The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-16
CURRAN TO RUN FOR
BOROUGH PRESIDENT
Former Alderman and Sitting
Magistrate Agrees to Ac-
'cept Nomination.

Henry II. CurraD will be the Repub-
lican candidate for President of the Bor-
ough Of Manhattan. After a long con-
ference yesterday afternoon, In which a
number OF men were considered for the
nomination, the subcommittee of the
Republican executive committee decided
to recommend Magistrate Curran. There
is no doubt that the recommendation will
be accepted and that the Magistrate will
be formally nominated tonight in Bry-
ant Hall, Sixth avenue, near Forty-sec-
ond street
1t was the concensus OF the leaders
who met yesterday afternoon that with
Mr. Curran the normal Democratic plu-
and the office of Borough President res
cued from the clutches of Tammany
Hall.
Among others whose names were dis
cussed in connection with the nomination
were Marcus NJ. Marks. formerly Bor-
ough President: w. NJ. K Olcott, Major
Grayson NJ. p. Murphy. vice-president of
the Guaranty Trust Company Walter
NJ. Chandler, formerly Representative in
Congress: John J. Lyons. leader of the
Nineteenth Assembly District; L. F.
Eilert. formerly a member of the Board
of Education. and Ralph Folks, who was
Commissioner of Public Works under
Mr.. Marks.
Magistrate Curran is not at all anxious
to accept the candidacy but has been
persuaded that It is his duty to do what
he can to break up the Hylan-Tammany
combination in the Board of Estimate.
The Board of Estimate has decided to
increase the salaries of City Magistrates
to $4,000 a year As President OF the
Borough Mr.. Curran would receive only
$500. He feels, however, that the OPP
portunity for service is too great to be
declined.
After being graduated from Yale in
1898 Mr. Curran spent several years
in newspaper work. He then became
a lawyer. In 1911 he was elected to the
Board of Aldermen. and during his entire
service in that board up to the early
part Of 1917, when he was appointed
a City Magistrate by Mayor Mitchell
Mr.. Curran gave his entire time to the
service of the city. In 1912 he became
chairman of the finance committee OF
the Board of Aldermen. which carried
with 1t a seat in the Sinking Fund
Commission. Two years later he became
majority leader.
When Rhinelander Waldo was Police
commissioner under Mayor Gaynor Mr.
Curran headed a special committee OF
the Board of Aldermen that investigated
ths Police Department. Following this
investigation Mr.. Curran was respon-
sible for the first increase in salary
obtained by the first year patrolmen
from $500 a year to $1,000.
In 1916. after the resignation OF
George McAneny as President of the
Board OF Aldermen. Mr.. Curran became
the Republican candidate for that office
against Frank L. Bowling. The Demo
cratic ticket with Woodrow Wilson
running for President carried New York
city with n Sig vote that year, but cut
the Democratic majority in Manhattan
down to 25.705.
Mr.. Curran was graduated from the
PlattsbYrg training camp with the rank
of Major and served in France during
the entire war as commander of ar
ammunition train in the Seventy seventh
Division.
When the Manhattan members OF the
Board of Aldermen meet this afternoon
to elect a Borough President to serve
for the remainder of this year the Re
publican minority will vote for Mr.. Cur
ran. As Tammany controls the delega'
ton Justice Edward F. Boyle. who i:
to be the Tammany cadidate in the gen
eral election, will be elected.