The New York herald., 1921-07-24
.CURRAN ADVOCATES
/. FIGURE A MAJORITY
FOR HIM FOR MAYOR
Manhattan Borough Presi-
dents Stock Rises in Race
to Fill Hylan's Job.
CALDER WILL NOT RUN
Senator Prefers Present Job
and Hurries Home to
Consult Friends.
LOCKWOOD is CONFIDENT
Hirshfield Charges Theft Of
Platform and Suggests Hylan
Be Taken Also.
LOCKWOOD is CONFIDENT

henry H. Curran, Borough Presi-
debt of Manhattan. moved up to
neck and neck" position with State
Senator Charles c. Lockwood of
Brooklyn in the Republican Coalition
Mayoralty handicap yesterday. His
friends even went SO far as to declare
he was drawing ahead steadily. 1t is
certain to be tight and exciting finish
when the steering committee meets to
thresh out finally the question at 4
o'clock at the Hotel Commodore to-
morrow afternoon. The Curran man.
ayers figure he has an irreducible
minimum Of twenty-five out of forty
seven votes, with first lien on at least
three more.
The shift in the positions last night
was due in part to the fact that United
States Senator william M. Calder in
making an unequirocal statement that
he would not accept the nomination,
which certain admirers had been try
ing to force upon him, refrained from
making any declaration for Lockwood
All along the Senator has not per-
mitted himself to be quoted as favor
Ing lockwood, but the fact that at this
the eleventh hour he still remained
silent was taken as exceedingly sig
nificant
Persons close to the Senator insisted
that this must not be taken as meaning
he did not or would not favor Lockwood.
but simply as an indication that he re-
fused to commit himself. that his mind
was open and that he would take a
Anal stand only after hearing the argu-
ments that will be presented for all the
candidates. In other words. he is not
going Into the steering committee to
lead the fight for the Lockwood forces.
Such action. as pointed out yesterday.
would have had tendency to win the
race for Lockwood.
Calder Hurries Back to City.
AS soon as Senator Calder In WASH
ington on Friday night had been in
formed of the happenings at the meet
ing OF the steering committee he I'm
mediately informed the leaders by tele-
phone and telegram that he could not
consider the nomination. Then he took
midnight train for New York Yes
terday he conferred with personal
friends ana others in order TO get a line
on developments since he had been
away. What. he learned only confirmed
him In the position he had taken. Last
night he made this statement:
while deeply appreciate the express
sions of confidence uttered by men and
women regardless or party with respect
to the possibility Of my nomination for
Mayor Of the city, cannot permit the
consideration of my name and would be
| compelled to decline the nomination.
IT am a member Of the Finance Conn.,
mittee of the Senate. 1t is in daily ses-
sion in Washington considering tax and
| tariff matters, and the refunding of our
domestic debt, as well as the indebted
ness of Europe to US. The share of tax
! burden New York must necessarily
carry under any financial legislation and
the direct influence of such legislation
on the commercial. industrial and agri-
cultural welfare of the State, especially
in this period OF readjustment. makes 1t
| manifestly unfair for me to permit any
! thing else now to occupy my time.
"I am convinced that the experience
of the seventeen years have served in
| the House of Representatives and in the
Senate OF the United States can best be
used during the coming months for the
city as we'll as the State In my present
place"
Senator Calder does not share the
lack of confidence OF some of the others
In the result Of the election. As to that
he said:
THE nomination of the proper candi-
date. the adoption of the right sort OF
principles and the proper management
Of the campaign will insure success"
Curran's Friends work Hard.
Another factor in pushing Curran up
in the race was good hard work done
| by his friends, a canvass OF the situa-
ton and the presentation to members
Of the steering committee favoring
Lockwood. on the ground OF availability
solely. of facts tending TO show that
! Curran would be stronger In citywide
fight than they had supposed.
The steering committee consists OF
| forty-seven members divided into groups
as follows: Republican organization.
Is (three from each borough) Price
Coalition Committee, o: Citizens Union.
8. Independent DenOCratlC tOnltFencc,
s: Independent Democrats (picked by
the steering commttee). 8 New York
Young Republican Club. . Brooklyn
Young Republican Club. 3 Associated
women's Republican Clubs. /, and
Henry W. Taft, chairman, who Is Re-
publican. or course. some OF the Coali-
ton and Citizens Union committee
members are Republicans. For choice
twenty-four votes are necessary.
A member of the Curran forces yester-
day after a careful analysis declared
the Manhattan Borough President had
twenty-five votes as most conserva-
tive minimum. He figured they were
The three organization Republicans from
1 Manhattan. the three organization Re-
publicans from The Bronx, four out OF
the five Citizens Union delegation. seven
Of the nine Coalitionsts. the three New
York Young Republican votes. the one
representing the Associated Womens Re-
publican Clubs and at least one OF the
five independent Democrats. II was
stated that Curran was probably the