New Britain herald., 1922-08-23
Declare Kett Will Not be Elected to State Committee Unless Pledge Against J. Henry is Made
If Promise Is Not Forth. coming, Ex-Mayor Will Oppose Former Senator for Post He Now Seeks, It Is Reported.

Additional "leaks" in the republi can ranks disclosed today that thi
 city may be lost to the J. Henr,
 Roraback faction next fall and wil
 line up with the John T. King crowd as result of lively session O c. o. P. leaders, held Monday eve
 ming in republican headquarters.
 The reported decision to deser
 Roraback is taken as a second ant
 most complete victory for ex-Mayol George A. Quigley and his followers who have labelled themselves "Tht Independent Political Club"
 According to information which be- came public today, Quigley, who hac previously come out on top in 6 wrangle over the selection of dele. gates to the state convention and had been granted a majority of the dele. gation, issued an ultimatum to former State Senator George w Klett. now a candidate for state central commit teeman, The ex-mayor Is reported tc have declared that If Klett declined to promise to vote against J. Henry Roraback for chairman of the state committee, then he (Quigley) would oppose Klett for election to that com m!ttee and would personally cast a vote against y. Henry in favor of John T. King, If elected. That he would be elected If candidate Is taken as a certainty, since a majority of the state convention delegation, in whose hands the matter lies, are of the Quigley faction.
 Klett Is Silent.
 It is said that no definite answer was forthcoming from the committee candidate and that the matter is un- der suspension. The Quigleyites de, clare, however, that they must re- ceive an answer before one week from Saturday, when the election of a committee member is to take place, or Quigley will be put into the field and, they say, will be elected hands down.
 As told exclusively in last nights Herald, Quigley and his club controll- ed the selection of delegates to the state convention only two of the six elected not being positively identified with the mayors faction. William J. Quigley, a cousin of the mayor, was one of the first chosen August Berg strorn, who flayed the old line repub- lican machine mercilessly last April, after Quigley had been defeated, was named shortly afterward; Mrs. Fife Kimball, whose letter to the news papers on the eve of the republican primaries was taken as the biggest single factor in Quigleys success at the primaries. was also chosen. as was ex-Alderman c. J. Dehm, a Quigleyite first last and all the time. The others chosen were George T. Kimball and Eva Mitchell. Five of this number are known to have been decided upon at Mondays meeting, all though their application to be dele gates were not received until last night.
 Had Attacked "J. Henry"
 In his mayoralty campaign last April, Quigley made the Roraback machine one of the chief issues of his drive for support. At all his rallies the chairman of the state committee came in for verbal attacks and Quig- ley's stand toward U. Henry was clear to every elector long before the day for voting. Tn statement after his defeat. Mir. Quigley asserted that "treachery in the party" had contrib uted toward the outcome of the cleo ton. Shortly afterward, he announc. ed the organization of The Independ- ent Political Club" explaining that it was projected to further cleaner politics"
 MT. Quigley and a delegation of his club members attended Monday | nights get-together at the invitation | of some of the recognized leaders of | the "old liners The meeting was not well started. it is reported, when he made his presence felt by insisting and being granted the privilege of se- lecting a majority of the state con- vention delegates; then by ordering and according to prominent republi- can practically assuring the overthrow of Roraback as far as New Britain is 
 Other delegations picked at last nights meeting are:
 essional-M. K. Pasco, Joseph I. Lamb, Lillian Hartman, Albert An lerson, Olive Davis and Joseph Klos- towski. ...+.
 County-Orlean L. Bence, Bruno Wagner, Morris Cohn. Arthur T. Spencer, Harry Scheuy and Frank 3osco.
 Probate-George r. Spear, James Desmond, Elizabeth J. Crandall and Howard A. Timbrell.
 Candidates for membership on the epublican town committee are: A. P. Marsh, first ward; J. Willie Mills, econd ward; Joseph C. Andrews, hird ward; Edward l.. Stebbins, ourth ward; and Assistant Prosecu- or William NJ. Greenstein. sixth yard No choice was made for the seat f the fifth ward in the town con- nittee.