New-York tribune., 1921-09-23
Women Voters
League to Help
Elect Curran
Lockwood and Cilroy Also
lndorsed by City Com.
mittee; Fight to Center
on These Three Officers
Vote Nearly Unanimous
Purpose Is to Obtain Hon.
est and Economical Ser
vice, Miss Hays Explains

The League of Women Voters off
ciai4y lndorsed the anti-Tammany
campaign at its city committee meet
ing held on Wednesday night, accord
ing to an announcement made yester
day by Miss Mary Garrett Hav. chair.
man of the league. Members of the
league will work for the three coalition
candidates Henry H. Curran fo,
Mayor. Charles f. Lockwood TO,
Comptroller and Vincent Gilroy fo,
President of the Board of Aldermen
NO other candidates were indorsed.
The action of the league is depart
ure from the non-partisan stand tina,
! 1t previously has maintained in politi.
cal campaigns. Hitherto the women
have given out information impartialIy
ABOUT all political candidates, but have
Endorsed none. Participation in the
municipal campaign, however. is made
possible by the belief of the women
that municipal government should be
independent of parties.
ne formal vote of the CITY commit
tee followed a series OF meetings in the
Assembly districts at which the league
members voted on their policy for the
campaign. The vote of the districts
was overwhelmingly in favor of sup
porting the anti-Tammany ticket and
at the city meeting only five votes were
cast against the campaign policy out
of total of more than sixty. In nd
dition to the Assembly district leaders
the city committee included borough
leaders and chairmen of standino
committees. =
Democrats Not Disturbed
Both Republicans and Democrats
are members of the league, but the Goa
lition campaign will not disturb the
Democrats, according to Miss Hav's
statement yesterday. Many of the
members, like Mrs. Charles L. Tiffany
who is borough president for Manhat-
tan, are Independent Democrats who
are in sympathy with the coalition
campaign. Other members of the
league hold positions with the Tam
many organization and will not be ex
pected to take part in the campaign,
but Will appoint vice-leaders to take
over this part of their duties.
Miss Hays statement as to this part
OF the campaign was as follows:
AhC A>eW 1OIK ClLy League of
Women Voters believes that municipal
government is different from state and
national government, in that it should
be strictly nonpartisan and it's officials
chosen solely for their ability to give
an economical, efficient and honest ad-
ministration. 1t is because of their
belief that we indorse the coalition
candidates. The league, however. Ia
composed of women affiliated with all
parties and naturally there will be
some that will not agree with the
majority concerning this Endorsement.
For the benefit Of these members it
may be said that this action of the
league gives every woman who desires
1T an opportunity to work for Mr.. Cur
ran and his associates, with the sane
tion and support of the league, but
1T compels no one to vote or to work
for any one of whom she does not ap-
prove. The league will hold it against
no woman if her conscience impels her
to cast her ballot for other candidates
and to use her influence for their cleo
tlon. Independence of thought and
action is approved, not condemned, by
the league. League leaders who are in
favor of other candidates can relegate
the district campaign work for the
coalition ticket to a vice-leader or other
officer who is in sympathy with the in
dorsed candidates, and judging from
what the leaders who intend to do this
have told me there will be a good
(Contjnusd on caue thrcc)