The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12
LEADERS PLAN TO
SPEED UP CAMPAIGN
Effort Will Be Made to Impress
Voters That This Is Not
"0ff Year"
FIGHT OVER JUDICIARY
Number of Outdoor Meetings
May Exceed Record Of
PastYears.

Election day IL three weeks from
tuesday. Now that the registration Is
over the campaign managers are pre-
nared to speed up the work for their
candidates during the time that remains
betveen now and November 4.
There have been indications that some
OF the registration has been due to the
aesire Of voters to take part in the
nrImaries In the spring and next fall. In
other words that their registration was
for purposes of enrolment rather than
OF voting this year. It will be the duty
~ the managers to persuade the people
that this should not be considered as
an of year. and that they will be fall
ing in the performance of their duty II
they neglect to come out and vote.
Republican leaders will strive TO i'm
press on the minds of the voters that the
opportunity to vote for two members of
the Board of Estimate OF the City Of
New York. due to the elevation OF Gov.
Alfred Il. Smith from the municipal to
the State government and the death Of
Borough President Frank L. Bowling of
Manhattan, has distinctly taken the
election this year out of the ''off year"
class.
Issue of Free Judiciary.
Then in the First Judicial district,
Manhattan and The Bronx, the bold
action of Charles f. Murphy, boss Of
Tammany Hall, in turning down two
Judges Of experience rnd ability has
raised the issue OF a free judiciary.
Those who have rallied to the movement
- Nc t,aff aA aAtah Il
Newburger to the SUPP eme Court bench
and OF Justice Richaul H. Smith to the
City Court bench declare that this VIOLA
ton Of the principle of a free judiciary
has set so dangerous a precedent that
II must at once mt ct with an over
whelming rebuke.
II is doubtful II there are any big
meetings in the campaign. The idea of
the managers seems to be to make an
intensive campaign through small meet
inss spread out over the territory as
widely as possible. II the weather re-
mains good for the next three weeks,
the number of outdoor meetings will
prtbaby exceed the record of past
years
Borough President Robert L. Moran,
the Democratic candidate to succeed
himself. was forced, by a sudden attack
OF appendicitis, to retire from active
campaigning almost before he had be-
gun. 1t is not thought that his physi-
clans will permit him to make any
speeches. but he will probably address
the voters through statements. Charles
Thorley has opened Moran headquarters
at the Hotel Commodore and says he
will have an active committee working
for hiE candidate.
La GuardIa's CAMPAIGN.
Representative r. Fl. La Guardia. the
Republican candidate for president of
the Board of Aldermen, began cam
pagning soon after his nomination In
tn primaries. His headquarters at the
Hotel Imperial have been open for some
time. He has spoken In all of the bor-
oughs, with the exception OF Richmond,
and said yesterday his campaign man.
ager could not pile too much speaking
work on him from now on. OF late he
has spoken at from Ave to eight meet
ings a night and expects to increase his
daily schedule to above ten.
A good fighter and ready speaker
Representative La Guardia has been
hampered in his campaigning by the
Illness Of his opponent. The minute he
heard OF President Moran's operation he
addressed a letter to him saying he
"Nu4u nut ldhe up any new ISSUES
what he would say on them had beer
submitted to Mr. Moran in writing. Fur
thermore, he offered to read to his audi
ences any statement In reply that Mr.
Moran might wish to make.
To this offer Mr.. Moran has not al
yet made reply. but he Is recovering sc
rapidly now that Mr.. La Guardia expects
TO hear from him this week. The Re.
publican candidate is laying great stress
on the opportunity that the anti-Tam
many forces have to break into ''air
Tight Tammany Board Of Estimate
With three votes in the Board of EST
mate President of the Board of Alder.
men opposed to the ring now in contro
would be able to block many financia
h'onstrosities, as unanimous consent II
required for appropriation of money.
i am going to make the people un.
derstand." said Mr.. La Guardia yester
Gay, that the squandering of money
" Tammany Hall. which will be re
neeted In largely increased tax rat,
mis- year. comes back on them in the
way OF increased cost OF living.
l believe that with q careful scrutin,
OF expenditures and a businesslike in
creasing of the sources Of revenue tha
ms city will have enough money to Civ,
Ns employees a decent living salary. Be
cause Of my raising of the issue som,
utne ago the Board of Estimate has de
cloed to increase salaries. but there &
vt much to be desired"
Heavy Day Schedule.
An idea of the character of the Gam
paigning that is being done by Mr. LIZ
Tuafdla may be gained from this SEIZED
Se' which he covered yesterdaJ: Grac,
Nhapel East Thirteenth street a fair II
a Catholic Church. 43e East Twelfth
street. the opening of a cooperativ,
grocery store. 636 Crescent avenue, TIL,
hronx; q block party, Grand and Thomp
son street, Manhattan, and an address
ne'Ween the acts OF an opera at thu
academy of Music I'm Brooklyn. To
morrow Mr.. La Guardia will speak II
queens as well as Manhattan an,
Brooklyn.
Among the issues that Mr.. La Guardi,
Keeping before the public are adequat.
compensation for city employees. a ter
.l'al market in The Bronx to help reduce
elo cost Of living all over the city;
Wy cost Of living all over the city: prope
o,V VIII get revenue from this instead
paying for It, as Mayor Hylan hal
oone since he became Mayor. and tn
sDsoiute divorce of the school system
IRON politics.
=, Harry W. Walker, an old time poll
sclan' said yesterday the betting In Wal
street was even money that La Guards
Would win There has been little bettini
ever -
The Republicans have not selected.
o.noidate for President Of the Borough
~ manhattan 10 succeed President Dow
s yet There are three or four abb