New Britain herald., 1918-06-15

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 On the state ticket the republicans ! look for an easy victory next fall, l since Governor M. H. Holcomb will 1 head the ticket. The congressional 1 fight will be a, spirited one however, 1 with both the republicans and the democrats out for blood. Congress- man Lonergan, backed by the demo- cratic administration and at present in office, has 8, aiight advantage, the more so since there is no big issue at stake this fall, the slogan at Washington being to back up the ad~ ministratiOn and win the war. The republicans believe that despite this ! handicap, the mayor of New Britain vii! have a good fighting chance, and they argue that two years ago is no criterion for this fall. Congressman Lonergan was elected in the demo- cratic landslide for Woodrow Wilson. and won out by a majority of 1,629. Right here in New Britain, roga rded as one of the tishtest little republi- can stroneholds in the state, Ir. Oakley received only a stingy little majority of 457. while iii Hartford MT, Lonergan romped away witl4 al- most all the votes, his majority hav- ing been 3,627. Tn Bristol the dem- ocratic nominee had only 100 ma jority. With these figures in mind the republican dopesters are trying to figure how Quigley can beat Lon- ergan.
 If the mayor can take a majority of 1900 votes out of New Britain, and can in turn capture Bristol, which has promised him it's republi- can support, it will cut down Loner- san's assured lead in Hartford ma- teriallyA Added to this, If the mayor can make any progress at all in Windsor Locks, and can pile up a few votes of his own in Suffeld and the other outlying districts. his packers feel that he has all excellent chance of getting the election.
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 The increased railroad fare be- tween this city and Hartford takes the service back just about 20 years Previous to about 1927 the railroad fare between Hartford and New Brit ain was 30 cents, and , cents via Berlin Later, when the trolley com pany became a real competitor with the New Haven road, the company installed the old third rail system. This is familiar to many and from about 1897 and thereafter for about In years New bflTaIn GeOpIe enJONed the best service between here and Hartford that they have ever had. All day long 9 thirty minute head-Way was maintained between here and i Hartford and this city and Bristol. l The third rail was an electric system l with heavy cars, driven by motors i which took the current from 8 third ] rail between the two outside rails. | The cars were clean and the service 1 speedy, the run to Hartford taking 1 about 20 minutes. Tn the summer 1 open cars were used and many are 1 the people who still remember these l big cars with two and three run 1 ming boards, The third rail was also 1 used on the Berlin branch. Whether 1 unJustlv or not, many people still be- 1 HeTe that some New Britain business ] men were responsible for much of 1 the agitation which resulted in the l discontinuance of the third rail sys- 1 tenn. There were a, number Of fa- talities, principally due to careless 1 adults, or children, coming in con- tacf with the electric rail and being 1 elcctr0cuted. At any event, after