The New York herald., 1921-08-03
Lockwood Goes Through as
Slated for Comptroller,
but Aldermanic Presi.
dent Meets Delay.
GAYNOR MEN MENTIONED
La Guardia. Bennett and Has
kell Ready to Abide by Re-
suit Of Vote in the Sep
tember Primaries.


dent Henry H. Curran Of Manhattan
for Mayor and State Senator Charles
c. Lockwood of Brooklyn for Comp.
troller, the steering committee of the
Republican-Coalition movement yes.
terday postponed selection OF a candi.
date for the nomination for President
of the Board OF Aldermen until this
afternoon. II he can be induced to
consider IL, Cyrus G. Miller, Borough
President Of The Bronx in the Gay.
nor administration, is likely to be
the man
Not attempting TO anticipate the
platform TO be adopted later by TIL.
Republican organization and it's al
lies, and saying he will abide by the
result of the primaries, Mr.. Curran
made the following personal state.
ment last night.
Il deeply appreciate the honor that
the leaders Of my party and the inde-
pendents and Democrats in the coali-
ton committee have conferred upon
me in recommending to the enrolled
voters that ! be nominated for the Of
flee of Mayor OF the city OF New York
This honor carries with IL a RESPONSE
bility the seriousness Of which un-
derstand very ven. There is no field
in which greater service can be given
to the people Of our city to-day than
1 In that Of the city's government. The
power there for good or evil. as
know il from ten years experience, is
so far reaching that it affects the hap
piness Of every man. woman and child,
4 Of every home. In our city
Change Needed IN CITY Hail.
II believe the people want change
from the present city administration.
From what know OF the Incompetence
and impotence OF that administration.
En the face Of problems that demand
1 the highest order OF vision and con-
structive effort ! know that we need
a change. and need Il very much.
MY position from the first has been
that in making up the -Tammany
ticket | should be placed where ] could
serve best That is my position TO-DAY.
have travelled a straight road
through these deliberations, and
never saw any man lost in a straight
road ] am glad that Senator Lock-
wood stands with me In the contest.
His splendid legislative experience and
his knowledge Of the city's problems
win make his cooperation in the Board
Of Estimate, as Comptroller, Of the
greatest value In the work Of the next
four years
LET Il be remembered that the
members of the Coalition Committee
have done no nominating, They have
made their recommendation. but the
nominating viii be done at the prima-
rles and nowhere else, and by the en-
rolled voters and nobody else. be-
ileve in direct primaries, and any citi-
zer who wants 10 he Mayor has the
privilege Of presenting his own name
to the primaries FOR individual consid-
Grafton. That II what the primaries
are for Let the hes, man win. and lei
the people decide
Il shall abide by the result, what
ever II be At the same time. l shall
leave no stone unturned to have the
respective merits OF the different can,
didates brought before the people az
these primaries. 80 that they may
know all the facts-just az, IL noml- ,
mated. shall leave no stone unturned !,
"a do my part in redeeming this city
from the stupid misgovetnment under
which our people now suffer.
cyrr.r,. Record mn Open hook.
There win be platform. 50 far
as | am personally concerned. my rec
ord on city questions is an open book.
and nv platform IL already made by
that record. The thing TO DO. now that
candidates have been recommended, Is
10 put forth. N due time, clear state
ment OF the issues and Of the COM
structIye measures that we determine
"a undertake on the first % next jan
uary. 50 that the people may know
what we stand Tor and may Judge ac-
cordngly.
II believe, from the bottom Of my
heart. that when the people under
stand the issues they VIII vote. by
great majority, for relief from tho
nresent intolerable conditions. If am
the choice OF the primaries shall be
elected. and am ready to throw the
next four years OF my life into this