New Britain herald., 1924-08-01
PMinoiM News
ONLY Al MEN ARE
 ON CAUCUS LIST
Examination of Party SheWs
 That Few Expressed Preference
QUESTION RAISED ON LAWS

Antonio cioriants Passes Away-in jured While at Work in Post or HI hcA-Reeei,es Word Of Brother, Death-Plain,ille Briefs.
 III A peculiar situation has arisen ir HI Plsinville with regard to the caucus III lists of the republican and demo-
 cratic parties and the town caucuses which. are held every year an exam
 jnatioh Of the lists of registered yot-
 CTS of the town disclosing the fact
 that only iai men ont Of the total
 number of electors In the town are
 registered for the. party csucuses.
 Under the laws, tkse are the only
 ones allowed to vote at the party
 caucuses. Of these ioI are registered
 on the republican list and 4O are | registered on the democratic list This examination reveals the fact
 that the majority of the men who
 are most prominent In the party &C.,
 tiyitles in Plainvile, both republican and democrat are not registered on
 their party caucus lists which are at
 the present time filed with the town
 clerk, and have no right under the
 lsws of the state 10 participate In
 the party caucuses which nominate
 candidates for the town offices.
 A question has been raised whether anyone not affiliated with either the democratic or republican party can vote at the caucus of either party even though his name does not sp- pear on the caucus list. Section sa9 of the general statutes of the state of Connecticut says that only en- rolled voters may vote at either a caucus or primary. This. however, has been questioned because another chapter of the law states that upon demand and a vote of 25 per cent of | those present at caucus, the voting | will be done by check list. This last | argument. according to Registrar of | Voters Joseph N. McKernan, gives the right 10 any legal voter to par ticipate in a caucus until the check list is used, whereby only those who are enrolled on either party list will be allowed to vote.
 An opinion received from the of- fee of the registrar of voters in the city of New Britain. states that no one who is not registered on party caucus list Is allowed to vote at party caucus and those whose names do not appear on the party lists shall have no voice in the party caucuses or the choosing of candidates or dele fn ;,,io is based on the caucus laws as con tained in the general statutes of the State of Connecticut.
 A resolution introduced into any caucus by any member of a party and handed to the chairman of the eau GUS before the session starts, asking } that only those who are registered on | he party caucus lists participate. i backed by 8 vote of 15 per V ,ent of those present, will pre- c 'ent anyone not registered from par Il icipating in the caucus under penalty a 'f the punishment provided for in 0 he statutes. V This is peculiar situation in Plain n file inasmuch as those who are most Il rominent in the towns affairs are pb lcS iotCi Cu cI tHc CduCuS llStS OL ither party and some of those who 0, ave sought office and held office both " tate and local are not registered with cl he parties which elected them. A The registrars of voters are in ses- bt ion today and will be in session again cc ext Friday between the hours of 12 clock noon and o'clock at night ,r the purpose of enrolling legal vot- CT IS on the caucus lists and many of Sl lose who have believed themselves ) be registered on the lists because of of le fact that they have voted at eau s1i lses, will have an opportunity to reg ter. M Registrar Joseph N. McKernan stat NJ, today that the reason why a great ay any of those who profess to he eith-
 republicans or democrats are not the caucus lists, Is because of the ct that the lists which were made an ars ago, were burned up in the fire re, Id destroyed. At the present time, fly those who have declared their eference are on the lists Gsnd it be- be, ,oves all the others to register. u.,
 Antonio Gloriante Dies vii A HlOlilp 'iplictiittf dEVu oo StbIS'
 Zine street, died yesterday at his me, He had been i'll for some time d his end was not unexpected. He Gel IS one of the best known of the llians in Plainville because of his ', vice with the railroad. He was lployed by the New York, New Ha- a,I I & Hartford for 36 years, and for inu ,li ) past 30 years. he has been tend . ue,. the gates at the East Main street ''oi lroad crossing. He lost his leg in np ,p A while employed as section " " nd by the railroad and was recent u'n pensioned by the company. . .ne He is survived by his wife. one son. ,, ,ar Gloriante of New York city; , daughters, Mrs. Rosa Spino of 'ei,S ,S dgeport, and Mrs. Louise Dest of uli'' ' " Haven; 16 grandchildren and ~ eNc' ee great grandchildren. @ Ialt he funeral will be held from his i''a' ne at o'clock tomorrow morning ,ldl "
 ,...,. ..... ,1e ,,a.,,i... -,.,,, , der 2 in the church of Our sLady of -cy on Broad street at 9:36 o'clock. '. John E. Fay, pastor, will offici- e.,