New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-23
4 Republicans
Meet i'm Race
For Mayoraltv
Currar Tells of Needs of
City as Candidates Talk
From Same Platform at
Clubhouse in BROOKLYN
Haskell Offers Wet Plea
La Cuardia Makes Attack
on Miller: Bennett Re-
,erts TO Ballot of 1917

car primary cAmpAl gr Tor The fnavOraltv
nomination focused burning oratory
ast night upon the members OF the
Isl Assembly District Republican
Club in l27 Remsen Street. Brooklyn.
County Judge Reuben L. Haskell, Presi-
.is~. " - - "rarA'a II ITO Roard If
Aldermen, former State Senator Will
.iam III. -pein-e. aiiu reslueut Henry
h. Curran OF the Borough os Manhattan
successfully let them selves be heard in
this unprecedented speaking program
Judge Haskell talked prohibition and
primary frauds OF four years ago; La
Guardia rallied against Governor Miller,
and Bennett as the vctim-gavc first
hand details Of the primary scandals
Of 1917. but chded Candidate Haskell
for talking about them.
Then Mr. Curran. the choice OF the
Republican and coalition leaders, ex-
p,ained thst he did not believe IN false
vote catching lures (Which may have
been a reference 10 Haskell's pronibi
ticn platform); that the election dealt
with City Hall and rot Albany (Which
Internationally referred to Candidate
La Guardia's complaints against Gov
ernor Miler), and that tho issues
rcre based on the future Of tie city
aai rot what happened four years ago.
Having disposed OF his rivals with q
sentence for each, he then devoted
himself to 4 discussion Of his fitness
for the post Of Mayor of New York
City.
La Guardia Raises Voice
Each OF the candidates disavowed in
.antions OF dealing in personalities.
Without exception they were polite 10
each Other and Mr.. La Guardia was the
only one who even raised his voice
and then NJ was shouting against Gov
ernor Miller When Mr. Bennett spoke
of the future ne said: When l am
Mayor And then he bowed in apology
to each OF his rivals. murmurins their
names as he made his obesance.
When Candidate Curraa spoke OF
the time when he would be Mayor he
turned and with his right hand on the
lowest button Of MS coat bowed low
10 Nj Bennett. The other two by then
engagements Altogether it WIS more
as though four gentlemen of King Ar
thurs court, coming together in q
uuadrangulAr quarrel, had set out 20
XII each ether without wounding one
another's feelings or those Of the spec
.ators.
The LIST Assembly District Repub-
lean Club occupies what was once
fashionable Drownstone residence on
than $50 members can be seated in
wnat used to be a mirrored drawing
room. The president of the club, Henry
D. Barmore. presided last night. A
dozen women meuDers Of the organi
zation were present The others who
occupied the seats were men.
Mayoralty Candidates Arrive
County Judge Haskell arrived first.
men Bennett, then La Glarda and
finally Curran President Barmore an
nounced that the mayoralty candidates
half dozen other candidates for
lesser Offices were there to speak also
would be introduced in the order Of
their arrival. He caationed them that
The speakers program vas long.
Judge Haskell said:
IL Won believe in vest-pccket ana
star-chanher proceedings in connection
with the selection OF candidates, why
net arrange with the Leg stature to
allow Voting by proxy? l am not an
;rsurgent candidate. None C US are
who are opposing the fusion candidate
You must watch the count on pr!AlaNf
day You all recall the frauds OF -FOUR
Former State Senator Bennett pu-sed
his hrs here in the face OF thls 'n p
Of mis- own copyrighted thunaer. Pr
Toned subject for four years.
W. want to keep the primary
statutes or the books. and We Will Inc
, fusionists are shedding crocodile tear
over the primary, but they know de-
Tea. s~zres them IL the face SepteM-
Der H.
Wv 81 know my ssa9d on prob b,
ton" There was applause tneA ahc
Judge Haskell stopped.
Fight on Tamma NJ Urged
N~. Bennett Was introduced next, Du.
resigned MS place to M La Guarc.a,
who had other speaking engagements 70
keep
NY personality mas been out Of the
can.pa IN since this morning" began
sne- President of the Board Of Alder
men. II the Republican party accepts
NJ otter there viii be no primary CON
,sst as far as | am concerned. an
ready % unite for action against Tam
many If 1 can ge- what ! am fighting
sor w4a- signed pledges from the
Governor thai he will keep tire primary
'a~ on the statute books and from tn'
tsanst conmission appointed BY MN
ma. they vii not permit al Increase
In fare II do not get THESE pledges
'nrn consider 1t my duty 20 run. II
survive tae primaries I wiil ead vou f
t-- A~-4f % WV III i"~~' ! " -
ABIDE o. the result of the primaries.
MAJOR La Guardia bowed, vas ap
pla1ded, and dashed out OF the club
aouse on his way 70 his next meeting.
3r. Bennett then began. He said
There u 10 controversy over th'
primary. We're tll for it. There il
% controversy over the Gve-cent fare
we're al for that. After ! am noni
aaied Mc. Bennett here murnurc'
.Ae nance o. mis- rivals by nay of apol
ogy The issue Will be Hylan, Hyial
ne 'come-on Mayor. In 1917 Brook
'9n FotcJ for me for the Republican
nomination and Manhattan counted na'
or
Bennett Attacks fusion
say, TOO, tina. this ir not "a ques
uon Of personality. With all due re
spset 70 my friend he bowed TO Majo
tnrfan there is no repentance anon
II fos,onizts for what happened j!
MI 7ney are sorry they saadQe'
es ballots because they got caught
low, 'hen, are you going 20 sllow Tn
ys'lie under whom thosc tnings wcr
pone n 1917 ~ 10 IL again? BY re
D'n'atinG the FUTON ticke: in Tie pfi
.1f'f~ Ne can Zn>W tina. the Kcpubli
az party h@s reformed"
=, ihefe wae slightly les8 applause 70
nr' bennett at the finish than fcr hi
~' rreheeessofs. Tnen Borough Pres
8enZ ruran was Introduced. lie SAID
A.s 10 one u the Nrcef sbfnz