The New York herald., 1921-09-11
.CURRAN AND HASKELL
SEEM TO LEAD RACE
La Guardia and Bennett
Look Like Trailers for
Mayoralty Nomination.
EACH CLAIMS VICTORY
Uncertainties in Tuesdays
Primaries Make Guessing
Hazardous.
HINES STIRS DEMOCRATS
Insurgents Out in All Parts of
City May Cause Unlocked
For Upsets.
EACH CLAIMS VICTORY
HINES sTIRS DEMOCRATS

Tuesday will be Primary Day.
The polls will be open between the
hours of 3 and p. NJ.
Enrolled voters at that time may
express their preference as to the can
didates OF their party for city. county
and borough offices and for the As
sembly. Also delegates are to be
chosen to the State conventions for
the nomination of candidates for AS
sociatc Judge of the Court of Appeals.
The big fight is for the Republican
nomination for Mayor The candidates
are:
Borough President Henry H. Cur
ran, who has been designated by the
joint conference Of representatives of
the regular organization and of inde-
Coalition Committee.
Reuben l.. Haskell, County Judge in
Brooklyn, who got his judicial nomi-
nation two years ago in opposition to
the organization choice, an advocate of
the repeal of the Volstead act and the
Eighteenth Amendment and frankly
running on a wet" issue, justifies it
by saying his nomination and election
would put heart into anti-prohibition-
lists all over the country.
f. H. La Guardia. President Of the
Board of Aldermen, who won against
the Tammany candidate for that Office
two years ago in a bye election by
small vote and believed he was entitled
to the Mayoralty nomination at the
hands Of the organization, has had the
kindly interest of the Hearst news
papers.
Bennett . Candidate, an Usual.
William NJ. Bennett, former Assem-
blyman and State Senator. who since
he became the regular Republican May
orally candidate in the primaries four
years ago by defeating John Purroy
Mitchel--although the organization lead
ers supported Mitchel-has run for some
nomination in the primaries about every
year. He always has shown strength In
Brooklyn and Queens.
Each of the four In statements last
night claimed victory. An unprejudiced
study of the situation, however, would
seem to lead to the conclusion that 1t is
a pretty tight race between Curran, who
ought to win. and Haskell. the potency
OF whose wet appeal 1t is hard to
estimate with any degree of accuracy.
Here, In a nutshell, are the forecasts
of the four candidates: Curran (through
John j. Lyons, his manager)-Curran
has a clear field right up to the goal
and ought to win eased up. The con-
tender will be Judge Haskell. but the
margin of Currans lead Is comfortable
enough to occasion no worry. Judge
Haskell has wabbled all over the course
in the last few days. He will finish very
lame La Guardia and Bennett are hope
lessly beaten.
HASKELL expect to win the Repub-
lican nomination for Mayor next Tues
day by plurality of more than 1900
in the five boroughs. I shall receive
more than $4,000 of this number in
Brooklyn.
Bennett-The result will be: Bennett,
10000: Curran, 10000 La Guardia,
80. 900 Haskell, 10000.
Uncertainties in Contest.
There are so many elements of un-
certainty in connection with this race,
including the percentage or the enrolled
vote that will be cast and the interest
shown in and reaction to the issues by
the women. that there are bound to be
surprises in store for some politicians
whose judgment hitherto has been con-
sidered good.
The enrolled Republican vote this year
Is 643,630, Of which 254,638 are women,
an increase of about 40 per cent. over
year ago. In past city primaries the per-
centage Of enrolment cast by the Re-
publicans has run rarely more than be-
tween 25 and 80 per cent. There Is wide
difference of opinion among leaders as
TO the turnout this year. 1t will DE
noticed that Bennett figures total vote
OF 10000, a little over % per cent.
The Curran managers figure nearer 35
per cent, total vote of 225.000. Has
kell refuses to estimate but one OF his
managers thinks the vote will not. hit
much over 15 per cent. or about $4,000.
His reasoning is that the many former
Democrats who enrolled Republican as a
Wilson protest year ago and many OF
the women will not take the trouble to
go to the polls. On the other hand those
who say So per cent. argue that with
four candidates for the Mayoralty nom
ination In the field the wider interest Will
bring out larger vote than in past
years.
Enrolment for Election.