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small groups for Justice Robert L. Luce,
Democratic candidate for the other
place, and Phpip ]. McCook Republican
candidate for the second vacancy on
the other hand. there has been an APP
peal ON the part OF certain racial ele-
ments to vote for Untermyer and New
terger. Friends of Justice Luce, some
what angry at the personal character
OF the campaign of Mr.. Untermyer, have
been quietly passing n hint around that
it would not be altogether a bad thing
TO vote for Luce and McCook.
NewburGer's Chances Good.
In addition to the many things that
the Democratic candidates have to con-
tend with this year Mr.. Untermyer has
the feeling OF bitterness on the part of
many members of the organization be-
| cause the nomination went to young
| man who never had done anything for
the organisation. True, his father had
done many things for the organization
| and probably stood ready to do more
| in the future. But why should his son
be named for a place paying $17,500 q
year? That was the question they have
been asking.
There are indications that Mr.. Inter
| myer will be cut by organization men
| both IN The Bronx and Manhattan, SO
| 1t is believed that Justice Newburger
| has an excellent chance OF winning in
| spite of a normal Democratic majority
OF over $4,000 in the district.
II there should be Republican sweep
as some suggest, Mr. MoCook might go
in. but that is not likely.
While the fight for Justice Richard
| H. Smith, turned down by Tammany
and nominated by the Republicans for
reelection to the City Court, has been
| conducted along the same lines as that
| for Justice Newburger, he Is not so well
| known and his chances for election are
| not so good.
II there is a sweep away from the
Democrats, he will win and also Henry
*, Davis, another Republican candidate
for the City Court bench. This is be-
cause Mr.. Davis has the civic pride of
| The Bronx to help him. For that rea-
son Joseph NJ. Callahan, Democrat and
resident of The Bronx, is sure to win
no matter now much of a landslide
| there is.
Foley seems n Certainty.
| More than likely, however, Thomas
| T. Reilley and Louis Wendell. the other
| Tammany candidates for the City Court,
will win handily, as will Mr.. Callahan.
James A. Foley. son-in-law of the
| Tammany boss, is generally conceded to
| be a winner for Surrogate barring the
! sweep" that is In the minds OF some
Republicans. The greatest Tammany
efforts are being put forth for him and
! for Justice Luce James O'Malley, Mr.,
| Foley's Republican opponent. has been
! putting up a splendid campaign against
| great odds.
| When 1t comes to the city ticket that
| Is to say, the Presidency of the Board
of Aldermen, which is the only office
to be voted for throughout the five
| boroughs. Representative f. H La
| Guardia, Republican, has good chance
to win, although the betting is to l
against him This Is believed to be
largely Tammany money, used, as in
years past, for the purpose OF influencing
| sentiment.
| In no one candidacy does the element
| of feeling against the Wilson Admin
| istraton and the Democratic organiza-
| ton enter more largely than in that OF
Mr. La Guardia for President of the
| Board of Aldermen. Tie elements that
are opposed to the League Of Nations
covenant and to the attitude that Presi-
dent Wilson has taken on the settlement
OF various territorial questions in
| Europe found expression in the can
didacy of Michael A. Kelly, who en-
| tered the lists as an Independent can
didate for the Presidency of the Board
of Aldermen under the auspices of the
| Liberty party. Many anti-prohibition-
| lists were also enrolled under the banner.
Major Kellys name was thrown of
the ballot on the ground that 1t lacked
the proper number of valid signatures.
With Kelly in the race it was generally
| believed that Mr.. La Guardia probably
| would defeat Robert L. Moran, Who is
the Democratic candidate 10 succeed
himself.
With Mr. KeIly's name Off the ballot
! many thought that the voters of Irish
ancestry who had rallied to him might
vote for Mr.. Moran, because he also has
an Irish name. rather than for Mr.. La
Guardia. Last night, however, Mr..
Kelly issued a statement in which he
declared his unalterable opposition TO
Tammany and asked his friends to
write his name in on the ballot.
II there is a sweep La Guardia prob
ably will pull the Tammany majority OF
10000 in Manhattan down to $4,000
In The Bronx 1t will fall to $4,000 and
disappear altogether in Queens. with
Richmond giving small plurality one
way or the other. With the sweep work
ing La Guardia might get as much as
10000 or even $4,000 in Brooklyn, which
would elect him handily
The Democrats in The Bronx say they
expect to give Moran, who lives there,
at least 10000, and in Manhattan they
claim unofficially $4,000. with 5000 in
Queens and at least 1000 In Richmond
In Brooklyn John II. McCooey, the Tam
many lieutenant, refused to give any
estimate on Moran. but II would be i'm
possible for La Guarda to offset in
brooklyn the pluralities claimed for
Moran by the Democrats In the -four
other boroughs-
In addition to their animosity toward
President Wilson and the Democratic
party as a whole there are local reasons
why many of the regular Democratic
standbys in Brooklyn are going TO cut
that ticket this year. For two months
McCooey kept the County Committed
from adopting a resolution for the rec
ogn.tion of the Irish republic. He haC
two Federal jobs hanging fire at the
time and did not dare displease the
authorities at Washington.
Among the rank and file there is dis
satisfaction with Gov Smith and witt
| MCCoOey himself There are two indie
pendent county tickets against the reg
ularS and the organization never has
been so split as II is to-day, 1t has
been discovered that the heavy regis
tration in certain districts has been due
to the women of Italian origin. who
have put themselves in a position to vote
for the first time inorder that they may
support Mr.. La Guardia.