New Britain herald., 1922-02-28
EXPECT CURTIS TO
 BE CANDIDATE SAT.
Campaign Manager Is Already Picked, Is Authoritative Report
FARLEY WILL NOT RUN
Solicitors Mil Ask Contributions or Leaders In Party This Week Women Voters I'D Hear Miss Egnp Monday Night.

Unless present plans are changed, Mayor Olson F. Curtis will formally announce his candidacy for re cleo ton next Saturday. and simultaneous. ly will come announcement of q cam paign manager. whom il is reported was selected several weeks ago.
 Campaign Plans Laid
 This information leaked out today from the circle that has pledged sup port to the present mayor in tho event of his decision to seek re cleo tion. From the same source comes the information that Curtis has been planning his campaign, to be carried out along lines similar to those of last year. for several weeks at least.
 While il has been generally auppos. cd that the mayor would seek the honor of re- election, it was known 10 but a few close friends and follow CTS that the pre- campaign work had progressed so far.
 Funds Arc Ready
 Persistent reports that Curtis was in the field were substantiated last week when it was disclosed that many prominent republicans, particularly manufacturers and city officials. had been approached in the interests of the financial side of Curtiss cam caign. When Councilman Howard $. Hart, head of the Hart X Cooley plant who furnished much of the n- nancial backing for the mayor two years ago, announced that he was ready to contribute again, il was talk en for granted that the announce ment of candidacy would be forth | coming shortly.
 It is understood, however, from an source. that tho cam paign manager was picked before the public announcement by Councilman l Hart. but that the date for announce | ncnt of andidacy-Saturday of this decided later on in con 'erence.
 Mayor Will Sit Back
 If present plans arc carried out. Mayor Clrtis will not conduct an ac- i've campaign. It is possible that hc will speak before a few public gath arinEs, but the hulk Of the work will | oe done hy ward committees and | speakers other than the candidate
 Pra actcally the only new develop nents on the democratic side today re statements by William F. Farley, ne of those most prominently men toned as mayoralty timber, that he annot consider the nomination; and he launching of drive by the dem | -ith which to finance the campaign.
 Mir. Russell is director of several ranches of the Russell Brothers but 'r stores with headquarters in this ty. Tn addition he has other busi- ess interests that will require his , lose attention, he explains.
 Farley Cannot Run { MT. Farley has been approached | } numerous occasions by private in | viduals and. Jt is reported, by Il [ of the democrat organ ! ation. g The executive committee of the ( lrty met last evening in the head | larters in Booths block, with about a ] of the leading democrats of the l. ty present. The question of hnanc- s 2 the campaign was brought up and ose present pledged themselves to S Sist Q A plan of action for the collection Q contributions was agreed upon. The {, 'ding democrats Of the city will he h 'proache1 this week and will be Q ked 10 donate their share of the h (Continued on Eighteenth Page). il