New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-07
Haskell Charges
La Cuardia Is
Tool of Hearst
Brooklyn Jurist Declares
Opponent Is Backed by
Publisher as Republican
Choice i'll Mayor Race
Denies Wet Contributions
Challenge to Debate by
Bennett Is Refused as
'SAbsurdly Ridiculous''

Judge Reuben L. Haskell yesterday
declared that +. III. La Guardia was put
forward in the Republican primarie
liam Randolph Hearst.
"It would be interesting if Mr.. La
Guardia would advise the public how
much Hearst and his agents have con
tributed toward the losing fight for La
Guardia's nomination" said Judge
Haskell.
will La Guardia advise US how much
effort Hearst has put forth in trying
to have a Hearst mania Guardia--
nominated in the Republican primary
to insure his mans election in any
event, whether Hylan or La Guardia %
These observations on La Guardia s
candidacy were uttered by the Brook
lyn jurist after he had denied that the
liquor interests were supporting him
financially. The charge, which was
made inferentially by La Guardia
brought forth detailed financial
statement from Haskell showing that
he had spent or contracted to spend
upward of $4,000 and that the con-
trlbutlons to his campaign were but
slightly i'm excess of $4,000, leaving q
deficit of more than $1,000
Denies Wet Contributions
"No one interested in the liquor
traffic has contributed to my campaign
fund.-" said Haskell
Haskell, replying to William M. Ben
netts challenge to debate on the ques-
ton, "Shall the Republican party he
come the saloon party ?" declined to ac-
cept. characterizing the challenge and
the letter accompanying it as absurdly
ridiculous and intellectually dishonest
BENEFITS letter and challenge" said
Haskell, Sound so much like Ander-
son, of the Anti-Saloon League, that it
looks as if Anderson is using Bennett
as his mouthpiece.
MIR. Benefits suggestion is not only
insulting to myself, but resentment by
the American liberty-loving people of
this city will be shown in the smallness
of the primary vote he will receive and
the splendid ajority, more than equal
ing the vote of the other three candi-
dates, which will be cast for my can
didacy.
While we are on the subject, let it
be understood definitely and finally that
Mr.. BENEFITS statement to the effect
NAV AHAs La IudIUld WAS present IN
Congress and voted against the Vol
stead act while / was absent is false"
Wet Issue Attacked
Anticipating rejection of his chal-
lenge, Bennett last night at speeches
from the same platform with Haskell
attacked the wet issue as fraudulent,
saying:
Zone great moral issue involved in
h coy T.
party at this late day become the
saloon party?' If the Democrats in
this mayoralty campaign should by
some lnconceivable piece Of folly put
up candidate for Mayor who openly
ran on the wet issue that candidate
would at once be branded as a friend
OF the saloon. How is the situation
different when a candidate puts himself
INTO the Republican primary and makes
ms campaign solely on the liquor issue ?
This fake issue is simply put for
ward to divert the 643, 900 enrolled Re-
publlcans from the real issue of the
campaign In my opinion, the enrolled
Republicans will register an emphatic
no to this question.
Il am interested in seeing that the
Republican party shall remain. as it
mas been, the party of good govern
In Guardia in his speeches last NIGHT
confined himself to pledges to weed out
the deadwood among the city en-
ployees and increase the paw of the
efhclent workers. He said that he
thought many city employees, including
the uniformed forces. were considar'
ably underpaid