The New York herald., 1921-11-03
LOCKWOOD BRANDS
CRAIG SCHOOL FOE
Quotes Democrats to Prove
Comptroller Has OBJ
structed Building.
CITES LIMESTONE DEAL
State Senator Refutes Will
fully False Statements
Made Against Him.

| Democratic testimony. one of the wit
nesses being an appolntee of Mayor
Hylan, was offered yesterday by State
Senator Charles c. Lockwood to prove
his declaration that Comptroller Charles
l.. Craig, his Democratic opponent fol
the office of Comptroller. was an enemy
of the schools and the school teachers
Senator Lockwood said:
Comptroller Craig is making wilfully
false and untrue statements about me
every night.
"He has slandcred Mayor Hylan.
President of the Board Of Aldermen La
Guardia, Borough President Connolly,
the members of the Board of Education.
the secretary OF the Board of Estimate
and practically every city official.
Comptroller Craig was rather friend
ly until the housing committee. of which
am chairman. through Samuel Inter
myer. its counsel. exposed the notorious
limestone Court House contract, under
which the city stood to lose from $780,
900 TO s1.O0O,OO0.
Comptroller Craig was the commit
tee of one OF the new Court House. He
voted for this contract and for the other
contracts which were shown to be collu-
sive and fraudulent Wnen the lime
stone contract was rescinded by the
Board of Estimate every member voted
to cancel the contract except Comptroller
Craig, who was present and declined to
vote.
"The false charges he makes against
me are the same as he made against the
men and women on the Board of Edu-
cation. Referring to the latter, Hon.
Arthur S. Somers, lifelong Democrat.
for many years member OF the Board
of Education. said in the Brooklyn Eagle
June 23, 1921: L believe it is the duty
Of the Board of Education as representa-
tives Of the people Of the city to apply
to the Governor of the State and ask for
the removal of a man (Craig) who
makes such unworthy and unholy
charges against innocent men and
women
II am familiar with the school sltua-
tion, and Comptroller Craig is the man
who has obstructed and delayed the
building of new schools so badly needed
by the children Of this city. The people
OF the city should know that PRESIDENT
Prall OF the Board Of Education, a
Democrat appointed by Mayor Hylan,
charged publicly in the Brooklyn Eagle,
June 23, 1921: IF any one man In this
city is responsible for the conditions In
the schools that person is the Comp
troller' (Craig), who has so success
fully opposed the spending Of money for
that purpose
80 that we find that Comptroller
Craig Is the man responsible for the no.
torious Court House limestone contracts
and for the shameful condition of the
schools, which keeps 10000 children on
part time. $4,000 in double sessions
and over 900, 900 in crowded classes"
The series Of non-partisan meetings
for Lockwood will be continued to-mor-
row night Meetings will be held in the
public school at 1S9th and Hoff-
man streets and the Morris High School.
Boston road and 166th street In addi-
ton to Senator Lockwood the speakers
will be Samuel Untermyer and President
La Guardia of the Board OF Aldermen.
On Saturday night two meetings will
be held with the same speakers, one In
Public School 155. 177th street and Au-
dubon avenue. and the other at Teachers
Training school, Seventh avenue and
18th street.