New-York tribune., 1919-11-06
Koenig Welcomes
Moue for Recount
Willing TO Bet
600 La C.laydia and
('urrus. " ould e. al ",

Samuel s. Koeuic, chairman II the
Republican County Committee. las-
NIGHT offered to wager 81 ,OO0 with any
member of Tammauy fall, the money
to go to the Red Cross if he won, that
la Guardia and Curran Will gam votes
throughout the city on recount Of
the vote for President Of the Board of
Aldermen and President of the Borough
OF Manhattan, il one is taken. THIS
oFer was made when Mr.. koenlg was
told that Assembiyman Charles D.
ponohue, of the Law Committee OF
Tammany Hall. said he would go to the
Supreme Court tomorrow or next day
nllh q request for an order allowing
an inspection ot ballots in certain dis
tricts cast on Tuesday for the two oil
ces. The Tammany Law Committee
VIII 90 over the returns ard select for
re-cxa an9ination the districts where Il
very close vote was polled.
Governor Alfred z. smith who
shared With Charles T. Murphy ana the
Tammanv dss:Yict leaders responsl-
blity for the selection Of the judiciary
+ cSet which was showed under on
Tuesday, said at the RiltmOrc yester-
day that he had no comment 10 MAKE
on the dcteat on Tuesday. He prob
ably VIII net return to Albany until
+ Saturday. as he expects to attend
dinner Of tic Fifth Avenue Association
/ tomorrow nigh.
Representative F. II. La Guardia.
Republican candidate for President OF
the Board of Aldermen, was busy yes
orday at h:s headquarters for an hour
two opening teIegrarns of congratu-
ton and receiving the greetings Of
rends. Said he.
at is very pleasing and gratifying
.o me, az it must be TO the citizens Of
w York. that Tammony control of
ae Board of Estimate and Apportion-
mt has to some cNtCnt been broken
I'd that after j ;nLarY there Will be
wo members Of .nc board on hand to
gatch the transaction Of public busi-
css. | am very happy 'nat Judge
N,.rran has been elected with me, and
look forward with much zcst to ouI
work in the board. AS d lawyer it is
eiightful to think that we have main
tained the decency Of the bench by the
ecton Of Major McCook and Justice
= Wburger.'
Edward +. Boyle. defeated candidat,
for president of the Borough Of Man
nat.an. said that it was too carly tC
comment on the result Of the election
adding: "If Judge Curran is elected
Wish him the best Of luck"
"The victory yesterday was striking
md discloses marked tend towar,
| the Republican party said George a
| Glynn, chairman Of the Republican
1 State Committee. ait will be accepte,
II as conclusive proof that New York vii
/ 10 longer be regarded as a doubtfr
\ state, but rather indicates that W.
\ shall lead the Republican procession
next year. One of the most satisfac
tory results upstate was the splendit
victory Of Speaker Sweet"
"The vote" SAID Jacob A. Livingston
the Brooklyn Republican leader. Jus
\ tifies the carefulness with which tn
Republicans selected their candidate
y resentment at the Tammany admins
tration in the city and the Democrat
Administration at Washington. 1t ;r
dicates, too, that Kings County is sti
b in the Republican column and can b
carried by that party whenever
nominatcs good candidates and put
- forth platforms that provide for bette
U administration of public affairs
4 "The most splendid thing about it
said Senator Calder, "is that it SHOW
that the people of Brooklyn understan
\ the issues, weigh them and cast the
ballots accordingly. The big pluralit
q for District Attorney Lewis indicate
;. the way the people of Brooklyn rese.
the false issues injected into the can
II paign by his Democratic opponent.
c want to say also that | am partic,
larry gratihed at the victory Of Re,
resentative La Guardia. and predi,
q u bright future for him