New-York tribune., 1921-11-09
Hylan Winner
In BROOKLYN
By 10000
With II Districts Missing,
Mayors Vote Is 236,658,
as Against ll6, I23 for
Rival; Craig Runs Behind
Seery Making Good Race
Michael Laura, Democratic
Candidate for Sheriff, Is
Slashed by Own Party

Mayor Hylan's plurality in Brooklyn
is about 10000. With only seventy
seven elections districts out Of $50 to
be heard from, he polled a vote of 1885,
658, while Cuxran scored 11G.1Z3. The
Mayors neighbors in the Goth Assembly
District were with MIN strong. In tina.
district he got 1892 votes, againss
Curran's 6,313, with only three elec-
ton districts missing.
The vote for Comptroller in Brook
lyn, with 252 election districts missing,
gives Charles L. Craig, the Democratic
candidate, plurality of AZ ,056. Charles
c. Lockwood, the Republican candidate,
received 1885
Dock Commissioner Murray Hubert,
the Democratic candidate for President
of the Board of Alderman. polled a
vote of 194,49S, against Vincent Gil
roy's 134010. With ninety-two Brook
lyn election districts missing, Hull
bert's plurality was 6o,93S.
Lewis Sure. Says Calder
At 1890 O'Clock this morning Unitee
States Senator William A Caldes
announced at Brooklyn Republican
headquarters that District Aaorne:
Harry f. Lewis, the Republican can
didate for Justice OF the q lpreme
Court for the I'd Judicial District, prob
ably would win by 10 600.
Senator Calder also said the returns
showed that Michael Laura, Democratic
candidate for Sheriff of Kings County,
would be beaten by Peter A. Seery, Re-
publican. Mr.. Seery, according to
Cenator Calder's calculations, would
win by $4,000.
There were rumors in Brooklyn yes
terday that the word had been passed
to beat Laura at any cost. Just where
this order originated was not revealed,
but the district captains in some As
sembly districts made it clear that
they were out to defeat Laura.
Laura. who is a Deputy Commission
er in the Department of Street Clean
ing, was suspended several weeks ago
by Commissioner Leo after District At
torney Lewis had questioned the dep
uty regarding his actions in a case
against a member Of his depa rtment
before city magistrate.
James A. McQuade, Democratic can
didate for Register in Kings County,
maintained his early lead over his Re-
publican opponent. Edward H. Maddox.
With approximately 400 election dis
tricts missing the count was: Nc
Quade, 1925; Maddox, 66,49I.
RiegeImann Distances Baker
The race for Borough President IN
Brooklyn was all in the incumbent'z
favor. Edward A. Riegelmann. Demo-
crat, in a little more than half of the
total count, had almost doubled his op-
penent. In 500 election districts out OF
! $50 he polled a vote of 124,739, while
his Republican opponent, George W.
Baker. got 6S,028.
Early this morning District Attorney
Lewis announced at Republican head
quarters that he would win the iu-
dietary contest by more than 10000.
In the count of 500 election districts
out of the 900 in Brooklyn, he said. ne
had this lead. and felt certain of hold
ing it. Richmond. he said, he would
lose by $500. Nassau and Suffolk he
expects to carry by $4,000 While he
had not received any definite word
from Queens County, Mr. Lewis felt
confident of winning there by approxi-
mately 1000