New Britain herald., 1922-09-30


 end. There was little doubt that Congressman Fenn would be renom- mated although 1t is possible that If the republican party were more con- hdent of victory In November he might have been supplanted. The fact that there was no attempt to name someone in his stead is an in- dication that the party was desirous of harmony. first of all
 MT. Fenn is not very we'll known through the district, despite the fact that he has served a term at Wash ington. He has mixed with his con stituents very little. His health was not of the best during part of his term and this may account to some extent for the fact that he was not prominent in affairs at Washington. MT. Fem voted with the conservative wing of the republican party on all matter of importance.
 Mir. Dutton of Bristol, nominee of the democratic party. has this ad- vantage over his republican rival: He Is we'll known throughout the dis trict and has many personal friends who will appoint themselves com mittees of one to work for his sue cess. Mir. Dutton is a man of the people, as someone pointed out on the i day of his election. He has always mingled with the people because fate willed that he should be cast in life with the multitudes rather than with the classes. He Is familiar with man 1 ufacturers problems and he can talk to the man whose living comes out of the acres he tills. On a straight out 1 and out contest between all-time re- pubicans and all-time democrats Mir. l Dutton may be defeated. But in a contest which is not determined by adherence to party affiliations, he should have a splendid chance of be- ing elected by comfortable, although not large, margin. The Observer overheard a remark yesterday which seemed to tell the whole truth in a few words. It was this. elf all the people who like Joe Dutton vote for him, he is as good as elected"
 Democrats are confident that they
  sonable plurality this fall. They have candidates in the three principal cen ters of population in the county Hart ford, New Britain and Bristol and ex- press the opinion that the large votes they will receive in these three places will offset any normal republican pluralities rolled up in the more sparsely settled districts, which are always counted as republican props.
 Tom" spellacy Hartford man, is running for U. S. senator. He and Mayor Kinsela, driving tandem, should be able to turn in a big sweep at the polls. It will be recalled that Mayor Kinselas last election was in the form of testimonial from the people of Hartford who gave him the biggest total any candidate for mayor of that city had ever received. He is heart and soul in the fight to elect Spellacy and his popularity, combined with Spellacy's personal following in Hartford, is being depended upon az a big factor.
 New Britain democrats say they will return a good working margin for Mayor Paopessa. He is counting for his greatest support on the fifth and sixth wards. In the latter particu- larly he expects to come through the fight with bag full of votes which l will offset the normal pluralities pro- duced by the republican party in the first, second, third and fourth. The fifth ward, which, it was predicted be- fore the municipal election last spring, | would be found in the Quigley col | umn, and which wasn't, may decide ! how New Britain will go. If it gives l Paonessa more votes in his contest for | secretary of state than it does Judge Palotti of Hartford there is little doubt that the Hardware City will stand firm for democracy.
 ''Joe' Dutton is expected to meet little opposition in his home city of Bristol. He has served the Bell City well in the capacity of mayor several times, once having no contest at the polls, and enjoys the admiration of 1 the men and women In his bailwick. l Joe" is the pride of Bristol It is l said that the town is going to give him an old fashioned, rip-roaring plurality which will leave no doubt in the minds of the district just where Bristol stands on the question, Will Joe Dutton go to congress?"
 If the hopes of democracy become actualities, Hartford county should give the republicans something to worry about. With spellacy in Hart ford, Paonessa in New Britain and Dutton in Bristol fighting for honors it will take strong measures to keep them behind in the race.
 Friends of ex-Mayor Joseph NJ. Halloran cannot be said to express pleasure over his defeat at the con- gressional convention. Whether 1t is true or otherwise. they believe that the Paonessa faction was active in creating such situation and no amount of argument can convince them to the contrary
 It Is now said that Mayor Paonessa was not an active candidate for a place on the state ticket until a move ment in that direction had been agitated by others. Prominent Italian Americans in Bridgeport and New Haven are reported to have first given him consideration as a vote getting power in the election and to have suggested him for the lieutenant governorship. AS this was farther than the party leaders were willing to go, it was decided that he should have the place which has now been given to him.
 Mir Halloran's associated are natur- ally aggrieved. They insist that If Mayor Paonessa's name had not been