New Britain herald., 1914-04-15
STORM CLOUDS HANG ! OVER CITY BUILDING
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 Attorney McDonough entering the leld for the democratic nomination or mayor. Attorney McDonough Ind Assessor Watson are close friends nd, it is said, the lawyer intended put up a. sharp fight in the con- ention if the mayor persisted in hls determination to dump MT. Watson The Halloran vs. Watson case was Withdrawn and matters were moothed over, it is said, so that Mayor Halloran received the nomi- kation without opposition from At orney McDonough.
 Whether Mayor-elect Quigley will |eappoint MT. Watson is matter or Conjecture Some democrat will be ppointed to the position.
 Safety Board Craftsmanship.
 It is believed that trouble is brew ne in the board of public safety and hat there may be disagreement ,ver the selection of a chairman. When John A. Meehan, the present hartman and a democrat, was elect Id to succeed the late Joseph E. Calla- an, it was suggested to him by the republican members of the board, hat he would accept the office de- pendent on the turn politics would ake this year. That is, if repub- ican mayor should be elected in 1914 was to be understood that he was o step down and out of the chair nanship. MT. Meehan let it be un- erstood that if he was chosen chair nan 1t would be without any strings ttached to the office and he was c<o rdi is part at least The term of Her we'll as that of Edward x. Callahan.
 Oty Hall Commission.
 What Mayor-elect Quigley will do with the city hall commission is a ,roblem for post-election cogitation. During his campaign he has said hat he would have the entire com nfssfon abolished by charter amend hent. The terms of all the com nissioners expire at the end of this honth. They are E. Allen Moore, hairman; Dr. E. T. Fromen, John Walsh and William G. Dunn, the sec- etary of the board.
 Sealer of weights and measures is mother tidbit that may fall into the avs of a famished party which has een on the outside looking in for ix dreary years. The present sealer, ames J Welsh, is a Halloran ap- ,ointee and a republican and holds fice during good behavior. The ealer is appointed by the mayor sub- ect to approval on the part of the ommon council. The position pays
 salary of $1,O0O per year.
 Other commissioners whose terms xpire on May 1 follow:
 Compensation and Assessment Peter Long, E. W. Abbe.
 Parks-J. J. Walsh.
 Cemetery-H. J. Muller.
 Finance and Taxation-E. N. Humphrey, J. P. Sullivan, A. N Abbe nd J. F. Meehan.
 It was rumored on the street today hat Chief R. M. Dame of the fire apartment would be deposed under he new administration. Mayor-e1ect euigley was questioned concerning he rumor and f1atly denied that he lad even thought of such thing. It
 said that at least one change wilt be made in the police department.
 Republicans Jubilant.
 The wonderful manner in which dayor-elect SQuigley was swept into flee on the tidal wave of votes is till the subject of much discussion. Republicans are jubilant and espe- ially so because of the large plu- ality of 1860. While the new mayor an slightly behind his ticket the way he workingmen stayed with him hould be of great satisfaction to his onor-elect.
 In the first ward his majority was 76, in the second 595, in the third 15 and in the fourth 440. Tn the fifth he cut down Mayor Halloran's plurality over Col. Thompson two ears ago from 372 to 75 and in the ixth the plurality of the mayor two Fears ago was reduced from 532 to 91. The little support given the emocratic candidate in the fifth and ixth was one of the big surprises of he day. Alderman Quigley was cut n the third ward but managed t., let through with a comfortable ma ority.
 Republican Inroads in Fifth.
 The 1nroads made on the demo- ratio party in the fifth ward is 2 ause for alarm among the leaders ot hat faith. John F. Callahan, demo. rat, won by a plurality of only AZ. ames F. Degnan and John Riley re. teived pluralities of A ana AZ, re- pectively. Republicans predict free V that at the next city election the fifth ward will return republican plu- a1ities.
 The republican party celebrated it's Eictory last evening with big stree. parade. Considerable red fire was burned and two brass bands and a trum corps furnished music. The parade marched to the home of May br-elect Quigley on Maple street and he leaders forced him to come out md ride through his domain. As the