The New York herald., 1921-08-13
LA GUARDIA TO STICK
Union of Forces Possible
Only if Haskell Accepts
Stand for Comptroller.
CANDIDATES DROP OUT
Men Named as Independents,
Including Curran, Decline
and Stand by Regulars.

The la Guardia- Bennett Haskell
negotiations for an independent ticket
for the Republican municipal nomina-
tions in the primaries against the
Republican-Coalition slate arrived yes
terday at the expected smash when
William II. Bennett, formerly State
Senator, filed his own petition for
Mayor and a complete ticket. The rock
upon which the scheme wrecked was
a lack of sufficient altruism to enable
any candidate to forego the Mayoralty
candidacy in his zeal to save the peo-
pie from the ravages of the Repub-
lican machine.
The action Of Mr.. Bennett insures at
least two tickets in the Republican
primaries. Whether there shall be
three. four or only two depends upon
the reaction of the La Guardia and
Haskell camps to Benefits strategy.
Each continued to leave the latch
string out for the other yesterday, but
there was small prospect that either
would quit the head of the ticket. La
Guardia declined to discuss the situa-
ton. but said he would give out a
statement to-day His friends said,
however that unless Judge Reuben
l.. Haskell chose to take the rank OF
candidate for Comptroller or President
of the Board of Aldermen on La
Guardia's ticket there would be moth
ing doing in the way of a merger of
forces.
Haskell Puts Out Petitions.
Judge Haskell made a gesture OF IN
dependence by putting out his petitions
and letting it be known that William
III. Schoberhorn of Queens would be ms
running mate for COMPTROLLER and John
J. Halligan of 799 Broadway for Presi-
dent of the Board of Aldermen. The
iupression was also let out, however.
that Schoberhorn stood ready to resign
upon indication that La Guardia would
accept the Comptroler's place on the
Haskell ticket.
Whatever La Guardia's personal in
clination, in the light of events toward
the Haskell overtures, it was expected
that he could not accept by reason Of
thes determination of an independent
Republican faction in Brooklyn TO sup
port Senator Charles c. Lockwood for
Comptroller. That was the same fac
tion whose vote gave Thompson his
edge on Gov. Miller in the primaries of
last fall.
Bennetts ticket began to crumble
within an hour after its personnel was
made public. First OFF. Henry II. Cur
ran. President of the Borough of Man
haitian. thanked him for the compliment
of designating him for denomination for
that job, but said he would have TO de-
cline out of Difference to the Mayoralty
nomination from the Republican-Coaii-
tionists. Next. Francis Cobety Of 4s5
West End avenue resigned from his
place on the ticket as candidate for
Comptroller and said he would support
Senator Lockwood for that position. He
pledged his support to Bennett for
Mayor, however.
Next, Frederick A. Higgins of .77s st.
Nicholas avenue, who was designa ted
for New York County Clerk, tele-
graphed from Ticonderoga. n. Y. where
he is on his vacation, that his designa-
ton was without his knowledge or con-
sent, and that he was out OF sympathy
with an differentiation movement
and would support the ticket headed by
Mr.. Curran.
Curran Gratefully Declines.
President Curran, in declining. said.
Il appreciate the compliment and de-
cline the designation IL Is gratifying 10
receive this testimonial that 1 have made
good as Borough President. shall do
my best to deserve the same confidence
when ] am Mayor"
The Bennett designee for President, Of
the Board of Aldermen Is l.. Barton
Case of 5s Twenty-eighth street, Jack
son Heights. Queens. His New York
county ticket follows:
For County Clerk-Fredericl A. Hig-
gins, 772 st. Nicholas avenue. District
Attorney - Theodore r. Baylor. Hotel
McAlpin. Sheriff-Samuel Feingold. a.
East Sixtieth street. Register-John r.
Hopper, 3b2 West 12lst street For
Judges of the Court Of General Sessions
Joseph Beihilf. 523 West 124th street
Frank Hendrick. | East Thirty-ninth
street, and Norman y. Marsh 400 West
153d street For Justices of the City
Court - Edgar v. rockingham and
Alexander Brough. both City Magis-
trates.
Other candidates to file petitions with
the Board of Elections yesterday were
William wachtel, Third Assembly dis
trict, The Bronx, Republican; Charles
Cohen, Fifth Assembly district. The
Bronx. Republican, and Irving Brill.
Twenty-ninth Aldermanic district, The
Bronx, Republican.