New Britain herald., 1924-10-16
URGING PRIOR TO | RUN FOR JUSTICE
 y Friends Want Him on Ballot as
 an Independent Candidate - TWO FINED IN COURT
Mccall Funeral Tomorrow Morning e-opcnlng of New School--To Make Voters Saturday - Holy Name SOcial--Plainyille Briefs.

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 Name Social--Plainyille Briefs. A large number of friends of Edward P. Prior who failed of nom- ination at the democratic caucus on Tuesday night for the office of jus tice of the peace, are urging him to run as an independent candidate. for the office and steps are being taken today to discover the requirements for the placing of his name on the ticket. Although Mir. Prior could not be reached this morning, a statement was made purporting to come from him saying that he would be agreeable to having his name placed on an independent ticket for the office of justice of the peace.
 E. r. Prior has been justice of the peace for the past IS or more years and since his failure to be nominated on the democratic ticket on Tuesday night, many disgruntled voters who, however. were not pres ent at the democratic caucus. have stated that there were preparations made to keep Prior off the ticket as far as justice of the peace was concerned and instead to nominate him for judge of probate, an office which he cannot hope to win. from
 Merritt o. Ryder, republican &ndi- date for the office. This was de- nied by William J. Foran, chairman of the democratic town committee today, who said that there was no movement of which he had any
 knowledge to turn Prior down. Mir. Foran stated that his name was not Y placed in nomination at the caucus
 and therefore he was not nomi-
 mated. He said that those friends
 of Prior's who are arguing for his candidacy at the present time were
 not present at the caucus to"vote
 one way or the other and it is through their failure to attend that
 Prior failed to be nominated.
 This question has caused more
 discussion among both the demo-
 crats ar l the republicans than any
 in recent years and republicans as
 we'll as democrats are among those
 who have said that Prior should
 run on an independent ticket
 There is one way in which Mir
 Prior could be placed on the ticket
 of the democratic party and that is
 for one candidate who was nomi. mated at the caucus to resign ant
 then with the town committee hay ipg the power to fill any vacancies
 which may occur his name could b.
 placed on the ticket.
 : It is stated that Mir. Prior hal E trefused to be a candidate for tn, : office of judge of probate and wht f the candidate will be is not known l Two Fined in Court.
 Two cases were tried in the loca police court last evening before Jus tice F.. P. Prior and in both case'
 fines were handed down. Sylvester 3 Zimma, charged with breach of tho
 peace, was assessed the costs ot court and Harry Matinik was fined s5 and costs on the same charge Both men were arrested as a result l of an argument which started be- ) tween the two and resulted in theil 5 appearance in court last evening Grand Juror William J, Forar . prosecuted the cases.
 [ John Chiperneski of Mountain
 View was fined $5 and costs on 2 ) charge of breach of the peace re ] sulting from as assault on the per s son of John Vetre of the same sec t ton.
 l Funeral Of Charles Mccall. { The funeral of Charles r. McCal = Of Meals Court who died yesterda,
 morning at St. Francis hospital t HartfoTd, will be held from hi s home tomorrow morning at s:3f = o'clock and from the church of Our ,. Lady Of Mercy at 2 o'clock. = solemn high mass of requiem will b' t celebrated and burial will be in St
 Joseph's cemetery.
 !. Opening of New School.
 It Is planned to hold the opening 0 of the new school building on Lin Q den street on Wednesday, October e 22 from 5 o'clock in the afternoon t to g o'clock in the evening. Th' t principal and teachers of the schoo | will be present to Erect the man! y friends of thes chool while members e of the freshman class in the higl e school will act as ushers.
 s A short musical program fl
 planned following which the gath Q ering will he addressed by thos' I who have labored most efficiently il f the planning building and equip
 ping of the building, Tn order t'
 aid the high school class in securing
 new piano the girls of the clas