Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-21 | Page 7 | M' Phee Rands Complaints as Wholly Fales

BRANDS COMPLAINTS COMPLAINTS' AS 1 WHOLLY FALSE I e Says Charges s of Pernicious Political Activity Are n. n Ouster Trick t I Branding ai as utterly false charges of pernicious political activity made against him in Washington P ten ter er John said Saturday that he Ute accusations were a political trick to o remove me as Salt Lal La U- U ton ter The charges climaxed several weeks weeks' of rumors that I. I A. A Smoot speaker of the Utah house of ot representatives was vas to be named successor to Dispatches from Washington said It had been learned that was to be removed but bu t that no no successor sor son had as yet been definitely selected said Saturday his pernicious claus cious political activity consisted of two wo charges he said were untrue The first was that he worked at district 36 polling place throughout the day at the last general election In November Novem- Novem her ber and that he had hadi I used his car to take voters to the polls The second charge was that because of this alleged al al- al- al work at Fr Frederick derick C. C Loofbourow who was defeated for for national congressman carried dis dis- 38 declared he was at his of- of ice flee all day last election day and that he ie went to the polls only twice twIce once once in in the morning to cast his own vote and once In the evening to take his wife to vote The action is just a subterfuge on the part of certain individuals In Salt Lake and is a political trick to have me removed as postmaster J declared Despite es e's denial dental dispatches said Saturday a an an investigation had I been made by the district postoffice inspector in Denver and had been substantiated The post postoffice department department department depart depart- ment is understood to have asked for recommendations for a a new ter ten which are to tobe be made by Senator William H. H King and Congressman J J. Will Robinson Mr was appointed d by President Coolidge in 1928 and reappointed rc rc- appoInted by President Hoover for for a year four-year term terra in 1932 He can be ousted only for cause before that date according to law