was dismayed by the court ac-
tions.
Teamster officials and law
yers were jubilant about yes
terday's developments. They
proceeded to plan strategy for
ending the membership.
Judge Let's appointed Mr..
Buffalino to succeed Daniel B.
Maher as the unions repre-
sentative on the board OF
monitors. The IS year old
Judge had tried to avoid ac-
cepting Mr.. Maher's resigna-
ton and acting on Mr.. Buffa-
limos nomination by the union.
Mr.. Bufalino. a lawyer and
president of Teamster Local
985 in Detroit, was accused by
the Senate Rackets Committee
of involvement in juke box
racketeering. He is q close ally
of Mr.. Hoffa, and has been
helping him fight Mr.. ODon-
oghue'S charges of misconduct.
Mr.. Bufalino told reporters
the monitors should drop their
charges against Mr.. Hoffa, and
said the union should be al
lowed to hold convention by
September or October at the
latest. The membership, which
was established by Judge Let's
in 1858 to supervise the union,
will go out of existence auto
matically after the Teamsters
hold q convention.
Mr.. O'Donoghue commented
that Mr.. Bufalino was "a little
hasty and premature" in calling
for a convention. A convention
cannot be held, Mr.. ODonoghue
said, until charges against Mr..
Hoffa and other Teamster Of
ficisls have been disposed Of.
Mr.. Smith at first backed
Mr.. O'Donoghue in actions by
the monitors, but later split
with the chairman. Judge Let's
fired him and appointed Ter
ence F. McShane, a former FBI
agent, to succeed him as the
representative of anti -Hoffa
Teamster members on the
board of monitors.
Judges Actions Stayed
Mr.. Smith appealed, and the
Court of Appeals yesterday
stayed Judge Let's actions
reinstating Mr.. Smith and GUST
ling Mr.. McShane at least
Temporarily, pending a ruling
lon the merits of the appeal.
Questions from the bench in
dicated the appellate court was
disturbed by Judge Let's action
lin firing Mr.. Smith summarily.
without giving him a chance to
defend himself at a hearing.
| Mr.. McShane told reporters
"Hoffa had to get rid of me
because I was mailing him." He
said he had developed damag-
ing evidence against Mr.. Hoffa S
supporters in New England and
New York. Now the drive to
eliminate corruption is in
Jeopardy, Mr.. McShane said.
The recent furry of legal &C
tivity has been inspired by