New Britain herald., 1922-04-10

Although the republican forces. conceding but two of the citys six wards to the democrat nominee for mayor, can see nothing but G. o. P. victory at the polls tomorrow, state ments from the headquarters of the Jeffersonian party today indicate a strong expectation that the party's candidate will be elected.
 Candidates Confident.
 Ex- Mayor George A. Quigley, who heads the republican ticket, and AL derman Angelo M. Paonessa, the se- lection of the democrat primaries, are full of confidence In statements to the press this morning each asserted that he did not question but that the election would return him a victory, and by a substantial majority over his opponent. The leaders of the respec- tive parties and their lieutenants are equally as confident of a party suc- cess.
 These seems to be little disposition on the part of bettors to take Paon- essas side in the mayoralty race. There are few wagers in large sums reported, but they are principally as to maiorties or individual wards, rather than on the election of one or the other candidate.
 Little Betting.
 One group of sportsmen in the north end of the city are reported to have laid a S1,500 wager that Quigley would carry the city with a majority of 1,Soo votes, Another and smaller offer caraed the predi \ " a hat the fifth and sixth wards would not give Paonessa a 500 majority.
 The second ward is the only one of the six districts where there seems to be a difference of opinion as to which candidate will carry off the honors. That district gave Paonessa large vote in the democrat primar- ies, being one of the two that gave the nominee a majority over his op- ponent Joseph M. Haloran. Like wise, the ward gave Quigley a ma iority over Orson F. Curtis in the re- publican primary. It is the ward that the republican nominee represented in the council, and the district in which he now lives.
 Second Ward Uncertain Both candidates have extensive folloWings in this, the uncertain ward. There is a rather large Italian popu- aticn in the district, that is looked to for big Paonessa majority. On the other hand, not being a Curtis stronghold, party leaders declare the republicans will unite in Quigley's fa- var and carry the district.
 The bulk of Paonessa's strength will come in the sixth ward. In this precinct, the nominee piled up a suf- fciently large number of votes at the primaries to overcome majorities giv- en Halloran in four of the other five wards. The district is strongly demo- crat, and in addition is the one rep resented as councilman and alderman by the candidate for the past 1 1 years.
 Sixth Ward Paoncssa's
 Realizing that Paonessa will carry the district by a fairly large majority, G. o. P. workers began the task to- day of lining up voters to be taken to the polling places in motor cars throughout the day.
 Honors are split very nearly even in the fifth ward, with prospects a shade brighter for Paoncssa than for Quigey. The republican party con cedes a majority of about 200 to the democrat nominee. This, together with a 500 majority in the sixth ward, which they assert is all that Paones- sa can hope for, makes 700 votes for Ouigley to overcome in the four dis tricts which, they argue will give him substantial majorities.
 Democrats Claim Three
 In the democrat camp, however only the first, third and fourth wards are conceded as Quigley districts, while they expect Paonessa to carry the second, fifth and sixth Because of the expressed opposition to Quig- lev in the first ward, the democrats feel certain that the usual republican majority from that precinct will be shaved closely In the third ward, one of the districts that gave Curtis a majority over Quigley in the pri- mary, they feel that the Quigley-Cur- tis bitterness will assert itself at the rolls to the disadvantage of the re- publican nominee. The second ward, they claim, will return Paonessa a majority. This the republicans deny. There appears to be little dispute but that the fourth will come out very strongly for the republican nominee.
 Expect "knifing"
 Both in the republican and demo- crat ranks, "knifing" of the repub- lican ticket by followers of Curtis, is expected the extent of which is prob lematical
 The republicans make no effort to conceal the fact that the breach be- tween the present mayor and his pre- decessor is by no means healed and fears are expressed openly that the ticket will suffer because of this fact.