New Britain herald., 1922-09-15
PA0NESSA IS READY
 ID BE A CANDIDATE Breaks Long Silence Today With
 Formal Announcement NEW BRITAIN COMES FIRST
Mayor Stipulates, However, That Po- sition Proffered Him Must Not In- terfere With Duties to City, or He Will Decline.

If it is the will of the democratic state convention that he be candi- date for office, and position on the state ticket that will not interfere with his duties as mayor is proffered him, Mayor Angelo M. Paonessa will gladly accept a nomination, he stated this morning.
 First Formal Announcement.
 Mayor Paonessas statement today is the first formal announcement of candidacy for a state office made by him. For several months past he has been mentioned for various offices, and while it was generally believed that he was in a receptive mood, he refused to affirm or deny this fact.
 When the boom was first launched for Mayor Paonessa, it connected him with a place as candidate for lieu tenant-governor. The mayor stead fastly declined to offer any definite statement regarding where he stood in the matter.
 It has been rumored at different times that he would be selected as the candidate for comptroller, and the latest political gossip links his name with the candidacy for secretary of state. That he will be pitted against Judge F. A. Palotti of Hartford, the G. o. P. nominee for the office, now seems to be probable.
 New Britain Comes First.
 Tn discussing the coming conyen- ton and the probabilities Of his be- ing named for place on the state titket, Mayfr Paonessa said this morning chat he had been approach ed several months ago in regard to being a candidate. He has carefully at the conclusion that if 1t be for the best interests of the democratic party in the state that he run for any of ice, he would willingly do A go. Mayor Paonessa said that he had de- cided, however, not to accept any office that would conflict with his du- ties as mayor of this city. for he has the interests of the city first at heart and he wants to give it the best that is in him
 Delegates Get Pamphlets.
 In yesterdays mail there was for warded to the delegates to the state pamphlet by a publicity the membership of which Mayor Paonessa said today that he did not care to disclose, with the fol- owing personal appeal
 Believing as we do that Angelo NJ Paonessa. mayor of the City of New Britain. is entitled to recognition by he democrats of Connecticut and place on the state ticket, we are for xarding this pamphlet in the inter ests of his candidacy.
 Mayor Paonessa's rise in the bust 1ess and political life Of New Britain S worthy of note. He came to this ,ity twenty years ago. In 1911 he made his first venture in local politics, lnd was elected councilman. Five | ears later he was elected alderman md served his constituents ablyfaith- ully and efficiently
 His record of service to the com nunity, covering period of 10 years, | vas rewarded by the whole people | lectine him their mayor last spring | y a handsome majority. in a city formally overwhelmingly republican. |
 Ticket Needs Paonessa
 The name of Angelo M. Paonessa n the democratic state ticket would | ring to the party thousands of votes hat are ordinarily lost.
 This year, as never before, the emocrats of Connecticut have a won- erful opportunity to sweep the state, nd it is imperative that we have aen of the calibre of Mayor Paon- ssa on the state ticket; men who are apabla of filling the offices, and who ] addition can secure votes, not only or themselves, but for the entire cket
 "The democratic state convention annot nominate it's strongest ticket or the fall election unless there ap- ears on it the name of Angelo NJ. aone ssa."
 Other Complimentary Notes.
 Contained in the pamphlet are ed orials from several newspapers here are letters Of congratulatory ature which have been sent the layor since he ascended to the po- ton of mayor of the city.
 strong With the Italians.
 Friends of Mayor Paonessa have 0 hesitancy in saying that it is due ) his success in local politics that round the state several clubs that ere once known at the Italian merican Republican clubs, have nee discarded the word republican 'om the club name