San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-02
NEW YORK Cop.
RESIGNED To
/ DEFEAT
Leaders Center Efforts on
Making Blow as Soft
as Possible.
BY CHARLES S. HAND

UNIVERSAL service Stan Correspondent.
NEW YORK, Nov. with hope
of any measurable success in Tues
days municipal election virtually
abandoned, the Republican machine
leaders in New York were maneuvcr
ing today TO soften as much as pos
sible, the terrific solar plexus blow
they expect to suffer ut the polls.
At the same time they were prepar-
ing alibis for use the morning after
election. 1t is then that account is to
be taken OF the reasons why the Re-
publican campaign slumped at the
start and never thereafter regained
sufficient momentum to constitute O
menace to the Tammany ticket.
Protests already are being register
ed in each of the five boroughs
against the lamentable scarcity Of
money. The pocerty cry alone is re-
lied upon to account for the loss of ut
least 100000 Republican voters. in
Guiding many who were too indiffc.-
ent about the mayoralty candidacy of
Frank d. Waterman even 8 to regis
ter.
The anticipated disaster to Repub-
licanism is to be further explained
upon the ground that the charge OF
anti-semitism persistently pressed
against MFR. Waterman was not adc-
quately exposed as a campaign can
ard.
1t will be commended, so it was as
serted last night, that one of the worst
plumbers recorded in local politics was
the palpable failure of the Waterman
managers to anticipate letter which
Tammany Hall sprung a few days
ago. This purported to have been
written by the manager of Florida
hotel, owned by Waterman, and an
nounced that the establishment did lot
solicit the patronage Of Hebrews.
BIG DEMOCRAT VICTORY.
Charges and counter-charges Of
embarrassing and downright du-
plicity on the part of individuals and
big interests have been banded about
during the last few days by the lea1-
ers comprising the Waterman board
of strategy.
1t is broadly insinuated that the
abandonment of the Waterman can
didacy by the stalwart agencies which
promised support I'm the event of his
nomination has been little short of
criminal. Particularly, it is declared,
does this charge lie against politically
powerful gentlemen of large means OPP
posed to municipal operation of sub
ways and DESTROYS Of obtaining an in
creased fare.
Unbiased political prognositcators
saw no reason to alter their confident
prediction that the Democrats will
sweep virtually every city, county,
borough and local candidate into of
flee. They stuck to their forecast of
plurality Of not less than 100000
for Senator James J. Walker, Demo
cratic mayoralty candidate, and his
associates on the city-wide ticket.
Had the registration figures reached
the totals of last year or even four
years ago, when Mayor Hylan was
elected, well-infcrmed Democratic
Spokesman contend that Senator
Walkers lead would be nearer 50O,-
600.
Conceding the election of Walker
and all other Democrats for important
office, the Democratic organization
VIII ruie New lOfk uurluS inc HeAl
four years with an even more power
full hand than during the last eight
years. 1t will have, if predictions
prove true, virtually complete control
of the new municipal assembly which
will legislate on all local matters.
Tammany Hall and its borough sub
salaries heretofore have been CON-
PEELED to go to the Legislature for
laws. Henceforth under the new
home rule amendment it will pass
upon these matters at the city hall
with the board of estimate constitut-
ing the upper house of the municipal
assembly and the board of aldermen,
the lower.
Evidently to retain loyalty of party
followers by RECALLING them with pros
poets of victory, rhe Waterman cam
paign managers last night issued a
statement claiming n slump in the
Democratic ranks. The attempt of
Tammany Hall to paint Waterman as
hostile to the Jewish race was de-
ola rod m hovn ln.t Snnator Walker