New-York tribune., 1919-11-06
La Cuardia Lead of
1903 Is Contested:
Democrats Are Hintino
Their Boss Will RESIGN
McCooev Also Said
To Be Slated to Go
Loss of p Assemblymen
and Jusiiceships Proves
Hard Blow to Wigwam;
Curran v ins by 10000

"Hs ttti " AIS Nv LV.VVV
Tie Republican sweep in the city
on Tuesday has caused CONSERVATION
IN Tammany Hall The final returns
-1ov Tammany's defeat more crushing
aan it appeared on election night
Iammany VIII demand q recount in the
La 1uardia-Moran contest
Tie impression is general in the
lammany organization that the Re-
pubiican pluralities on Tuesday spell
thc retirement OF Charles f. Murphy
ron control Of Tammanv at a com
Nara,ively early day.
Mr. Murphy says he isn't going to
retire. Men in the organization close
to HIM HINT rather strongly that he is
Tuesdays defeat cost Tammany:
President Of the Board Of Alder
men
Two seats and five votes in the
Board Of Estimate.
President of the Borough of Man
Two Supreme Court justices
oae City Court Judge
wonty-two Assemblymen
ant <.dermcn.
..o-t Many Justiceships
n addition Iammany lost several
Nc.pa Court justiceships and
PA ~onaee that goes with these VAR
nus Offices. It is this last which will
80 NOS, bacnly felt by Tammanv. as it
nte hundreds Of thousands of
ars annually
inside OF Manhattan and The Bronx
fra Democrats also lost a number of
Hor.an- offices. including Supreme
t'' istlceship in the Second Judi
. .lSt-ict.
ne most important loss suffered
tne defeat Of Robert L. Moran for
don't Of the Board of Aldermen
ny Major T. H. La Guardia His three
IN the Board Of Estimate, to-
fr'ser with tho TWO votes of Major
aorrY II Gurran. President-elsct OF
Borough OF Manhattan. VIII do
TO loosen Tammany's grip on the
c'F than anything else.
ae final returns showed the plu-
.lty Of Curran over Edward f. Boyle
to he close TO 10000. The defeat of
hay q was the big surprise of the
D.ec'ion. Running in Manhattan. the
one Of Tammany, OF whose executive
committee he was chairman Boyle
was accounted a certain winner The
netting on his election was three to
one. and ai these odds it was est-
mated that lammany men lost more
ham 100000. Even greater losses
were suffered by the hackers of Moran,
Pro was two-to-one favorite.
Intermyer Silent on Defeat
CITY Hall was practically deserted
yesterday, as vas the Wigwam in
made bitter fight for Moran. was
plainly chagrined. He made several
1t'ne trips 70 Tammany Hall and
Ponce headquarters while there wa
slil little hope that Moran would
Nln. But the visits ceased with the
completion of the returns. and then
TIE Mayor issued a typewritten state
nent Offering his assistance to La
Guardla and Curran when they take
flee on January 1.
Irwin tntermyer, whose selection by
Fir Murphy as candidate for the
supreme Court. in place Of Justice
Newburger was one OF the issues OF
ne campaign, refused TO discuss his
defeat yesterday.
ne same silence was maintained bv
al of iammany defeated candidates.
lammany found some comfort in the
election of James A. Foley as Surro-
gate, who defeated James O'Mallev bv
"a plurality of 1867. Foley. who is
minority leader OF the Senate led his
ticket IN Manhattan by more than
5000 votes.
The Hnal returns gave La Guardia
plurality Of 1858, and Curran led
Boyle by 9,7O3
Justice Newburgcr's plurality was
FS.2l6. His running mate, philip ]
NcCcok, ran ahead of Supreme Court
Justice Luce by more than 22,0OO.
In Brooklyn Arnon l.: Squiers was
elected 10 the Supremt Court over
George J. S. Bowling by a plurality of
50,649
Haskcll's Plurality 1886
Representative Reuben L. Haskell.
running on "wet' platform. was
easiy elected county Judge. with q
piurisity of 436, while the plurality
of County Judge Dixie, running for re
election is 65,0S3.
General George w. Wingatc, Demo
crat, defeated Colonel James c. Nc
leer, Republican. by plurality OF
60 O.
Harry f. Lewis, Republican candi
date tor District Attorney, beat Repre-
sentative John Il. Johnston, his Demo
cratic opponent, by plurality Of H.,
III.
County Clerk William II. Kelly, Dem
ocratic candidate for reelection. beat
Alderman John $. Gaynor, Republican,
p} ii PLURALITY of 1921.
Ex-senator John S. Drescher, Rcpub-
p0""' won Tor SherlN over James
browne with a plurality of 1S.0O7.
Edward Maddox. Republican. won
over Register Richardson Webster.
p'mocratic candidate for reelection, by
plurality of 1858.
Many Brooklyn Republicans professed
me belief yesterday that the Repub-
nVah victories IN Kings would lead to
.ne rctlrement of John II. McCooey.
S'n. Mqrphys wee regent across the
gate rs Surrogate Mr.. McCooey's $4,000
year JOB was saved from the general
ne Democrats carried Richmond.
''ec'lhg their county ticket
Am Not, Says Murphy
:, Am going? I am not" said Mr.. !
Slurpny cheerfuly to reporters yestcr-
aay afternoon at Tammany Hall bent
oh asking him the old, old question