New-York tribune., 1921-09-11
With Lockwood Nomina.
lion Assu1ed, Coalition
Forces Figure Only AL
dermanic Post i'm Doubt
Women Rallying
To Fusion Slate
Democratic Chiefs Admit
Hines, ,Anii-M Can
didate, May Beat Miller

An impartial appraisal Of the four
,oraersd contest for the Republican
usyoralty nomination indicates that
Henry H. Curran will win by sub
ssntial majority. The nomination of
Charles c. Lockwood for Comptroller
4 assured, he not only having the
d,:ignation of the RepublieanCoaf-
hon group, but of two OF Curran's op-
poasnts for the Mayoralty, F. H. La
Cuardia and William NJ. Bennett.
The contest for the Republican NOM
nation for President of the Board of
Alderman is the only important one
on the Reppblican-C Coalition slate in
sdoubt. John j. Halligan, member
lot the New York County Committee,
has made an aggressive campaign in
all i've boroughs against the coalition
candidate, Vincent Gilroy, Dem ocrat
Halligan has ieade an appeal as q par
tisan to his, fellow Republicans, and
while the organization, especially in
Manhattan, has dole its best to offset
this. there is fear that Gilroy may be
defeated HalIigan a SO has been desig-
mated by F. H. La Guardia. There is
third candida-e for this place, L.
Barton Case, 4 former Alderman, who
IS running on he Bennett ticket, bat
be he's not made any considerable in
reads anywhere.
HASKELL Strength On Decline
Judge Reuben L. Haskell. who in all
grebabiiity will run second, has lost
considerable strength in the last week
Ills refusal to meet Bennett to debat.
TIE question, Shall the Republican
Party Become the Saloon Party" ha
sast hin thousands of votes by empha
sing the nature CT his campaign.
La Guardia also has grown weaker il
'he last week as the result of attack:
made on him as a Hearst-Hylan candi
date by Judge Haskell, charge which
La Guardia has not yet denied. 1t ha.
aesR noticeable feature of the cam
palen that La Guardia, of all four can.
aldates, has not made any onslaughts
On Mayor Hylan, and when he has crit
fizsd the Hylan regir. it has been ir
ne mildest and friendliest sort of way
brooklyn again is the pivotal bor.
'ueh. The result in that borough is
expected TO be ciose between Haskell
and Curran. Some of the Curran man.
sssfs are willing to concede it to Has
@i', but By q very small margin
vlness in the Curran camp declare
aas the voters are discoyerina
asFNn et issue is merely
= pleasing fabrication which has
~ ....---- ta.s ci~y campaign. The
s0men voters in all boroughs are ex.
,ss:ea to register a strong protest
Tssnst the anti-prohibition candidate
sae large majority OF the Republican
'0men appear to be for Curran.
Big Curran Vote in Manhattan
tbsis Sullah managers are putting
nv msn pest efforts into the task of piline
ys Big vote in Manhattan and The
ss, s.oax, particu -arly in Manhattan. The,
Ispsst to offset the vote Tor Haskell
.~.s a svuardla or Bennett in other bor
ssas Dy carrying New York COUNTY
sssss,asomeiy. W., The Curran men, how,
uisa' is,' 40 not figure Bennett in the run
s.sgs sg materia ally. They predict thai
s;ans iaas.t VIII run fourth, with Curran {
p.au. ss,ss oy at least $4,000 votes, Haskell
Is,saasu. and La Guardia third. The
sin sinss - expect that about 100000 vote.
~, oe poIied throughout the city.
iRsnns,;o ;ouffan men feel sure that the
sSDican-Coalition candidate viii
CONTINUED on naaa savenA