Evening star., 1933-10-22
M'KEE FORCES WAIT.
ROOSEVELT ACTION
Think Mills Support for La
Guardia Opens Way for
President to Speak.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, October 21-Candidates
revamped their strategy along national
lines tonight as they prepared TO enter
IN the final fortnight of the New York
City mayoral campaign.
The battle front was extended to
Washington when a group of Repub-
lican stalwarts, headed by Ogden L.
Mills, stepped behind the fusion ban
ner of Fiorello H. La Guardia and were
promptly accused of trying to build q
machine for the 1886 presidential elec-
ton.
Whether President Roosevelt will now
enter the lists in support Of Joseph ".
Mckee, independent. remained conjec-
tural.
The fusion cause, aimed at the over
throw of Tammany Hall, was declared
a misnomer and false LABEL tonight,
in a statement by Harry M. Burning.
campaign manager for Mckee.
Sees Issue Clarified.
"unmasked" when former Secretary Of
the Treasury Mills came to his support.
added:
with w. Kingsland Macy. party to
the infamous Hofstadter-Steuer judge
ship deal: Sam Koenig. repudiated Re-
publican boss Of New York County, and
Chase Mellen, his successor; Ogden L..
Mills, author of the famous dry plat
form plank of La Guardia's Republican
party; Elihu Root. Henry L. Stim-
son and all the other old G. o. P. faith
fuls dancing arm in arm behind La
Guardia on the Mecca Temple stage,
there was no longer any doubt as to
the purposes Of the campaign
The Republicans who dlsowned hlm
and whom he repudiated are now only
too glad to use La GGuardia snare votes,
so that they may capture New York
City for the same crowd that brought
about the present economic crisis
throughout the Nation. There is no
doubt about La Guardia being the Re-
publican candidate"
Roosevelt Opening Gun.
Mckee supporters expressed the belief
that Mills appearance in the arena
would make it permissible for the White
House to take a hand in matters with
out violating political ethics.
Durning's statement followed speech
last night by Mckee in which he ac-
cused Mills of seeking Ito aid his own
chances for the presidency in 1885,
La Guardia replied that my re-
sponsibility Is to rehabilitate this city
and not to rehabilitate any political
party"
Aside from a series of speeches by
Mayor John p. O'Brien, the candidates
made no effort to compete with foot ball
today, but contented themselves with
consolidating their forces for next
weeks appeal to the city's 1882, ,3S2 reg
istered voters. The registration is rec
ord for a municipal election.
Shipping continued during the lull
Durning's statement was accompanied
by one from Representative Loring M
Black, one of Mayor O'Brien's defeated
opponents at the primary contest, who
described La Guardia as having
reached the social heights of politics
because at least he was received in the
aristocratic circles Of the Republican
old guard.
Had Been Taboo Before.
He had been taboo among these
fancy gentlemen most Of his political
llfe," ne added, but now ne is received
as fully paid-up member of the club. ~
Mayor O'Brien remained aloof from
what he termed the "cat and dog fight
between La Guardia and Mckee He
kept his voice booming over the city In
| q plea for reelection on his record.
There has been no ballyhoo and nc
mud singing on our part" said his
campaign manager, former State Sen
ator Abraham Kaplan There will be
none"
Kaplan predicted the election of all
Democratic regulars, including Frank J.
Prial, the candidate for controller
who tolG the Tammany braves in theil
own Tammany Hall last week that they
couldn't boss him.
The anti-Semitic issue, raised against
Mckee by La Guardia during the week
was virtually lost sight Of with the In
| lection of the national issue.