New Britain herald., 1918-03-11
JESTER ADVOCATES
 EXECUTIVE BOARD
Would Seek Advice Of Others in
 Governing City
MAKES FEW PROMISES
But What Promises He Docs Make the Second Warden Says He Pro- poses to Keep-Tells Voter His Aims and Intentions.

poses to Keep-TelIs Voter His
 Aims and Intentions.
 Driving home with force the fact
 that the supporting plank of his
 platform will be radically opposed to
 the "one man power" methods
 l which he claims Mayor Quigley has
 practised, Alderman M. Irving Jester,
 l candidate for nomination for mayor On the republican ticket, today is- sued a lengthy statement of his aims, l Not only does Alderman Jester prom l ise the people that if elected to the | highest office in the city he will not try to run things himself, and will 1 consult counsel on all important matters, but he also will not under l any condition think of politics in
 making appointments. If elected, l Alderman Jester says he will appoint
 men to commission who are capable, Jester's Eleven Principles. l While he does not announce it as
 platform, nevertheless Alderman
 Jester, in the following statement
 of his intentions if elected mayor,
 says some things that will be of in | terest to the electors:
 l "Each of our corporations has it's board of directors, president his 1 cabinet, and I have received so many 1 assurances of support from men l whose advice is sought and accepted l as sound in the councils of the vari- ous civic organizations in our city, 1 county and state, that I have deter I mined if elected to call to my aid hWhat might be called an executive board, in the conduct of the affairs l of the municipality during my term of mayor, to deliberate and reflect as to the best method of handling important questions to the advantage of our entire city, which from time
 to time arise. These gentlemen will
 not be politicians in any sense of the l word, but men who have made suc- cess in their own business, who have
 made a study of social and political affairs, and whose advice can but be beneficial to our city as whole. ITO offer a platform, so to speak, just at this time is not my intention. T will strive to give the people an administration complying with the laws now in force and to suggest from time to time such new laws as in my judgment will benefit the largest 1 number of our citizens.
 1T will be in readiness at all times, with an open mind, to listen to those interested in city affairs.
 "I will favor and work for the enforcement of the civil service laws. "I will consider capacity, capability
 and mental equipment, making for satisfactorily service, in my appoint l ments of members to the various | commissions.
 "I will use every effort to conduct 1 the city's affairs along business in- stead of political lines.
 q will insist from the comnis- sions and committees a careful fol- 1 lowing of our charters provisions and
 a strict accounting of all moneys ex- l pended.
 'I will insist that the city receive 1 full value for all moneys expended 1 and that there shall be no waste or | loss through favoritism, lack of abil- l ity, carelessness, impossible schemes l political manipulation, unnecessary l expenditures of extravaganza. 'I will, with the assistance of ad- | visors, consider and examine new l and untried propositions avoiding l impra ctical experiments made at the | cost of the taxpayers
 'T will endeavor to see that the 1 expenses of the city are kept within 1 it's income, reducing if possible its 1 floating and bonded indebtedness. [ Frankly, prefer to make but few 1 promises, and it is my intention to carry out and execute any that I 60 1 make"
 1 Jester Gains Strength. 1 That the Jester campaign has l gained some noticeable strength dur l ing the past week is today claimed by i some of his supporters. It is inti | mated that he will have a large ma l iority of the Swedish vote and it is l also stated a good many of the Ger ! man citizens are looking with favor l upon his campaign. In addition to l this. it is said that MT. Jester has the 1 hacking of at least one large manu- 1 ia curing concern.
 1 Mr testers political agent, Edward l NJ Pratt, is now busily engaged in l working out the final plans of his 1 campaign and within a few days some 1 political excitement may be expected. At this time, however, it is pre- | oicted by all of the parties concerned 1 that the campaign will be devoid of l any mud-slingin Both Mayor Quig ] ley and MT. Jester profess friendship | for each other as man to man and l do not intend to indulge in unpleasant ] personalities. Likewise, Luther M. l campaign Is determined to conduct l his political battles in the open and l is opposed to mud-slinging.