Evening star., 1932-10-07
TAMMANY PLANS
WH|RLW|ND DRIVE
TO ELECT 0'DR|EN
Drops Out of Race
for Mayor to Promote
Party Harmony.
SURROGATE EXPECTED
TO AID NATIONAL BALLOT
His Nomination Believed to Have
Strengthened Leadership Of
John F. Curry.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW. YORK, October 7.-Tammany
Hall leaders made plans today for a
whirlwind campaign to elect Surrogate
John P. O'Brien to the Office recently
vacated by Mayor James j. Walker.
Confident that friends of acting
Mayor Joseph Mckee would not ques-
ton the legality of last nights selec-
ton of candidate for mayor by city
convention, wigwam officials said they
expected widespread Endorsement of
their candidate.
They pointed to his long term Of
service for the city and predicted his
name on the Democratic ticket would
lend strength to the national ballot
in the city.
Although Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt,
the Democratic candidate for President.
has not announced his approval of
O'Brier, it was understood Alfred E.
Smith looked with favor upon the
Tammany candidate
MChee ndCe DOuUltu.
Those who felt McKee's program for
economy might make him strong pos
sibility on an independent ticket, said
they believed the Bronx mans state
ment that he is an organization Dem
ocrat" meant he would follow along
with the conventions program.
Friends of Mckee, who it had beer
thought would challenge the legality OF
the convention action on the ground
the law stipulates a candidate thus
named must be certified to the Election
Board rot later than the fifth Tuesday
before the election. gave no indication
of such action today
The nomination of O'Brien generally
was believed in political circles to have
strengthened the leadership Of John F.
Curry, Tammany leader At the State
convention in Albany earlier this week
Curry was defeated in his attempt to
stop the nomination Of Lieut.. Gov Her.
bert H Lehman for Governor.
O'Brien will be opposed in the No
vember election by Morris Hillquit, a
Socialist; Olive Johnson. q woman,
running as a Socialist Labor candidate:
William L Patterson, colored, nom-
mated by the Communist party, and a
Republican to be named at convention
tomorrow night
Opponent to Be Offered.
Republican State Chairman w.
Kingsland Macy announced that his
party would offer candidate from its
own ranks to oppose O'Brien for the
unexpired term of Walker.
The Macy statement issued at the
headquarters of the State Committee,
said: Among the city leaders with
whom I was able to contact this morn
ing. not all of them being available.
found there was sentiment for making
Acting Mayor Mckee the candidate of
the Republican party. I greatly regret
that the city will not enjoy the ad-
vantage of having Mr. Mckee put into
effect his promised economy. However,
I believe we will offer to the people OF
New York Republican candidate who
will carry on the reforms that he was
about to undertake"
The vote for O'Brien was cast as
80, ,O75-the total of all delegates Not
all this number were present last night
in the Garden, whose capacity was
taxed at $4,000.
Surrogate O'Brien has been public
Office holder since 1901. He was close
friend of the late Charles F. Murphy,
Tammany leader.
Last nights convention followed by a
a