New-York tribune., 1921-07-24
Declares Duties as u. S.
Senator Prevent Him
Considering Race, but
Predicts Hylan's Fall
Lockwood i'm Lead
AS Nominee Now
C'lrran's 'sSupporters,How
ever, Cite His Record
as a Strong Candidate

United States Senator William M.
Calder came home from Washington
early yesterday and put to sleep his
mayoralty boom-killed it, in fact.
The boom was sprung against his
wishes and without his authority at
the meeting of the steering committee
of the Republican and Coaltionists at
the Hotel Commodore on Thursday
afternoon.
With Senator Calder definitely out
of it, the situation remains as it has
been for the past week. Borough
President Henry H. Curran of Man
haitian, and Senator Charles C. Lock-
wood, of Brooklyn, stand about an
even chance for the mayoralty nominaa-
tion. Senator Lockwood, his friends
say, has "the edge" in the race. be-
cause Senator Calder, who seems to
be the dom mating personality in the
fusion conference, is for Lockwood.
This fact is believed to be enough
to tip the evenly balanced scales in
favor of Senator Lockwood. If the
Brooklyn Senator is chosen for first
place, Mr.. Curran will be named for
Comptroller. The third place-Prcsi-
dent of the Board of Alderm en-can
be had by Major La Guardia, the in
cumbent, who says he will not take it,
as he expects to run in the Republican
primaries for Mayor.
Cites Senatorial Duties
Senator Calder lost no time yester-
day in squelching the movement to
place him at the head of the ticket
lie made the following statement:
While | deeply appreciate the ex-
pressions of confidence uttered by men
and women, regardless of party, with
respect to the possibility of my nomi-
nation for Mayor of the city, | cannot
permit the consideration of my name
and would be compelled to decline the
nomination.
~ am member of the Finance Com
mittee of the Senate. 1t is in daily
session in Washington considering tax
and tariff matters and the rofunding
OF our domestic debt, as wefl as the
Indebtedness of Europe to us. The
share of tax burden New York State
financial legislation and the direct in
fuence of such legislation on the COM
mercial, industrial and agricultural
welfare of the state, especially in this
period of readjustment, make it mani
festly unfair for me to permit any
thing else now to occupy my time.
81 am convinced that the experience
of the seventeen years have served in
the House of Representatives and in
the Senate of the United States can
best be used during the coming months,
for the city as we'll as the state, in my
present place"
Senator Calder said that the anti
Tammany ticket will win this fall if
from are offered to the people.
"The people are in a mood to repu-
diate the Hylan administration and
turn the city government over to
clean new hands," said he. "If the
friends of good government name the
right kind of ticket and frame the
right kind of a platform success will
be assured"
Miss Collier for La Guardia
Miss Elizabeth Collier, vice-chair-
woman of the Brooklyn League of
Women Voters and a member Of the
Coalition Committee headed by Joseph
M. Price, yesterday sent her resigna-
JI0u lIulu tHc COLlIIllCtct W NIL. IlCc
In her letter she urges the selection
of F. H. La Guardia, President of the
Board Of Aldermen, as follows:
"President La Guardia seems to me,
now even more than when joined the
committee, to be the strongest posi-
bility to head the Republican ticket
the candidate who would make the
best showing on Election Day and
would bring about the most thorough
reform in city administration. ex-
.pect to vote for him on September 49,
am in sympathy with him in his ex-
pressed determination not to oppose
the candidate who is then successful
in the Republican primaries"
The friends of Borough President
Curran of Manhattan said yesterday
that he stood the better chance of win
ming in the steering conference, which
this week will recommend a city ticket
They called attention to the figures
when Mr.. Curran ran for President of
the Board Of Aldermen against the late
Frank Bowling in 1916, when he car
ried Brooklyn against Bowling by 6,357
and lacked only five votes of carrying
/ Richmond Bowling was elected that
year in the greater city by 33,742, but
it was a Presidential year, when the
local Democratic candidates had the
benefit of the war vote.
To show that the large vote for
Curran that year was no fuke but was
(Cantlnued on uaue threel