New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-14
mated vote of the four candidates


The returns showed that John
Kirkland Clark, the Republican,
coalition candidate for District At
torney, defeated Theodore T. Bay
lor, the Bennett candidate, by a vote
Of 8 to l.
At midnight Samuel Koenig, chair
man of the New York Republican Coun-
ty Committee, issued the following
statement:
'sThe enrolled Republicans have rem
dered their decision, and it is over
whelmingiy in favor of Major Curran.
II is great beginning in the fight
against Tammany Hall. have no
doubt that Curran's recent opponents
will now join with him and make COM
mon cause against Tammany. This has
been great day for good government"
Vincent Gilroy, candidate for Presi-
dent of the Board of Aldermen on the
Republican coalition ticket, issued the
following statement shortly after the
polls had closed and returns were being
received:
"The enrolled Republicans have in
Dictated their desire for good govern
ment in no uncertain terms by the
overwhelming vote they have given
Henry II. Curran. There seems to be
no question that we have Won"
All the Republican organization des-
ignees for borough ami county Offices
were nominated.
Judge Edgar F. Hazleton was nom
mated by the Queens Republicans for
Campbell by about five to one.
Joseph NJ. Levine, organization des-
ignee for the Republican nomination
for Borough President of the Bronx,
easily defeated Joseph P. Murphy.
George W. Baker was an easy victor
for the Republican nomination for
Borough President of Brooklyn over
Hamilton Machines.
Brooklyn Worries Curran Men
Reports coming into Curran head
quarters at the Hotel Hermitage at the
closing of the polls were to the effect
that the Republican organization il
New York County had got out a big
vote. The same reports. however, came
from Brooklyn, the stronghold of Judge
Haskell, and the Curran managers were
both cheered and worried. While John
j. Lyons, campaign manager for Boz
ough President Curran. felt confident
that the Republican coalition candidate
would win, ne and the other Curran
workers were anxious about the Brook
Ign situation.
Mr. Lyons was in frequent communi-
cation over the telephone with Jacob
A. Livingston, Kings County chairman,
up to the time the polls closed Some
of the Curran men felt that Livings-
ton needed considerable proddine to
keep him awake and attentive to the
Curran interests in Brooklyn. SEN
ator William NJ. Calder and f. j. H.
Kracke, the Brooklyn leaders, also
were in frequent touch with Mr.. Lyons.
The Curran campaign manager stuck
to his former prediction that Curran
would win by majority of about &c.
600. Other Curran workers declared
they would be satisfied if he polled
$4,000 votes more than the Brooklyn
judge. None of the Curran leaders
seemed to figure Fiorello H La Guar
da or William M. Bennett in the run
ming for first place.
Asked Z there was a chance for
Curran to carry Brooklyn against Has
miracle" If he did. The Curran mana
gers we're disposed to pin their faith
on majority of from $4,000 to 80 900
in Manhattan, the Bronx and Rich
II ond to assure a safe margin for their
candidate. They believed this would
leave Curran at least 10000 leeway
over the expected Haskell majority in
Kings.
Pin Faith on Vomen's Vote
In some of the election districts in
Manhattan, according to reports re-
eeived by the .Curran managers, from
40 % so per cent of the enrolled Re-
publican vote had been cast. The
women voters were turning out at the
primaries in remarkably large num-
bers This augured we'll for Curran.
Most Of the district workers agreed,
however, that IS per cent of the en-
rolled vote would be as high as could
be expected.
The Haskell lieutenants basing their
predictions on the large vote cast prior
tc any actual returns, declared that
the wet" candidate would carry
Brooklyn by upward of 10000. They
were talking close TO Judge Haskell's
own prediction that he would win by
plurality of over 10000.
One of the Curran campaign man
ayers fixed the arbitrary figure of
$4,000 as the Curran plurality through
out the city. He gave Haskell 80 600
VOTES and Curran $4,000.
Early Voting Generally Light
The early voting in almost all the
districts was light, but all reports in
d'cated that the prophesies concern
ing the influence women were likely to
WELD at the polls were going to be
sabstantiatcd. Everywhere large
proportion of the early voters were
women. In many of the districts more
than so per cent of the early ballots
were cast by women.
There was evidence also that efforts
of Republican leaders to get out a
large vote were meeting with success
In the Yorkville section twelve dis.
tricts in the 14th and 18th Assembly
districts reported that in the first hou,
of voting the Republicans made ur
from 40 to 80 per cent of the total mum
Der. whereas normally the proportion
of Republicans would be only % or sc
per cent.
Republican Gains on East Side
In the 18th, 14th and 18th Assembly
districts, all of them on the upper
East Side, the vote was unusually
heavy and the Republicans showed
gains, particularly in the 18th and 14tf
districts, where they kept neck anc
neck with the Democratic vote up K
p. nj.
The women's vote was particular,
heavy in the 45th Election Distric
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