The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-05-02
eAYNoR AND HEARST.
The New York Mayor Declares Nc
clellan Left His Desk Clear.


In connection with the cablegram
from Former Mayor Mcclellan, of New
York, declaring he held up the $4,000
Cohalan claim for action by the in.
coming Mayor Gaynor, the latter's
fcommunicationSin the New York Sun
Eof yesterday. has an important bear;
Eings and appears to. place the issue
with Gagpor and Mcclellan. - 7as>
To the Editor of. the Sun: j, ~
sir;s see 1t lnadvertepuy, stated in
this mornings, Sun as follows:
The Cohalan bill was one in a two.
foot high bunch of documents which
Mcclellan. left the new mayor to deal
with, and these on January 1st were
turned over by Mr.. Gaynor to the ex.
ecutive clerk. The Cohalan voucher
was among those countersigned by
this official, and it was never seen by
Mr.. Gaynor.
Not correct. The mayors desk was
entirely clear when went in, and Mr.,
Mcclellan left nothing over for me
that l can recall. AS to the Coholon
draft, the exact facts are these: 1t
was. drawn and signed by the ,comptrol.
Ter on December S1st. On the same
day it was presented to and signed by
the. chief clerk Of the mayors office,
and on the same day It was delivered
TO, and receipted for by, the city cham
Eberlain. The chief clerk of the may
Ioris office has the receipt. This, is
jail matteruOE record, No. signature
Ewas ever strpck.of ofithe warrant, as
some, stateo,sIt tsnto.daya Just as it
was at first. The comptroller's war
rants are not signed bythe, mayor, but
Eby the chief clerk of the mayors Of.
lice, as prescribed by Sec: 1s5Sof Che
city charteSa TheFeya4re s about 800 % 900
Ecomptroller's warrants a year, some.
tines:tis 90 day. fis ssaay og5eol 5!Ga
not possibly sign them, nor does any,
statute make 1t his duty to do SO.
The first of January was Saturday.
On Monday, the Sd, the new chamber.
lain was appointed by me. He quail.
flied that day and was ready to act
on the next, the 4th, and on that day
he paid the warrant, 1t having been
left unpaid by his predecessor, who
went out on January 1st. The state.
ment by Hearst that the warrant was
signed by the chief clerk of the
mayors office on January list or Janu-
airy 4th, instead of December 31st, ls p
wilful invention by him, like his state.
ment that he has "iust returned" from
Mexico. -. '-e.:: (
/ never had anything to do with the
Cohalan claim or warrant. The claim
was audited and the warrant signed
and complete before came into Office.
Some one told me on January LIST that
d warrant to Mr.. Cohalan had not
been paid by the outgoing chamber
lain, Martin. Comptroller Prender-
CAST says he told me, and no doubt he
is the one. That was a busy day for
me. had nothing to do with it what
ever. The employment of Cohalan
was by Hearsts tsate attorney gen.
eral, jackson, in the franchise tax
cases, and he audited and certified
the bill to the comptroller, who cut It
down $4,000. The only thing that
seems to cast any doubt on the claim
is the connection of Hearst's attorney
general with it. The statement Of
Hearst that City Chamberlain Hyde
is my law partner is also wilfully man.
ufactured by Hearst. He is not and
never was my partner. went on the
bench sixteen years ago, and of course
could have no law partner thereafter.
W. ]. GAYNoR.
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