Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-08-22 | Page 1 | Hopkins Hits Move to Solicit Campaign Cash in WPA Ranks

Hopkins Hits Move To Solicit Campaign Cash in Ranks Criticises Workers' Workers Alliance for Trying to Raise Funds for D Defeat of OConnor O'Connor HYDE p PARK ARK N. N Y Aug 22 AP Harry AP-Harry Harry Hopkins the W P A administrator expressed sharp criticism today of a reported effort by the the Workers' Workers Alliance to raise campaign funds from New workers Hopkins discussed with newsmen reports that the alliance was seeking seeking seeking seek seek- ing to raise with which to fight Representative John J. J OConnor O'Connor OCon nor a sharp a administration critic who is seeking in NewYork New York Hopkins spent the tho night with President Roosevelt at the summer sum sum- mer nier White House here He told reporters today that the Workers' Workers Alliance an organization of W P A workers has a B. perfect legal rig right to ask funds from from fromy WP W y P A workers but he added I 1 just dont don't like the idea ide that's all I think j. j its it's bad baa dont don't care who th the inon money y is raised raised for t W or against tf f J I S OConnor O'Connor recently was criticised by Mr Roosevelt as being one of the most effective obstructionists in the low lower lowr r house lie He is opposed for by James H. H Fay a staunch administration administration ad ad- ministration supporter Hopkins reiterated earlier assertions assertions assertions asser- asser asser asser- that W P A workers are perfectly perfectly perfectly per per- free to vote as they wish No one one has even been able to pin on us a case of anyone being fired because of 01 the way he voted Hopkins said There Is no one who is going to lose his job in any of these states tates that are being discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed because of the tho way he votes