New-York tribune., 1921-09-09
Women I lock
Rack to City
To Aid C,lr'rarl
Miss Boswell Tells of MANY
Letters Pouring In From
Voters Who Will Be Here
for Tuesdays Primary
Fusion Candidate Speaks
at Republican Gathering g
Which Includes Mother

Republican women displayed their
determination to defeat Tammany Hail
md elect Henry H. Curran as Mayor
IN the most enthusiastic meeting of
shs campaign held yesterday afternoon
= The " orf-Astoria. 1t was q gath
sring of veteran political workers of
The New York State women's Republi-
ran Association. who have been Jealous
fer the Republican party for many
wears. Mrs. John Eliot Curran.
motker Of the candidate FOR Mayor.
was the guest OF honor.
A call to every Republican woman to
work, not only before Election Day.
hut before the primaries. so that every
Republican vote would be cast. and
mas administer an initial blow to the
Hylan Hearst Murphy administration.
vas the keynote OF the meeting.
Gllyos Points Out Opportunity
This was emphasized by the speech
Of Vincent Gilroy, fusion candidate for
Tho presi dency of The Board OF Alder
men, who told the women that their
par. in politics was one OF the chief
issues of the campaign.
~ used to be a Democrat" lie said
sEu. j am in this fight because the
Democratic party in this city is doni-
mated by set Of men who have set
aside ali Democratic principles. They
have Disseminated against women in
every possible way hot only opposing
the granting of sSarags, but after it
was won turning a cod. contemptuous
glance upon the women workers and
suppressing them in every possible
no t,,{
the independence which they know
womer will bring 10 politics. Thor-
sands of Tanmany men, especially
young men Ike myse.1, nave left the
party for that reason. because they
see in the womens vote q chance TO
purge the city eli this rule
a am glad 10 see that the women OF
the city have made good their oppor-
tunity that the vote for which they
begged four years ago is now being ex-
ercised to get rid OF Tammany. Every
where 20 | find the women voters
twice as much interested as the men. 1t
Is not necessary 20 warn. them that this
election will be won in the primaries.
that upon the kind of man who is nomi-
mated next Tuesday will depend the
kind Of campaign we can put UP and
the kind of results we shall get in No
vember."
Says Women Will Be on Hand
"All the Republican women will be
on hand for the primaries" interrupted
Miss Helen Narick Boswell, chairman
Of the women's division of the Repub-
lican County Committee. "Our mail is
full OF letters from women who say
they'll surely be back in town by next
Tuesday. Mrs. Henry Curran is bring
ing party of seven down from Delhi.
just to stay over night and cast their
vote"
The presence of the mayors mother
was a surprise to the candidate. who
interrupted his speech to escort his
mother to the platform. She has long
beer member Of the club, and her fell
Ion members gave her noisy greeting.
Then Mr.. Curran turned with a smile
to his audience.
aWith my mother on one hand and
be "a good boy now" he said And the
audience, half Of whom were his moth
ers contemporaries, beamed at him
benevolentIy.
al shall not make you any oratorical
premises of what I should do if elected
Mayor he said. "All | can offer is
the next four years of my life with
all the sense and all the energy l can
muster. 1t is impossible to make cam
paign pledges which can be kept to
the letter. This town changes over
night. New needs and new issues
spring ID which require new measures.
All Mayor can do is stick to his job.
do know q whole lot more about city
government than my opponents. | have
neen at t for ten years, and you cannot
lealn city government in any other way
than by experience. That's why think
j know more about it than my friend
iorello, who has been at it only a
year and half and, in spite of all my
sforts To teach him, doesn't know it
ali yet"