New-York tribune., 1919-09-03
Republicans Name Repre-
sentative as Candidate
for President of Alder
men; Voting Is Light
Primaries Give
Regulars a Jolt
Machine Slips Cog in
Kings; Haskell Vic
torious in Dry Issue

representative Fiorello H. La Guar
dia won out over former Senator Will
IAN NJ. Bennett in the Republican pri-
maries yesterday for the nomination
for President Of the Board Of Alder
men
La Guardia. who. it was predicted,
would beat Bennett 10 to l, scored.
however. comparatively small ma
jority. In 1925 OF the 2.626 election
districts of the entire city, the former
major received 1888 votes; Bennett,
1909 On this basis an estimate of the
total vote was: La Guardia. 1920;
Bennett. 2l.0oS
Haskell Wins in Brooklyn
This was only one of the surprises of
the day. In Brooklyn Representative
Reuben L. Haskell, who had the Anti
Saloon League vigorously opposing him
because of his stand against the Fed
cral bone dry amendment. and was also
opposed By leaders IN the local Repub-
mean organization, won hands down in
the three-cornered contests for the two
nominations for County Judge Judge
Norman $. Dixie was renominated, while
Frederick S. Martyr, who was the other
o!hcial designee OF the organization,
was poor third
Another surprise was the strength
shown by the insurgent Democrats in
trD ..t.. j
they put complete county tickets in
ihe field.
Bowling Probable Victor
ncompletc returns early this morn
ing indicated the victory of George j.
5. Dowling for the Supreme Court
nomination., Second Department. in the
Democratlc primaries over Captain
John j Kuhn. world war veteran.
who was the WcCooey candidate. But
the Met tooeyltes predicted the late re-
turns would favor Kuhn.
lammany Hall. in its own home.
Manhattan. failed to make the showing
Charles f. Murphy directed it to make
Tor Irwin Untermyer. son of Samuel
untermyor CntermYer was nominated,
but ran about 1000 behind Justice
Robert L. Luce. The low vote for I'm
termyer Was attributed to the resent
ment created when Murphy turned
down Supreme Court Justice Joseph f.
Newburger Tor denomination to make
way for Untermyer
The leaders of the regulars in both
parties refused to comment for pub
ilcatlon. but privately ascrbed the in
dependent vote TO the women.
The Haskell fight was by far the bit
'erest OF all and continued up to the
closing OF the polls at 9 o'clock All
day long the drys searched for more
voters IN an attempt TO bring about the
defeat Of HASKELL who introduced 4
resolution in Congress submitting the
Federal bone-dry amendment to ma
nonal referendum.
Bennett Won in Queens
With more than two-thrds of the
oistrct heard from, Haskell had Mar
Wh' VINO was the dry's hope, beaten
two to one. The vote was Haskell,
l2,z2S; Martyr, 6,741; Dixie, 1896.
"Haske rs victory justifics his stand
on prohlbition,' said one of his sup
porters last night. "And the women
supported him loyalty"
queens also turned out to be a sur
prise to the two old line parties, for
mere Bennett defeated La Guardia
: to l, and Kuhn, McCooey's candi-
ua'e TOR the Supreme Court, who was
promised 10000 majority there, was
.eSs than 700 ahead, with nearly all
1ne T districts heard from. The Dowling-
n Munh ilght was close, but the rest of
mc'ooeys county ticket was in no
danger.
Late returns showed that, Bennett
YOU'D %.ll be defeated by less than $500.
l'h less than 500 election 'districts
MISSING the vote was: La Qua ia, 25,-
'oS Bennett. 23,162.
Dowllng's slight lead over Kuhn grew
with the morning, and with all but a
handful of districts to be heard from
Sl,7lo. ''"e' '''- 'o' ~ 0'"'
IN Richmond the Curlcy- Masoy con-
.eN1 showed the insurgent close sec
Vt,a' Wa' the vote being: Maloy, $500;
IN klchmond County the factional
1ght between the Democrats was
s,oScr. and the few scattering figures
ooosa!Nable oe before midnight from
1rN,en island gave the regulars only a
?;''sA, margin. The Richmond revolt
- 70 ied by Assemblyman Thomas f. Cur
.ey' who after being turned down by
sne organization for the designation
w District Attorney ran independent
y ana put complete insurgent ticket
IN the field.
Some Democrats Knife Luce
IN Manhattcn and the Bronx the
.csders of the Democratic vets made
:. last minute appeal to their followers
% :. vote against Supreme Court Justice
hooert Luce, the organization candi-
Iale' because he had accepted the in
.aofsemont of the Prohibition party
swo no years ago. This caused some
'ammany mon to write in the name
A. A. supreme Court Justice Jocsph F.
New voufser.
!. tihc list Of nominati,7s IN ycs-
teYdGu's primaries on nnoe Semen.