The New York herald., 1922-07-30
HEARST EDITOR GETS
A1SMITH MANS JOB
O'Laughlin Replaces Colgan as
Deputy in Markets Bureau at
$500 a Year.
PUBLISHER AT RACES
4. q
Office Holders Say They Would
Stand by Tammany in Hylan-
Murphy. Break.
PUBLISHER AT RACES

Murphy, Break.
George A.. Colgan. for years promi-
nent in the Democratic organization In
Brooklyn, retired as Deputy Commits
sioner OF Markets yesterday. His place
was filed by Edward T. OLaughlin.
editor of the Brooklyn section Of the
Evcnin0 Journal, published by William
R. Hearst.
The banishment Of Colgan, together
with the unexpected appearance Of Mr..
Hearst at the racetrack in company
with Mayor Hylan and George w.
Loft, indicated to political observers a
distinct speeding up of the Hearst ma
chine in a.double movement to present
the editor more favorably to the
Mayors public and to sweep aside his
opponents within the municipal house,
hold.
Colgan, who is close personal
friend Of Alfred E. Smith. former Gov
ernor. and an ardent advocate of
Smiths nomination. for Governor this
year. was practically forced out Of the
Department. said his friends.
Mrs. Louis Reed, welzmiller. another
Deputy Commissioner Of Markets. is
spending her vacation time organizing
the women's Democratic Alliance. a
Hearst. organization. throughout the
| State.
All Mr.. Colgan would say when asked
to comment on his retirement was:
| "I'm out. Any further remarks VIII
| have to como from the Mayor" "a r.
| The Mavor made no comment. ss
known .s Good Business Man.
Commissioner OMailey said his
| deputy had resigned to go into the
Insurance business and he was sorry
to lose him. SO
Mr.. Colgan all along has been con-
| nected Indirectly with the insurance
business run under the name Of his
son.. George A. Colgan, Jr. Formerly
the elder man had large gravel busi-
| ness and Is considered an able business
man. He. had charge OF the physical
Equipment OF the Department Of Mar
kets He had served there since May.
| 1920. and his salary, was $500 a year.
Mr. Colgan always has been opposed
to Mr.. Hearst. In 1906 he stood by SEN
ator p. II. McCarren in fighting the
publisher as candidate for Governor
! His friends say he never. could be In
| duced to work for Mr.. Hearst
| J. j. Browne. leader Of the First AS
sembly District. Brooklyn. in which Mr.
Colgan lives. at 3A Jay street, also Is
Smith man. But he Is Commissioner
of Sewers under Borough President Rie-
| gelmann and SO far has refrained from
making any comment on Hearst.
0mceholders in Dilemma.
Murphy or HyIan their organization
or their jobs?' Who. or which, would
the. Tammany, district leaders holdine
Offices in the city administration stick tc
| In case the problem was put up to them
by William r. Hearst through Mayor
HyIan? .'stfs -
| This question has been much dis
cussed recently among themselves by
the Commissioners and Deputy Commis.
sioners and other officials who hold their
places by grace Of the Mayor 1t Il
known that Charles F. Murphy does no,
want to have Mr. Hearst nominated
1t is known he fears what the Mayor
might do to his organization by bring
ing pressure on the ONCE holders.
One Of the leaders on the city pay.
roll who has been talking with his Eel.
low leaders undertook to answer the
| question In this way:
| IF II came to breaking with Mayor
Hyian or with the Democratic organiza.
tion, we would stick to the organiza-
ton. We have nearly three and a hall
years OF the administration left, to bs
cure, but the organization goes on for.
ever
Dutchess Boom" for Hylan.
An upstate boom for the nomination
of Hylan for Governor reached the city
during the day. 1t was in the shape OF
hand bill reading as follows:
PINE PLAINS, DurcHEss COUNTY
N. Y.
For Governor,
HON. JOHN HYLAN,
is Man of the People,
Enemy OF Corporation Tricksters,
Best Mayor New York City Ever Had
Elect Governor without
Il Shackles.
Urge Nomination OF Honest,
John Hylan.
] Bust the System OF ouija Board
/ Politicians.
+ No politicians who could be reached
In the city know anything about tn.
circular. but they expressed the deepcs
interest In II. The suggestion was mad.
that this might be a clever move OF
the part of the anti-Hearst- -Smlti
Democrats to start backfire up-Stat.
against Hearst. II was based TO som,
extent on the fact that certain mem
coutsmveS nm Para Threo.