New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-29
Haskell Seeks
Nomination ON
Liquor Issue
Judge Says He Will Enter
Republican Primaries for
Mayor as Champion of
Personal Liberty in City
Aids Shun Livingston
Brooklyn Leader Accused
Of Breaking His Pledge to
Support Lockwood Boom

County Judge Reuben L. Haskell, OF
Brooklyn, definitely decided yesterday
to enter the Republican primaries as
candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for Mayor.
Elections Commissioner Jacob A.
Livingston, who caused embarras sme ent
to the supporters of Senator Charles
c. Lockwood by deserting him, is con-
fronted with the desertion of all of
his district leaders for breaking a per-
sonal pledge to Senator Lockwood to
support him for Mayor.
These were the outstanding develop
ments yesterday in the tense situa-
ton concerning the selection Of city
ticket by the anti Tammanv people.
Urged to Run, Says Haskell
Judge Haskell said yesterday that he
was receiving hundreds of letters every
day urging him to become a candidate
in the Republican primaries. 1t is
understood that he will make formal
announcement OF his intention to en-
ter the Republican primaries follow
ing the meeting Of the steering COM
mittee Of the anti-Tammany conferees
on Tuesday, at which time it is ex-
pected that an agreement will be
reached on full city ticket.
Next week Judge Haskell will begin
his annual vacation, and as soon as he
is off the bench he will organize his
campaign, bidding defiance to the Re-
publican organization leaders and call
ing on the people to back him for the
Mayoralty on personal liberty and
business conduct of the city admin
lstration" platform. When asked YES
terday if Elections Commissioner Liy-
lngston was backing him, he said:
You'll have to ask Livingston"
IN answer to question about his
platform and campaign, the Judge said:
Il made it very clear in my recent
statement that considered an efficient
business administration of the affairs
OF the city the most important issue in
the campaign"
Prohibition Called Issue
"What about prohibition and per
sonal liberty? William H. Anderson
says that prohibition does not figure,
because the national, state and local
administrations are all enforcing the
law. What about tt" he was asked.
"Prohibition is still an issue. Ander-
son in his paper, The American Issue,
keeps on saying it is an issue, and for
months he has been trying to dictate
to the people of this town what kind Of
Mayor they shall have. Furthermore,
Hylan and his Police Commissioner, un-
der the guise of enforcing the Mullan-
Gage law, have gone beyond constitu-
tional bounds.
"After Hylan had got an opinion
from his Corporation Counsel about
the enforcement provisions of the Vol
stead and Mulan-Gage acts he pleaded
guilty to the charge that he had been
fact, Hylan and Enr1ght continued to
violate the law, and when again
brought to account for it they were
obliged to enter another plea of guilty
l am absolutely opposed to fusion. In
my Judgment, the duty of political
leader is to discover the will of the
people and then carry it out
These men in conference are try
ing to pick candidates to foist upon
the people. Where do they get the
right, to do that? I've seen it stated
ahat if l consent to withdraw from the
Mayoralty race these conference COM
mittee people, to prevent me from
runnig for Mayor, will hand me a
nomination for the Supreme Court
What right have they got to hand out
nomination for the Supreme Court" :"
Judge Tells of Backing
"Who is backing you?"
Judge Haskell looked searchingly at
his interrogation and said:
II am getting my backing from the
people. The man who has backing only
from the political bosses has no popular
strength"
he would like to have Borourh Presi.
dent Curran on his ticket for Comp
troller.
| Joseph M Price, chairman of the
coalitionists, and Edward w. Allen,
| (Continucc on page sour)