New-York tribune., 1920-12-26
Ex-Police Head Will Draw
Republican and Demo-
cratic Votes Throughout
City, Leaders Predict
Boom for Cropsey
Starts in BROOKLYN
La Cuardia and Curran
Big Factors in Decision
on Candidates in Race


Woods, Police Commissioner in tn.
Mitchell administration. are planning
to bring about his nomina tion for
Mayor next fall. Weekly conferences
are being held in his interest at the
City Club and elsewhere The last one
took place on Thursday. At a con-
ference on December 16 those present
were Colonel Woods, Joseph NJ. Price,
Raymond B. Fosdick, Ephraim Kauf-
man and Raymond V. Ingersoll. Rob
ert Adamson, ex-Fire Commissioner.
and George Bell, ex-License Commits
sloner, were expected at the confer
ence, but were detained.
The Brooklyn friends of Justice
James c. Cropsey, of the Supreme
Court, are quietly canvassing the field
for the purpose of booming him for
Mayor at the right time. 1t is under
stood that Jacob A. Livingston, the
Brooklyn organization leader is ia
vorable to the nomination of Justice
Cropsey.
The friends of Martin SAKE, ex-
oI"te Lax commissioner, prominent
member of the National Republican
Club and active in organization affairs,
also are taking the preliminary steps
to encompass his nomination for
Mayor. Mr.. SAKE at a recent meeting
of the New York Republican County
Committee introduced resolution
looking to possible cooperation with
the antiTammany organizations.
La Guardia Warns Leaders
The mayoralty situation is likely to
be complicated by the presence in Of
flee of F. H. La Guardia, President Of
the Board of Aldermen, VINO has told
his friends that if the Republican or
ganization leaders attempt to bring
about the nomination in a naturally
anti-Tammany year of candidates
whose character and ability signify q
continuation of the old order of things
he will himself be candidate for
Mayor on an anti organization ticket
He already is on record against any
step on the part of the city looking
to an increase of the regular scent
fare, and there is little doubt that i
he runs independently ne will make
that the leading issue Of his platform.
Henry H. Curran, President of the
Borough of Manhattan, is understood
to be a receptive candidate for Mayor
on the Republican ticket. 1t is under
stood that Samuel S. Koenig, president
of the New York County Committee,
will insist upon Mr. Curran on the
city ticket.
The friends of La Guardia and Cur
ran say that it is impossible to elm
mate them without wrecking the anti
I,4mmany campaign, is tney demon
strated their vote-getting powers in 8
year when Tammany had every right
to expect victory.
The strong undercurrent in Repub-
lican circles in favor of straight Re
publican ticket is another phase of the
situation. In the late election the
Republican candidates, with the ex-
ception of Judge Miller, carried the
city, generally by very large margins.
The rank and file of the Republican
organization are strong for a straight
ticket from top to bottom, no matter
what the result may be.
Elders Urge Fusion Ticket
The "elder statesmen" in the Repub-
lican party are very cautious about in
dorsing the straight ticket proposition,
most Of them asserting that with fair
treatment and sound argument the in
dependent Democrats naturally hostile
to Tammany Hall can be brought into
a fusion against Fourteenth Street.
This conservative sentiment is one
Of the things that the supporters Of
Colonel Woods are banking on. They
point to the tremendous sweep made
by Governor Smith on the one hand ana
by Senator Harding on the other in the
olf Of Vnvr :
the people, especially now that the
women have mastered the art of split
ting tickets, are ready to vote for
issues and candidates rather than be
bound by organization lines. They
argue that the breakdown of the Hyian
police administration will make pre-
vention of crime the dominant issue of
the campaign, and they assert that
Colonel Woods is the only big card that
the Republicans have. They assert
that his record as Police Commissioner
will enable him to lead the ticket a.
vote getter.
The Woods men are not limited to
Colonel Woods alone. They say tina:
Darwin r. James, former Civil Service
Commissioner and q leading business
man, is as eligible as Woods, and thai
if for any reason Colonel Woods is not
deemed available for head of the
ticket Mr.. James fills the bill nicely
In answer to the suggestion that the
voters may not we.come a recall of
Mitchell administrative factors they
say that the Mitchell administration
shines by comparison with any that
the city has had.
The Woods men are planning to or
ganize in all of the aldermanic dis
tricts OF the city, and they hope TO
begin their intensive work shortly
after January !.
Hylan's Defeat Predicted
The supporters of Justice Cropsey
ere as yet not openly working for him,
but they assert that when the Brooklyn
Republican organization gets ready to
move it will move as a unit and that
nothing will stop it, The Cropsey
ihouters say that Hylan If renomi-
mated will be showed under at the
rolls, and that the nominee for Mayor
should come from Brooklyn because
Brooklyn shows a Republican enroll
mcnt exceeding the Democratic enroll
nent by $4,000. Justice Cropsey four
wears ago was not popular with the or
sanization men. but. aft + three years
If Hylan and Enright old grievances
mostly have been forgotten, and the
rank and file of the organization. under
! the leadership of CommisS;oner IJv