New Britain herald., 1924-10-09

 5. P. WILLIAMS
 SEEKS NOMINATION Third Candidate for Republican Nomination for Representative AUTO SMASHES GATES
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Schuyler F. Williams of IF West
 Main street announced today that,
 at the suggestion of many of his friends, he will be a candidate for
 the Republican nomination for rep
 resentative to the general assembly
 at the Republican raucns in the town hall Tuesday evening, Octo- Der 14.
 In a statement made today Mir.
 Williams said that he has always
 been Republican voter and has
 always exercised the voting privi-
 !ege despite no small personal eX-
 pepse in time. money and incon-
 venience while occupied in his pro-
 fessional duties elsewhere. He is
 posted and acquainted with the in
 terests of the state and particularly
 those pertaining to the town of
 Plainville and with good health, and
 plenty of time at his disposal, he
 will be enabled to devote full at- tention to the demands of the posi- ton should he be elected.
 He said that there is no logical reason why the voters of the town should not have the privilege of vot- ing for him and he stated that he will appreciate every vote cast for his nomination at the caucus. Mir. Williams has had colorful career since he came to Plainville in 1874. He arrived here as the principal of the consolidated schools and remained in that capacity for ' years. At that time fact that is not generally known here, he gradu- ated several classes in high school preparatory work fitting the students for college. ..
 After that. he was in Bridgeport for 20 years as supervising princi- pal of the first school district. He was one of the leading spirits in the first businessman's association of Plainville, the organi- ration from which the Plainville | chamber of commerce originated. | He was also its first president for term of two years.
 He has been continually on the republican ticket for the past 30 | years and has occupied offices in the town government during that time. He has been a member of the board of education, a justice of the peace, | a grand juror and a member of the board of assessors for which he has again been elected this year.
 In his professional work. he has occupied the majority of offices in- president of the Connecticut State Teachers association, of the | Hartford County Teachers associa- lion and was also president of the | Fairfield County association. At | present, he holds the office of treas- lrer of the last named association.
 He is now retired from active professional work and states that he las plenty of time to devote to the ,ffice of representative in the event hat he Is nominated and elected.
 Smashes Through Gates.
 Filippo Ponposi of IA Liberty rect, Southington. is in the New ;ritain General hospital in an un- condition following an &C., ,ident at the East Main street rail- 'oad crossing last evening in which Tn automobile driven by him and 'aid to be travelling at a high rate if speed crashed through the gates lnd ran into another automobile on he Plainville side of the crossing owned by Gardiner S. Streeter of Iewington. Ponposi's condition to- lay was said to be slightly better. ut still serious. He was picked up after the crash and was 'ushed to the hospital for treat nent.
 Witnesses stated to Deputy Sheriff 2. W. Furrey that Ponposi's car was raveling at about 50 miles an hour vhen he approached the crossing md 1t failed to slow down. Four