The sun., 1919-09-30
CONTEST STARTS TO
SUCCEED BOWLING
Booms Already Under Way
and Action Will Begin
After Funeral.
TIGER WILL USE. CARE
Aldermanic Selection for Post
Will Last Only Until
Election.
TIGER WILL USE. CARE

BUDDING booms for the Office of Presi-
aent of the Borough of Manhattan TO
succeed President Frank L. Bowling
were scented yesterday, but were being
retarded because of the fact that Tam
many men In position to speak with
authority on the matter refused to dis
cuss Il until after President Downing
funeral to-day. BY tomorrow. however.
n il expected that at least half a dozen
booms will have burst into full bloom.
with others developing as rapidly as
forced propagation can bring them forth.
Interest in the situation centred yes
terday around the fact that, although the
office will have to be filled by the mem
bers Of the Board of Aldermen from
Manhattan at once, 1t will be filled FOR
the unexpireI term at the coming gen
eral election In November In other
words. Tammany Hall, which will have
no trouble in getting the Aldermen to
select one Of the faithful will have to
60 before the people in November and
elect their man in a contest with candi-
dates selected by other parties.
Although the city charter provides
that in case of a vacancy in the office
of Borough President the Mayor shall
c,ll the members of the Board Of Alder
nsn from that particular borough In
session to select a successor, who shall
be of the same political faith, to fill ''the
unexpired term" the Court Of Appeals
some years ago decided that the gen.
eral election law and not the city char
ter applied to such cases The general
election law provides that vacancies In
constitutional offices shall be filed for
unexpired terms at the next succeeding
general election. 1t also provides that
in case a vacancy occurs before October
Is in any year 1t shall be filled In the
November election succeeding.
In the present case the procedure will
be this:
Late this week or early next week the
members of the board from Manhattan
VIII meet at the call of the Mayor and
elect a successor to President Bowling
10 serve the balance of this year.
Within short time the county COM
mittees of the legal political parties,
meeting as borough committees, will Sc
lect candidates for their various parties
for the Office of President of the Bor-
ough Of Manhattan 20 be voted for on
November 4. The man elected on No
vember 4 will serve the unexpired term
or until the end of December 81, 1921.
The Republican Executive Committee
viii meet at o'clock this afternoon tc
10 recommend to the county COMMITTEES
at a meeting to be held later.
No call has gone out for the Demo
cratic General Committee to meet, but II
is certain that its selection will be that
Of Charles F. Murphy and his inner
olrcle Of leaders. The Murphy selection
viii also be ratified in the election by
ne Manhattan Aldermen, which group
has an overwhelming Tammany ma
.ority.
This group is composed of IL Demo
Gratis. Republicans and Socialists
The Democrats are all typical Tammany
men who can be counted ON to vote
for the man picked for them.
1t was conceded yesterday Tammany
would be more careful in selecting a sue
cessor TO President Bowling than they
might be II he did not have to go before
the people in November.