New Britain herald., 1920-03-05
HALLORAN FOR DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION? LOOKS LIKE IT
Former Chief Executive Is In Receptive Mood If His Party Wants Him to Run Again.

Ex-Mayor Joseph M. Halloran, whose name has been prominently mentioned in connection with the coming mayoralty race, is in a recep-, tive mood for the nomination, and may be the standard bearer of the democratic party in the coming cleo tion. Adhering to his principle that this is a time when the office should seek the man and not the man the of flee, MT. Halloran today refused to openly announce his candidacy to lead the democratic ticket at the polls next month, but he intimated that if the nomination was offered him he might accept
 Has Excellent Record.
 MT. Halloran is by no means d new figure in local and state political cir cles, having served in the council as councilman and alderman, later as mayor, and having been the city's choice for the legislature at one time- He has the distinction of having been one of the youngest, if not the young est, men to have served in the council. In 1903, the year in which he was made voter, he was elected to the council as fifth ward representative and served in that capacity until 1905. In 1906 he was returned as al derman and was twice reelected. Having been a successful candidate for the mayoralty he resigned that po- sition in 1910 to take up his duties as chief executive of the city.
 Defeats o. F. Curtis.
 He was opposed at the polls by AL olerman Orson F.. Curtis, who was the republican choice, following a hotly contested primary in which F.. w. Schultz and Ernest Humphrey were also candidates for the nomination. Mr. Halloran pulled a good majority and was sent into office and later re- turned for a second term. In 1911 he was elected senator from the sixth district and his record in the state legislature was a good one.
 Ex-Mayor Halloran was born in this city May IS, 1879. He is connected with the Connors- Halloran clothing company and has been successful in business on Main street and is also nnected with the Com ercial Trust company He is a past president and treasurer of the Y. M. T. A. & B. so- ciety, Past Exalted Ruler of the B. P. O. F., past grand knight of the Knights of Columbus, and is the pres ent treasurer of the local Chamber of Commerce.
 Other fraternal affiliations are with the Loyal Order of Moose, the Elm met club, A. o. H., Turner's and Maennerchor.
 Notified Wilson Of Choice.
 While a delegate to the national demo mocratic convention, Halloran was named a member of the committee chosen to apprise Woodrow Wilson of his choice as standard bearer of the dem ocratic party in the presidential of 1912.
 The democratic possibility is staunch advocate of a change in form of government, claiming that the city has outgrown it's present antiquated form of rule. He approves the idea of a city manager or a city com missio1r and also advocates changes in the present system of assessment. While there is no means of taxation which will be found entirely satisfactory. he says. it is possible to keep the city's income increasing approximately with the expenses of running the gov ernment. He has openly placed his Stamp D Of approval upon several of the recomm en dations of the New Britain association, in particular those relating to strict frugality.
 During his terms as mayor the tax rate increa sed less than two mills and was lower than 7 mills when he left office. It was mainly through his ef- forts, assisted by two representatives of the opposite political belief. that the measure giving New Britain con-, trol of the Burlington water supply was put through.