The New York herald., 1921-09-10
MISS WOOD WANTS
HASKELL TO RETIRE
Ardent Curran Admirer Is
Caustic in Criticism of
Judges Capabilities.

Realizing that the primary fight for
the Republican nomination for Mayor
had sharply narrowed down to two con-
tenders-Judge Reuben l.. Haskell and
Borough President Henry II. Curran,
the organization candidate--friends of
the latter are centring their attacks on
the wet" County Judge. Mr.. Curran
is carrying out his ideas of dealing with
issues rather than personalities, but
many OF those who want to see him win
are using their ammunition exclusively
against Haskell.
Referring to Judge Haskell's appeal
for the votes of the women, Miss Mary
Wood, president of the Women's Repub-
lican Association, wrote to him last
night. urging that he withdraw from
the campaign. She said in part:
Frankly. all we can make out of
your campaign to date Is that you want
the whole Eighteenth Amendment can
celled. a power which YOU as a Judge.
know is vested only In Congress and
not In the Mayor of any city. Do you
really want to see the Constitution Of
the United States staggering up Broad
way?
I'VE do not want to believe that you
employ the liquor issue for the purpose
OF helping you into a higher Office. We
are amazed at your championship of
liquor at this time when we f1nd by look
ing over your record that you were not
In your seat on the vital occasion of the
vote on the Eighteenth Amendment.
And. when the saloon interests stood and
were counted In New York State you
were absent again.
Now, with no training in city gov
ernment and with no constructive plat
form to defeat the aimless HyIan ad-
ministration. you will not be able to
deceive the honest, sincere, law abiding
women OF our great city by an issue
which has no place In a city election.
The revelations OF your campaign
manager. the irrelevancy Of your one is
sue and above all your indisposition to
discuss real Issues OF the city campaign
in which the women OF New York are
participating for the first Time all i'm
pei us respectfully to urge you now to
withdraw Immediately from the pri-
mary"
William M. Bennett charged yester-
day that each of his three rivals would
spend not less than $4,000 on their
primary campaigns, while his would not
cost more than $4,000. Judge Haskell
reported the other day he had spent less
than $4,000. Mr.. La Guardia, President
OF the Board of Aldermen, declared
from the start he would run "penni-
less campaign and plainly has not had
much money to spend. The Curran cam
paign has not been a costly one.
Women hackers OF Mr.. Curran in
Brooklyn will parade there to-day
Leaving the Curran headquarters, 56
Court street In autOmohile tr,,cke af
noon, the women will be Joined Jy a
delegation from Manhattan.
Mrs. William Van Nance prominent
in the work OF the Republican State
Committee, said last night:
: "As a former supporter OF Mr.. La
Guardia for the office which he now
holds, and as one who two years ago
thought he would be the next Mayor OF
New York city. and as a profound ad-
miner of our great Governor, Nathan
l.. Miller, Of whose policies I unequivo-
cally approve. l wish to make clear my
hearty Endorsement Of the candidacy of
Henry II. Curran. l earnestly bope that
he will be victorious at the primaries
and that he will sweep the city In No
vember. We may differ signify or we
may differ radicasry as to the best
method of handling the transit problem
or the housing question or other great
questions which are OF Importance to
our city, but, so far as ] am concerned,
I am entirely willing to entrust those
questions to a man whose integrity IL
unquestionable and whose brain and
heart coordinate. A great p,cce or the
worlds work lies before Mr. Curran.
and believe him equal to the perform
ance OF It,"