New-York tribune., 1921-10-27
Citizens Union
Endorses Lee
And Cassidy
Asks Reelection of Socialist
Aldermen on Record -
as Rebuke to Tammany
for Theft of Their Seats
Seven Districts Ignored
Finds No Candidate Worthy
of Approval in / Bronx
and 6 Manhattan Units

Inc cal1ber OF Aldermanic candidates
CT the Democratic, Republican and So
clalist parties in seven of the thirty
two districts in Manhattan and the
Bronx is such that the Citizens Union
I has failed to make any Endorsement of
the nominees in these units The dis
tricts affected are the lst I'd, Sd, 9TH,
10th and 24th in Manhattan, and the
25th in the Bronx.
The two Socialists. Algernon Lee and
Edward r. Cassidy. who have been
kept from taking their seats on the
hoard for nearly two wears by the Tam
many majority, although the recount of
the Board of Aldermen showed that
they were elected, were indorsed by the
Union, who declared that if there was
80 other reason, the fact that their
seats were stolen from them by Tam
mary would be sufficient to warrant
their reelection
Concerning Alderman Cassidy, who
IS running in the 18th District, the
Citizens Univu said:
PRINTER; fifty four; born New York
City; educated public and parochial
schools; Socialist candidate for Mayor
! In 1909; elected to Board of Aldermen
in 1919, but illegally prevented from
taking his seat by obstructive tactics
oj the Tammany majority. He de-
serves reelection not only as protest
against an attempt to nullify the ex~
pressed will of the voters, but also be-
cause he is unquestionably the best
qualified candidate in this district
Lee Called Able and Fearless
OF Alderman Lee, who is a candidate
in the 8th District, the Union said:
Educator; 4S; born Iowa; ed. high
sch. and Univ. of Mimi; member Bd.
of Aldermen, 1918-19; Socialist leader
of board; c. u Aldermanic report
(1919) said, Attendance record excel
/ lent. Able and fearless. Effective and
forceful in debate. Except for attitude
on the war a distinct asset to the
board. Was reelected to the board in
1919, but robbed of his seat through the
obstructive tactics of Tammany major
ity in the board. The C. U. indorses
! him partly as protest against his be-
| ing defrauded of q seat after being
legally elected and parity as a recogni-
| tion of his previous good service"
In this district the Democratic can
didate, DR.. Louis J. Wronker, also was
indorsed. His sketch as prepared by
| the Citizens Union read: "Active in
charitable and civic movements, wal
work and aster-war relief; an organ
izer of Junior Police in his district;
first candidacy A capable and espe-
cially we'll equipped candidate, who
ought to make good Alderman.
Other endorsements
The other Endorsements in Manhat-
! tan were:
Fourth District, Louis Waldman, So
cialist; 9Th District, Frank ). Dozier
Repub ican; 7th District. William f
/ Quinn, Republican; 9th District Fred
erck Veser, Republican; 10th District
Louis f. Cardani, Republican, and also
Evans Clark, Socialist; 18th District
James J. Sullivan, Republican 18th Dis
trict, William 7. Collins, Democrat; 18th
DISTRICT Maurice A. DurAe, Republican ;
/ 14th District, Thomas M. Farley, Dem
ocrat; 18th District, Bruce NJ. Fal-
coner, Republican; 10th District, Will
liam Peter Hartman, Republican; 18th
District, Harold S. Bunder, Republican; {;
10th District. Martin J. Healy, Demo
crat and also Charles H. Roberts, Re
publican; 2lst District George W. Har-
ris, Republican; 22d District, Clifford
S. Bostwick, Republican, and 23d Dis
trict. Jacob w. Friedman, Republican.
! The Bronx Endorsements we're: 26th
/ District, Albert G. Halberstadt, Demo
crat; 9th, Thomas G. Arrow, Repuio-
lican; 28th, jones R. Ferguson, De-, v
crat; goth, Frederick Behr, Republi
can; 30th, John A. Danaher, Republi-
can; 31st, Rud 9lph Hannoch, Democrat
and SD, Charles Jones, Republican