New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-07
Haskell Insists
Dry Law Repeal
Is BigCity Issue
Declares He'll Be Nominated
and Elected Mayor to
Start National Campaign
for End of Prohibition
Republican Chiefs Smile
Say Governor Would Gust
Him i'll 80 Days if He
Acted ON His Platform

Reuben l.. Haskell, Kings County
Court judge, who has announced his
intention to enter the primaries for the
Republican nomination for Mayor
against Henry H. Curran. the coalition
candidate, insists that the overshadow-
ing issue of the campaign is the repeal
of the Volstead prohibition enforce
ment act.
In face of the arguments of the hard
headed district leaders, who warn the
Judge that he would be removed from
office within thirty days by Republican
Governor, backed by Republican Leg
lslature, if he defed the law after he
was elected Mayor, Judge Haskell yes
terday declared that his campaign this
fall for Mayor is but the beginning of
a statewide and nationwide movement
Tor the repeal of prohibition and blue
laws and that on that issue he will win
IN the Republican primaries, defeat the
Tammany candidate, whoever he is, for
Mayor, and next year put New York
back IN the wet column of states.
Il Will be nominated as the Repub-
lican candidate for Mayor on primary
day, Tuesday, September 13, followed by
my landslide election as Mayor on
Tuesday, November g." said Judge Has
kell yesterday.
Says Tammany Has Dodged
My vote this fall in the primaries
VIII be sort of enrolment of voters
against prohibition and blue laws. NV
objective is the ultimate repeal of the
Volstead law and all blue laws. After
winning IN the Republican primaries
shall riddle Tammany's strength on
this issue of prohibition. Tammany
has played fast and loose with the
people of New York. 1t owes it's
strength to it's rather consistent OBJ
position to blue laws. / mean by that
Iammany in the minds of the people
stands fer liberal ideas and freedom
from irritating interference on the
part of the high brows and reformers
who are all the time passing restric
tive legislation. Tammany has de-
serted its long time adherence in this
matter, and now it will have to suffer
the penalty.
"The fight this fall is the beginning
OF statewide battle. There will be
vote for me this fall as a protest
or notice to the state and nation that
New York City stands for the repeal
of the 'Volstead act. immediately after
the fall campaign the organization sun
porting me will extend itself all over
the State of New York for a campaign
next fall against prohibition and blue
laws. That campaign will be waped
with thoroughness and enthusiasm.
and the result of it will be an I'M
mlstakable notice to the nation that
the people demand repeal of the
Volstead and all other laws interfer-
ing with the constitutional rights of
the masses.
Time to Start, He Thinks
why should it not begin this fell?
It's got to begin somewhere. | shall
lay before the people the issue as 7
understand it, and if it receives en-
pnasls on account of the fact that
am judge of the county court of
Kings, so much the better for All
concerned During the next few days
l snail open headquarters in all the
boroughs."
The Republican leaders smiled YES
mento. 0'' ia
Ihe enrolled Republican voters
WI not be stampeded or bamboozled,"
SAID Senator Charles C. Lockwood
The rank and file of Republican voters
know perfectly we'll that the issue of
the campaign is the displacement of
the Hylan administration. Prohibi-
ton cannot be dragged in by Judge
Haskell or any one else"
Following the meeting of the Re
publican County Executive Committee
IN Brooklyn Yesterday, at which the
Republican-coalition ticket was unan
lmously indorsed, Haskell boomer
appeared at the Garfield Building, in
Court Street, where the meeting was
held, and offered to bet $500 even that
Haskell would carry the Republican
primary in Brooklyn.