The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
Big BILL STICKS IN
RACE FOR SHERIFF
I'm Game Until Whistle G,ow,,
He Says in Announcing In.
dependent Candidacy.
HERRICK TO BE MANAGER

T~ammany's eleventh hour rejection NJ,
William II. Edwards as candidate fo-
Sheriff has not discouraged him. lilo :.
going into the Democratic primary vi,,
the hope Of getting the nomination ia.
spite che organizations suppor, q,
Alfred r. Smith. 1t is even limited tha,
IL he doesn't win the nomination he Will
keep on after the primaries a. an In.
dependent candidate.
Big Bill gathered his friends abou,
him at the Marie Antoinctte Hotel wa.
terday and said distinctly for mbu.
cation:
ITO win this fight is not imposs.h.
but Il will require a tremendous eT,r,
on the part of those who believe IN
an Independent movement 7 am going
to stay in the game until the whist.
blows. and shall seek the supper, OF
every voter who believes In a free can.
didacy."
A good Tammany man, ex-senator
Walter X. Herrick. will continue 4,
manage the pro-Edwards activities,
His workers have obtained moro than
1000 signatures to Edwards petitions,
which may be nled with the Board OF
Elections to-day. The Edwards men
realize that they are storming a lofty
and we'll fortified hill In trying to bea,
Tammany. but amendments to the pri.
mary law give them a better chance than
ipaapaplo,t ,a,,,nIgna hoe. I.t -
tofore.
Even II the Edwards fight goes no
further h a the primary it is sure 10
be interesting. Al Smith will take The
stump as soon as he can get away
from the Constitutional Convention. AID
Big Bill will also be heard IN action.
With Frank Moss trying to get the lie.
publication nomination away from
Charles A. Perkins, and with Judge
Swami pounding away as the Demo.
cratic nominee. there is no promise y,
reticence among the politicians.
Assistant Corporation Counsel George
Curtis Will be chairman OF the Edwards
law committee. Walter c. ~BOoth-BIwmv
Booth at Princeton-now Edwards
partner In the insurance business, .s
chairman Of the finance committee
Bert Hanson. John J. Hopper and others
of the Jeffersonlan Alliance Will DO their
best for Big Bin.
Against the horizon behold the more
or less omlnous shadow of William SUI.
ger. Returning yesterday from an H..
600 mile lecture trip the cN-GoyorLOr
aid he would need a day or two %
size up political conditions before pro.
claiming his Intentions. Long ago lie
threatened to run either for D,s'r.r'
Attorney or Sheriff his fan. The tUp
depending on where he could maze he
most trouble for Tammauy. L. is now
doubtful If he runs for any office.
Politicians heard a rumor y,s:,si4'
that Tammauy expects Gov, NA.'u,4.
to appoint a Democrat as Judg, SwAuas
successor IN General Sessions Il he
Judge resigns before election. or AZ ef
the FIRST of the year If he Is e.,, e.
District Attorney. The rumor couiu .f
be verified. Judge Swann's friends sad
he had no thought Of r~esign!ns unless
he won the District A~ttorneyship
Magistrate Corrigan, whose ambition
TO be nominated for District A''ur..,
was set aside by Tammany. I',..l
both District Attorney perkiu- t.
Judge Swami yesterday. He sa#
the loser will have the satisfa,.Ha NJ
knowing he was beaten for poli'. and
not for personal reasons" He ;l.Ign,
both regular and Independent Den rs
ought to accept Judge Swami. T. Nas-
istrate Corrigan Tammany's selection
OF Al Smith for Sheriff was "a i' Zee
nation TO the young men of New lHrs
that the profession of politics as prt.'
tised by Mr.. smith is a good one fog a
clever man with clean ideals