New-York tribune., 1921-09-16
Curran to Open
Smashing Fight
About Sept. 70
Coalition Leaders Will Take
Brief Rest and Plan for
Hard Campaign; Bright
Outlook on All Sides
Women to Take Big Part
Platform Will Include Is
Original Planks and More
From Other Candidates

Original Planks and More
From Other Candidates
A smashing campaign against Hylan
and Tammany is mapped out in tho
piars already under way among the
leaders in the Republicans Coalition
forces. The decisive primary victory
Of Henry H. Curran for the Msyeralty
nomination and the splendid vote cast
for his associates on the Republican,
Coalition ticket have given the cam
paign managers the hold on the stu
alton which they intend to continue
withou a let up.
All of the anti Tammany workers
are imbued with Q spirit of confidence
because Of the result OF the primary
election and the spirit of harmony that
prevails in regular organization and
the coalition ranks. They are anxious
municipal campaign. The opinion was
heard Yesterday from all quarters that
never before had an anti Tammany
drive OF Republicans and Independent
Democrats had greater promise Of sue
cess In the general election.
Currsn to Take Brief Vacation
Mr.. Curran and some of his campaign
managers expect to take few days
rest after the strenuous activities of
the primary campaign before entering
upon the long, hard campaign ahead.
The Mayoralty candidate expects to de-
part to-day for a short vacation. Upon
his return plans will have been prac-
tically completed for the fight. The
campaign proper is expected to start
about September 26.
John J. Lyons. Secretary of State,
and Major Curran's campaign manager,
acting for the Observation-Disclosures
candidate, expects to call conference
within two weeks of all the Republ-
can county leaders, independent Dem
ocrats and all anti Tammany workers,
to formulate a common plan Of action
against the Hylan- Hearst Murphy COM
bination. Mr.. Lyons is preparing to
send out invitations to such a confer
ence within the next few days. A city
campaign committee for Mr.. Curran and
the rest Of the Republican coalition
candidates will be formed as a result
81 the conference. The onslaught on
Hylan and Tammany will begin az soon
as the committee is organized, and con
tlnue increasingly up to election time
The Tight is expected to reach it's
height about the middle of October.
Referring to campo ign plans yester-
day, Mr.. Lyons said:
THE invitations for the city-wide
conference Of Republicans, independent
Democrats, and all who want to bring
New York back to a high standard of
government, including both men and
women, will probably be called as soon
as Mr. Curran returns. Every one Is
taking hold in splendid shape. and the
spirit of cooperation already manifest
could not be greater. The way is clear
to a notable victory this fall"
Joseph N. Price, chairman of the
coalition Committee, who is at Nan
tucket, Mass, sent the following tele-
gram yesterday to his co-workers:
"The Coalition Committee will con-
duet vigorous campaign for the cleo
tion Of all coalition candidates nomi
mated in the Republican primaries. 1t
calls upon all independent citizens,
Democrats and Republicans, to join It
tion that has been incompetent and
negligent Of the best interests of the
City of New York and substitute one
that will not be run for party profit
but for the citizens interest"
Women to Take Active Part
representation on the Curran cam
paign committee. Realizing the great
work the women did in furthering the
success of the Republican, Coalition
t'tcket in the primaries, the campaign
managers are planning to bring the
women into the campaign on scale
never attempted before.
The women leaders declare that the
determination of the women through
out the city is to bring Hylanism to
ar end. They are expected to play S
prominent a part in the general cleo
tion as they did in the primaries.
Work on the final platform for the
campaign, Incorporating but augment
ing the fifteen planks laid down by
Major Curran in his personal plat
form, will soon begin. The CuAfan
primary platform was received SO en-
thusia sticaliy by the voters that some
of the leaders are willing to rest on
it., with merely q resolution of adcp-
tion by the full Republican Coalition
platform committee
1t is likely, however, that the final
platform will include additional plank.
taken from the platforms of t
three defeated contestants for tho
Mayoralty nomination. When the sub
ject was discussed by the members of
tHc iNSPuUilCdu- COdllClOn COmM1Ctee
recently the opinion prevailed that
there was something good IN the plat
forms of all the candidates. So it is
expected that additional planks from
the platforms of F. H. La Guards,
Reuben l.. Haskell and William M.
Bennett and the Coalition Committee
will be Incorporated.
Mr.. La Guardia's declaration for the
preservation of the direct primary, for
which Mr.. Curran also spoke, will prob
ably be incorporated. Mr.. Benefits
platform also included this plank. From
the Haskell platform probably will be
taken his declaration and protest
against unlawful search and seizure.
Mr.: Curran championed this issue, too.
and Vt creates common ground upon
which he can meet the Brooklyn Judge.
Mr.. Curran declared that he would en-
force the law, but not in an unlawful
manner. He protested agrinst the
m methods employed by Mayor uyisn md
Police Commissioner Enriyht Tud.e
Haskell himself is said now to be con
vinced that the city campaign is moi
the time or place for the infection ~
the prohibition issue.
AS all the candidates declared th.u
selves tor q scent fare and home rule