New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-14
losers Agree to
Give Support to
Primary Victor
post.Eleciion Loyalty Is As
sured at Luncheon At
,ended by Curran. Benz
nett and La Cuardia
livingston Is POSTMASTER
Each, Before Ballots Began
to Fall, Was Sure He'd
Be the Winning Aspirant

~ the color of a regular "home-
.,r;aes was provided at a luncheon of
3. BROOKLYN Lions Club at the Hotel
rssert yesterday. when Henry H. Cur
:, Fiorello H. La Guardia and Will
Sam N. Bennett, three of the four rival
..,adates for the anti Tammany NOM
| ,.s.;en for Mayer, sat at the same
.,hle with Jacob Livingston, Kings
rsan.x Republican leader, dined to-
s;hsr, sang Aud Lang Syne.' Its
,ane. Long Trail" etc, and later were
,.aiyidually introduced by Mr.. Living
'.on fer "a few brief remarks"
,-sund them were about a hundred
rsnbsrs Of the club and in one corner
eolcred jazz band of four pieces,
xsish did its part in relieving any
..rsion Of ST embarrassing nature that
-yht otherwise have existed.
Il was the first time the three can
,;ss.es had been brought together. The
.,ree took advantage of the meeting to
,rrhange views amicably on Primary
nav. snd Mr.. Livingston took pains
,hat his introduction OF the speakers
.sauld be as impartial as possible. In
n these respects the meeting was a
success.
Judge Haskell Absent
0nly tn. presence of Judge Reuben
|. Haskell the fourth and straight
p.uublican' candidate, was needed to
soynplete the picture He had been
ryi.ed, but did not attend.
Preliminary to the speechmaking a
photographer lined the three honor
NESTS against the wall and took a
iashiight of them, Mr.. Curran on
he right, Mr. La Guardia in the middle
md Mr.. Bennett on the left. Having
heir photograph taken together seemed
sufficient 70 cement any strained ties
Of fraternalism. The speeches that fol.
lowed were predictions that each would
be the nominee.
Former State Senator Bennett was
introduced as the candidate who ran
four years ago and took the count" and
as one Of the four, who. if-he wins,
will have the support of the other
three" Reference to Mr. Bennett's
race in 1917 and his defeat brought
augh, which was followed up by Mr..
Bennett with goodhumored satire
on newspaper predictions about the
primary result He said he expected
70 get plurality of the women's vote
as well as the mems. He didn't want
TO run for Mayor in 1917. he said. but
vas hopeful then that Judge Cropsey
would win the nomination. The eact
that ne had carried nineteen out of
the twenty three sAsembly districts of
brooklyn IN that race gave hin, con-
hdence. he said, again to make the
race.
All in Mood to Laugh
a hssn't called any one any names,
have |. Major La Guardia ?" said Mr..
Bennett turning. NO" replied the in
dependent candidate. Have I called
y,ou any names, Major Curran ?" asked
the speaker "Not yet" replied the Re-
publican Coalition choice, and every one
laughed.
He added that he resented the plat
form Of Mr.. Haskell, who he said was
disposed to present the Republican
party as the "saloon party" and pre-
dic'ed that by midnight there would be
10 doubt of his (Bennett's) nomina-
hon
Ar. Livingston introduced Mr.. Cur
ran as one who had ten years ex-
peflence in cicy government and
deemed by many as we'll fitted for the
Once Of mayor
Mr.. Curran said the contest had been
interesting and conspicuouslv free of
she personal animus and abuse that
have characterized previous campaigns.
whoever the nominee. | am sure he
eil! Rave the support of the Others"
:sid Mr.. Curran. THE issues of this
jail are going TO be discussed very
scon now. The city, with its enormous
growth. IS the despair of students Of
nunlcipa government But that growth
md the problems incident to it must
Dc met and they can be met only at
the polls. The main thing is TO vote
70 choose q candidate-for in no other
say can the spirit of this municipality
De demonstrated.
More Than Fair"
we love our New York. It is not
merely Il city OF commerce and sky
scrapers, 1t is a big city at heart,
nelghborly and with the interest of its
eltlzenry ard children predominant.
My candidacy has the Endorsement
o. the leaders of my party. l am proud
of that Endorsement. I am proud, too,
VIZ tAuOIsSHellJ gwen my CduuludCy
by the coalition committee. I am sick
and tired of this continual fault find
ing with our party leadership 1t is
very easy 70 criticize We must show
me rest of the country that New York
city is capable of standing on its own
feet"
Mr.. La Guardia, whose entry into
the banquet room had been made dur
:ng the singing Of "It's Long, Long
Lfail," declared the Republican party
nad been more than fair in this con-
est, and expressed his gratitude to
ar Livingston for keeping "open-
mouse fer all corners. An outstanding
question that the voters must meet, he
went or. was whether you shall re-
IAN control OF the selection of political
sanoldates, or whether you shall dele
sate few 10 control these selections"