The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-11-02
BEST TICKET PICKED
BY CITIZENS union
Preferred Candidates on
City, County and Borough
Ballots Named.
HYLAN ACTS ARE ISSUE
Curran Is Presented as I'm
usually Well Fitted to
Be Mayor.
LOCKWOOD rs INDORSED
Vincent GiIroy, as Aldermanic
Head, Is Recommended
to Voters.
HYLAN ACTS ARE ISSUE
LOCKWOOD IS INDORsED

The Citizens Union has issued its
Voters Directory, containing its report
on all candidates for public office in
the present campaign and its state
ment OF preferred candidate for each
office.
THE New YORK HERALD has printed
the report on the judicial, Assembly
and Aldermanic candidates. The re-
port on the city ticket and the county
and borough tickets follows:
MAYOR.
Henry Fl. Curran lRep.), Endorsed
lawyer; born New York city Nouam-
Der s, 1877; worked his way through
Yale, graduating in 1898; graduated from
New York Law School with honors IN
1901, admitted to the Bar in that year;
engaged in newspaper work and prac-
ticed law from 1901 to 1910; his first ac-
tive political work was in the campaign
of Barnard for Mayor, 1903: In 1910 he
was Republican nominee for Congress,
cutting down the usual Democratic
majority by more than eco votes.
First public office as member Of To-
cal School Board for brief period in
1911: elecaed to the Board of Alder
men to fill vacancy in March. 1911,
asrving until April. 1917; was mi
nority leader one year, majority leader
two years, chairman of Finance
Committee and ex-offIcio member of
Sinking Fund Commission three and
one-half years, vice-chairman Of the
board six months; during this period
on various occasions acted as President
of the Board and Acting Mayor, and
sat as member of the Board of Esti-
mate; as chairman of the Curran Alder
manic Committee 1928 conducted an
investigation of the Police Department
which resulted In many recommended
tons for improving the management Of
the department. most OF which were put
into effect by Commissioner Woods.
and recommended an increase of first
year patrolmen's salaries. which was
granted by the Board of Estimate.
While majority leader brought about a
reform in the rules OF Aldcrmanic pro-
cedure. the abolition of the marriage
chapel graft the abolition OF the AL
dermanic newsstand privileges and
other Aldermanic patronage for avn
irgs, sandwich msn. &c: brought about
the enactment OF sound and honest
Building Code after several prior at
tempts had resulted only In succession
of scandals, and complete Qualification
of city ordinances for the first time In
ten years; in 1916 he attended the Platts-
burg Citizens Training Camp; in 1916
he was candidate for President of
the Board of Aldermen against Frank
l.. Bowling, one of the most popular
men in Tammany Hall. and although
defeated ran ahead Of Charles K.
Hughes Republican candidate for Presi-
dent that year.
In April 1917. he was appointed
City Magistrate by Mayor Mitchell and
held that office until January. 1891;
his period on the bench was inter-
rupted by the war; when he left
his position as City Magistrate, with
nearly ten years of his term to run, en-.
rolling in the First Offiosrs Training
Camp in Plattsburg in May, 1917. al
though then 80 years old, considerably
past the age for liability for military
service; he was commissioned Major
and served overseas with the Seventy
seventh Division on the Vesle River
and in the Argonne; he was honorably
discharged on April Is, 1919 and re-
sumed his position on the bench: in
November. 1919, he was elected Presi-
dent of the Borough OF Manhattan. de-
feating Edward T. Boyle. a popular
Tammany leader. and carrying the
borough by majority of over 5000
votes, the first Republican to carry the
borough on straight party ticket.
Although one OF a small minority in the
board he has rendered able service to
the city by his careful watch of major
ity action, and has to his credit n num-
Der OF constructive accomplishments,
including the passage of a tax exemp-
ton ordinance for new houses, which
has been thu only real direct induce
ment to the construction of new homes
in the city and which has since resulted
in the investment OF over 500 900 900 In
new housing construction; he was i'm
mediate and outspoloen In his opposition
TO the enactment of the traction legis-
lation at Albany last winter and sought
personally TO induce the Governor to
have the bill amended to give the city
adequate home rule powers. a proposal
which he has continued to advocate
The Citizens Union has watched the
career of Major Curran from its begin
ming and is proud of the fact that it has
been closely associated with him in his
constructive achievements in city legls-
lation and administration. 1t believes
him to be unusually well qualified by
reason of experience and capacity to
undertake. the difficult duties of Mayor
OF New York. and it urges every voter
who desines to terminate the present
misrule OF Hylan. Hearst and Murphy
TO cast his vote for him
John i. Hylan (Dem.). lawyer. born
on farm In Greene county, N. Y, April
20. 1861 attended district school: was
81 brakeman and fireman on III, Catskill
Mountain Railroad; came to New York
city IN 1887 obtained employment on
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad: while a
nnotorman on the Brooklyn Rap,d Tran
sit attended business college ana later
night law school; graduated In 1897.
passed his bar examination AMI opeued
Jaw Office at Gates avenue and Broad
way In Brooklyn; became early identi-
fed with the Democratic district organi-
Zation and Joined all the civic organiza-
tons and fraternal organizations in his
part OF the town. In 1905 he was a can
dldate for the Municipal Court. hut was
defeated; discovered, that BROOKLYN
lacked one OF its legal quota Of city magis-
trates and brought mandamus proceed
ings TO compel Mayor to fill the position
appointed by Mayor Mcclellan to fill tho
vacancy; while Magistrate ne brought
on himself the severe censure of Mayor
Gaynor by requiring policemen to quail
ify as experts in testifying IN liquor law
cases subsequently he was .cnsured by
Gaynor's Commissioner OF Accounts for
lexness In accepting bonds from profess
aional bondsmen some Of his business
ventures were unfortunate was asso-
ciated with the notorious Alfred r. Cos
lin. an ex-convict, In promotion &c ephe-
neral Black Diamond Auto Company,
a lii.