New Britain herald., 1922-10-28
THE OBSER YER Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

a NNIiull fhttit i1f HdS never IIlHus
 the claim to infallibiity but he ha.
 hit the bull's-eye so frequently and SC
 consistently that he is generally con.
 sidered to be little short of inspired
 In past years the demand for tickets
 to the Babson talk has been so great
 that the Hartford Advertising clut
 has been unable to accommodate all
 who wished to attend. For that req
 son the club thought 1t best to en- gage Parsons theater for this year.
 lecture. Already large number of
 tickets have been reserved by New
 Britain members of the club, some oi
 the factories being prepared to send delegations composed of heads of de. rartments who would be interested in the subject.
 During the past week aspirants for political offices have stepped on the gas, with the effect of speeding up the various vote-getting machines. Full speed has not been reached yet as the drivers are reserving their burst of power for the home stretch, which should come into view sometime after ! midnight tomorrow night. The big drive will come next week, providing excitement aplenty for those who find pleasure in listening to political talks or reading them in print.
 The outstanding event of the week was the repudiation of alleged state ments made by George Cans, demo- cratic candidate for representative, in | which he Is said to have said some- thing about J. Henry Roraback which | probably riled even the suave gentle man from Canaan. MT. Cans says 1 that he didn't say it, but admits that l he deviated from the speech he had written out and probably did men, tion Roraback's name.
 The aspersions cast upon the integ- rity of the head of the republican party in the state were promptly re- pudiated by the state democratic or ganization which put a check rein on Mir. Cans and, in effect, cautioned him | against making charges which he could not prove. The whole affair was an unusual incident in a political campaign. The statements which Mir. Cans is said to have made did not strengthen his own position and per- haps helped his rivals. The action of the state democratic committee in criticizing the local man showed that it is above mud-slinging and intends to suppress enthusiastic candidates who forget that one can be in politics and still observe the rules of fair play.
 ExMayor Dutton of Bristol, demo- cratic candidate for congressman, was lin our midst for quite while dur ing the week. visiting the factory gates during noon hour and explain ing his policies to workers of both sexes. It is said that Joe" made quite hit and received no little ap- plause A great part of his talks had to do with prohibition. He said that he favored the liberalization of the law so that man could get a good drink of beer or some wine when the spirit moved him, and he promised to work for this end if sent to Wash irgton. The former Bristol executive is no stranger in New Britain, and was made to feel at home by many friends who stood about hearing what he had to say
 Mayor Paonessa is said to have re- ceived encouraging reports from diff ferent sections of the state where Paonessa clubs have been organized to work for his success
 E. w. Christ republican candidate for representative with Judge B. w. filling was enmeshed in the coal price discussion during the past week. Mr. Christ has upheld the prices fixed by local dealers which are in excess of the prices charged in other cities. The subject was discussed at length in official circles and Mir. Christ stood by his guns, asserting that lccal dealers charged higher prices but delivered the coal, while dealers in other cities published lower prices and delivered nothing but promises. MT. Christ accused Mayor Paonessa of playing politics and threatened to go gunning for him (figuratively speaking, of course) if he continued | along such a tack.
 If Mir. Christ should resign as fuel and get into the arena with his coat off and his sleeves rolled up there would be plenty of action. If the mayor uses good judg-
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