Evening star., 1932-10-01
|MAYORALTY FIGHT !
| IN '9ND PLACE
New York City Democrats
Put Lehman First, in Al
bany Plans.
BY the Associated Press.

Democratic leaders today prepared for
the party's State convention in ALBANY,
leaving the confused mayoralty situation
to be settled after the contest aroused
by Herbert H. Lehman's candidacy for
the gubernatorial nomination has been
decided
John F. Curry, Tammany chief; John
H. McCooey, Brooklyn leader; former
Gov. Alfred E. Smith and others
prominent in the party had reservations
on trains leaving for the State capital
late in the day.
The Times today interpreted events
of the last "a hours as indicating that
Tammany was prepared to nominate
James j. Walker for mayor, rearrange
the State ticket to suit itself, even II
that should include dropping OF the
Lehman candidacy, and casting every
thing to the winds in an outright flght
with Mr.. Roosevelt"
The paper added:
Roosevelt Expected to Win.
"The outward manifestations from
the organization failed to agree, in the
opinion of observers, with another set
of circumstances that has existed for
more than a month-that Tammany
expects Mr.. Roosevelt to win the presl-
dency and that 1t will have to deal
next four years.
Meanwhile a three-cornered contest
for the mayoralty was possible, II Tam
| many should finally decide to back
Walker for reelection and 'vindica-
tion." The two other prospective can
didates were Joseph v. Mckee. who sue
ceeded Walker and Is backed by the
Bronx Democratic organization, and
Charles w. Berry, Republican.
Support for Roosevelt.
Tammany Hall and its allies were said
| tonight by leader high in organization
politics TO have agreed to support Frank
lin D. Roosevelt for President, Herbert
H. Lehman for Governor and James J.
Walker for mayor.
The statement was made after the
Democratic city organization had de-
MED denominations to two OF RoOse-
velt's appointees to the Supreme Court,
and in place Of one of them nominated
| Republican
Lehman is Roosevelts own choice for
the gubernatorial nomination at next
weeks Democratic State convention.
Walker. when he resigned at the
height of custer proceedings before
case in the hands Of the voters"
Since then the appellate division Of
the Supreme Court has ruled that a
mayorality election must be held No
vember 8, and a city-wide Democratic
convention has been called for next
| Thursday, the day Walker expects to
return from a European cruise.
James A. Farley, Democratic national
chairman, and also head of the party's
State Committee. declared:
Nothing has happened to change my
opinion that Gov. Roosevelt will carry
New York State by more than 725 900.
Other leaders at national headquar-
ters said they were convinced Tammany
| would go through with its Roosevelt
Lehman Walker program.
The Sun said: Curry John F. Cur
ry, Tammany chief is now convinced
that Roosevelt is going to be elected ant
Is skillfully grabbing the opportunity tc
ride into office in New York on the
wave" The Post reported learning au'
thoritatively that Walker would be the
Tammany candidate for mayor, but
added:
The open fight between Gov. Roose.
velt and Tammany gives Republicans q
better chance to carry New York State.
Tammany Ultimatum to Mckee.
The Sun said: The reputation o.
Flynn, Roosevelt's personal representa-
tive in the city democracy. is Tam
many's ultimatum to Mayor Mckee ant
his kind of economy and reform, which
has created somewhat Of q panic II
: the army of city oficeholders ant
startled New York into a realization o
what can be done in the City Hall.
'Tammany wants no more of tn,
Mckee brand of city government ant
, Is willing to stake everything to end it.
At "Al" Smiths office it was said tn
former Governor had made no chang
in his plan to place Lehman's name Il
nomination, but that he does not a
: present intend to support Walker 70
Mayor.
Smith. like Walker. is a member o
, Tammany. Both have their following
f. within the organization. At least ono
in the past they have been on opposit
/ sides of the bench on interorganizatiol
: matters
The developments which precipitate'
: the clubbing situation we're:
l. The appellate divisions reversal {
a lower court ruling that Mckee shoul
hold office for IA more months.
2. Simultaneous Republican and Dem
ocratic judicial conventions. at both {
which the following candidates wer
nominated:
Aron Steuer, Democrat, 33-year-ol
, son OF Max D. Steuer. close adviser I
Tammany Chief Curry.
State Senator Samuel II. Hofstadte
Republican, chairman Of the Leeis
lative Committee which investigate
the Tammany- controlled city govern
ment and paved the way for the Wake
custer case
Justice Richard p. Lydon, renomi
mated after serving a 14-year term o
l the bench.
: 3. A Democratic judicial conventio
4 In the second judicial district at whic
Justice John r. Vunk, Roosevelt ar
pointee, was turned down for nomina
ton.
e 4. The refusal Of the Bronx organ,
zation chairman to sign the call for tn
citywide mayoralty convention, whic
4 was interpreted in some quarters as a
4 indication the Democrats from Flynn
and McKees section Of the city woul
refuse to attend.
Calls 1t Bi-Partisanship.
Richard Childs. president Of the Cit
t Club, said in statement:
:, This is simply q conspicuous case {
S what occurs every year in the name {
non-partlSansnip. 1t Is really b
r particanship, Of course, and demon
strates that what we have Is really a
appointed judiciary"
He said those indorsed by bot
e parties "are receiving flowers and cor
: gratulations over the fact that they al
: certain of IA years title to the of1ce I
). Supreme Court justice, although elet
ton day Is still weeks away"
S At conference in the Office Of Jude
Frederick E. Crane Of the Court I
Appeals 1t was decided to submit Il
mayoralty election issue to the hig
court Tuesday afternoon.
II WALKER LEAVES LINER.
a GIBRALT ctober / (R.-Form,
Mayor JAM i. Walker of New Yol
left for MaGT.d this afternoon, on h
1 a. NJ