New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Selection Expected to End
Deadlock When Pre-.
sented To-day Before
Fusionists' Conference
Calder's Support
Given Candidate
Coalitionists A gree on
Byron r. Newton for
President of Aldermen


Henry H. Curran was picked for
Mayor and State Senator Charles
c. Lockwood for Comptroller by
Republican leaders last night. after
conference at the National Repub-
lean Club which lasted more than
twelve hours. The names of these
candidates will be submitted to the
general anti Tammany conference at
the meeting this morning at the
Hotel Commodore.
With the Republican leaders in
agreement upon the heads of the
fusion ticket, it is believed that short
work will be made of the deadlock
which halted the general anti Tam
many conference in its selection of
candidates. 1t is thought also that
with the support of such prominent
party leaders as met at the National
Republican Club there will be little
opposition at the primaries to the
slate selected.
Coalitionists Choose Newton
The coalition committee was in ses-
sion at the Hotel Commodore and
agreed to recommend to the steering
committee of the nti-Tamnany forces
at the Hotel Commodore this forenoon
four names for President of the Board
of Aldermen, one of them being Byron
R. Newton, former Collector of the
Port of New York.
The Republicans were in conferences
all day at the National Republican
Club, County President Koenig of New
York, cutting short his stay at Plym-
outh Mass. to attend the wind-up
meeting of the leaders.
The conference at the club was at
tended by Senator William NJ. Calder.
Senator Lockwood, Mr. Curran, United
States Appraiser f. j. H. Kracke.
Charles D. Hilles, president of the Ma
tional Republican Clab; Secretary OF
State John j. Lyons, Collin H. Wood
ward, Elections Comm issioner Charles
E. deydt and others.
Last evening between 6 and o'clock
Senator Calder went away from the
club and got into communication with
Justice James c. Cropsey, of the Su-
preYne Court, and others. On his return
to the club he said that while he had
ccnversed with Justice Cropsey he had
net offered him the nomination for
Mayor.
Conferees End Deadlock
The selection of Curran for Mayor
and Lockwood for Comptroller ends
deadlock among the conferees which
had lasted for ten days. A week ago
the conference was on the point or
agreeing upon Senator Lockwood for
head of the ticket. Precaation lad
been taken to get an agreement with
Elections Commissioner Jacob A. Liv-
ingston, the anti-Calder leader Of
Kings, that he would support Senator
Lockwood for Mayor. On Tuesday OF
last week it was discovered that Com
missioner Livingston and his imme-
diate friends were obstructing the se-
lection of Lockwood, and this prompted
Senator Lockwood TO serve an ultima
tan ON The Republican leaders that un-
less ne was to have the solid support
Of = Kings County organization he
] did ; want to head the ticket.
Fo. . .sing the conference last night
at the National Republican Club, at
which Major Curran was chosen TO
head the ticket, Senator Lockwood is
sued the following statement;
MY name was presented to the con-
ference with the assurance that had
the united support OF the Kings county
, organization. This assured support
was found TO be lacking, and as COM
plete harmony is essential to the sue
cess of the cause, have requested that
nv name as a candidate for Mayor be
/ withdrawn"
when Senator Calder was asked
! about the rumor that Justice Cropsey
had been asked at late hour TO be-
{ come candidate for the Mayorsity
nomination he said:
"It is true that l was in communi-
cation with Judge Cropsey, as l also
was in touch yesterday with number
of friends Interested in the present
political situation. I did not make
any overtures to Judge Cropsey and |
did not ask him if he would consent
to run for Mayor with the backing of
the anti-Tammany forces
Delegates Not Instructed
Joseph NJ Price reached the Nation
al Republican Club as the conference
there was breaking up. He said that
the coalitionists had held a secret
meeting and canvassed the situation
with reference to choosing candidate
for President of the Board of Alder
men. The full coalition COMMITTEES
passed the following resolution:
Resolved, That this committee gives
no instruction to it's delegates upon the
coalition conference committee, but ex-
presses its confidence that they Will
use their best efforts TO bring aboG:
the nomination of ticket that wiz.
unity all the forces in the city OPP
posed to Hylan and Tannnany Hall"
One of the outstanding features Of
the conference at the National Re-
! publican Club yesterday afternoon was
the attendance of Major Curran and
Senator Lockwood, availability of both
being fully and freely discussed in
their presence. Both Senator Lock
wood and Major Curran expressed their
utmost willingness TO support the can
didacy of the choice of the conference,
no matter who might be named. The
men are close friends.
Senator Lockwood assured the cor
ference yesterday that in his judgment
Major Curran, if named for first place
on the ticket. would carry the Rspub-