The New York herald., 1921-08-26
QUEENS WELCOMES
CURRAN AND GILROY
Mayoralty Candidate Declares
for Schools, More Homes
and Better Transit.
NEW CARD DECK NEEDED
Mrs. Doyle Compares Hylan's
Smile With Curran's Grasp
Of City's Affairs.

Henry H. Curran. experimentation
candidate for Mayor. opened his primary
campaign In Queens last night at the
Roosevelt Republican Club OF Richmond
Hill and the Third Ward Republican
Club Of Flushing. Vincent Giiroy, Major
Curran's associate on the ticket and con-
didate for President Of the Board of Al
dermen, also spoke at the meetings,
which were attended by large and en-
thusiastic crowds.
II did not seek the nomination for
Mayor" said Major Curran. "and told
the committee on nominations that was
ready to serve In any capacity. in the
ranks or as a candidate. They chose to
make me the standard bearer for the
Republican-Coalition ticket, and am
here now to ask for your support. The
primaries will be the first test and 1
want to make It clear now that II ] am
not returned as the regular Republican
candidate at tho primaries I shall not be
a candidate thereafter at all.
For more than ten years l have
studied, while in public Office, our mu-
nicipal problems. and have nothing to
offer save the results OF that study.
This city Is growing at the rate OF more
than 100000 population every year. and
to-day we are the wonder city of the
world In all things but one--our own
city government.
Believes in New Deal.
TT is a family problem for US all.
Either we want four years moro Of the
same administration that we have had
for the last four years or we want
new deal. believe in a new deal. a
new deck of cards and a new dealer.
But II Is UP to you. tho voters. the play
ers in the game. who must eventually
win or lose in the outcome, To decide
whether or not the old deck. sticky and
gpmrny as it may be, sulfices.
II am not going to indulge in person
alities. Leave that for other men.
We must consider only the real issues.
What are those issues to-day?
MY first answer is--schools. We
need more schools and less pickering In
the Board of Education, in the Board Of
Estimate and between them both. While
tne budg rtecrs bcker. the school children
play In the streets. That is hardly the
way to improve our constantly growing
educational problem.
'"rhe policy OF obstruction which has
been the policy OF the Hylan adminis-
Iation. must be abolished II we are
going TO get more homes built ESten
sion OF the subway system to outlying
districts and the increase OF service in
the existing system will be great aids TO
new home building. But the policy OF
obstruction is so manifest now that no
extensions can be made and the subway
service Is not being increased
Il am to-day and always have been
for a five cent fare and home rule in re-
lation to the city's transportation prob
lens. ! was against and am against
the kind of legislation that attempts 10
take away from New York city It's in
herent rights TO decide what shall be
done with its own money IN it's own sub
ways.
Wants Home Rule Legislation.
And want the legislation changed
which we have now. In so far as 1t de-
priyes the great city OF New York OF
this measure of home rule. But while
we are waiting TO make this change
and II will be made--I cannot see the
sense OF an obstinate refusal 10 agree
to the laying down Of rail. a blind de-
termination to prevent any Improvement
or extension OF the system.
Delegations from Flushing have re-
peatedly visited tho Board of Estimate
and asked for the Flushing extension Of
the subway. Each time they have been
sent home with no news but bad news
that nothing was going to be approved
while the present transit law stood en-
the books. That's nonsense. Lot us go
ahead and build subways anyway. That.
after ALL Is the important thing. We
can settle this question OF fares after
ward. That, at least, is the way pro-
pose TO handle the matter when / am
elected Mayor OF New York. II am
Mrs. Thomas +. Doyle. wife OF Mag
istrate Doyle, in a short speech intro
ducing Major Curran, amused tho audi
ence by telling OF her visit TO the City
Hall and meeting with Mayor Hylan.
who. she said, did not seem 20 under
stand any OF the transit problems of
Queens.
HE shook my hand" said Mrs. Doyle.
"and smiled at me, as II was soma sort
OF a grown up baby.
Then met Major Curran. and IN two
minutes l made up my mind that after
Mayor Hylan we have got to have Mayor
Curran."
The crowd roared Its approval OF Mrs.
Doyle's sentiments.