New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
DEMOCRATS HEAR
CANDIDATE PELTON
Present Administration Handled
Like Football in Fifth Ward

The banner rally from an attend
ance standpoint was held by the fifth
| ward dem ocrats last evening in Skri-
tulsky's hail. it being estimated that
| close to 400 persons were on hand
! when Chairman Philip g. Mcintyre
| called the meeting to order. In his
| opening remarks he said that it was
! with pleasure that he addressed SUCH
q large gathering, particularly as the
/ ward had been looked upon by some
| as lost to the democrats, but after VIII
| Messing such q gathering and the en-
| thusiasm in which the people seemed
tc be filled with, it appeared to him as
an indication of evidences that at the
| coming election the party of the
/ people, would be returned to power
| in the ward by the election of two
| dem ocratic member of the council.
His remarks were greeted with
! storm Of applause.
Andrew Cherpacl1, one of the hust-
! ling workers in the ward was called
/ upon to preside as chairman of the
! meeting and after a few brief re-
marks, he introduced Chairman w. r.
Mangan of the democratic town COM
nlittee.
Tax Rate Bumped.
Judge Mangan congratulated the
voters in the ward for the interest they
are manifesting in the politics of
their ward. There are two parties at
present. the democrats and the repub-
leans, and the former parry has ever
been considered as mudslngers, they
dc however, claim tho right to
criticise the party in power, when
promises of good administration have
been violated.
Judge Mangan called attention to
the two men now seeking nomination
On the republican ticket. one the
present head Of the administration
and the other a councilman. On their
past records the speaker said they
must be judged. During the cam
palgn of the mayor two years ago, he
promised to keep the tax rate down,
but when next July 1, rolls around,
what he has achieved in this line will
be evident to the property owners,
when they are forced to pay an extra
three mill tax on their little homes
for which many of them had worked
hard to secure.
About That Saving.
Lafayette street furnished the
speaker with a subject to ridicule the
eek of the mayor about street i'm
provements. Persons who do not re-
side on the street, who DO not have to
pay the assessment that has been
levied for the work. are loud in their
condemnation of the work. SO much
for Mayor Quigley's claims OF better
streets as contained in his platform
p1anks, which he now pats himself on
the chest and tries to tell the public
Iii. f,,r,
one of the reasons why he should be
returned to power.
Was Quigley Bluffing?
The speaker characterized the
statements of the mayor as being re-
sponsble for the North End trolley
line as a bluff He referred his lis
toner's to q republican paper who has
in it's columns gave the bulk of the
credit for the extension to Senator
George M. Landers. He also ridi-
culed the talk of cheaper telephone,
Insurance and other rates which were
not obtainable at the mere order of
the city's executive. when he told
YOU he would get them for you, he
either didn't know what he was talk
ing about or else he was bluffing."
Who the republicans select was of
little concern to the democrat, the
speaker said, for any man they select,
the democrats will beat. He said that
he would like to hear from Council
man Curtis as to what he had done
in the common council rather than so
much as to what Mayor Quigley has
not done. In concluding his remarks
he paid a tribute to E. w. Pelton, who
he said in all probability would be
the choice of the party for mayor,
! saying that he was a clean, upright
man, and those who did not know him
! TO learn about him from those who
work with him in the Stanley Works.
| The speakers remarks were received
With a storm of applause which
| lasted for several minutes.
Why He Is a Democrat.
Mr.. Pelton was next called on for
| remarks, and the announcement of
! his name was vociferously cheered.
| He said he has always been member
Of the democratic party, because he
believes in it's pronciples, and that it
has always been the party Of the peo-
pie. In the past the Fifth ward has
lacked organization, but he hoped
| that a good strong club would be
| gotten together, where work thai
| would prove beneficial to the party
can. be carried out Systematically
especially among the young voters of
| the ward. When the democratic par
ty was in power several years ago, a
! careful administration was the result
| taxes were kept down and the money
was carefully spent. The republicans.
however, with the promises made two