The New York herald., 1921-08-27
CURRAN HEADSLIST
ON PRIMARY TICKET
Bennett No. 2, Haskell No. 3
and La Guardia Is Last i'm
Official Drawing.

Tho drawings" for position on the pri-
mary tickets were held yesterday in the
offices OF the Board of Elections Much
to tho pleasure OF his supporters Henry
II. Curran drew first place for the May
orally nominations on the regular Re-
publican ticket and to that extent has
an "edge" on William s. Bennett. who
will be number two Judge Reuben T..
Haskell, who drew third place, and
Aldermanic President La Guardia, who
fell In for fourth and last position.
Election propheteers said that It looked
as though chance had forecast pretty
exactly what the final tally OF the pri-
mary votes would be. 1t Is something
OF an advantage to have the first posi-
tion on the ticket, where dilettante vot-
ers without precise predictions favor
the first square for their voting cross.
Mr.. La Guardia took the result keenly
enough for he Immediately issued a
statement to the effect that he wasn't
bit scared about being last man on
the ticket list TN be first man when
the votes are counted" he insisted.
In the multitude of the other drawings
covering all the nominations only few
are of general interest. In order that
as he said, no question of Crooked
work" might be raised, John r. voorhis,
the octogenaTian President OF the Board
Of Elections, had the drawings made by
girl stenographer In the department
Miss Cecilia Cassidy, with everybody
that cared TO be present looking on.
Hines Draws Second Place.
James J, Hines. insurgent against
Murphy for the nomination for Manhat-
tan Borough President, drew second
place as against his rival, julius Miller,
the phone booth convention candidate.
Senator Charles @. Lockwood, Fusion
Coalition candidate for Comptroller,
though drawing second place. will actu-
ally have first place on the Comptroller
ship ticket because of the declination OF
Francis Colety, the Bennett candidate.
Candidate Bennett talked yesterday of
putting Senator Lockwood on his ticket
in place of Mr.. Colety. In tnat event
there could be no question OF the Sena-
tors success in the primaries.
But Benefits nominee for President
of the Board Of Aldermen, l.. Barton
Case. drew first place, with Vincent Gil
roy. the Coalition candidate. next. John
j. Halligan. independent Republican, got
third place.
Both the women candidates for Reg
lister, Helen Varick Boswell, on the Re-
publican Coalition. and Miss Annie Mat
thews, on the Democratic ticket, took
first place against John J. Hopper, who
was Register some years ago and is now
an independent nominee on both Repub-
lican and Democratic tickets.
Patrick ]. Kane, an insurgent Demo
crat In The Bronx for the Sheriff nomi-
nation. got second place in the drawing,
Edward J. Flynn, the regular" candi-
date. getting the first spot. Immedi-
AL. 1vtttfh.
lican-Coalition party had decided 20 In
dorse Mr.. Kane for Sheriff In view OF
the declination filed by Ephraim Kauf-
mann.
Bronx Insurgents Fortunate.
The Republican insurgent element in
The Bronx captured first place for IT'S
candidates in four out Of five districts
for Assembly nominations. Judge Null
queen. indorsed by both parties, drew
No. / I'm the Republican list for General
Sessions Judges, where there Is a con-
test led by Joseph Beihllf. who was re-
fused nomination. Beihilf, who Is an
Assistant Corporation Counsel, last
night assailed the Republican designa-
ton OF Morris Koenig. brother Of Leader
Samuel Koenig, for General Sessions
Judge 10 also attacked tho designa-
ton OF John n. Iselln. declaring that
1selin is "a candidate Of the interests
behind Gov. Miller"
George w. Baker, regular Republican
nominee for Borough President In Kings
county, got second place. while Hamil-
ton McInnes independent. drew first
The popularity Of Mr.. McInnes was dis
closed at meetings yesterday and tho
night before, when Brooklyn Republi
cans fairly "stood on their ears" to
cheer for him.
Taken altogether the Republican
Coalition ticket Jared extremely well In
the matter Of positions better than the
Tammany Hall regulars did against
their independents or insurgents. Major
Curran was we'll pleased when told he
had drawn first place In the Mayoralty
primary race and declared that he con-
sidered II more than an omen" OF
eventual victory az the i'oile.