New-York tribune., 1921-10-07
Hylan Too Busy
10 Listen to
W omen Voters
Miss Boswell, Republican
Candidate forRegister, Al
tacks, as Miss MatthewsDe.
fends, Tammany Methods
School Chaos Deplored
Curran Calls cn Audience
Attending Debate to Reg
lister, Regardless Of Party

The two rival women cand dates for
the office of County Register came to-
gether yesterday afternoon with much
for the flint. Sparks sizzled and
cracked throughout their debate on
the heated subjects of "a Seat for
Every Child" and "Homc Rule for New
York; to the complete reinsurance of
anyone who thought that women can
dldates were going to make politics so
decorous that all the fun would be lost
Miss Helen Varick Boswell, Republ-
can candidate for Register. and Miss
Annie Matthews, Democratic candi-
date, stcered straight away from the
calm waters of platform amenities.
1T was at meeting of the LegisIa-
tive League at the Hotel Astor, to
which candidates of both parties had
been invited. Mayor Hylan sent word
he was too busy to attend, but Henry
II. Curran, coalition candidate for
Mayor was there with plea to the
women of both parties to register
Women Urged to REGISTER
Even if some of you should vote
against me- he said, II hope you VIII
all come out to register and vote. for
what We want is an honest expression
Of the wishes of ali the people OF this
town"
After him came the women, Miss
Boswell taking the offensive, as Miss
Matthews had requested that she be
allowed to speak second 1t WAS ali
pleasant and chubby so long as Miss
Boswell discussed the Office of Register
but when she began on Tammany Hail
as an issue in the campaign her rival's
smiling face grew ominously red.
II have no fight against Miss Mat
thews,' Miss Boswell was saying; mo
fight against the Democratic party, for
members Of that party are on my ticket.
My fight is against the system called
Tammany Hall, which has, since it's
beginning. had at its head a person
inim cable to the public welfare. To-
day the Hearst Hylan- Murphy combi
nation has made our city's name
kissing and a byword so that it is'now
imperative or citizens to band together
to defeat it,
Miss Matthews came ght back at
her.
1ammany Defense Offered
81 am proud to be the candidate Of
Tammany Hail. she said while the
Democ ratio portion of the audience s.p-
riauded delightedly. "For one hundred
years Tammany Hall has governed this
city, and it has made it the proudcst
city in the world. We accept our past
and We place before YOU the record of
the present Administrations
She then declared that the present
school chaos was result Of unavoid
able war cond tions.
After which she carried the war into
Miss BoswelPs territory by declaring
that the chief issue of the campaign
was the Transit Commission and the
theory of home rule involved in it.
81 am not interested in the particu
lar report of the comm ssion,' she said.
"It is the principle involved, just as
with the people of Boston it was not
the pennies. but the tax OH the tea that
they hated.'
"Of course, the Democrats are not in
tcrested in the particular report said
Miss Boswell when she had her ina
ings again, "because it steals all their
thunder and knocks the props out from
under MIR. Hylan's five-cent fare
"Shall we allow up-staters, who live
in small towns, to control the transit
situation OF New York ?"-this had
been another Of Miss Matthews
thrusts.
Women Keep Up Debate
Does Miss Matthews know that on
the Transit Commission there are two
Democrats living in New York City"
was Miss BosweiPs rctort.
When the program continued with
young man who wanted to explain
about the seven amendments TO the
state constitution, the maj ority of the
women followed Miss Matthews and
Miss Boswell into the hall. where the
debate was renewed with increased
velocity.
The early part of the afternoon had
been devoted decorously to the women
candidates who have 10 feminine Il
walls, Miss Marguerite Smith and Mrs.
Ebba S. W;nslow, candidates for the
Assembly, and Mrs. Mabel T.. S. Falco,
candidate for the Board Of Aldermen
in Columbia Heights.
Mr. Curran went on, after his greet
ing. to the reception Of the Women's
Harding ana Coolidge Club at @22S
Broadway.