The New York herald., 1921-08-01
must Be LOCKWOOD,
I CALDER'S ATTITUDE,
| FIGHT ON TO FINISH
Senator Rushes Home From
Washington With Cry OF
NO Surrender for His
Mayoralty Choice.
HARMONY rs WABBLING
Guarantees, Encouraged by
Saturdays Squirt, Ready
to Meet Onslaught in
Committee.
STRAIGHT TICKET LOOMS
DR.. Hicks Tires Of Politicians
With Axes to Grind and Is
Ready to Move to End
This Fusion Plan.
STRAIGHT TICKET LOOMS

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surrender his advocacy of Senator
Charles c. Lockwood Of Brooklyn as
anti -Hylan Mayoralty candidate, but.
on the contrary, Is expected now to
fight for him to the last ditch. The
ascendency Saturday of Henry II.
Curran. President of the Borough OF
Manhattan, after last weeks deadlock,
brought Senator Calder hurrying yes
terday from Washington. Many mem
Ibers of the Republican Coalition COM
mittee and friends OF Mr.. Curran had
hoped that Senator Calder's visit
presaged the nomination OF Mr.. Cur
ran and a solidifying of the anti-Hylan
forces behind him. A statement last
night by Senator Calder after day
of conferences, however, blasted that
expectation.
The statement of Senator Calder
was caused by an impression given
forth by a prominent member Of the
Coalition committee who favors MT.
Curran and who talked with Senator
calder that the Senator would forego
Senator Lockwood in the interest OF
harmony. When apprised that this
view had got into circulation Senator
Calder said:
Amy statement that I am ready to
give up Senato- Lockwood is absolutely
nnd unquaiifiedly false. believe that
Senator Lockwood - the strongest man
the Republicans can nominate and
believe he will be nominated for Mayor
Hard Path for Guarantees.
That determination on the part Of SEN
stor Calder was taken by committee
members to indicate that he Is ready to
stand by Senator Lockwood haps,en what
will. The attitude of the leader OF the
Brooklyn Lockwood forces is expected
70 make the path or the Guarantees ex-
ceedingly more difficult between now
and the meeting of the committee to-
morrow, but friends of Mr.. Cu-ran
seemed last night far from discouraged.
He appeared Saturday to be gaining the
lead over Senator Lockwood snd his
friends stated yesterday that they be-
lieved his position had been materially
strengthened IN the last twenty-four
hours
A formidable front on the part OF the
supporters or Curran and do or
die" stand by Senator Calder in behalf
of Senator Lockwood, committee men,
bers acknowledged, was, however, far
from making for a harmonious meeting
and a quick solution of the problem con-
fronting the forces seeking the defeat OF
Mayor Hylan and Tammany. 1t was
further acknowledged that prolongatIon
of such n situation as has existed for the
last week will start fight for a dis
banding of the Republican coalition COM
imittee and a call for straight Republi-
can ticket.
That possibility developed last night
when DR.. Il. H. Hicks, n member of the
committee asserted that unless some
agreement Is reached by tonight or to-
morrow he VIII press the resolution he
introduced Friday calling for the dis
banding of the committee and leaving the
Republicans to take their chances on n
straight Republican ticket 1t was re-
garded as not impossible that, should n
test of strength of the Calder and Curran
forces show continued deadlock, Or.
Hicks's view would gain support
Finds Delay Hurting Cause.
''The~ time has arrived" DIR. Hicks
ndAts WHcn tHtb HHdtttT must be settled.
The delay and confusion arc an injury
TO our cause. am not a politician:
am merely a professional man.
have no selfish motive and / have no
political axe to grind. All / desire In
that the defeat of the Tammany regime
shall be accomplished. The course we
have been following is not conducive
to that end"
Neither Senator Lockwood nor Mr..
Curran displayed yesterday any per-
sonal concern over what turn events
might take, but both stood by their
previously stated positions OF being
willing to sacrifice the nomination to
the success of the fight against Hylan
and Tammany. Both men passed yes
terday out of the city and declared
they had not discussed the trend OF
the committees affairs and did not
know Of any change In the situation.
Senator Calder. in fact. seemed to be
the busiest interested party In the
whole situation yesterday. Samuel s.
Koenig, chairman OF tho New York
County Republican Committed. left
town after issuing a statement In which
he declared that harmony was the prime
requisite and leaving an impression
with Curran supporters that he might
Join them regardless OF Brooklyn's de-
mand for Brooklyn candidate.
n. -. ~. Kraclse. cobooster OF Lockwood
with Calder was reported out of town
alsc, and II could not be learned
wnerner he returned to see Senator
Calder.
What progress Senator Calder made
yesterday In his fight for Senator Lock-
wood he refused to disclose. 1t was ex-
pected. however that he would make a
powerful EFFORT 20 get Jacob A. Living
ston. tltular Republican leader OF Brook
lyn. 10 declare for Lockwood An open
declaration or that sort from Livingston,
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