New-York tribune., 1922-08-30
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Run La (,llardia
II or Congress
Chairmank koenig Announces
Decision TO Nominate EN-
AIdcrmanic President 10
S ucce e Il Isaac Siegel
ZeItner Named in l4sIi
Max H. Shebitz Chosen TO
Fill the Vacancy iii Four
teenfIl Senate District

Samuel 8. Ioenig, chairman of the
New York Republican County Commit
tee, gave the county leaders good
deal of a shock last night by announc~
ing that it had been decided to nom
mate Fiorel!a II. La Guardia. former
President Of the Board Of Aldermen,
for Representative in Congress- from
the Goth District, now represented by
Isaac Siegel.
In 1920 Major La Guardia was bit
terly opposed to the Republican state
ticket and denounced 1t in strong
terms. He did not become reconciled
to the Republicans last year in the
mayoralts campaign. william, R.
dorsed Major La Guardia as the fittest
mate for Governor.
The Goth District, in which Ma
jor La Guardia will run, embraces
a large Socialist vote. Two years ago
the Republicans and Democrats fused
in their support of Mr.. Siegel and de-
feated Morris Hillquit, Socialist.
zeltner Picked in 18th
Chairman Koenig announced that Al
derman Louis Zeltner had been chosen
as the Republican candidate for Con
gress in the 14th District, now repre-
sented by Meyer London, Socialist.
In the 14th Senate District Max
H. Shebitz, president of the Fed
eral Republican Club, was chosen yes
terday to fill q vacancy,
All three selections we're made fol-
lowing failure to effect fusion
with the Democrats.
Colonel Robert L. Bacon, of West.
bury, may run unopposed in the lst
Congress District, comprising Suffolk
Nassau and parts of Queens County
through the failure of S. A. Warne,
Baltazzi, Of Westbury, the Democratic
designea for Congress-, to file all ade.
quate nominating petition.
when the Democratic petition wa!
received by Secretary of State Lyon:
it was rejected on the ground of il.
failure to meet the legal require
ments. The name of Edward j. Far
reli, of Long Beach, Democratic can
didate for Senator, similarly was rules
out. Messrs. Baltazki and Farrell yes
terday served Supreme Court order.
on Secretary Lyons, requiring him tt
show cause why he should not accep
the petitions.
AT the Office of the Secretary o.
State it was said that the Democrat:
failed to file nominating petitions il
four Congress and seven Senate dis
tricts.
Vets and Drys Clash in 9th
In the eth Congress District, rep
resented by Charles B. Ward, Repub
lican, the Democrats have made NJ
nomination. There is wet and dry
battle on i'll this district, the Anti
Saloon League backing Rooms, of Ell
fenville, in the Republican primarie:
against Ward. The other districts ir
which the Democrats have defaultee
are the 29th, where Representative
James S. Parker, of Salem, will sbe
unopposed; the 31st, where Repre-.
sentative Bertrand H. Smell, of Pots
dam, will have. walkover, and the
4Sd, where Daniel A.. Reed, of Dun
kirk, will have no Democratic oppo-
tnent. The Democrats defaulted also
in the 28th, 33d, Saith, 39th, 41st, 43d
and 51st Senate districts
At the Board of Elections it was
said yesterday that the legal proceed
ings brought by Augustus NJ. Wise tc
compel the board to accept his petit
tion as designee for the Democratic
State Committee from the 18th AS
sembly District had been withdrawn