Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-14 | Page 2 | Nepotism Made Issue in Several Reelection Fights

I Nepotism Made Issue in Several Reelection Fights Continued from PUll Page One the provision elsewhere In the bill that wives whose husbands husband are on the government payroll shall be dismissed dis dis' dismissed missed first in any personnel reductions A Joker was Inserted which permits congressmen to exempt relatives rela rela- Lives tives from irom pay cuts Even in Instates states where statute or the constitution forbids employment of relatives by state officers con congressmen congress congress' congressmen ress- ress men who are technically classed as federal officers are paying little heed to the popular revolt against the family payroll racket one Missouri congressman still sun retaining hi his aged law in on the payroll He never never nev neve er comes to Washington HEELERS HIRED lURED Dozens of ot congressmen are paying clerk hire to political heelers back home These are sending in payroll certificates on which they swear wear to defend the constitution They hey have been sworn by notaries In fri n distant cities so they can collect government government- pay as congressional secretaries with no questions asked congressmen's wives and daughters have lave been signing such oaths of ot office office of- of fice ice in their th distant homes and haying hav hay ing ng them sworn to by country no- no arles This correspondent In walking through the corridors of ot the house office building at lunch time found door after door locked The congressmen congress congress- men either had hild gone home more home more morelan than lan 00 have left leU the city to start their reelection campaigns or or else they icy were on the floor of ot the house They are supposed to have at least two wo secretaries to keep the office go go- going inc ing ng But because so many operate with one one a little metal card holder holders is s fastened on the outside of ot each congressman's office door so that gone gone to lunch and other notices can an be inserted Several of ot these card ard holders contained red printed cards uNo ards No special delivery letters It was after 12 12 but morning mail mall was stacked outside some of the thedoor doors door On the door of ot Representative Greenwood D. D Ind md was a note Forward all mall and telegrams to inton Linton Linton Ind md This is the home town ot of f his wife wIte who was on his payroll the last report at t