New Britain herald., 1918-06-25

council as councilman from the fourth ward. He represented that ward ill 1905 and 1906, when he resigned be- cause he moved out of the ward and in 1912 again broke into active politics when he was elected as alderman in the common council. He served one term, enlivening that period by a series of sensational civic investiga- tions. In 1914 he secured the repub- lican nomination for mayor in one of the most exciting party caucuses the city ever witnessed. So exciting and confusing was this caucus that the re- publican party never held another but changed to the primary method At this time Howard M. Steele and Edwin w. Schultz were opposing candidates for the nomination and it was only after three ballots were taken that MT. QulSley was nominated.
 In the ensuing campaign Mr. Quig- ley defeated Joseph M Halloran. then mayor, by 1860 votes, one of the largest majorities ever accorded a re- publican candidate. Again in 1916 the mayor secured the republican nomi- nation without contest and defeated his democratic rival, Ernest w. Pelton
 
 he defeated both M. Irving Jester and Luther NJ. Barnes, republican aspi- rants, decisiyely, and was again nonli- mated. He once more swept the city and despite the fact that upwards of goo voters were out of the city in the army or navy he defeated his rival, pr. J. r. Martin, by about 1,170 votes It is significant that every ambition M .lN (A11i io,1O realized only after the hardest kind of battle and the fact that he has earned the republican nomination for congress without contest, he says. spurs him on to only greater efforts in the coming campaign against Con- gressman Augustine M. Lonergan, who will be nominated by the democratic party.
 Mayor Quigley was married in 1907 and has two children, a boy and a girl. The family makes it's homo at the corner of Maple and Whiting streets in the old Charles Corbin home
 To Make Big Fight.
 Already Mayor Quigley has made tentative plans for his comine cano- paign and will shortly open political headquarters in Hartford, New Britain and Bristol, the three cities where he plans to wage the most energetic hShts. He feels that in New Britain he will be accorded support by the re- pubHcans, with many of the demo- crats also supporting him. In Hart lord he hopes to be able to assist in reunltlng the scattered republican forces and to gain back not only the republican votes, but also to make a material cut into Congressman Loner- gan's majority. It is in Hartford that he will have the greatest battle. since Congressman Lonergan is a Hartford man and is very popular there In brlstol, too, Mayor Quigley plans to wage an active campaign.
 Political Talk About Town.
 Politics. the greatest maker of small talk, is coming into it's own, especially in the republican ranks Gossip indi- cates that there has at least been some discussion relative to the fall campaign. One rumor is to the effect that George W. Klett leader of the senate last term, is to seek election as representative with George NJ. Landers, democrat, as his running mate. This would serve to fuse the republicans and dem ocrats in the city. especially since the republicans are to endorse Judge B. F. Gaffney for judge of probate Should Senator klett go to the house it is ex- pected that he would make a fight for election as speaker to succeed Frank Healy of Windsor Locks, who is said to be slated for attorney general on the state tjcltet