New Britain herald., 1914-04-04
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tiOn on this point has come to the about town man. during the past two days and it is as plain as any thing can be that there has been a large amount of oVereStimating done. Many say that each of the three re-
 publican candidates for mayor will poll over a thousand votes in the caucus. If they do it will be remark able. At the last election for governor the republican candidate for that office boiled less than 2,4OO votes at the polls and it would be somewhat difficult for the mayoralty candidates to poll more votes at a caucus than the party did election day when state ticket was chosen; therefore the vote next Tuesday evening will in all probability be much smaller than estimated. MT. Quigley is putting in some strong licks on the stump, he is having large audiences and it would be strange indeed if these efforts do not produce results. MT. Steele has obtained the most of the new voters and his canvas shows a big vote for him in the caucus and this is also true of MT. Quigleys cam paign. MT. Schultz will poll a much larger vote than he is credited with and it is no moOnshine story to say that some of the most astute pOliti- clans in New Britain expect to see him nominated and they can and do pre- sent the case so that it sounds req sonable. This is the situation as it stands today and unless something un- foreseen happens it will be the condi- tion when the cancus opens.
 When the next column of Town Talk appears the republicans and democrats will have nominated their city tickets, the campaign will be practically over and everything will be in readiness for the taking of the vote on the following Tuesday. It has been a peculiar campaign so far, all the speechmaking having been confined to two candidates for the nomination for the same office and in the same organization. Usually the oratory is between rival candidates and this year the exception is really remarkable. Mayor Halloran was the first local candidate to indulge in speaking at factory. gates; at that time he was running for senator, and since then the practice has been adopted by others. It has become a custom in many cities and it is be- lieved that it awakens enthusiasm and increases the vote on election day. It is an eminently proper thing for a candidate to address citizens at least before the election if not before the caucus; he ought to be fair in his argument and he should be able to answer all questions concerning the government in the affairs of which he will participate if he is elected. If I,1 ,ie> 11 h@c
 business being a candidate. Men have been nominated for public of- flee in New Britain and when asked what their attitude was on certain matters of proposed legislation they admitted their ignorance of the sub
 jects and they had to be informed as to what Was proposed before they could answer. Such men do not make good representatives of the people and the cases referred to proved to be notably inefficient. It is difficult to make some people believe those things and they won't believe them until every family takes local newspaper and the head of the house gives particular attention to affairs of his own community. Then the standard of public service will be higher and the public will exact a greater degree of efficiency from it's servants. The people of New Brit ain ought to read the doings of the common council and the different boards, and if they did candidates for office would be particular as to what 1, they say about public affairs in gen. i eral. Their constituents would be 1 too well posted to permit that and ! those who tried to impose upon them
 would be brought to account very l quickly.
 The evening school, which came to a close last evening with the present. i E1;