New Britain herald., 1922-07-29

or the cleft in the ranks which ha
 been engendered by the rival candi
 dacles of Augustine Loncrgsn an
 Tom" Spellacy for senatorial toga
 Both are girding up their loins 10
 the battle, apparently determined {
 win out without giving the feloy 1 much quarter. Thus far neither ha
 officially announced his candidac
 but there Is no question that botl
 will be in the race
 The publication of a document pro
 fessing to prove that spelacy Is l legal resident Of New York state an,
 ineligible to hold public office in O
 for Connecticut has not poured oil o' the troubled waters. II has arouss' SpellaNy's friends who see in it a po to diNar their candidate from th
 race. On the other hand. friends O
 Lonergtn claim to be ignorant Of tn ] source 1T the document and say the, ] are in the dark concerning how 1 came 10 be published. Lonergal himself has discairned any know edge Of how or why the drive agains his rival found its way into print, dis missing his interviewer with the sim pie statement that he had nothing tt say, not having been the instigator O
 the attempt to keep spellacy over thu
 New York border.
 While no announcement has beer
 made, it is understood that a number
 of prominent democratic leaders ir
 New Britain would like to line UT
 sentiment in favor of Spellacy. This
 is simply an assumption on the part
 Of the writer who Is judging solely
 by the actions of those who are al
 the helm of the democratic party
 Whether they will be successful is problematical. Gus" Lonergan is
 popular in New Britain. His success
 in past campaigns is proof that he en-
 toys the enthusiastic support of hun
 1reds Of admirers who were impress ed by his splendid record as con- gressman. Furthermore, many are in
 his debt for courtesies and favors fnndered while in Washington. It would be rather large task to turn
 and for Spellacy, partly because the latter is not well known and partly
 because the former has had a point
 of contact with the people.
 No political party can have mon opoly on trouble That is one reason why it is an interesting pastime to stand on the sidelines and watch the scrimaging. When you become tired Jf watching one set Of politicians pushing each other up and down the field you can cross 10 another grid and watch the other crowd. After all, politics is very much like foot ball. The man who carries the ball across the goal line gets the plaudits and the plums. ... \.
 Lieutenant Governor Charles A.. Templeton of Waterbury is confident that he can elude any tacklers the democrats send out at the state cleo ion and he has formally declared that he is candidate for the repub-
 ican nomination for governor. Mr. announcement is recom- mended to others who intend to toss their hats into the ring. It Is re- lIlttl hdDiy llCC u oI1l lINi z Q nothing in it about fighting the wrongs of the oppressed workingman. It contains none of the standard bro- mides without which no political can iidacy was supposed to be complete. MT Templeton says simply that he has been lieutenant governor for two years and wants to be promoted to hn 0nr6rnnrShtp tense that he is seeking the office at great personal sacrifice. He is very frank, declaring that he wants to be governor for the great honor that goes with the position. Furthermore, he sidetracks those who will try to coax him into accepting renomina- ton as lieutenant governor by declar- ing that he doesn't care to hold that office longer.
 Mir. Templeton is first to declare himself openly in either of the two major parties. He probably believes that the early bird will get the worm. Just what effect his candidacy will have on the aspirations of others will no doubt be determined within few weeks. His statement may smoke out others who are sitting around with their index fingers in their mouths and bashfully saying T don't wanta' while all the time they are bursting with desire to get into the fight.
 It is believed that the republican as represented by J. Henry Roraback and the state central committee would like to see Governor Lake renominated in order to head who intends to test Rorapack's con- trol of the G. o. P. machine. The governor, it is suspected, is not en- -irely acceptable to the organization, but they are shrewd men, these poi- ticians, and they realize that Cover nor Lake stands well with the peo- pie because of his dignihed and con- administration. Another factor in his favor is that he now has possession of the office, distinct advantage to any candidate. Because of the foregoing reasons, the crew of the good ship G. o. P may decide to fly the Lake flag at the peak and there should be merry row at the with possibly three can iidates, Lake, Templeton and the cllman entry.
 Students of politics are getting their telescopes polished up to observe the actions of the stars and their nebulae who will attend the democratic out Ing in this city in the near future. It will be an occasion for building and repairing fences and for comparing notes on the comparative strength of the various candidates for public of fce.
 EY- Y-MayOr Joseph DuttOn of Bris-