New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
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war we are in politics. At least we cannot forget politics. We have it everywhere,-in Washington, in Hart ford. in New Britain, even in Windsor Locks. Warming up to the situation the Bridgeport Post now drags forth the possibility of Speaker Frank E. Healy running for Congress from this district on the republican ticket when the slate is made up in 1918. Tt now seems to be definitely agreed in republican circles throughout the state,'' ventures the Post. that Speaker Healy will be the republican candidate for Congress in the first District in 1918." To which the Hartford Times counter comments as fo1lows:-"This rumor is frequently heard in the district, but Mr. Healy does not pass Judgment on the srumor. However 1t may be received in other places it is thought that it produces mixed feelings in New Brit ain, the second largest electorate in the district. That is to be expected since the republican politicians of the city hope the nomination will go to their community and that either Mayor Quigley or Senator Klett will be the nominee"
 There is no mistake about that. Any rumor of Speaker Healy's Ambitions in this particular direction must pro- duce mixed feelings in New Brit this city do hope. and hope heartily, that the nomination will make its initial bow here and that the recipient of it's smiles and favors will be either Mayor Quigley or Senator Klett, both of whom have been polishing up their best political charms for To these many years. There would be no moro welcome visitor to either of these camps than the nomination to Con- gress even though the republican ticket is not wreathed in the same old ring of roses. nor enshrouded in the old-time brilliancy The mixed feelings which such nomination, or even the 'rumors of such a nomina- ton produce are quite aside from the main case. If either one of the two Georges receive the nomination there is fear for the safety of the city.-not that they are incapable of handling the interests of this conn., munity in the legislative halls of Washington,-we do not say that but because of the personal am bitions to be considered. There is not enough hardware manufactured in New Brit ain, the greatest of all hardware centers, to represent the feelings of either one of these two stalwart party men who might lose out. The celebrat- ed Dick to Dick letters would then be replaced by 8 series of George to George epistles that would rank with the Pickwick papers or. some other equally as notable documents.
 There used to be a story going the rounds to the effect that old P. Davis Oakley, who some time ago relin- quished his plush seat in the Congress sional halls, was saving the place for George A. Quigley. That is. there is supposed to have been an understand ingD Oakley was merely holding down the place in Washington until the Mayor got tired of running things here. Then, George A. was to get the nomination and go down to Wash ington where, he has every reason to believe he belongs. But that was in the good old days,-just before the light ming struck. Then along came Wood row Wilson for reelection and running on the same track with the Wilson
 party was gentleman from this dis trict named Augustine Lonergan. And Lonergan upset the plans, if there
 were such plans, of MT. Oakley and MT. Quigley. That is, Lonergan de- feated Oakley and thus prevented Oakley from holding down the job knew all these things is now mili- tary secret He has had a censorship on all news of that kind for some time; but, they do say all these ar
 engagements were complete so far as they went. That being so, it might
 be that some arrangements were then made whereby the nomina l tion was held in abeyance for George Quigley. and not George Klett. However, these thing are not for us, they being merely in the realm of rumor. There are some things which 1 are even beyond the scope of clair YpYaucA AS Rin Van Winlxfe,s frau