New Britain herald., 1916-03-18
Town Topics

and their energetic entrance into the foliuca1 arena will n,. come untll after their city convention on April ,, when nominations will be made. Town talk Indicates .hnt the names of bofh Ernest w. Pelton and Edward j.; filling will be mentioned for the maNorality nomination., An uncon~ tlrmed, but persistent rumor that an a,tcnpt is to be made tU induce the II on. George NJ. LanGers to Heconsid. CT and permit his name to head the ticket is not given muc,l credence. 1t is not thought likely that the former n:~yCr would agree al;houSl hc '; aN:1ltted the strongest possible cAn- dldEte the demOcrai, COUul have, ill their attempt to retrieve the prestige l''t two years ago. The only h1her nan who has been scrlOHsly mcHrioncd a ; l possibility is W. L.. Damon aNl he has positively decljncI to CCns'L. CT *u; :. a proposition This leH\ts Ll 1tjtoi and MT. Alilu%, 10th of whom have declared their willingness to be candidates and huth >t whom are known as prominent ana. loyal dem- ocrats. Possibly Mr. filling has had tlIe most experience in public life as he has already been a democrat tic ncminee for city clerk A&d has also been chairman of the sa fery board. Mr. lelton'S cXperencc is local politics has been as memo Der of the charity board where he incurred the cnntN of Mayor Quigley and therefore lest his position even as iid Nr. Allin3 un ~, between the two men makes either D. them a formidable opponent for Mayor Quigley should he be the re- publican choice. Mr. Peiron is under. stood to have the town committees support.
 Action of the democratic town com mlttee in choosing Judge William r. Maheah chalrman has strengthened the party no little bit. Judge Mangan, aiNays hustllng and hard working democrat, will make an ideal leader lie knows the game both as a parti- clpant and as an officer of the com hl'ttee, his acquaintance is large as he Is most democratic democrat; ant, il' past record is enviabic. Not only among the party leaders is his choice
 
 the people it is bein;, received with favura blc comment-anI that is what CC'lrts.
 Tax Collector Berna.iOtfe lIOOmis is to be congratulated upnl. the efficient manner in which he hu3 conducted ms office during the past two years. lie Is a republican but has SD pleased both hls own party and the dcm Ucrats that he evidently WiU Lc recie&ted without opposition. Democratic Reg ister Thomas Smith will A}sc be re- elected by the democr.tts Wllhort con test.
 From 4 republican standpoint the past week has seemed to have given added strength to the QuiglCy cam paiSn. Probably the strongest re- publican candidate, the present mayor is said to have grown stronger and the action of both E. W. Suhultz and II. M. Steele, rivals of two years ago, III endorsing him and pi2lGiry their support to his campaIST has hcIptd him considerably. So has q publica- tion in widely circulated labor paper, a Sklng his return 10 the naNOr's chair and terming him he friend of inc Workingman, Reports that .. r. Curtis, QuigleN's rival. may possibly vii hdraw has likewise boomed the G. A. e. stock. The belief is that NIT. Curtis, who is certn;nl>' conduct ing a most unique cam pa;:;r, caused this report to go Ouj as T 'fecler, But the willy old fox oi politics has said not d word himSHif. His plans are unknown and if he does not Witii- draw it is certain thai ne will nave $ 'ipcthing up his sIcVNN besides i,;- nrr: which he will laun(n at tho QuigleN hosts at the proper moment Should Curtis WithdrIW QuigInv will rcr' ainlN havc plain @Yi'inc until i1n reaches the polls on cic"Iin'l jil,. for til" republicans will not b. able. at :, moments notice. to pie; willing man strong enough pOIlrjC"!Iv to cope with the present inrlumhcn How ever. as Curtis real strength and plans are unknown it js pussinI, only |" rcitcr"tc tho talk f 1hc rank and file which regards QuiHlcr as Inc log 1cal and probable chr;cc for The (; c. r. hcrc
 Notice that thc caucus for tn. narr- Ing of the republican town rommitteo Is 10 hc held several day; before ib, primaries should not he mi;s,,rdrr- stood to mean that the prHSCnt com, m1ttce may bc embarra ~St1 if ti,, | present committee is not rn~cirr1c,I tn., members will hold over ur;il mex; roIl ana thus finish the rirulicn ,hr, have just launched
 tue l'Puo'lcah contest for registrar o1 voters is fast hcNclopins. info ., battle for blood botWccn inc ,-.7o,, William SrhcUN: the present incun,- i bent. William Eicslor and tho new i comor, John Halln. Each man is !