New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-15
DO Up Hylan,'
Campaign Cry
Of w omen
Same Spirit That Brought
Curran Victory Will Rout
Tamnany, Says Leader of
Cooperative Committee
Win Democratic District
Large Vote of Feminine Sex
Protest Against Change
in Dry Act, Says Miss Hay

Republican women rejeiced in the
victory Of Henry II. Curran yesterday
rs an omen OF success in the campaign
ssainst Taumany Hall in November.
All factions would be united. they said.
ard the Republicans would put up a
solid front against the Hylan- Tam
many forces The large number of
women who voted in the primaries was
also hailed as an index of unusual
enthusiasm among women voters which
promised much for the campaign.
Now to 90 up Hylan," said Mrs.
Edward S. Van Xile, chairman of the
Vomens Cooperative Anti Tammany
Campaign Committee, in her headauar-
ters at IS West Thirty-ninth Street.
"The impetus. enthusiasm and devotion
of women, augmenting the regular or
ganization's efforts of the men, gave
Curran his great majority at the polls
Yesterday, and we rely on the same
spirit 10 put him ever in November
and put Tammany cut of business"
Win Over Tamnany District
Women district leaders poured into
the epublican-coalition Headquarters
al day with stories of the large mum
bers OF women voters who took part
in the primaries.
Il worked myself at q polling place
on the East Side where the women out
numbered the men nearly ten to one"
said Mrs. Van ZiIe. 1T is district
which we have wrested away from the
Democrats. 1t used to be a good Tam
many district, but owing to the change
In the character of the residents. MANY
business and professional women hav-
ing taken kitchenette apartments in
the neighborhood, Tammany has en-
tireiy lost control"
The Republican women will have
their first business meeting of the new
campaign to-day at the headquarters,
and viii meet for the first time with
the independent women Democrats who
are to take part in the campaign for
Curran.
Womens League viii Act
About twenty prominent women
Democrats are expected to sit with the
coalition committee. The first to ac-
cept the invitation to the meeting was
Mrs. Sarah Gilroy. mother of Vincent
GiIroy, the epublican-coalition can
didate for President Of the. Board Of
Aldermen.
Much interest centers in the attitude
OF the League of Women Voters
toward the mayoralty election. This
city committee of the league next
week, but this week meetings are being
held IN the election districts to in
struct members of the city committee
IS 10 the attitude of the members
toward the mayoralty candidates.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, chairman
Of the league, has nothing to say about
the probable decision of the league,
nor has she made known her personal
feelings III the matter. However, she
had word to say about County Judge
the prohibition issue yesterday. She
also expressed pleasure that tt.
women had taken part in the primaries,
regardless of the result of their vote.
Against Change in Dry Law
The fact that the women of New
York City went to the primary poli~
in large numbers is no surprise to
those who realize how quick they are
20 champion moral issue" she said
zone thing they have shown beyond
question, and that is that wives and
mothers do not want Z charge IN the
prohibition law. and that they are
more interested in good schools and in
decent governme than in the air
ings Of grievances.
THE defeat of Judge Haskell should
serve as warning to all future candi-
dates who think il political sagacity to
propose a weakening of the prohibition
law that they cannot get the support of
d majority Of women for this purpose"
Republican women were particularly
pleased ever the fact that the prima-
RES gave them three women candidates
IN the campaign. These are Miss Helen
varick Boswell, candidate for Regis
ter Of New York County; Mrs Mabel
7. S. Falco candidate For the Board of
Aldermen from the Columbia Heights
section Of Brooklyn, and Mrs. Ebba
Winslow, candidate for the Assembly
from the 4th District of Queens.
Next Register To Re Woman
Miss Boswell will be opposed by Miss
Anne Mathews. Democratic woman
leader of the 18th Assembly District,
who Is the Tammany organization can
didate. Both women are we'll known in
women's club life, Miss Mathews hav-
ing been an active Suffragist before.
women won the vote, while Miss 'Bos-
well is one of the best-known clubwom-
en- in the United States. She will be
supported in her campaign by com
mlctee of one thousand clubwomen.
Ars. Elmer Blair will be chairman
OF this committee, and Mrs. Thomas
''i3Sns StCISldfy. ne RenSral commit
tee working for Miss Boswell, composed
OF both men and women, is headed by
Andrew Parker Nevin, and includes
such prominent Republicans as DR.. Mich
olas Murray Butler, Charles d. Hilles,
Eion H. Hooker, Francis NJ. Hugo,
!Adolph L.ewisohn, John j. Lyons and
Henry w. Taft
The greatest surprise of primary
day, so far as women are concerned,
was the nomination Of Mrs. Winslow,
VINO ran against Raymond O'Connor for
the Assembly. Mrs. Winslow is chair
man Of the women's division of the Re
publican committee of Queens County
and has been active in women's politi-
cal affairs for many years. She was a
delegate to the Republican National
convention last year, and carried her
district for Harding in the Presiden-
tai election. She lives at Rosedale.