The New York herald., 1921-09-11
Lyons, His Manager, Views
Haskell as Lame Second;
La Guardia and Bennett
as Hopelessly Beaten.
HYLAN CALLED FAILURE
Pen Picture Of Curran by His
Mentor: He Knows, Never
Poses; Is No Demagogue
and Is Well Equipped.


Henry II. Curran. Coalition candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for Mayor. wound up the speechmak-
Ing part of his campaign last night,
with the exception of one or two ad-
resses, which he is scheduled to
>iake tomorrow, with speeches in
Brooklyn, which he devoted largely
to discussion Of the experience of
,he candidates opposing him for the
domination, William M. Bennett, FL
vrello H. La Guardia and Reuben l..
Haskell.
These men," said Mr. Curran,
"are not qualified for the job OF be-
Ing Mayor of New York because they
are not experienced in municipal
government. No one knows better
Jhan j the magnitude Of the job, and
l have that knowledge through years
Of experience. Judge Haskell and
Mr.. Bennett have had no experience
whatever in city government, and
Mr.. La Guardia, while he has been at
the City Hall for year and half,
has not learned many of the things
that he ought to have learned"
Before Mr.. Curran began his last
nights speechmalSing tour his cam
paign manager. John J. Lyons. issued
statement in which he gave an .esti-
mate of the ca,ibre Of the Coalition
candidate, gained through an ac-
quaintance which has lasted since Mr..
Curran's boyhood. Mr.. Curran, the
statement says, is the one man among
the Republican candidates who Is
feared by Tammany. because Tam
many knows that he will defeat
Hylan il he wins the Republican
nomination.
Curran Opposite OF HyIan.
Henry Curran has name for doing
things" said Mr.. Lyons. He is the
very opposite to Hylan In every respect
He possesses first hand knowledge of
the problems of this great city OF ours
You ask Curran; he knows. He never
poses; there is nothing OF the dema-
gogue about him. He is sincere, and
he is devoted to the highest interests
OF New York"
In his speeches last night Mr.. Curran
called attention to the fact that he had
served the city for ten years, In the
judicial legislative and executive
branches Of the municipal government.
and he declared that this experience
had given him an unusually thorough
knowledge OF city affairs and govern
mental procedure.
Judge Haskell he said. plainly
reveals his ignorance OF municipal af-
fairs when he talks OF matters like the
Eighteenth Amendment, which can be
settled only in Washington. His whole
experience has been that OF a Federal
man. Mr.. Bennett served for time at
Albany. but he has never served for
five minutes at City Hall"
Mr.. Curran also told his hearers that
great need of the city now was a
Board OF Estimate which would build
schools instead OF quarreling with the
Board of Education, and which would
get away from the regular Friday
morning vaudeville, which has caused
weekly amusement to all the other cities
OF the country.
Experience counts in getting an eff
Client city government" he said THAT
fs what VIC offer in the Curran- Lock-
wood-Gilroy ticket
SO far as the present city adminis-
tration Is concerned. IL has done some
good things. but on the whole II has
been failure
-ur. Currans 8 first speech last night
was at the home OF Mrs. May n. Good
erson. vice-president of the Republican
Club OF the Eleventh Assembly District.
lt4 lutnam avenue. Brooklyn. From
there ne went to the block party OF the
Ninth District Republican Club In
Seventy-third street. between Third ana
Fourth avenues. and made his last
speech OF the night to il block party at
Macon. Tompkins and Throop avenues.
Lyons EuIoGires curran.
Mr.. Lyons's statement follows In fun
only two more days remain before
the primaries The race Is about over.
Curran has clear field right up 70 the
goal and he ought to win eased up.
The contender will be Judge Haskell.
but the margin OF Curran's lead IL COM
Portable enough to occasion no worry.
Judge Haskell has wabbied all over
the course IN the last few days. He will
finish very lame. Ia fiuardia and BEN
nett. with all due rcspect to their friends.
tore hopelessly beaten.
From the very fret Henry Curran
decided not TO place a stick In the pat,,
OF his opponents. He suggested that all
district club houses be open 20 them all.
He wanted to have a fair field. for he
believes In primaries. You have noted
that not once In all the boroughs has
Henry Curran said one unkind word
against any Of his rivals. Curran saw
tho hour when he would be named AMI
he wants his opponents TO rally about
him just as loyalty as he would stand
back OF them. were they TO be the vic-