New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-22
Lockwood Is
Likely to Head
Fusion Ticket
Senator Expected To Be the
Choice if Haskell Decides
TO Enter Republican Pri-
maries i'm Race for Mayor
Kings Is the Objective
Curran Is the Favorite if
Judge Stays Out; Four
Cornered Fight Expected

Choice of Senator Charles c. Lock
wood as the fusion candidate for Mayor
is likely to follow the decision of
County Judge Reuben L. Haskell to en-
ter the Republican primaries for the
mayoralty nomination.
The political balance is lightly poised
between Lockwood and Borough Presi-
dent Curran of Manhattan as the choice
of the Republican coalition steering
committee
If the committee before next Tues
day discovers that Judge Haskell is go
ing to enter the Republican primaries
for the nomination, the leaders are eA-
pected to decide for Lockwood. If Has
kell stays out of the race Major Cur
ran is likely to be chosen as the head
of the anti Tammany ticket.
Depending on Calder
The leaders are depending on United
States Senator Calder to learn def
nitely whether or not Judge Haskell is
going to enter. Senator Calder will be
out of town until next Monday.
The first objective of the Republican
leaders is to choose candidate who
can carry the Republican primaries in
the County of Kings. They are con-
fdent that Lockwood can win hand
somely in his home county, no matter
who his opponents may be. They are
less sure that Major Curran could
carry Kings in case Judge Haskell
should be candidate there.
At the present time there is good
prospect that there will be four
cornered fight in the primaries for the
Republican nomination, the aspirants
being Curran or Lockwood, Major. La
Guardia, president of the Board of Al
dermen; former Senator William M.
Bennett, who carried the primaries
against Mayor Mitchell four years ago,
and perhaps Judge Haskell. The judge
swept the county two years ago Y tn
the regular organization against him.
He ran as wet, defying the Anti
Saloon League people.
The leaders have practically agreed
that either Lockwood or Curran shall
head the ticket. One of the two will
be chosen for Comptroller. The nomi-
nation for Aldermanic President is
likely to go to an independent Demo
crat. Percy S. Straus, Edward j. Nc
CURE and immigration Commissioner
Wallis are under consideration.
Two in Race to Stay
The steering committee has definitely
learned that Major La Guardia and
former Senator Bennett are in the race
to stay. Senator Calder early this week
labored long and earnestly with La
Guarda to get him to drop out of the
mayoralty race and accept renomina-
ton, or possibly a nomination for
Comptroller. He met with firm re-
fusal. The Major told his friends yes
terday that he was so fully committed
to personal friends who desired to sup
port him in the primaries that he could
not withdraw from the mayoralty race.
He predicted his triumph in the pri-
maries. Mr.. Bennett is like-minded.
He figures that with four candidates in
the field he stands to win, provided he
can poll the strength that rallied to him
four years ago.
The steering committee, or general
conference committee, of the anti-Tam-
many forces will meet this morning, at
10 o'clock, at the Hotel Commodore to
consider platform and candidates. They
do not expect to reach an agreement on
candidates before next Tuesday night.
They do, however, expect to whip the
platform into shape before tomorrow
night.
The steering committee, it is be-
lieved, is controlled by the republicans,
although they have only twenty two
out-and-out organization members of
the total of forty-fve, but half dozen
independents are known to be in har-
mony with the twenty-five, insuring
control of the platform committee.