The sun., 1919-10-26

the McCooey school of politics. Not 30
many years ago the organization dis
ciplined candidate for District Attor-
ney who had forced his way onto the
ticket by seeing to It that he was de-
feated at the polls.
Then, again, Mr.. O'Rellly, the indie
pendent Democrat running for the Su-
preme Court, Is Democrat and Is de-
voting most Of his time lambasting Mr..
Bowling. After his candidate had COM
pleted a tour of Suffolk and Nassau
counties, which make up the district out
side the city, his manager, A. w. Hon'
said yesterday. that they looked for
plurality of 10000 for Mr.. Squiers In
those two counties
without question the most interesting
fight in Brooklyn is that of Representa-
tive Reuben l.. Haskell for election as
County Judge. Because of the prohibit
ton issue. upon which this contest has
hinged, II is necessary to consider 1t
separately from the general situation.
Expect Haskell to Win.
II is generally conceded that Haskell
will win and the only question is as to
the size of his plurality. His managers
say that William II. Anderson, State
superintendent of the Ant-Saloon
League. by his incorporate and vitriolic
attacks has done more than any other
one factor to roll up the Haskell vote.
They say that many people who are
staunch advocates of prohibition will
vote for Haskell, simply as rebuke to
the autocratic methods OF the Anti-Sa-
| loon League.
Representative Haskell does not pre-
| tend that he is entitled to a place on
| the County Court bench because he is
In favor of a national referendum on
the repeal of the prohibition amendment
| Anderson claims that he should be kept
Off the bench because of that fact
Haskell says that because of the threats
OF the Anti-Saloon League to defeat
| the entire ticket. II the leaders recon.
mended him in the primaries. they pick
ed another man. Haskell won in tn,
| primaries and the organization is nov
| supporting him Loyalty, 1t is said, II
| spite of reports that in certain district,
| the feeling was lukewarm.
| 1t is conceded by the Haskell man
/ ayers that he will lose a certain pro
portion of the Republican vote because
of the fight that has been made upor
him by the prohibition advocates. Mos
of these voters are women. The Anti
Saloon League has conducted a mos
strenuous campaign, sending out docu
| ments to all the enrolled voters in Kings
But the Haskell managers say tina
the detection in the Republican rank
will be more than made up by the tire
! mendous vote their candidate will ge
from the Democratic side of the house
AS a matter of fact 1t is understood
that some of the Democratic leader
are working quietly for Haskell.
why, we are going to get pluralit,
OF 50.000l" asserted one of the more en-
thusiastic Haskell workers yesterday.
1t is understood that a committee o
lawyers who do not believe in the wa,
the Anti-Saloon League has been inter
fering in political affairs and who be
lieve that the election of Haskell will b
blow to the prestige of that organiza
ton are going to start movement thi
week to Make 1t Unanimous" What ?
THE Election of Haskell"
II Is likely that the Haskell contes
will overshadow all the other contest
in this the last week of the campaign.