New Britain herald., 1916-09-15
PaaInViaIe News
JOHNSON AGAIN ID
 LEAD REPUBLICANS

SCHOOLS COST TOWN $15,tN G. O. P. Office Holders Are Named to Succeed Themselves - Democrat
 Gets Place on Ticket-Sundav
 School to Resume Sessions Sunday. Endorsing the administration of k First Selectman William J. Johnson, the republicans at their caucus in the town building last evening gave him a una nimou renOmination, the faithful few'' who gathered to participate in the business of the session, extending to him the compliment of placing his name as the partys standard bearer by exclamation. Running with him will be the other present office holders, all of whom were given a vote of confidence by the meeting. Not in years has the caucus at
 which the town ticket Is prepared at tracted so little attention. The abso- | lute lack of contests and the willing ness of the republicans in general to ! continue the present representa- tives of the people in their respective positions kept down the attendance and less than twenty-five of the Vot- | CTS were present.
 1 The ticket which the republicans | will offer at the October election with | the exception of the library director 1 ship which will be looked after by the
 town committee, follows:
 Selectmen-William J. Johnson and l Charles H. Calor.
 Assessors-Frank T. Wheeler, Oli-
 yer H. Robertson and l.. B. Tucker.
 Board of relief-A. H. Condel and l James Simpson.
 Collector of taxes-William J. Hem l i.lgway.
 1 Treasurer-Charles w. Hird. l Registrar of voters-I P. Newell. l School committee-L. H. Mills. 1 Grand jurorsS. S. Gwi1lim and S.
 P. Williams.
 1 Constables-Henry David, Philip
 Marino, Albert Anderson and John l Pease.
 The caucus was devoid of many of the features which make similar ses- sions interesting: The dropping of l. P. Newell as registrar of voters was suggested but failed of passage. s. s. GWillim who fathered the thought, expressed the opinion that the party needs young man for the position. Mir Newell, who has served in that capacity for a great many years, is making his home in New Britain, al- though he maintains his residence here and MT. Gwillim opined that his successor should be named. A. H. Condell declared that if Mr. Gwillim or any one else could suggest a more capable man, he was willing to favor the change, but he believed MT. New elrs work to be satisfactory and he thought the party would make no mis- take in re-nominating him. A mo- ton for Mr. Newells nomination Was then carried.
 At the suggestion of MT. Condell, MT. Robertson, a democrat, was nomi- mated as assessor. MT. Robertson served last year under a vacancy fill ing an appointment by selectmen and recognizing the value of his services, the republicans gave him a place on their ticket. Under the law there is 10 minority representation on the board and the republican majority here is sufficiently large to insure the election of it's candidates
 MT. Condell also spoke for the re- nomination of the present consta bles. He declared that he has been in a po- stion to know what work the consta- bles have been doing and he is satis- fled with the results of their efforts
 No one in the hall could say posi- lively whose term as library director expired or whether the death of H. A. Fisher necessitated the nominating of two men for places on the commit tee. Consequently the caucus voted 10 permit the town committee to make the nomination
 S. s. Gwillim served as chairman of the gathering.
 Commissioners Named.
 Judge Thomas A. Welch of South ington, Judge Frederick A. Scott of Terryville and John B. Minor of this place, were appointed commissioners to pass on the bill of Dr. J. c. Tanner against the estate of Frank S. Neal after hearing held in the probate court late yesterday afternoon. Dr. Tanner presented a claim of $527 for medical services rendered MT. Neal