New Britain herald., 1920-08-31
Lawyer Mentioned to Head Local
 Democratic Ticket
GORDACH, REPRESENTATIVE
Formal Announcement of Candidacy f Is Net to Be Made, IIowcycr-Town Committee Win Meet to Plan for . Party Conventions.

Lawyer David r.. Dunn will in all probability oppose Representative Ed wqrd F. Hall for the office of state senator In the fall elections. Mr. Dunn was non-committal this morning when approached relative to his candidacy hut it Is expected that, should he decide 10 enter hts name, the democratic Held will he left prae- ficalIy open to him. From n sem'- oriciaI source lt is reported that cx- Councilman Abraham Gorbach will he a candidate on the democratic tkket for a berth as representative. Activity in Ranks.
 Democratic politics. locally. began 10 shape themselves this morning with the reports that Messrs. Dunn and Gorbach were to compose n part of tho ticket and an announcement hy Chairman Dunn of the town com fnlftco of n meeting of that group. trhe committee will hold session tamorrow evening at T:3o in Lawyer NFDunu's off1ce. Principal among tho itcmM of business to he discussed iS Inc planning for coming conventions --stnte. congressional and probate.
 Tt Is expected that the group will announce dates for tho hling of pe- ntiona to attend conventions and xtiortly thereafter will issue n call Tor cnucusaa to elect delegations 10 tho city convention. To give ade- suuntc time for tho production cam paigninE thoso matters will be ex- poditcd by the town committee.
 Is Committee Chairman.
 Iawyor Dunn's candidacy. although if has not been officially announced. appears to be meeting the approval of memborr Of that party throughout AW d rompnrnfively new in politics. Ho has tho conndenca of tho democratic vot- ~r. of New Britain. however. as Is nhown by his election to the chair rrwrphip of tho democratic town cummiftec at . time when things looked far from bright for that po- isssunf fartiou.
 .fMr. Dunn is an ex-servicem man. During thc war he was stationed at q eouthurn cnntonmcnt. having been assigned to that camp for duty short n after hc. opened offices here to rractico law. Following his dis rharrs nrorn tho service he reopencd onsres horc and has boon successful IA bis profccsiou-
 Foruscr Star Athlctc.
 m his HiGh school and college days no was Acknowledged to be one Of tho \, b~nt football players in tho country. while he also distinguished himself ~ lnn the baseball dia rnond and basket N baff c@art. Last year ns coach of the school teams he turned ou, rHAhn pionship football and basketball psffptr. rFr
 Attorney Dunn has boon n mombcr N bf aha dcmocratic town committee for lknouf two yn4rs. Ife was elected .,t1.hsrnnnn hast month. Ho, was one yof Mayor Cuftis' nrrt appointees 'te le tho commtft0s on rent investigation kaad xavo iiberaiiy of hts timo and tleenl knowledge to collecting informa' r tion for tho common council. Whor The mayor roorxanized the committed flor the purpoeo Of gathering stntisti W cnl data on the rent problem. Law hy~r Dunn wnn honored by recollection sa tho chairmanship Of tho commit stce. ...
 esDrbasb Promtncnt Democrat .ssT Mr. Gorbach. whose name Is bein, Y ssnnutioncd in connection with tho or nee pf rupxc~entatiye. was runnini x mate of c. E. Hart ln tho lost cleo
 ton ann poiied n heavy vote He wa Nfor i've years a menber of the com mon courcil. having resigned but [
 flaw weeks ago. Tn addition 10 hii
 local ariiiations with the democrati' f party, he is state central committee
 man fo- thts district having succeed rd George N. flanders In that posi-
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