New Britain herald., 1915-03-01

but this fact has been kept from the public by Congressman Lonergan for some reason unknown. Action on the recommendation is expected today
 when, it is believed, President Wilson
 will appoint NIr Delaney and submit
 his name to the United States senate
 fo" confirmation.
 News of the recommendation spread
 like wild fire today Men close *o
 Congressman Loncrgan allowed inc secret to leak out In a few minutes
 the news was all over town and MT.
 Delaney's telephone was busy with
 calls of inquiry asking if the news was
 true. He was unable to state this
 morning with any degree of positive
 ness that it was true but he admitted that he had heard from authorities who are in the congressman confi- dencc that his name had gone in.
 End of Big Political Fight.
 As was said previously, if further complications do pot arise this will bring to a conclusion one or the greatest political fights ever waged in New Britain, a fight that has been @o- ing on for months. There have been numerous candidates but it was gen eraliy accepted by the public that Con greTsman Tonergan's selection would be either MT Delaney, John O'Neill, editor Of tho Herald; X-MaE- or Joseph M. Iialioran or cX-Senator John NJ. Brady. This is by no mems all the names mentioned as possibili- ties. any number of dark horses be ing trotted out now and thcn by a Hartford morning paper which wa3 making d desperate probability. i
 Eactio1s Spring Up.
 Democracy in this city was divided into camps oyer the postmaatcrship although little bitterncas was shown. Partisan spirits were content to work : for their respective candidates and to give them their conscientious suppo"t without engaging in any acrimonious disputes with those who were work ing for other candidates The prin- cipals in the contest havo not all shown the same Gpirit, some Of them animosity towards the others as the fight waNed warm. A far as is known, most of them were ! on speaking terms.
 Long before Congressman LoneT- gan's defeat last November, d mum Der of citizens had their lines laid for he office. Not until December. as ar as the public knows. was there ,nv official recognition from Congress nan Lonergan of the New Britain Coa- est. It was in tilat monthp ie congress- nan had a conference or the four eading candidates in Hartford and le laid down rules and regulations or the game. Imm ediately after wards petitions began to bud forth. II the candidates with the exception l If Mir O'NeilI circulating them. 'hcrc is hardly citizen of any stand ng in the community who was not at one time or another i or his namc by the lieutonantS of | hose who were circulating them and { many humorous situations arose, as if ! E known that many signed their I ames to every petition presented to t hem.
 Loncrgan's Mail Increases. 4
 Letters by the bushel have been ] 2 eccivcd by Congressman Loncrgan g ndorsing various of the candidatcs ( III were emphatic and, positive. that 4 g he candidate for whom they were [ ,ritten was the best qualified to iii ' he office of postmaster. Many of 8 hese letters were the result of sin r ere beliefs on the part Of their au- $ 1ors. who were aCtuated by desire } see New Britain have a solid busi- css administration and whose mo- I yes wore not inspired by any polit!- ali lcaningS. While Congressman