New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-31
Labor Support
Pied ged to Aid
Hines i'm Fight
First Days Canvass Adds
I,5OO Names of Men and
Women Voters Who Agree
to Work Against Murphy
Even Jobholders Friendly
lnsurgent Leader Declares
Movement Is Democratic.
but Opposes All Bosses

James j. Hines, the anti Murphv can
oldate IN the primaries for the Demo
cratic nomination for President O
the Borough of Manhattan, announced
yesterday at the Marlborough Hote
campaign headquarters the accessio,
OF various labor organizations, among
them the wood turner's, Local No. 246
with headquarters at 1921 East Seventy
thlrd Street, and Local No. 3S5 of the
same trade, with headquarters at K
st. Marks Place.
James j. Southwick, president, anc
Joseph j. Holzhauer, secretary, of 1856
called on Mr.. Hines and told him that
their organization had indorsed him
Mr.. Southwick said afterwards that
Mr. hines as young man, before he
got into the trucking business, worked
tor fifteen years as blacksmith and
blacksmith's helper, supporting his
mother, after his fathers death. He
said the labor people never had for
gotten the fact. and would show their
loyalty to Hines in the primaries.
The result of the first days canvass
in various parts of Manhattan wes
an rcilment of more than 1900 new
names Of men and women who pledged
themselves not only to vote for Mr..
Hines in the primaries but also to
work for him.
job Holders Secretly Friendly
Many of the workers reported that
numerous other signatures could have
Gratis who expressed desire to ION
the Anti Murphy League, but in view,
of the fact that they held city jobs
they could not afford to come out open
ly and ndorse Mr.. Hines When this
was called to the attention of Mr..
Hines he called his workers together
and said:
Il do not want any Democrat who
holds a city office to place himself or
herself in jeopardy. 1t is fully as
gratifying to learn that they are OPP
posed to the presen. boss rule. The
sentiment against\ Murphyism is wide
spread. 1t is reaching wider proper
tions every day. I am sure that on
primary day Murphy will hear the
clarion call of the majority of the en-
rolled Democrats that they want him to
get out
first piece of dynamite leading to the
destruction of Murphyism during my
last primary fight. The usurper Of the
Democratic party failed to take cogni-
zance of the value of the Democratic
women. Since their advent into poll
tics the detcrm nation of thousands Of
Democratic men to abolish the one
man power in the party will soon be
brought to point of realization
Democrats, but Oppose BOSS"
"ln making your canvass do not fail
to tell the people that we are organi-
cation Democrats, but are opposed to
bossism.' That is our issue, and from
the reports my co-leader. Ernestine
f. Stewart, aud myself are receiving.
it is like the handwriting on the wall
that the boss will have to step down
and make room for Democrat who
has the interests Of the party at
heart"
To large group Of women workers
who are making a house to house can
vass for him Mr. Hines said:
ut is important that the voters
should realize that in all probability
he primary law viii be repealed in
he next year by the Legislature
Murphy will use every means in his
power to see that no such fight as is
being now waged against his absolute
and unbridlcd power should again
occur
1.-The opportunity on primary day
Nlll not only mean to destroy Murphy
SIN, but to save the primary law against
'epeal. The convention system has al :
'eady been restored As applied to state
'ffices, and it is barely one step further
o the total repeal Of the entire pri-