The New York herald., 1921-10-29

securing comfortable berths in the city's
employ Is that of James p. Sinnott. the
McCooey leader of the Twenty-second
Assembly district in Brooklyn. and for
many years close personal friend OF
Hylan. He is Water Supply Commits
eioner at $4,000 year. Ono OF his
sons, John r., is the Mayors son-in-law
and secretary. at q salary Of $1,000. a
second son. Francis J. Sinnott. was ap-
pointed secretary to John II. Delane.
when the latter was made Transit Con-
struction Commissioner. at $4,000 a year
Irving O'Hara. the Mayors brother-in-
law, Immediately after Hylan took Of
flee, was elevated from the rank OF
patrolman in the Police Department tc
that Of first grade detective. at $2.450
and was made the Mayors personal ct
tendant. 1t was O'Hara to whom Com
missioner Frederick Bugher referred IN
his letter Of resignation as the vehicle
chosen by the Mayor for bearing per
emptory messages" concerning Police
Department management Alma O'Hara,
q sister Of Irving and Of Mrs. Hylan
was made an executive clerk at Police
Headquarters at S2.100 year.
The Searchlioht. mouthpiece of the
Citizens Union, illuminated in 1919 the
appointment Of another handy man OF
the Mayor TO the high sounding post
of confidential investigator to the Po-
lice Department The position. which,
as the Searchh0ht said. is in the exempt
class of the civil service, "is now filled
by Joseph w. Eppse, who before Mr..
Hylan's election as Mayor drove his
little Dodge car and was his handy man
about the house. Except tor a
short period Immediately following his
sonointment. EppSe has been
acting as the Mayors chauffeur, driving
his Packard touring car and Packard
limousine-all the while holding the title
and position Of confidential investigator
in the Police Department"
One Of the most severely criticised OF
HyIan's appointments during war time
and the period directly thereafter was
his naming Of William r. Hearst to q
conspicuous post on his committee for
the welcoming of Homecoming troops
and also as chairman Of a committee to
erect q war memorial. That criticism,
was crystallized in a resolution adopted
nv the Republican Club, protesting on
the ground that "the loyalty OF Mr.
Hearst Is discredited by his own utter
ances and by the disclosures OF COM
mittee of the United States Senate
When II comes to consideration OF
Mayor Hylan's fealty to the political or
ganizations by which he was boosted into
power Ii must Su1iice 10 cite d sSI'cs
of ANALYTICAL synopses published in THE
Nrw- York HERALD last August. One OF
these articles, printed on August ~
said
while never losing sight OF the
necessity Of taking care of his own
neishbors, friends and relatives in dol
ing out his appointments to remunera-
tive jobs with the city. Mayor Hyiar
has obediently seen to 1t that no MUIR
ply or McCooey leader or henchman
who needed a Job went without it."
THE NEW YORK HERALD then called
the roll of the Assembly districts. re-
vealing that 1.-The Murphy leaders in the
twenty-three Manhattan districts alone
to-day tap the city treasury for total
annual income Of more than s150.o00 for
Jobs for themselves as commissioners
! deputy commissioners and clerks. The
great bulk OF these jobs has been the
gift of Mayor Hylan."