New-York tribune., 1921-09-10
Bennett Dares
Haskell to Name
Financial Aids
Will Disclose Contributors
To Own Cause if His Wet
Rival Does Likewise; Sees
S3O,OOOExpenset toO others
Doctors Rallied to Judge
Urged TO Support Brooklyn
Candidate in the Interest
of sSTherapeutic Liberty

William M. Bennett, candidate ,ror
the Republican nomination for Mayor.
said yesterday that so far es he could
discover from the scope Of the cam
paigns conducted by his rivals, Curran.
Haskell and La Guardia, they stood to
spend from $4,000 to $4,000 each in
the contest.
Where is their money coming from I?
I am ready for a showdown on this
matter before the primaries" said Mr..
Bennett. Judge Haskell said in a
speech yesterday that his campaign
fund totalled $4,435. He is flooding
the town with printed matter and his
agents are making a driving fight in
his behalf as the only wet candidate in
the field. My own campaign expendi-
lures will not exceed $4,000, and on
that sum l expect to win. If Judge
Haskell will publish the names of his
same.
Invites Field to Debate
II notice Judge Haskell charges that
his competitors are 'pussyfooting on
the issue of prohibition, and he says
he wants to take the Republican party
back to first principles on the temper
ance issue. Judge Haskell has not read
the history of the Republican party.
The Republican party never has stood
for the saloon. 'Pussyfooting' may be
true of Curran, who says that he Is
'constructively wet whatever that
means. 1 would like to debate the real
issues-prohibition and all-with Has
kell, Curran and La Guardia, either to-
morrow, Sunday or Monday. Judge
Haskell in speech some time ago said
that his election would be the begin
ming of a state and nation vide enroll
ment of an organization backing him.
l ask him to define what this organiza-
tion is with which the Republican party
is asked to join hands"
Judge Haskell, in a statement last
night, said:
"My candidacy represents an indi-
rect referendum on prohibition. If we
can win this fight in New York City,
we can next year extend it into a state
district, and, finally, at the next ma
tional campaign, until relief is obtained.
We cannot afford under any circum-
stances to lose this fight in the City of
New York. Ny prediction Of success
for my candidacy, am sure, will come
true, with the result that I shall have
the honor of leading victorious fight
against Hylanism and Hearst, and all
that the combination of these two men
represents"
Haskell Marshals Physicians
DR.. John P. DAWN, leader Of the vets
among the physicians, announced yes
terday that there had been sent broad
cast to doctors in the city a plea for
therapeutic liberty constituting an
appeal to every practitioner to support
the candidacy Of Judge Haskell.
an the present election says DR..
DAWN, "the issue is plain to physicians
who value their therapeutic liberty and
would command attention. Their only
present political opportunity for max
ing this protest lies in their indorse-
ment of Judge Haskell and his plat
FORM
La Guardia spoke at ten meetings
yesterday in Staten Island and Brook
lyn, the largest gathering being at the
clubhouse of F. J. H. Kracke. Surveyor
Of the Port, in the 18th Assembly Dis
trict in Brooklyn.
He attacked Governor Miller and up
oC0te lHilueuCeS, charging LndC Lney
violated the spirit of home rule. He
also criticized the laws passed by the
last Legislature
Charges Effort to Help Tammany
There is a malicious attempt to
throw this election to Tammany Hail."
said La Guardia. "The coalitionists
would sacrifice the city for their own
pride"
Concerning Curran he said:
Mr.. Curran, as the records will
show, played petty politics with city
finances and then shed crocodile tears
over the cost of running the city.
showed MIR. Curran at the time the
budget was made where he could start
right in his own department and save
large amount of money"
Speaking of prohibition La Guardia
said:
Gone of my opponents says he wants
an indirect referendum in New York
City to ascertain whether it is wet or
dry. The whole world knows that New
York is wet. Let us stop being fooled
by any such appeal when we have this
serious matter of good city government
and the city facing g financial crisis
Every member Of Congress from New
York City voted against prohibition,
and that in itself shows how New
York stands on the question"