New Britain herald., 1914-08-24
Both Town Chairmen arc Satisfied
 With Outlook for Fall Campaign. CHILD RUN DOWN BY AUTO
Doris Tanning Lucky to Escape Seri- ous Injury-Death of Mrs. Margaret Cuninghan-Plainy A. c. Wins Again-Brief Town Topics.

Both Chairman H. C. Thompson of the republican town committee and Chairman Minton A. Norton of the democratic town committee issued calls today for the town caucuses to nominate delegates to the state, con- gressional, senatorial and county conventions.
 The republican caucus will be held in the town hall on the evening of August 31, at o'clock. In addition to electing delegates the republicans will be called upon to select d new chairman of the town committee. It is understood that Chairman Thomp- son will not consider reelection.
 MT. Thompson said this morning that he corsidered the prospects are bright for republican success in Plainville this fall. Remembering the record of two years ago whep. in the national democratic landslide, Plainville was one of the few towns to report republican gains all along the way, MT. Thompson and his sociate on the town committee feel confident that victory will be easier this year.
 As far as is known there will be no special interest in the caucus to elect
 
 Local republicans have not heard of any contests in state politics that will add an element of interest to the se- lection of delegates from the cities and towns.
 MT. Thompson says that the caucus for the selection of candidates on the town ticket will have to be held on or before Septemb Der IA, which is twenty-one days before the election. Plenty of developments in the local republican situation are expected be- fore this second caucus is held
 Chairman Norton of the democratic town committee announces that the democratic caucus for selecting dele gates to the various conventions will be held, in the town hall on the eve- ming of September 5, at o'clock. At this caucus the democrats will nomi- nate a town ticket and elect a new town committee, thus completing the, election preliminaries in one session.
 Ran Down Little Girl. a Doris, the six-year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Charles Tanning of Maple street, was knocked down and run over this morning by the auto mobile owned by the Manchester Hat
  of Manchester, N. H. The accident happened in front of the residence of Ex-Selectman Frank B. Newton on Whiting street, at 10 o'clock. It ap- pears that the little girl was not seri- -ously injured.
 She was on her way up town in company with two other little girls when the accident happened. A large delivery car owned by the Union Laundry company of New Britain was standing close to the curb on the right hand side of the street. While playing with the other girls, the little child ran out into the street, lodging from behind the laun- dry delivery car on the trolley track.
 MT. Helm, operating the Manchester machine, says that he did not see the child in time to stop the car. He was travelling towards Southington at a speed estimated from five to ten miles an hour. MT. Helm claims that he was running with two wheels in the middle of the trolley track but several eye-witnesses of the accident declare that he was far over on the wrong side of the road.
 Knocked over by the side lanterns on the autom obile the child disap- peared under the machine. Ex-Se- lectman Newton, who saw the acci- dent from his front porch, thinks that one of the front wheels passed over the child's body and that she was tossed around under the machine ! so that one of the hind wheels also passed over her. MT. Newton and other witnesses of the accident were deeply affected by the sight. They supposed that the little girl was in- jured badly.
 MT. Helm picked up the child and