Show j Hi i I ill W. W 3 ici I J O i f. f i i i ni m Ii t i tat Finance Dir Director cio R sig Position po C O J ACTiON BECOMES EffECTIVE WITH ITU END Of MONTH Lincoln G. G Kelly Will Devote Devote De De- De vote Himself to Private Business No Successor sor Selected for Vacancy a ancy Lincoln G. G Kelly state director of finance and purchase resigned d from I that t I office Tuesday last it was wasi i learned last night His resignation becomes effective January 31 The I I action Is positive and Mr I Kelly said last night when asked if there thereas was as any possibility of a re re- re I consideration Delay In making public pub pub- lie lic the fact of his withdrawal is said to have been at Governor Mabey's re request request request re- re quest that Mr Kelly take the matter matter matter mat mat- ter under advisement until the date fixed in his formal resignation DEPARTMENT ORGANIZED The office of director of finance and purchase was created by the last legislature Mr Kelly accepted the position at the request of Governor Mabey who desir desired d that the new department de department department de- de be modeled along lines Unes that would put the administration on on- onan an economical and business basis I r have organized the department the work worle for which I w was s appointed fed has be been m accomplished with with the exception exception exception ex ex- ex- ex of ot a few details hat that the new director can make operative and my myown myown myown own bU business iness is so pressing that I cannot continue to give my time to the state off office c Mi h Kelt Kolly sa last night when pressed for f r an an explanation ria- ria tion f tl f Mr Ir Kelly is head of the Lincoln G. G I Kelly l company public accountants Since his appointment to the position position j I tion as director of finance an and purchase pun pur chase he has been compelled to slight lIght I his private practice in favor o the public office This Is given by himas him himas as the reason for withdrawal I At first Mr 1 Kelly refused to dIscuss discuss discuss dis dIs- dis- dis cuss rumors of ot the resignation When en asked directly however I whether or not he had handed his resignation to the governor he re replied replied replied re- re plied ACTION ADMITTED I r cannot deny that On this tacit admission ho le H later issued a a brief statement In which he he regretted that knowledge of his ac action action action ac- ac I tion had become public lUbliC prior to Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- GovI I Mabey's abey's issuance of the report i and in which he explained the In Increasing Increasing In- In creasing demands of his private business business business busi busi- ness for his action I I r had to sacrifice one or the theother theother theother other Mr 11 Kelly said I have fulfilled ful- ful fulfilled fulfilled ful ful- filled my objective in accepting the public oice and I feel justified in looking after m my private affairs Governor Mabey Matiey could not be i reached I la last t night No successor success r to Mr Kelly has been discussed so so f far faras r ras be as could learned Le Mar Nelson NesOn secretary ta to Governor Governor Gov Coy Mabey s said ld lasts last night that he had heard eard nothing pf of Mr Kellys Kelly's res- res res res- ignation I 1 have heard n thing nothing thing on on tile the subject subject subject sub sub- Mr Nelson declared If it is true truet however I f feel fel el safe sate in s saying wing that the administration will regret the action I am certain that Governor Mabey has a very very high regard for Mr Kelly KeUy both personally and officially olli- olli S I |