New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-21
Lockwood and
Curran Lead at
FusionMeetin,e::.; g;
Anti Tammany Conferees
Also Mention Untermyer.
Wallis, Smith, Calder, Nc
Aneny, Haskell for Mayor
Call Hylan 'Blunderbuss'
800 at Commodore Session:
Slate Due by Monday and
Platform Is To Be Revised

Borough President Henry H. Curran
of Manhattan and Senator Charles c..
Lockwood, Of Brooklyn, judging from
the way they were nominated and in
dorsed informally yesterday afternoon
at the anti iTammanv "town meeting"
in the ballroom of the Hotel Commo-
dore, are the leading candidates for
the fusion nomination for Mayor.
F. A. Wallis, immigration Commits
sioner had many friends in the con-
ference, which was attended by about
800 Republicans, Coalitionists, indie
pendent Democrats and other anti
Tammany people About one-third
were women.
Samuel Untermyer, Ex-Governor Al
fred E. Smith, Transit Commissioner
George McAneny, United States Sena-
tor Calder, County Judge Reuben L..
Haskell, of Brooklyn, and Henry s..
Thompson, of Manhattan, were
doomed for the nomination, but the
nominations of some of them were not
seconded, and the mention of their
names came in most part from enthu-
siastic admirers.
Henry w. Taft Presides
Henry w. Taft, chairman of the anti
Tammany conference committee, other
wise known as the steering committee,
presided at the "town meeting" He
reviewed what had been done by the
committee, and said that it was now
ready to take up for consideration can
ddates and platform. He said there
were several anti-Tammany organiza-
tions that had declined to join in the
general conference, preferring to let
the primaries decide who the candidates
should be.
"If there is not a fusion of forces
against Tammany before the primaries
it is most certain that fusion will not
come after the primaries" said Mr..
Taft.
He then said that he understood that
a number of names were to be pre-
sented to the conference, and he hoped
the suggestions made would help the
committee in the selection of the right
men. Looking over the names Mr.. Taft
suggested that Henry II. Curran seemed
to have the largest following, and he
would call upon his sponsors to pre-
sent his name first.
Douglas Mathewson, former Presi-
dent of the Borough of the Bronx, and
former Deputy Comptroller, made the
leading speech in nominating Borough
President Curran. He said that Major
Curran would prove strong and sue
cessful candidate, who, if elected,
would give to New York Mayor and
a head to the Board of Estimate, and
who would do his full part in getting
the city government back on sound
basis.
Calls City's Condition Deplorable
'I represent no organization" said
Mr.. Mathewson, "but in appearing be-
fore you l believe l am voicing the
sentiment of many people in our city.
AS a business proposition, New York
City is in a deplorable condition to-
day. Even the fact that our bonds and
credits are good, backed by New York s
immeasurable wealth, does not detract
from the fact that in some respects our
liabilities exceed our assets. Had the
budget made last year contained all
the figures that should rightly have
been in it, the city would have ex-
cecded the per cent tax limit imposed
on it by its charter. The burden of
the financial management is being felt,
not only by the land owner, but also
by the rent payer, who pays the tax
apportioned out of his rent. The sit
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