The New York herald., 1921-07-30
FUSIONIST FIGHTING
COMPELSLOCKWOOD
TOTHREATEN TOQUIT
Says Promise Was Made
That No Shipping Would
Occur, but Now Gating
: Guns Are Used.
DISGUSTED BY ACTION
Joseph NJ. Price in Great
Danger After Asking Liy-
ingston Whom He Fav-
ored for Mayor.
PLANNED TO GUST HIM
Calder Likely to Hold Get To-
gether Meeting Before Big
Session Scheduled for
Tuesday.
DIsGUsTED BY ACTION
PLANNED TO GUST HIM

! uCcu0ys
The Republican Coalition anti Tam
many .ticket-makins pot bubbled over
yesterday and then subsided to a sim
mer. It was still simmering last night.
Most Of the cooks will be away over
the week end. and 1t Is a question
whether any broth will be ready on
Tuesday. when the steering COMMITTEES
Is scheduled to meet again at the Hotel
Commodore.
In the first place the Republican
leaders in Brooklyn boiled over at
Joseph M. Price for daring to seek
information direct from Jacob A. Liv-
ingston as to the latter's attitude tow
ard the possible candidacy Of Senator
Charles c. Lockwood for Mayor. They
called 1t meddIesome blundering. dis
courteous to Senator Calder, F.. J. n.
Kracke and Mrs. Bertha M. Stevenson.
the accredited representatives of the
Brooklyn organization in the steering
committee.
Then some Of the members of Prices
own committee went on the rampage
and threatened, figuratively, to throw
him out Of the window" for the way in
which he had handled the situation.
DR.. E. e. Hicks, an independent Re-
publican OF Brooklyn. it was reported.
would offer resolution calling for. the
resignation Of Price and the dissolu-
tion OF his COMMITTEES.
Kosnig Gets some Raps.
At a conference Of Manhattan Repub-
.licAn .organizAtion leaders Samuel 5.
Roenis was taken to task by some Of
them for advocating the nomination OF
senator Lockwood and not standing for
the selection OF Borough President
Curran.
After telling Mr. Price what they
thought about his tactics the Republican
leaders acknowledged that after all he
seenrsd to be working sincerely for har-
mony. DIR. Hicks forgot to introduce his
custer resolution at the meeting Of the
Coalition Executive Committee in the
Commodore The Manhattan leaders
wero pacifed with tho understanding
lu3L 6TOOklyu WOQiA AdsS " csa0W
united front for Lockwood before he
would be put across. that the pendulum
might swing to Curran yet.
So at the end of the day no progress
had been made toward a solution of the
problem of putting up a city ticiost
which. in the first place. could win over
the personal candidates. of Judge Reu-
ben L. Haskell. william NJ Bennett and
President F. II. La Guardia of tho
Board OF Aldermen. and, secondly
would command tn. support Of both the
Republicans and independents on cleo
ton day.
Senator Lockwood himself is pretty
much disguised with the situation and
was on the point of declaring himself
out. He was advised. however. to stick
In tbs hope that finally things would
be Strengthened out satisfactorily.
Lockwood Makes Statement.
II have made IL perfectly plain to
the people who have talked to me-
said the Senator. that would Insist
upon the united support Of the Republi-
can organization as a condition to my
candidacy. Certain people came and
told me I was the most available man.
but ! must have united support / was
assured there would be no sniping. but
now discover they are going to use
gatling guns"
The Senator went on to discuss tho
primary situation and asserted that
with three other candid ates in the feld.
as will be the case, the leaders would
be able without the slightest question
10 bring about victory for any man
they might be sincerely behind. 1t could
not be otherwise.
He goes up State this morning. not to
return until Monday morning. Mr..
koenig will start to-day for Plymouth.
Mass. where he is to bo n guest at
tho Pilgrim celebration on Monday. He
cannot get back before Tuesday morn
ing. II Is understood Charles d. HilIos
will 60 to Plymouth too. Both hope to
have a talk there with President Har-
ding.
Senator Calder expects 20 be able
10 get back from Washington to-uor-
row. but, the opportunity Of get to-
gethcr' conference before Tuesday
seems hepciessly limited Mr.. Living
atom may be saving wood. but he had
nothing to say yesterday
Judge Haskoll's attention was called
20 his old time friendship for Senator
Lockwood and the carly impression that
Re would not run against him in the
primary.
objects 20 Lockwood Tag.
II think Lockwood has been discred-
ited" was his reply. because he has
permitted the tag OF the coalition COM
nittcc to DO placed on him They have
lost caste with the voters and represent
nobody"
When Mr.. Price was told tho resent
ment on tho part Of Republicans because
Of his going to see Livingston in Brook
iyn would give Haskell. who Is opposing
fusion. many votes In the primary he
excused himself ON the plea that he rep
resented n large body of voters
Among the leaders comforting with
Mr. Kocnsg were Collin III. Woodward,
Charles Largy, Antonio Dellasandro.
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