New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
Calder. Denies
Rulnlor He Has
Quit Lock wood
Insists Brooklyn Legislator
Is His Choice for Mayor
and Will Be Nominated
Despite Fusion Deadlock
Curran Forces Optimistic
Foresee Victory at Meeting
Tomorrow; Rival Obtains
Citizens Union Support

United States Senator Calder last
night denied reports that he was pre-
pared to drop Senator Charles C. Lock
wood and support Borough President
Henry H. Curran for the mayoralty
nomination. Senator Calder added that
not only was he for Lockwood for
Mayor but he believed he would be
nominated.
The report that Calder was abandon
ing lockwood and getting behind Cur
IAN had been given to newspapers for
publication earlier in the day by a
leading member of the coalition group
of the Republican, Coalition movement
who had talked with Senator Calder
When Mr.. Calder was asked to com
ment on the report, he inquired the
name of the man who circulated the
story. When told that the informa-
tion had been given ca condition that
the source be kept secret, Senator
Calder dictated the following state.
nert:
"The report that am ready to drop
Senator Lockwood for Borough Presi-
dent Curran is absolutely and unquali
iedly false. | believe that Senator
Lockwood is the strongest man the Re
publicans can nominate for Mayor, and
believe that he will be nominated fol-
Mayor"
Calder Returns from Capital
Senator Calder said that, with one OF
two exceptions, he discussed the may
orally situation only with Brooklyn Re
publican leaders. He arrived in town
early in the day from Washington, and
had only fragmentary reports on recent
happenings.
Senator Calder said that he would
wait over until tomorrow. when the
Republican, Coalition conference meets
to decide on q slate to submit to the
Republican voters in the primaries in
September.
Friends of Curran were insistent yes
terday that his strength would continue
to grow and that when the conference
finally got down to vote the deadlock
would be broken and Curran would be
chosen.
In the event of the deadlock con-
tinuing beyond tomorrow, some of the
Brooklyn Republicans will move for the
adoption of the resolution Of DR.. e. E
mittee of the Republican Coalition
Committee, which was offered at last
weeks meeting, but which DR.. Hicks
was persuaded to withhold.
The resolution calls for the nomina-
tion of straight Republican ticket. II
was said last night that this proposal
which is still in possession of DR.. Hicks
was drafted after the author read in the
newspapers on his return to town last
week that Jacob A. Livingston, the Re,
publican county chairman of Kings, had
repudiated the pledge he made a few
days prevf6us to Senator Lockwood that
he would support the latter.
Tammany Only Issue, Says Hicks
81 am hoping that the situation will
be clarified by Tuesday," said DR.. Hicks
last night. "If it isn't shall NOV, for
the adoption of my resolution. / am
not interested in any mans candidacy
! am solely interested in defeating
Tammany, which has given us, under
Mayor Hylan, three and half years of
the worst misrule this city has ever
suffered
Livingston is said to be secretly
backing the candidacy of County Judge
Reuben L. Haskell of Brooklyn, and his
principal purpose is declared to be to
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