New-York tribune., 1921-10-09
Henry W. Taft
Will Direct
Fusion Fight
With Charles %. Hilles. He
Is to Advise With Mama
.. gers Of Coalition Candi.
dates on Campaign Policy
Curran Faces Busy Week
Will Speak Every Day and
Night; Expected to Dis
50 cuss Transit Report Soon

.... Organization of the city-wide Repub-
.tlican-coalition campaign committee of
400 or 500 members practically has
Nbeen completed, it was learned yestcr-
day and its membership will be an
'.'nounced shortly. Henry W. Taft has
been selected chairman of this COM
mittee, it was said. and, in conjunction
with Charles y. Hiles, Republican ma
, 0tlcr u comm ittecman from New York
probably will officiate as chief adviser
on osuons OF policy Tor the re-
''naainder of the campaign.
1t was explained at Henry H. Cur
rams headquarters in the Murray Hill
Hotel. that this did not mean any
change in the authority or personnel
. .r2f the present managing organization
for the campaign. John J. Lyons, Sec
rotary of State and Mr. Curran's cam
paign manager, will continue in his
present capacity, as we'll as the other
= officials at campaign headquarters. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Taft and Mr.
, Hilles will merely act in more inti-
,nate advisory capacity, and will CO.
operate wholeheartedly with the ac-
tive campaign managers. Complete
= harmony and cooperation have always
existed, and continue TO exist, between
all the leaders interested in the anti
Tammany campaign, it was asserted.
Active Campaigning Planned
:. Senator Charles C. Lockwood, coali-
tion nominee for Comptroller, and Vim
cent Giroy, nominee for President of
The Board of Alderman, will have
d" their individual managers for the
remainder of the campaign, besides
the cooperation and advice Of the
~.Surran managers. The names of these
,11 ,-<N Il
in a day or two. All the coalition can
didates are preparing for more active
campaigning this week, eliminating in
smashing drive after registration.
Mr.. Curran is booked to speak prac-
tically every day and night this week.
While he has not yet made any state
rnent regarding the report of the Tran
sit Commission, it is understood that
he will dispose of the subject in an ef-
+, fective manner within two or three
=. days. His friends declare that he has
F, ,made thorough study of the proposed
>, traction plan, and has only refrained
from publicly discussing it up to this
3. time because he desires to cover the
ground thoroughly and with better in
4, .telligence than some of his opponents
: have shown who have gone off half
. ecocRed without having digested the re-
8 port properly. Mr. Curran has not in
: tima.ed what the nature of his state
. rinent will be.
Curran at Soldiers Wedding
. =. Mr.. Curran last night attended the
: Eedding of Gaetano Corsaro and Anna
.%t ~" Roman Catholic Church
. OF Our Lady Of Mount Carmel, on East
I -,- .~, and atterward attended
!, <the wedding reception at the home of
-5he brides sister, at 429 East 115th
Street.
: :, lie said the bridegroom was one of
. his old soldiers, being a saddler in his
F. ~ siment during the World War
: 5 And he was a coed saddler,' added
ee1lr Curran. "a got him job about a
. .Eear ago, and he has made good just
/. ,ss he did n the war, and am glad he
: is married, for I know he will make a
good husband.'