New Britain herald., 1922-05-11
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
 ENDORSE ,HALLORAN
Approve Local Mans Candidacy
 for Congressional Nomination

Unanimous endorsement was given for congress at meeting of the Women's Democrat club last night in K. of C. meeting hall on Main street. Several Speakers
 The compression candidate, Chair David l.. Dunn of the democrat town z committee, President Edward A. Me- . Carthy- of Hardware City Democrat club, Mayor A. M. Paonessa, Council {. man Stephen A. Lynch, Charity com missioner James Coyle. J. J. Co.fey, Mayors secretary, James P. Kiniry, and Mrs. Laura Mangan of the school committee, were the speakers. Miss Sadie Grace, president of the club, presided.
 Mr. Halloran congratulated the women's club for the important part 1t played in the democrat success in the mayoralty election and urged continuance of their organization. While admitting the importance of the .local election the candidate inn pressed upon his listeners tho many issues that have entered into the national campaign. seveIal of which affect the interests of the first con- gressional district.
 Explains "Dry" stand ,, The candidates stand on the prohi- billion amendment was explained in detail MT. Halloran informed the , meeting that he was totail abstainer all his life and proposed to continue as such, but he favored a repeal of the dry amendment. He assured that he did not advocate such move because 1t appeared to be a popular one, but rather because he was thor oughly convinced that as law it was failure, because it is curbing the liberties of the people. He introduced interesting statistics to indicate that crime Is on the increase, and recom- mended a perusal of the daily news papers to prove that there are more policeman being haled before their commissions for liquor activities and drunkenness than before the law be- came effective. He quoted the state ments of mental expert to show that cases of insanity from drink are on the increase and of more seriousness that those cases arising before 1919.
 Quotes Cardinal Gibbons
 He reminded of the statements of Cardinal Gibbons, who warned that. while there was no dry law, the government always knew how many distilleries there were and received 8 I ssizeable revenue, under "dry" law there would be no knowing and no revenue.
 . The speaker told the gathering that when the democrats went out of office in 1920 there were higher wages and better working conditions than at present. that the farmers and manu- lecturers were happy. Since that time, however, laborers have been jobless, farmers have been obliged to burn their grain for fuel and manufacturers have found it necessary, to suspend the payment of dividends.
 Attacks G. o. P. He charged that the republican party during the three years that has maintained control of congress had not passed bit of Legislation bene- ficialy to this section of the country.
 The candidate in closing his talk expressed a desire to secure the nom- ination and felt certain that If nom- mated. he would be elected. He was similarly optimistic of the election of any other democrat congressional nominee. A$ ..
 Lawyer Dunn explained the make up of congressional districts and method of nominating candidates. He told the women that every effort would be exerted to have this city recognized at the congressional con- vention.
 A program of entertainment was provided consisting of dances by Misses Kehoe and McNamara: song by Miss Brennan; song by Frances Egan, and selection by Francis Hagearty.