New Britain herald., 1925-09-16
Defeated Candidate De. clines to Comment But Hearst Paper h. sists There Will Be Another Ticket In Mo- vember.
Republicans Are Solidly United Behind Water. man, Who Easily Wins Fight for Nomination.

New York, Sept. Is R)-Tha possibility of d third ticket being in the field in November to contest the mayoralty election with State Senator James J. Walker demo. cratic nominee and Frank D. Wa terman, republican, held the center Of the political stage today as final returns confirmed the decisiveness of yesterdays ballot.
 Walker by 95,5i3
 With all districts canvassed Sem ator Walker held majority of 95,543 votes over Mayor John F. Hylan, candidate for a third term. Political observers appeared to be equally divided today on the oues. ton whether he would head an in. dependent ticket and the mayor kept his own counsel.
 Arriving at City hall this morn- ing Mr. Hylan declared he would conclude his term with "nothins to regret.'
 Hylan's Statement
 Il am pleased with two things he said, first that pulled tb. mask off the big ham and egg man rom Albany and that l made inc traction and underworld interests spend an average of s40O an election district to defeat me-"
 The New York Eveninp Jour,o, strenuous supporter of tho msyor m the pre-primary campair as- serted editorlally today there would pc third ticket and expressed hone ,llat hylan could be induced to head it. neau G. 0, P. Is United
 ln the republican camp there vas no anxiety today regarding the DOS. S'pllity of divided front in Noven- Der Mr, Waterman rolled LID a ma Jority Of s to over John ], Lyons ms nearest opponent. and of even greater odds over William NJ. Ben he't' Both Mr. Lyons and Mir, Ben. nett sent their congratulations to MT Waterman last night and pledged their support.
 John H, McCooey, Tammsnv leader in Brooklyn and supporter of Mayor Hylan in the primaries sn. nounced that he would call A meet. Ing Of the Brooklyn democratic er. ecutives tomorrow to discuss tbs nomination of Senator Walker.
 Edwards With Walker
 William H. Edwards. candidat. Tor city comptroller on Mayor Hv. lan's ticket. after conceding his de, teat' announced that he would sin. port the Walker ticket in the fna, election.
 Enrolled democrats of New Y,rt nave selected their candidates for the offices to be filled at the eitv election in November" he said, "To deny the validity of that selection ia 10 deny the principle of the demo cratic party. Democrats will now unite to elect the ticket just made we must have united democracy to nave successful city government,
 Journals Statement statement printed today tn ,b. New York Evening Journal owned by William R. Hearst. made if known that third ticket would hs placed i1 the field and that it could he taken for granted that Mayor Hylan will head tho independent ticket"
 The statement in the Evening Journal, printed in the editorial col. umns read:
 As has been said in the Evening Journal more than once, Tammanv's voters. and all those they could in- fiuence, were we'll organized for pri- mary work.
 But the primary does not elect the mayor of New York. That will be done fin November.
 Tt is hardly necessary to say that the people of New York will refuse to accept representatives of the street car trust or turn their city over to them.
 There will be ticket inderend- ent of the Tammany Hall street car owned Albany crowd. Of course.
 Says Hylan Will Run
 ''It may also be taken for granted that Mayor Hylan will head the in- dependent ticket and give the peo- pie. whom he has faithfully served. a chance to vote for him at the real election.
 Mayor Hylan is not quitter. What he has said about Governor Smith and Mir Walker he has said because he believed 1t and knew 1t 10 be true.
 And Mayor Hylan 10 back up what he has said and prove his de- votion 10 the city will. of course, ae- cert an independent nomination,
 And of course. he will be elected by bigger majority than last time"
 With all returns completed. ws- iterman's vote in the five horouEhs was ll3,6S2 Lyons 16.75S, and Ben- !nett's 4.494.
 No Disorders Reported
 Less than half dozen persons were arrested for illegal voting and several of these were released. rc- lice reported no disorders worthy of note. Governor Smith. however. protested to Police Commissioner Enright against intimidation of vot-