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Committee has not yet acted formally.
although the Tammany Hall General
Committee has recommended" the &C.
lection of Justice Edward NJ. Boyle or
the Municipal Court
The Republican committee will meet
at los West Fortieth street either to-
day or tomorrow, and on Thursday
evening the County Committee, acting
as a borough committee, will meet at
Bryant Hall. 725 Sixth avenue. and af-
firm the selection Of the subcommittee.
Henry H. Curran, SOW a City Magis-
trate and formerly President Of the
Board of Aldermen, has been mentioned
for the place He was defeated for 1t
by Mr.. Bowling two years ago. and at
that time was named a City Magistrate
by Mayor Mitchell His friends say he
Will not be inclined to accept the nomi-
nation. The labor men In the committee
have been active in insisting on a can
didato and have put forth Thomas Rock
of the PAYERS Union. Mr.. Koenig
admitted that several names were I'M
der consideration last night, but refused
to specify them.
The first big meeting of the campaign
80 far scheduled has been set for
| October "a at the Brooklyn Academy
of Music. Representative Fiorella H.
the oBard of Aldermen, has been active
In speaking already. but so far has
| confined his campaign to Republican
clubs. He opened long series of
speeches with an attack on the extrava-
gance of the Hylan administration at a
soldiers dinner of the Foresters
Judiciary Committee Pleased.
| The Non-Partisan Judiciary Commit
tee, in charge of the campaign for JUS
tice Newburger and Judge Smith, were
jubllant last night over the results OF
the registration, seeing in 1t nothing
but enthusiasm for their fight against
Tammany's casual way of picking
judges. It charged that Tammany had
been negatively interested in keeping
the registration down.
| The big registration figures reflect
the moral issues in this campaign" said
| a statement from the committee. mfr
| Murphy made no effort to get out full
| registration. AS matter of fact, hs
Instructed his leaders to get to the reg.
tstration booths the regulars only those
that could be depended upon to 'vot,
| right and not to bother about the other
citizens. Notwithstanding Mr.. Murphy.
bores, this is not going to be an of
year.
Complete returns from Manhattan
and The Bronx show an increase ovel
last year of 51,939, 25.s77 in Manhattan
and 26.062 in The Bronx. When 20,
take into consideration the fact that II
the registration of 1915, which was alsC
considered an off year. the registration
was $4,000 less in Manhattan and TIL,
Bronx than 1t was in 1914, a Guberna
torial year, the fact that this year tn,
registration is $4,000 greater than las
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tense interest that the voters are taking
in the Issues raised by Mr.. Murphy's &C
ton in ruthlessly turning down thre
Judges who had the unanimous indorse
ment Of the bar association in eacl
county"
THE figures must have given tn
bosses a rude awakening" said Balm
J bridge Colby, chairman of the committee
Women Favor Judge smith.
why Murphy?'' Is a question whic
the women interested in the campaig
of Richard H. Smith for City CouI
Judge intend shall be. asked billio
times before election. Mrs. Estelle I
Walker, chairman of the committee, sal
that the persistent telephoning OF thi
question to women voters had cause
! thousands of them to register befor
, Saturday night Two women. aged s
and ~, Mrs. walker said, mad Deen &c
) to go to register despite the fact tina
, they had been consistent anti-suffragist
all their long lives.
''They registered" said Mrs. Walker
/ 'in order to vote for Newburger an
Smith"
The why Murphy p question will b
asked by post card and telephone c
every woman voter before election. az
, cording to Mrs, Walker.
: One of the most ingenious pleas eve
made for political support is found in
, handful scattered yesterday by "Tf
: Committee of Real Workingmen."
: sets forth that Mr.. La Guardia is a go0
, Congressman and Mr.. Moran is a goo
: President of the Board of Aldermen
I. that each place pays the same salar.
: and that IL Major LIE Guardia Is electe
II will cost the city a special election
u fill his place in the spring: that Il
Italians want him in Washington.
Both candidates are worthy men
says the circular. Keep them in the
Ipresent positions. We have no hammt
l. out against either. Why should the r.
2 publcans lose worthy candidate
Il Washington TO represent the district