The New York herald., 1921-07-27
Republican Borough Con-
ference Committees Ex-
pect TO Caucus to In
sure Success Of Slate. /
CURRAN coMPTRoLLER
La Guardia and Bennett in
Secret Confab-Haskell
Will Stay in Primaries
as wet Candidate.
PROHIBITION ISSUE RISES
Price Says James Is Still in
Race-Two Women Quit Com
mittee-Liberty Loan Sub
scribers for La Guardia.


Developments yesterday seemed to
indicate the ultimate selection of State
Senator Charles c. Lockwood OF Brook
lyn as the anti-Tammany candidate
for Mayor. Yet after day of jockey
ing on the part of the various leaders
connected with the .Republican-Coan
ton steering committee 1t seemed im-
possible last night to forecast posi-
lively a Lockwood victory.
In the frst place the temper OF the
Republicans seemed to. favor another
adjournment when the committee
meets to-day. They have not yet got
together to the extent. Of being able
to 90 into the steering committee with
the assurance that their slate will go
through. 1t Is not at all improba BILE
that joint meeting OF all the con-
ference committees Of the FIVE bor-
oush Republican organizations will be
held and vote taken. The choice at
this meeting will be the choice Of tpe
Republicans at the subsequent meet
ing OF the steering committee. II wili
have the effect Of giving greater au-
thority TO the selection In the Repuba-
can primaries.
Trustworthy information last night
pointed definitely TO the participation In
the primaries by Judge Reuben L.. Has
kell. There 10 no question that. tho lead
ers are thoroughly frightened over the
outcome Of the primaries. In the first
place Samuel 8. Kosnis mace an earnest
effort to get F.-H. La opardia. President
Of the Board OF Aldermen. 70 see tns
error Of his way. II IL said he did not
ask him to retire from, the race for
Mayor. but he pointed out to what an
extent he was embarrassing the oryani.
zation.
La Guardia "fs Race 70 stay
La Guardia made no direct reply, but
he later told reporters he was in the
race to stay. Nobody has asked him
to take nomination for his present
place. he said. and he wouldn't say
yes il he was asked.
IT Is said that La 0uardia and Benz
nett have an understandinG---that both
are in the primary race for the mayor
atty nomination to the end. Some time
ago. II was learned yesterday La
Guardia called on Bennett and suggested
Il might be a fine thing for the famous
primary runner to withdraw for him.
Yesterday Bennett spent forty-five MIN
utss with La Guardia at the City Hall.
Both wcre evasive In discussing the con-
ference But II was agreed that both
were still In the running. La Guardia
would not withdraw for Bennett. who
thinks the President OF the Board OF
Aldermen ought to stand for renomtna-
tion to that office as a tail TO the Benz
nett kite. Furthermore. Bennett wants
to annex Lockwood.
"I think" he said. Senator Lock-
wood has a chance to become a great
power In the Republican party. He
can do II BY repudiating all this ma
chinery that Is being set up for him
and by deciding to run as cAndidate
for the Comptroller nomination on my
ticket"
Judge Haskell refused to promise
not TO enter the primaries when he
was approached by an emissary OF the
organization. Indeed. every indication
was that Haskcli's friends were work
ing feverlshiy 10 perfect an Organise
tion for him. II was reported that
Henry Birreil OF the National .Rspub-
lican Club. who at one time esroused
the cause OF Alfred z. Smith. had vol.
unteered for tho Haskell fight ss,
1t was this Haskell information.
coupled with the plea OF the Brooklyn
defeat unless the Steering committee
put up a Brooklyn man. that finally
swung the scales toward Lockwood.
Insists Upon seiia Brsoklyn.
But Manhattan Insisted that Brook
iyn must come in prepared to show
that the borough really was behind
Lockwood, as we'll as Queens and Rich
mond, and furthermore. that these
three boroughe would stand for Cur
ran for Comptroller II Manhattan and
The Bronx should agree to support
Lockwood
A meeting OF the full conference oorn-
mittce OF the Kings County Republican
Committee was held at the office of
Meier Steinbrink In the afternoon and
the action OF Senator Calder. r. J. II.
tSracke and Miss Bertha Stevenson In
favoring Lockwood was approved. The
three are members OF the Steering Com
rnittee.
William ". Anderson. state Superin-
tendent OF the Anti-Saloon League. yes
terday refused 10 give Judge haskcl any
excuse for dragging tho prohibition issue
into the sfayoralty campaisn.
The Anti-Saioon League" he said In
a formal statement. has made no effort
Of any sort 10 determine the choice ct
any nominee for Mayor. and II will make
no declaration, accommodation or ef-
fort in behalf OF the election OF any
candidate after tho nominees are chosen
for this campaign Neither will II BIZ
tesscd nor tricxed into becoming the
excuse for the injection OF the prohibit
ton issue by any aspirsnt whose sole
qualification is that he IL wet In prin.
eipie but at present dry In fac."
Senator Calder had talk with Miss
Mary Z Dreicr and Mrs. Charles L. Tif-
fany OF the Coalition COMMITTEES. and
Henry w. Goddard OF the New York
Young Republican Club at state head
quarters yesterday afternoon. He want