Pendergast: "Always Willing to Assist His Friends"

Description: 

Clipping from the Pendergast-controlled newspaper the Missouri Democrat on December 7, 1934. The article provides the newspaper's opinion on a letter sent from Tom Pendergast to James A. Farley in which Pendergast asks for clemency for John Lazia. The newspaper shows its bias explaining that Pendergast admits to writing the letter because he is "always willing to assist his friends."

Publisher: 
Missouri Democrat
Genre: 
Date: 
December 7th 1934
Owning Organization: 
Modern Location: 
Kansas City, MO
Rights Statement: 
Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of this image or the accompanying data requires prior written permission from the Jackson County Historical Society. Use of this image also requires that credit be given to the Jackson County Historical Society.
Collection Title, Call or Box Number: 
William T. Kemper Sr. Scrapbooks: S7.15B, Page 137
Digital Object Identifier: 
JCHS-KS-S7.15B-P137-0001
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