New-York tribune., 1921-08-08
Says Boss Alone Develops
iafnmany Ticket; Hylan
Uses Political Stick on
Families of Policemen
Cites Ten-Squad
System Abolition
Fusion Candidate Opens
Fight Tonight at 10Th
Dist. Republican Club

Henry II. Curran, President of TIE
Borough of Manhattan and Fusion can
dldate for Mayor, expressed confidence
yesterday of victory at the Republican
primary election, and asserted that tho
voters would repudiate the dark room
methods of Charles f. Murphy in Sc
lecting his opponents. At tho same
time he announced that he viii open
his campaign tonight, speaking at the
Tenth District Republican Club.
II should like New Workers. to no.
tice,' he said, "thc way in which NJ
Murphy is making up the Tammany
ticket. He has taken it into his dark
room and there he is with it, all alone.
When he has got it developed he will
bring it out and show it to us. Thoo
We can take it or leave it. That is Mr..
murphy's idea of government by th-
people. think the people viii send it
back to the dark yoom"
Mr.. Curran said he had no idea a. to
the makeup Of the opposing ticket anI
that he thought no ono else knew ex-
cept Mr.. Murphy Until Mr.. Murphy
emerged from the silences, he said. dc
serving Democrats would fidget on the
anxious seat
Hylan Feels Secure
SO far as the head OF the Tammanv
ticket was concerned, said Mr. Curran,
Mayor Hylan had left no doubt in any
bodys mind that he regarded himself
as secure in that position.
lie already has begun his campaign,'
Mr.. Curran pointed out. con Friday
he ordered the street cleaning supern-
tendents to the City Hall, where he
told them how much we needed broom
in the Board of Estimate. He is right
about that. Then he talked publicly
with a Deputy Comptroller about the
ten squad system for the patrolmen,
which he took away from them six
months ago.
"Under that system the patrolman
enjoyed one day Il week at home with
his family, but how he gets only one
day in every twenty y-seven, although
there are 500 more patrolmen in the de-
partnent than there were six months
ago. The Mayor said he would have
tax with Commissioner Enright about
it. Why doesn't he restore the ten
SQUAD system now, instead of waiting
until the campaign is on? The Board
Of Aldermen two months ago demanded.
unanimously and irrespective of party
lines, that it be restored. These things
ought to be taken out Of politics.
Vote Catching Season On
"But the votc-catching season is on
and the Mayor Of New York opens it by
swinging his political night stick over
the families OF the city's patrolmen."
II am going to start out III my home
district tomorrow night said Mr..
Curran, "and from then on l shall
rolled Republican voters know just
where | stand and just what my record
has been in municipal affairs. hope
to be able 60 meet the men and women
in our party in all five boroughs before
primary day and talk the issue over
with them, face to face.
Tomorrow night Mr. Curran will
speak in Eiremen's Hall, Bayside,
Queens. Wednesday night he viii ad
dress meetings a the Republican clubs
OF the 18th and 10th Assembly Dis
tricts in Harlem.
Il think the voters in the primaries
will see to it said Mr.. Curran, chat
tie strongest combination possible
shall take tho field against Mayor
Hylan and his Tammany Hall asso-
ciates who hold the rcins of our city
government. And our ticket is going
to win
Republicans Meet To-day
Republican leaders Will meet to-day
and tomorrow to complete their bor-
,ol, s1.