New Britain herald., 1915-09-09
Pla1nV1ue News HARMONY PREVAILS
 AT PARTY CAUCUS
Democrats Select ". C. Hart to
 Make Run for SeleCtman
NOT A CONTEST DEVELOPS

Voters Adopt Suggestions of Leaders Hart Expresses Appreciation Bristol Drunk Wanders in Path 1 Of Freight Train.
 | Harmony and confidence were mo- l ticeable characteristics of the demo- cratic caucus held last evening in the ! Town Hall There was not a single contest and the make up of the ticket to be used at the October
 election was entirely in accord with the predictions of the town commit tee members. Their suggestions re- ceived the endorsement of the voters
 and the selection of candidates took
 but a short time.
 William C. Hart was made the
 party's candidate for first selectmar
 Frederick s. Spencer agreeing to be
 his running mate. MT. Hart was
 selected by exclamation on the sug-
 gestion of Minton A. Norton, chair man of the town committee. The opinion seemed to prevail that the former sheriff will make an ideal
 candidate and some of the voters ex- pressed the belief that he will be elected
 The nominations made by the cau-
 GUS follow:
 Town Clerk-William L. Cafferty. Town Treasurer-William s. Eaton Selectmen-William c. Hart and Frederick s. Spencer. Board of Relief-Three years,
 Frank G. Osborne; two years, John D. Flannagan; one year, Edward P. Prior.
 Consta stables-Cornelius Downing, AL
 bert Sturgeon, Stephen Leonard and
 Gaetno Casciello.
 Grand Jurors-Minton A. Norton
 and Giles c. Buell..
 Assessor-Oliver H. Robertson. Collector of Taxes-Giles c. Buell.. Registrar-A. D. Cady. School Commttee-John c. Gar rity.
 Auditor-Frank G. Osborne. Library Director-Rev Robert H. Burton.
 The ticket will have very familiar appearance, practically all the nom inees having made the run at the election last year. The failure of the caucus to renominate Henry David for constable occasions no sur prise as 1t was said several days ago that the democrats planned to drop him. lie Will probably be named for that position, however. by the re- publicans.
 MT. Hart, the party's choice for selectman, although republican was in attendance at the caucus. He ex- pressed his appreciation of the nom ination and promised to do all in his power to win at the polls. Albert H. Dresser served as chair
 man of the gathering and William L. Cafferty was clerk. Couldn't Be Me"-Peterson. Although Constable Marine testi- fled that brakemen had saved Sal Peterson of Bristol from death under
 the wheels of freight train, late
 last fight subsequently, asking the policeman to take him out the dan ger zone, the man himself this morn l ing denied in court that he had even
 been on the railroad tracks. Tt
 couldn't be me. It must have been
 some other fellow" he declared. While in an intoxicated condition Peterson had wandered to the tres tie spanning the Pequabuck river, , near the passenger station, and he was lying prone on the tracks when the crew of an approaching freight discovered him.
 The accused entered a plea of guilty in court this morning. He be- longs in Bristol. Last evening when he got through his work he went to New Britain for a glass of beer, in tending to return in a short time for supper. An empty stomach he thought was his undoing for after ,s..1y L. L.. L .,s,
 About midnight he was picked up on the southington road by an auto ist who brought him to the depot in time to catch the last train for Bris- tol. He waited but a short time and returned to the center, Officer Marine bringing him back few min tues later. He finally missed the train and fell on the tracks.
 As Sessions Clock Shop where Pet erson is employed, the superintendent advised Grand Juror S. S. Gwillim that the accused has a good record. For that reason Justice Condell was inclined to be lenient. He imposed a fine of $1 and costs, amounting to $S.01. Officer Marine accom- panied Peterson to Bristol, the lat ter having expressed a wish to get the money to pay his fine rather than go to jail.
 Temperance People Active.
 Formal opening of the campaign against John Barleycorn was made yesterday when the temperance advo- cates put in circulation petition for @ vote on the license question at the October election. The paper was passed among employees of the Trum- bull Electric company and it is said | that there was but little difficulty in | securing signatures.
 The campaign will be on in earnest i