Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-08
DAYS CONTESTS
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DAYS CONTESTS
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wind close today. Tomorrow. more
than 100000 voters will have the
opportunity of going to the polls and
casting their votes for one of eight
candidates for mayor and other mu-
nicipal officers:
The candidates for mayor are:
Mayor John F. Hylan, Democrat.
who seeks reelection: Major Henry
III. CuYran, Republican, Coalition:
Magistrate Jacob Panken. Socialist;
Jerome de Hunt. Farmer Labor;
George K. Kinds, Prohibitions; John
P. Quinn, Socialist Labor; Joseph D.
Miller, Single Tax and Benjamin Git
low, Workers League (CommunisD
Gitlow's name was ordered strick-
en- from the ballot because he is serv-
ing a sentence in Sing Sing prison for
anarchy. Officials of the Communist
party, however. said his name would
be written in the ballot.
In addition to city officers, 66 as
semhlymen are to be chosen to rep
resent the city in the state legisla-
ture and a special election will be
held in the sixteenth state senatorial
district, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Senator Martin
McCue.
Seven proposed amendments to the
state constitution are to be acted
upon. The most important of these
is the proposal to give former soldiers
preference in civil service positions.
The main battle, all observers
agree, will be- between Mayor Hylan
and Major Curran. Both have con-
Quoted vigorous campaigns; in which
the lie has been passed frequently.
The Mayor has charged his opponent
with representing the "plunderbund,'
1.-The interests" and the traction
crowd" In denial. Major Curran
has accused the Mayor of gross in
efficiency.
OF all the many issues, the subject
most talked about has been the five
cent fare on the traction lines. Mayor
Hylan mas claimed he prevented the
fare from being raised. Major Cur
ran, asserting that he too is for the
nickel fare, has charged that the
fare question isn't an issue-that it
is a smoke screen used by the Mayor
to cover up malad ministration.
Mayor Hylan's admirers have used
the slogan Honest John, He is
Fighting For You" He was elected
chief executive four years ago on a
Tammany Hall tidal wave. He re-
ceived 312,774 votes, as against 155.37t
for the late Mayor John Purroy
Mitchell, running on Fusion ticket
144,973 for Morris Hillquit. Socialist
and 57,299 for w. NJ Bennett, Re-
publican.
The Mayor was born on farm in
Green County, New York, in 1868
Orphaned in early childhood, he
worked on the farm and then came
1to New York, where he was employed
as an engineer on the elevated rail
road. He studied law nights and re
ceived his degree from the New York
Law School in 1897. He became 8
member of Tammany Hall, was
elected municipal judge in 1905, i
city magistrate two years later and
became a judge of the Kings Comfy
court in 1915. He was practically
unknown to the general electorate
when he was nominated for mayor
four years ago.
Major Curran was born in New
York in 1877. He was captain of hi:
high school football team. At the
age of IS he was q reporter on the
Englcwood, n. J. Times. He worked
his way through Yale University as
Il clerk and waiter. After gradua :
ton he was a reporter on the New
he had spare time. He was admit
ted to the bar in 1901. He entered
politics in 1911 when he was elected
an alderman and served q number OF
terms, attracting attention as an eX-
pert financial analyst.
He was appointed a city magistrate
but held his position only two
months, 1esigning to enter the Platts-
burgh camp when the war broke out
He was commissioned a major, as
signed to the nth Division and saw
active service on the Nesle river and
in the Argonne Forest. After the war
he was elected President of the Bor-
ough Of Manhattan.
The other candidates for mayor have
conducted quiet campaigns, the So
cialiSts being the most active.