New-York tribune., 1921-11-06
l'urran to Win
Bv 125,OOO Is
Closing Claim,
sxeeping Triumph Predict
ed for Coalition Ticket,
With Women as Big Fac
tor in Bringing Victory
Both Campaigns Ended
Hearst.H Hylan. .Tanimany Man
agers Express Confidence
in Decision at the Polls

! The Mayorslty campaign practicalIy
.,ase1 last night with the Coalition
I'D the Hearst Hylan Tammany
forces each claiming o victory on
rlscsion Day.
The supporters of Henry H. Curran
Coalition candidate for Mayor. pre-
;,rsed that he would win over Mayor
gsIsn. by from 100000 to f25, 1000
lam J. Lyons. Coalition campaign
manager, fixed the figure at la5,0oo.
aHearst and his newspapers will be
sorccd to tell the truth for the first
;;ue in the campaign" said Mr.. Ly-
ans. "in their headlines "Wednesday
morning: 'Curraa wins by 125,00f
,ptes.
Henry W. Taft, chairman of the
coslition campaign committee. issued
statement last night in which he
aid the Coalition ticket would win
With, the women big factor in bring
M about that result. MIR. Taft men.
toned 10 figures
The Hearst Hylan Tammany cam.
asign managers predicted the election
ef hyian by 25o.o00 and his running
ustes by substantially the same fig
arss. Scnie of them estimated the
Hylan plurality as high as $4,000.
Samuel Z. Koenig. president of the
New York County Republican Commit
tee, said that the coatitionsts stand tc
carry New York County. He gives the
Republicans ten Assembly districts, the
Democrats nine and the Socialists four
Currsn, Lockwood and Gilroy had made
tremendous gains in the last few DAYS
in Brooklyn. He did not predict, how.
ever. that the coal.tionists would carry
that borough.
Ernest Harvier, campaign manager
for Senator Charles c. Lockwood
Coalition candidate for Comptroller
claims Lockwood's election by upwards
Of 100000
julius Gerber, secretary of the New
York County Socialist Party. says that
Judge Jacob Psnken, candidate fo.
Mayor, will poll upwards Of 100000
votes.
George A. Glynn, chairman of the
Republican State Committee. claims
the election of Justice William S
Andrews, Republican candidate foy
Associate Judge of the Court of Ap-
peals. He also says that the Repub.
leans will retain large working ma.
jority IN the State Assembly.
John 81. Delaney, manager of the
sty to-a A0ciS8 1olNCc. C4d4AiSl tQt
election o. Hylan by 100000.
John II. McCooey, Tammany Brook
lyn leader. predicted "a sweeping vic
tory" for Hylsn and the rest Of the
city ticket.
Robert S. Pell. the Democratic state
chairman, said that the Democrat:
throughout the state would largely in
crease their vote.
Mr.. Lyons, the coalition campaign
manager. IN his statement last night
said that the case against Hylan had
bssn closed and the verdict was nogg
in the hands of the 1.250, 900 voters, a
majority OF whom had learned their
Hylsn lesson and would vote fer Cur
7an.
"There never has been a time within
ny recollection" said Mr.. Lyons, 'of
more intimidations of the city en-
ployees, little storekeepers and our
citizens; more threats against those
who depend upon their Jobs for liv.
ing, more lies and more ISLANDERS, thar
in this campa gn. / do not know old
New York if Hylan and his crowd get
away with this one.
Employees were coerced before the
grand jury, policemen were reduced
in rank, widows were told to vote for
Hylan or lose their pensions, school
Children were made to write on their
Iates that Hylan has provided seats
for the children, newly naturalized
citizens were commanded to vote for
Hylan, taxicab drivers were required
to put Hylan sign on their cars, men
out Of work who got jobs to carry signs