Evening star., 1938-09-17


Citizens Committee behind the Fa.
campaign He Is q resident of tn.
district. chairman of the. State Power
Authority and trustee of st. Pat
rick's Cathedral. There has beer
keen competition for the labor vote
Both candidates claim it. The Fay
headquarters displays Endorsement
from the United Derrickmen and Rig
gers Association, A. F. Of L.; the In
ternational Brotherhood of Boiler.
makers, Iron Shipbuilders and Help.
ers, A. F. OF L.; Sheet Metal Workers
A. F. Of L.; Composition Roofers
Damp Waterproofers and Bakery
Workers. among others. It is sale
that the labor vote will be largely
for Mr.. Fay. On the other hand. Mr.
OConnor's managers claim support
of organized labor and quote letter.
from William Green. president Of the
A. F. Of L.; from John P. Frey. presi-
dent of the Metal Trades Department
Of the International Union; from w
c. flushing, national legislative rep
resentative of the A. F. of L.. and
Endorsements by the Sugar Workers
Conference, the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen and the American
Federation of Government Employees
Cofield Support BelittIed.
Martin j. O'Neill, president of the
Composition Roofers. Damp and Wa
terproof Workers, N. Y, A. r. Of l..
issued q statement saying: THE last
time John Cofield attempted to helr
anybody in politics his candidate wa.
ALI Landon, Republican nominee fol-
President two years ago. Cofleld was
head of the labor division of the
Eastern headquarters of the Repub-
lican National Committee, in the
Roosevelt Hotel Cofield always has
been . Republican at heart and is
opposed to the Democratic labor plat
form. Cofield Is q resident of Wash
ington, D. c., and his support fol-
O'Connor probably will be as effective
as that Of Representative Hamilton
Fish and the campaign contributions
from France and South America. One
thing Is certain-the Republicans can't
deliver the votes Of labor against
President Roosevelt and jim Farley In
the Democratic primary"
There b also . sduabhle over who
has the support 81 the vAsapns. Mr.
Fay Is president Of the Ektter Duffy
Chapter, Rainbow Division Veterans
the old 6oth Fighting Irish" which
has just announced a special commit
tee to help the Fay campaign. Mr.
Fay is also commander Of the Gen
Duffy Post. American Legion; member
of the Dennis Metcalf Post. Veterans
Of Foreign Wars. and = trustee of the
World War Amputation Associate
All of these are cooperating in his
campaign. Mr.. Fay, also Is president
of Anawanda Club, said to be the
oldest Democratic club in the city
and is chairman of the Democratic
County Committee, 18th Assembly dis
trict, which comprises the largest Sec
ton Of the congressional district. He
is q member of the Federation of Gov
ernment Employees, of the Catholic
Club land the district is about so per
cent Catholic) and = member of the
John T. Brennan Council, Knights of
Columbus.
Fay Has Local OfRcers.
Representative O'Connor quotes
letters Of Endorsement from James
E. Van Zant, chairman Of the Ma
tional Legislative Committee of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, from M.
T. Harl. national commander of the
Disabled American Veterans of the
World War, and Endorsements of the
American Legion, the Jewish War
Veterans and the United Spanish
War Veterans. The trouble is that
Mr.. O'Connor has Endorsements from
national onicers, while Mr.. Fay has
them from the local officers who are
well known throughout the district
and who are working for him.
Representatives of the American
Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars
and the Disabled Veterans of the
World War called upon Mr.. O'Connor
to discontinue use in campaign cir
culars of Endorsements from these
Maurice Stembler, ad-
jutant Of the department OF New York
OF the American Legion, emphasized
that the constitution and bylaws of
the Legion prohibited any post or
the Legion as whole from indorsing
any candidate for office. John ].
Calnan, commander of the New York
City Council, and speaking for the
posts In the 18th district, repudiated
the Endorsement of Mr.. OConnor
claimed from the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars. Abraham Sarlin, national ex-
ecutive committeeman, said that if
the Disabled American Veterans OF
the World War could indorse any can
oidate it would be Mr.. Fay because
of his distinguished war record"
In aid of Mr.. O'Connor's candidacy
flve debutantes and socially prominent
young matrons did a sandwich board
picket Job yesterday on the Repub-
lican county chairman. Kennetyh
Simpson, because he refused to In
dorse Mr.. O'Connor. But 1t was
questionable support, for they quit
as soon as their pictures were taken
In q speech before the Kiwanis
Club, Representative O'Connor urged
a rebuke to the presidential purge, u
holding 1t is the third Roosevelt
attempt to bring about a dictatorship
He said he would prefer to be
"purged" than to submit to . dicta-
tor. Mr.. Fay in a radio broadcast
attacked Mr.. O'Connor as "a Re-
publican masquerading as . Demo-
crat." He called him = "nt repre-
sentative Of the wealthy 5 per cent
Of the district. but not Of the poorer
ss per cent. You can't pitch for both
teams" he challenged.
Royal Family Traced.