New-York tribune., 1921-09-30
Lockwood, Cilroy and
Other Candidates Par.
ticipate in Rousing Meet
ing at Union League
Rivals i'm Primary
Among Speakers
Haskell and Bennett Give
Full Support; School
Issue Is Emphasized


was opened in Brooklyn last night with
rousing meeting and reception to the
Republican, Coalition city, judiciary
and county candidates at the Union
League Club, Kenmore Place, Flat
bush. More than thousand men and
women gave the candidates an en-
thusiastic welcome.
Henry H. Curran, nominee for
Mayor; Senator Charles C. Lockwood,
nominee for Comptroller. and Vincent
Gilroy, nominee for President of the
Board Of Aldermen, were the guests of
honor. F. j. H. Kracke, Appraiser of the
Port and president of the club, alter
mated with Senator William M. Calder,
campaign manager for Brooklyn, in in
Producing the speakers. George W.
Baker. candidate for Brooklyn Borough
President; Justice Cannon and District
Attorney Harry E. Lewis, candidates
for the Supreme Court, and the candi-
dates for the Assembly in Kings also
were on hand. All the candidates made
brief speeches.
Haskell and Bennett Present
County Judge Reuben L. Haskell and
William M. Bennett, opponents of Mr..
Curran for the mayoralty nomination
public appearance to work for the Cur
IAN ticket. They made good their
promise after defeat at the primaries
that they would bury the spirit of
rivalry and unite for the defeat Of the
Hylan administration. F. H. La
Guardia, President of the Board of AL
dermen, the third contestant for the
Republican nomination for Mayor, was
unable to be present on account of ILL
ness. He is at home preparing to go
to hospital for serious operation.
Judge Haskell and Mr.. Bennett were
introduced by Senator Calder as good
the campaign for Cugran and the en-
tire city ticket to the limit.
~ am in this campaign without any
qualifications" sale Judge Haskell
"The Republican party is the dominant
party in the city to day and there is
no reason Why we can't win in Mo-
vember if we all get our coats off and
work hard. Everything is peace and
harmony all along the line. We must
rid the city of Murphyism, Hylanism,
and above all of Hearstisn. No one
can question my Republicanism and I
know that all my Republican friends
selected at the primaries"
Ready to Take Off Coat
Mr.. Bennett said he always had tried
to be goad loser. He declared he
would take off his coat and do all he
wood -Glroy ticket. He said the pri-
mary election indicated that the people
of the city were ready to "sweep Hylan
out to sea-" With unised front in
the experimentation forces victory
| was sure, he predicted.
Mr.. Cu~-an was the first speaker and
confined his remarks chiefly to the
school problem. He didn't promise a
seat for every child right away if he
was elected Mayor, but declared he
would cone 100000 nearer it than the
Hylan administration had done. He
particularly urged all the campaign
for the election. He expressed his
deep gratitude at the splendid co-opcra-
tion shown by Judge Haskell, Mr.. Ben
nett and Major La Guardia.
Mr.. Curran also strongly urged the
Brooklyn district leaders to bend every
effort to get out a 100 per cent regis
tration of voters for the election
Referring to the school situation,
Major Curran said:
before l lett headquarters to-day
glanced over a lot of letters, all
having to do with the pitiful condition
of our schools. And just a few min
utes ago l was again reminded to be
sure and say word about the schools
l don't know that any mere words of
mine will emphasize the facts which
l think everybody knows.
Warns Against Excuses
at is we'll for us not to be deceived
by the excuses the present administra-
tion is making. The facts are all
there. The figures of the overcrowding
came from DR.. Ettinger The facts Of
/ the fire dangers came from Superin-
tendent Snyder and Engineer Deutsch.
of the Board of Education. The fact
that almost half of all the pupils are
making slow progress, and that about
I half of these are over age for the
grade in which they are receiving
instruction. comes from the bureau of
! reference of the Board of Education.
This latter means that only half of
I, the pupils have made normal progress
| for their grades, and that only half of
these are of normal ages for their
grades.
/ "When l came back from a few days
/ (Contnuod ON paoo eloht