The New York herald., 1922-08-03
HYLAN STILL FAILS
TO ANSWER COLGAN
Mayor Doesn't Deny Gust
ing Deputy Who Refused
Hearst Aid.
O'MALLEY is EVASIVE
{, Commissioner Defends His
Woman Aid Who Organ
ICES for Editor.
CALLS 1T HER VACATION
Silent as to Whether He Also
Kept Tabs on Her
Absence.
CALLS 1T HER VACATION

George A. Colgan. friend of former
Gov. al Smith and opponent OF Will
lam Randolph Hearst. dismissed from
his post as Deputy Commissioner Of
Markets last week. was asked to re-
sign, his friends say. According TO
their story his refusal to work among
the Elks for Mr.. Hearst was followed
by request for his resignation, TO
take effect August Is. That would
have obviated any unpleasant noto-
riety, but Mr.. Colgan refused.
Mayo Hylan went away from the
City Hall again last night without de-
nying the charge of AIr Colgan that
Francis r. Bent had "at the request
or the Mayor" asked him CColgan) to
work for Hearst When asked in the
course Of the day whether he would
reply to Colgan he exclaimed Moth
ing to say"
O'MaIIey Evades Question
Commissioner E. j. or
Markets Department ref
whether he had the time record y
Louis Reed We.zmiller. his deputy, who
is organizing the Women's Progressive
Democratic Alliance, pro-Hearst politi-
cal organization. He had. however, kept
tabs on the goings and comings of Mr..
Colgan from December up to the time of
his retirement last week That was
what had enabled him to declare Colgan
had been late more than 200 hours and
absent forty-eight days.
ut is necessary to keep time records
Tor some people and not for Others" said
Mr.. O'Malley. I'VE warned Mr.. Colgan
about his absences. and he was aware
that since last December we had kept
record on him."
Mr.. Colgans own record shows he was
absent twenty-five days on sick leave
Asked about the political work Of Mrs.
Welzmiller Commissioner O'Malley re-
piled:
She is on her vacation. II is of no
concern to me what she does. She may
sun herself on the strands of Palm
Beach or fish in Massachusetts, or cool
herself in the waters Of the Arctic
Ocean. 1t is all the same to me. She
had only three weeks vacation in three
years prior to last December"
That would leave two months and one
week coming to her. according to the
city's custom.
Are you going to give 1t to her all
at once?" the Commissioner was asked.
Mixing Work and Rest.
''I wouldn't want TO say that" he re-
piled. "She might demand 1t and I Go
not want to spare her. Besides, she is
taking only about three days a week
She was here all day yesterday and
this morning for time
The Euenin0 Journal published by Mr.
Hearst. published a story Monday under
Buffalo date line. quoting Mrs. welz-
miller that "All upstate cities are
clamoring for branches of the Women's
Progressive Democratic Alliance"
According to Commissioner OMalley,
Mrs. Welzmiller went to the Pacific
coast in December, doing some work for
the office on the way by visiting mar
kets in various cities On January 81
she had fall and two days later was
operated on for appendicitis. She was
away after that for about four weeks
Then until she started on her present
vacation she was at her post of duty,
Commissioner O'MaIley asserted. He
was not sure whether she had started
her vacation in June or about July l.
III any SdSc sHe idu SOME tlTle coming
yet.
In some circles the 'breaking" of the
Colgan story is credited to Charles r.
Murphy 1t is said John II. McCooey
would not have dared 10 incur the dis
pleasure of Mr.. Hearst by advising the
explosion. Shrewd political observers
do think. however that the boss of
Tammany Hall would be quite HAPPY
to sink the Hearst ship without a
trace" and that the way in which the
thing was done smScked greatly OF the
shrewdness of Mr.. Murphy.
Mr.. Colgon declared again yesterday
he was withholding further fire until
Mayor Hylan had replied to his first
charge He Is waiting patiently. he
says, for he is prepared to shoot again.
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