The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-07-19
ANTI-HYLAMTES ADD /
EX-GOV. SMITHS AID
TOCAMPAIGN BODY
Joseph NJ. Proskauer Chosen
as a Democratic Repre-
sentative by Steering.
Committee.
BYRON NEWTON NAMED
All Elements of Two Large
Parties Invited to Discuss
Nominees at Town Meet
ing Tomorrow.
LOYALTY PLEDGE ASKED
La Guardia inquiries if Fusion
lists Will Support Him if He
Wins Victory in Republic
can Primaries.
LOYALTY PLEDGE ASKED

The fight to defeat Mayor John F..
Hylan and to elect an anti-Tammany
municipal ticket opened last night,
when the steering committee repre-
senting the Republican organization
and the various independent groups
held its first meeting at the Hotel
Commodore.
There was no formal discussion of
candidates. the evening being given
over to perfecting the organization,
but both Henry w. Taft, who presided.
and Senator William M. Calder de-
clared after adjournment that ticket
satisfactory to the people" would be
agreed upon within week or ten
days.
Tomorrow at P. M. in the ball
room of the Commodore there will be
an old fashioned town meeting. to
which the steering committee invites
any person interested in good govern
ment.
The fullest opportunity will be given
for the discussion of possible candidates
for Mayor, Comptroller and President Of
the Board of Aldermen. Stenographic
minutes will be taken and the steering
committee will give consideration to
every suggestion and the arguments
to back 1t up.
EnIarging the Com ittee.
The big point under discussion last
night was increasing the size OF the
steering committee. which in addition
to Mr.. Taft as chairman, consisted Of
fifteen organization Republicans. nine
members OF the Price Coalition Com
mittee and five representatives Of the
Citizens Union-thirty in all. 1t was
decided to add sixteen additional MEM
bers. three from the Brooklyn Young
Republican Club. three from the New
York Young Republican Club. five rep
resentatives of the Independent Demo-
cratic Conference and five additional
independent Democrats chosen by the
steering committee itself. Among the
latter is Joseph NJ. Proskauer, who was
chairman of the personal campaign
committee of former Governor Alfred E.
Smith when he ran for reelection last
autumn.
During the afternoon Samuel r. Hey
man waited upon Mr.. Taft and pre-
scented a demand of the Democratic con-
ference, formulated at a meeting on
Sunday, that fifteen representatives
named by them be added to the steering
committee. The organizations in this
conference are the Independent Democ-
racy. of which Mr.. Heyman is the head
and to which County Clerk William
+. Schneider belongs; the Democratic
Union, of which Ernest Harvier is the
founder; the Independent Democracy of
The Bronx, and the Personal Liberty
League, the anti-Connolly organization
Of DIR. Arthur F. Heating In Queens.
The first action last night was the
passage of this resolution offered by Jo-
seph NJ. Prices
at is the sense Of this conference that
any outside organization which seeks to
have delegates admitted shall state Its
sympathy with the aims Of the confer
ence and shall agree to support the ac-
ton OF the conference"
f. ii. La Guardia sent a communfca-
ton to the committee, which was
placed on file." He said: "As I have
already declared / would abide by the
result of the Republican primary. 1t oc-
ours to me 1t would be but fair that
your committee announce publicly that
/ will be supported In the event that I
defeat your selection In the coming
primaries"
Senator Calder had long conference
with La Guardia in the afternoon.
Democratic Quota Reduced.
In executive session 1t was decided TO
give the Independent Democratic Con-
ference five instead of fifteen represen-
tatives. 1t had asked for two from each
borough and five at large. The latter
five were accepted This left Mr.. Har-
vier. head of the Democratic union, out
In the cold.
Early in the evening Mr.. Harvier was
with large number of politicians and
near politicians lowering In the recep-
ton room outside the meeting chamber.
but later was attending a meeting of his
own crowd at the Hotel Astor. Mr..
Heyman went inside to say the groups
he represented stuck to their demand
for fifteen. IL was few enough, he said
These are the five: Samuel +. Hey
man. Hugo Wintner and Vincent Gilroy
of the Independent Democracy. and
J. Hampton Dougherty. Jr., and John ].
Brady of the Democratic Union.
The five Independent Democrats added
by the steering committee itself are:
Byron X. Newton, formerly Collector of
the Port: Thomas w. Hickey of Brook
lyn. Joseph NJ. Proskauer, Joseph r.
Handy. formerly Police Magistrate of
Richmond. and Thomas f. c;illeran. The
latter was prominent in the old indie
pendence League years ago.
The young Republican clubs we're re-
suested to name one woman on each
delegation. The New York Young Re-
publican Club selected as its representa-
tlves Benjamin +. Day, Miss Ruth
Boyer and Henry Goddard.
The only names prominently heard
for the Mayoralty were Senator Charles
G. Lockwood and Henry II. Curran. Sem
ator Calder insists that he shall be a
Brooklyn man. I'VE will have a win
ming ticket selected by next Tuesday"
he said.