The New York herald., 1921-09-09
HINES DENIES STORY
HE WILL WITHDRAW
Defenders Of Murphy's Telc-
phone Booth Ticket Cir
eulate Reports.
SAY HE AIDS FUSIONISTS
Many Ex-Service Men to Help
Anti-Tammany Candidate
for Borough President.
SAY HE AIDS FUSIONISTS

Defenders OF Charles f. Murphy and
his telephone booth ticket. driven to des-
pcration by the inroads OF James J.
Hines, member of the Tammany Execu-
tive Committee, who is seeking to defeat
Julius Miller, the Murphy candidate for
Borough President OF Manhattan, yes
terday circulated reports that Hines
would withdraw from the contest. TO
this was added the story OF two Demo-
Gratis from Illness district--the Eleventh
who declared he had practically aban-
doned the campaign year ago in the
interest OF the Republican candidates.
II have not withdrawn and do not in
tend to withdraw" said Mr.. Hines. Il
could not do so even II wanted to.
have the utmost confidence In the out
come OF the contest. for I believe in the
sincerity of the people. But all good
wishes and sympathy are without avail
unless they are accompanied by vote
on primary day. AS many of the or
ganization as can be controlled by Boss
Murphy will go to the polls. Each one OF
my supporters must constitute himself a
committee of one to get out the vote"
A demonstration for Hines was staged
on the campus at the College of the City
OF New York yesterday afternoon, where
several hundred ex-service men in the
Vocational Training School pledged
themselves to act as Hines watchers on
primary day.
Mr. Hines will make an important
speech tonight at a meeting for Demo-
Gratis of the West Side, including the
Seventh. Eleventh. Ninth, Twenty-f1rst.
Twenty-second and Twenty-third Assem-
bly, districts. to be held at the Hines
clubhouse, 292 Manhattan avenue.
Tho charges that Hines had not played
fair with the organization were made by
Charles ]. Stuart of 21o West 105th
street, candidate for the Assembly from
the Eleventh district last fall, and by
John B. Campbell, who wanted to be
the Democratic candidate for Congress
from the Nineteenth district year ago.
They told their story to Mr.. Murphy In
Tammany Hall, and then. at his sugges-
tion, repeated It for publication. 1t was /:
mfr. Hines has never truly repre-
sented our district in the executive conn
mittee. He has never been in Tammany
Hall since his election. We arc not In
any fight that Hines may have for per-
sonal reasons against Mr.. Murphy. He
was satisfied with the present system of
making nominations until he had his
difference with the boss. Then he began
20 talk of 'handpicked' tickets.
For years he has run his organiza-
ton as an adjunct to the Republican
of Robert p. Lewis. year
ago no money was distributed in the
district until too late to do any good.
Campaign literature was permitted to lie
around in the clubhouse. There were
few watchers at the polls. and all with
drew before o'clock and were In bed
before midnight. The count, however,
was not completed until the next morn
ing. Stuart was ahead for the Assembly
when the Democratic watchers With
drew. Illness club Is the best fusion
headquarters in town."
Mr.. Campbell said Hines had prom
ised to take care of his petitions Tor tho
Congress nomination. but did nothing
until it was too late to complete them.
: As a matter of history 1t may be
stated that Stuart Democratic candidate
for the Assembly, was defeated by $500
votes.