New Britain herald., 1916-03-30
QUIGLEy AND1
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Councilman Plays Ad1 Mayor Busy Deld
REYNOLDS GIVES RH
Elliott Furnishes Divera| Quigley Campaign, H
 -"Rutherford, Supan
 Servant Playing Polifl<


 Servant Playing PolifIT |
 The merry little gaux campaign talks being iraA the candidates on the re grows warmer each day pears to be a case of jll feature after another. Tn of the press recently theT all article showing where Curtis talk had been intax5 a business man who put questions that caused mora in the political world.
 this episode passed then at8 one of the staunchest friendz c. A. Quigley, in the pers07x Councilman George F.. Ellf@j terrupts the councilman M marks at the Stanley Rs1Fz company, and who showed \ ton 10 debate with the spes& he was abruptly cut short. ttcular attention seemed to cd him as he contlued to tA ,2aL SC of the outbreak by 4 of the mayor was due to a mace by the speaker in 5 work being done on streets x never ordered by tn counciI.8 Reynolds Retracts.l Councilman Curtis said tla his intention during the nd talks to make statements wh3 back, and in which the nruni| ords will back him. At a red ing MT. Curtis told of the cd which Hugh Reynolds threa start by some statements. wA branded by the speaker as for which he demanded a Il iie read the following Ie.tea
 New Britain, C1 March 39 O. F. Curtis, Esq,
 City.
 Dear Sir:-In reply to yc of March 28, 1916, in whi stated that I accused you of ing q sale of the city pro Commercial street several v for $12,000.0O, when in real 100000 could be secured, w l retract said statement and d made in regard to the sale property at a less price than secured. I did not intend any statement refiecting on yc acter or integrity or to qu, ahy way your connection VI sale, and I would be glad to a in any way that a good cit serves.
 Yours very truly, (Signed) HUGH REIN
 Not Machine Candidate
 MT. Curtis said that it ha called to his attention that hi, ent had told his listeners at tf shop Tuesday that he (Curtis machine candidate and was al favored for the nomination third ward.
 Now l do not know ab, third ward, but I do know tha not asked for the support of chine (so called) neither do which way the manufacturers ing to vote. My opponent has out his administration told :, he did not favor bringing poIj the conduct of city affairs. his political manager? Art Rutherford, building inspecto by the city of New Britain year.
 Recently circular was around the town containing the things that the city execut done for a certain nationality. Curtis said that from eighteen | ty names were signed to the and they were either members of the city commissions, or e were identified with holders commissions through business atiVes.
 "I am alone in this fight for Six years ago I won out in a at the state armory in as fair test as was ever conducted in t I did not have the machine V then. What I want is the sur the people of New Britain in a to give good clean business a tration.
 Dwelling on the much moo question, MT. Curtis recalled il form of Mayor Quigley two yei when he promised to work for CT rate of taxes. Tn a session common council when a I came up for discussion he said formed the members of the that passage of it would mean crease in taxes to IT IA mills. that time Mayor Quigley left to come down on the floor chamber to deny it. Howevt present tax rate of 19 6-10 mi sample of the work of the city utive in keeping down the ta,
 "He tells you that the state to be paid this year. but he tell you that the county tax q have to be paid this year. He tell you that Tax Collector Loo earnest attention to his dutie. been successful in collecting more than previous years. F not lay any claim to electin said Curtis.