Evening star., 1933-11-12
Repeal Hits Gotham Drinking
Clubs Boosting Bars During Prohibition Days Must
Now Bow to State Legislation, Knocking
Foot From Rail.

the mayoralty election, likely will mean
new deal in the dictatorship Of the
Democratic party locally. Already the
Roosevelt-Lehma Farley wing controls
the remainder Of the State, and it is
believed that they now will get in the
saddle in the city, despite the fact that
Joseph v. Mckee, the candidate sup
ported by this faction, was defeated by
Fiorello H. La Guardia, the Fusion can
didate.
Tammany Rule Is "Win."
There is one cardinal rule in Tam
many and that Is to win. Under the
leadership of John F. Curry, Tammany
has not been doing much else than
bungling easy propositions and losing
both prestige and elections. Tammany
got off on the wrong foot by fighting
Roosevelt in Chicago, and they took q
beating there. They then opposed the
nomination of Gov Lehman and were
defeated again. That outlawed the
Hall with both the Federal and State
wings of the party, and the thing came
to a showdown in the election this
week, when Mckee polled approximate
ly 604 900 votes and O'Brien few less
than that. La Guardia received more
than $4,000 votes.
1t is apparent that there can be no
way out OF the internal feud in the
Democratic party in the city other
than the humiliation of the present
leadership. which Is made up for the
most part Of old-line politicians. II
these men. Curry and John H McCooey,
Democratic leader of Brooklyn, are sup
planted, it is likely that the new leader
Will be favorable to the Roosevelt
Lehman-Farley faction, because it is the
only source of patronage that will be
open to Democrats here after La Guar
dia takes Office.
The primary element operating in the
election here, as well as in other cities
in the State, apparently was one of
protest-a blow at the persons who
have been in Office.
G. o. p. Retains Assembly.
The Democrats took control Of sew
eral upstate cities, while the Fusion
lists, composed for the most part of
Republicans, were victorious in the city
election. The Republicans also retained
control of the Assembly, because g.
gains made in New York City, which
more than offset Democratic gains up
State.
La Guardia will go into Office on Jan
uary l with control of the Board of
GobiIldIC, t1Ic ulOSI uilEJOl ldllI ulllb VI
the city government. The Board of
Aldermen will be against him, but this
organization is of little importance any
more
The first move La Guardia will make,
according to his previous announce
ments, will be for the rewriting of the
city's charter. The plan here will be
to abolish many useless jobs, as well
as to make the city,s operation more
efficient In such places as New York
City the county governments are for
the most part archaic and of little
value. The jobs provided for in the
county units for the most part overlap
similar jobs in the city's organization.
The one spot of real importance that
the Fusionists will not have control
of is the district attorneys Office of
New York County. Magistrate william
c. Dodge, who defeated both Ferdi-
nand Pecora, the Recovery candidate.
and Jacob Gould Schurman, the Fu-
sion candidate, is q Tammany man.
An analysis of the vote shows that
Tammany bore down hard ON this of
fee. The surprising thing about this
race to most observers vas that Pecora
ran third. prior to election day It was
believed here generally that he would
be elected.