New Britain herald., 1914-04-10
REPUBLICANS GATHER AT ANOTHER DINNER Defeated Candidates for MayoTauy
 Get Together. HARMONY IS THE DESIRED GOAL

HARMONY IS THE DESIRED GOAL
 Those Running for Office Recommend That Party Stand Together and 1 Their Caucus Opponents Agree 1 Cheers Given for All. Successful and defeated candidates for nominations to city offices clasped l hands and ate at the same board last
 night, when the Second Ward Repub- 1 iican club gave it's "get-together''
 dinner In Bardeck's hall, Arch street. l 1t was one of the best indf-
 cations that. although there had
 been fights among them to secure certain nominations, the hatchet was | buried and the defeated were will l ing to assist the more fortunate in ] upholding the honor and for work l ing for the republican party in this l city.
 There were cheers for all. It 1 would be hard to say who excited ] the greatest enthusiasm-Geor A. Quigley, mayoralty candidate; E. w. Schultz, the unsuccessful candidate 1 for that office; Colonel A. l.. Thomp- l son, city clerk or half a dozen l others equally we'll known. All were cheered, and all were visibly affected l The festivities were conducted un- der the direction of Joseph Towers l president of the club, who in intro- 1 ducing the candidate for mayor ! dWelt on the fact that rash promises
 and statem ments, made in the heat of
 battle, might not be kept MT. Towers said that under such condi-
 tions the citizens should be patient | with their representatives. Regrets Harsh Statements. MT. Quigley was the first speaker. 1 He said:
 During the campaign many things i were said in the heat of the fight l ing. This is to be regretted. Let's 1 do away with throat-cutting tactics of ! the old times and, regardless of the l candidate selected. stand with a solid front to the enemy, then we will win"
 After telling the members that this peace gathering was arranged sev- eral weeks before the caucus of last Tuesday, he continued: T want to reaff1rm what have
 said in previous speeches that no competent city official has anything to
 fear through my election "If I am elected mayor of New
 Britain. I will do my duty without fear or favor.
 .,..I have too high regard for the
 office of mayor and my duty to the | people of New Britain to disregard | aolilty ana knowledge in city affairs. Business Administration. | II have determined, if elected, to 1 conduct the office of mayor on busi-
 ness lines regardless of political in- ] fluence.
 l F Tt has been said that I would not listen to advice or consult with any one on city affairs.
 l ''This on the face of it is ridiculous. do not know it all and have never l pretended to, and man who will not listen to good advice or wise coun- l sel Is not the man I personally would l vote for, for mayor of the city of l New Britain.
 II have had wide business experi- erce, having entered business at the age of eighteen and have never seen the time when I was not willing to
 seek and listen to good advice. Tt has been said the mayorship of the city is too sacred to be made a political football of and I agree that this is true, and 1t Is also true that the office is too sacred to be made pawn of in the game of political bar ter and exchange. Every citizen of New Britain has
 right to aspire to the office and should one or more men aspire to the office, that will not shame the office or render it less sacred in the eyes of the people.
 Do Not Split Ticket. "I have entered the lists for the office. have won my right to enter
 the final race and I ask the support
 of every loyal republican in the city
 of New Britain and any other citizen of New Britain who believes in good. sound. economical business ad-
 ministration.
 1T have always supported the re- publican ticket and in the crisis of 1912 no republican was more loyal to
 his party than I.
 II do not ask your support as
 favor. I ask it as my right as your
 candidate for mayor nominated by
 the largest republican caucus ever held in the city of New Britain. ''If we are to have a party then the
 nominees of your caucus must be supported on election day.
 There will be no split in the party,
 contrary to democratic hopes. The re- publican party will present solid
 front on Tuesday next and elect all the
 candidates by one thousand majority"
 President K. c. Goodwin of the Con-
 solidated Republican clubs, said he
 was disappointed. personally, because
 one of the candidates for the nomina-
 ton for mayor had not received the
 endorsement of the voters, "but that is
 of little consequence,'' he continued