New Britain herald., 1923-06-16
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lthAfeh cloeh,
 5 "whal do you think Of the situa , tions"
 T don't know IL certainly has m
 Hp in the air"
 ''i feel like a hall Of yarn put ava,
 for the summer"
 "Haw's that9"
 "All wound up and no place 10 ga,'
 "A respectable old clock like 70,
 shouldn't talk so faeeiieusly"
 Well. I'm sore"
 'sare at wh0m?"
 Sore at you"
 Why"
 Because you at least tell some tims
 while it's always one minute past
 nothing by me"
 'it has occurred 10 me that ws
 clocks are quite different from labor
 unions"
 Different from labor unions?"
 "Yes, when we work we strike"
 ''fell me something. are you noon
 or midnifht2"
 T am so iiabbergasted that I have
 bats in my belfry trying to figure it out"
 "It's barefaced shame. How long
 will 1t last?"
 Time alone will tell"
 Political interest in New England was focused this week on Boston where a conference of republican state chairmen was held with Chairman John T. Adams of the national organ ization presiding. The c. O. P. is worried over the detection of New election last fall and efforts will be made to whip these two states into line so that they may be counted upon In the presidential election of 1924. According to Thomas Carens, a poll tical writer on the staff Of the Boston 'Herald": If the republican party is to hold the presidency in 1924 it can not afford to ignore New England in which democrats showed surprising strength last fall and Chairman Adams undoubtedly realizes this. x \ It is said that he showed keen interest in the situation in New Hampshire and Rhode Island" and seemed confident that the tide had turned and that the WOTkeTS III lnt Jllill tltlfr' WHo ilhNt recently received large increases. will be back in the party before another year." If MT. Adams meant that the wage earner can be bought by having the contents of his pay envelope in creased he proves himself to be a poor judge of human nature and may be surprised.
 George B. Lockwood of Iowa. secre- tary of the republican national com- mittee assured Robert T. Brady of the Boston Post" that Vice-President Calvin Coolidge would be renominat- ed at the national convention. There has been some talk to the effect that MT. Coolidge would be forced to step aside for Theodore Roosevelt or some- ono else who covets the place. Tn | my opinion" Lockwood said, there is no doubt whatever that Vice-Presi- dent Coolidge will be unanimously re- x l do not know of a | member of the party anywhere in the who does not regard the vice president as distinct asset to the party" It is barely possible that [ lockwood was speaking to please the Bostonians and other New England CTS, MT. Coolidge Is not the hero he was when he was first nominated. Time is the great enemy of heroes be- cause they must make way for new heroes whose names are popping out on the front pages every day.
 Among those present at the con- ference was J. Henry Roraback, chalr- man of the republican state commit .ee. So far as we cap learn, he was not interviewed by any newspaper nen.
 New Britain Elks are awaiting with ntense interest the visit Monday eve ling of Grand Exalted Ruler Masters md many of the Bills" are spending heir time recounting the events that in connection with the vis- ts of other officers who headed the . organization. According to he best memories, New Britain lodge ,as entertained four men who were ( ,rand exalted rulers. Garry Herman ,f Cincinnati, he of baseball fame, l anne to this city while holding the ,ffice of grand exalted ruler. He was ' he guest of honor at banquet which a fair in Hanna's armory, he dinner being served at the Elks' i'd home on Main street It is cus- omary when the old timers get to- .ether to discuss that affair, to wind l ID the discussion with the remark: ' Those were the days It is said | hat the Hermann banquet was one 2 f the most elaborate ever served in ! Sew Britain. I
 Another grand exalted ruler who l isited the New Britain Elks was 'homas B. Mills. Edward Leach and ames Nicholson. who also held that ; izzy office. have been guests of the 1 best people on earth but the best l linds in the lodge say it was after l hey had completed their terms in of ce. Some of the old timers say that { lr. Masters was present at the dedi- ation of the new Elks home on I street, but he was then the suite of the grand exalted ruler ] nd probably had little idea that he { oud some day head the order. ( The proposed election of an inex- erienced man as superintendent of edith does not meet with the ap- royal of citizens with whom the "Ob- T ,rver" has spoken on the subject. l, here is no objection to Dr. Pullen I personal grounds. Ii is the prin- i' pie of choosing a man who has had al , cootac{ .r-ifI rtibifc