New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
PlainVille News ITALIANS ID TALK
 0N LICENSE ISSUE Marine Calls Meeting to Be Held
 At HiSHOme Tomorrow DOCTOR ALLOWED BUT $S92

Raids-Commission Gut Dr. Tan l ner's Claim-May Nominate Gray.
 That efforts are being made to get
 the Italian voters to take up the
 cudgel against license by using the
 raids on the homes of a number of | their cOuntrymen as Q lever to pry | them towards the opposition became
 generally known today when a call
 was issued for a meeting o1 men of
 that nationality to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O at the home of Jo- seph Marine on Maple street. l Leaders of the faction which is re- sponsible for the proposed gathering have made no announcement as to the purpose of the meeting but it was reported around the streets today that l the matter of throwing the Italian 1 strength towards nO-Icense is to be l one of the principal topics of discus 1 sion.
 Italian citizens who were ap- preached regarding the proposed ses- sion this morning were rather indif- 1 ferent concerning it. They admitted having heard of a plan for conclave but they declared that their country
 men as a whole were not in sympathy
 with the movement and that very small number of them will attend. \ The so-called Italian vote has or dinarily been figured as favorable to license and the "wets' expect to get it again this year. The scheme to change it to the "drys," Is is said, is built on the liquor raids of Sun day, a report having been quietly cir 1 II
 lice was due to complaints made by 1 the saloonkeepers.
 The Italian colony is wrought up 1 over the wholesale arrests made by Chief Egan's men and the subsequent | convictions in court. The Italians contend that not more than two, and certainly less than four of the men arrested, have been making a business 1 of selling at their homes and they ] feel that the others were unfairly | treated by the authorities. Conse- | quently if they learn who was respon- | sble for the complaint, they are li- | able to seek revenge.
 ! Some of the spokesmen for the Italians declared this morning. that but little credence is given in the colony to the claim that the saloon- keepers were concerned in any way in the raids and tomorrow's meeting will make no change in their vote In fact they argued that the Italian 1 vote will again be found with tho ''Yes' ballots on election day. l Advocates of no-license deny that l they are responsible for the report l spread among the Italians. They de- 1 clare that they had nothing to do with 1 the state pO1icemens visit and they have no information as to the source l of complaints.
 l May Nominate Cray. 1 Delegates to the democratic conven- tion of the fifth senatorial district will l meet in Southington tomorrow to 1 nominate the party's candidate for l senator.
 Several names have been suggested in connection with the selection but | that of James Cray, Bristol's former mayor, figures most prominently. MT. i Cray was said a week ago to be | averse to making the run but it was | reported today that friends had pre- vailed upon him to accept the nom ination, should it be rendered him.
 Local democrats figure MT. Cray as 1 their best bet. While the fifth dis trfct Is strongly republican, and there 1 Is admittedly but little chance for the | democratic nominee for senator. fol- 1 lowers of Wilson concede that the l Bristol man would make a better l showing at the polls than any other man who could be picked from among the names mentioned. MT. Cray would undoubtedly carry his own city by substantial plurality and would also run well in Plainville. He Is well known here and has many friends would tender him a compl- mentary vote
 May Enter Garter. 1 That Edward T. Carter will be en-. tered in the race for the republican 1 nomination for representative before the caucus next month is now gener- l ally expected, although Mr. Carter | himself has made no announcement
 concerning his attitude. Following
 Frank T. Wheeler's declaration that he would not consider accepting the
 nomination himself came the an-
 nouncement of the candidacy of Will
 liam J. Simpson, who at the present
 time is alone in the field.
 The entrance of Mr. Carter wou11
 1iven things up considerably He B l one of the towns most popular cit- l 1zens and is recognized as one of the l republicans best vote-getters M~ Simpson also has many loyal friends l who would stick to him to the last
 in a contest
 Mr. Carter has represented the
 town at two consecutive sessions of
 the legislature. In some quarters
 there is a belief that Mr. Simpson
 should be given a chance. He has
 been a hard worker for the party for
 years and his friends say he is de- serving of some recognition for his l services. A contest between the Simn-
 son and Carter followers would prove ! one of the most interesting political