New Britain herald., 1924-06-14
THE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

have been committed at all If the
 police had taken other means to sc
 sure their arrest. The third man was
 speeding. being one Of those fellows
 who do not like to have anybody
 pass them on the road, and who kept
 speeding up his machine as the police
 service machine was speeded up. ih"
 policemen in the service car were not
 in uniform so there was nothing tG that it was the police trying 10 over take him and not some other am
 bilious mot0rist
 Several questions rise in the mind
 of the writer who happened to ne a
 witness to the three races They were; Can the police justify such q means for cffecting the arrest of d man for such minor oftenses, when such a performance cannot be JuSl- fled fin the case of fire apparatus, the ambulance and the doctor?
 Who is to be held responsible when occurs that is inevitable if seen per formances are to be continued?
 Tn Cleveland convention would not have been much of q success without the Connecticut delegation, I'm thinkin'" said Bill Bumps after he had lighted his after dinner pipe and settled back for a, discussion of the days dozen most pressing prob lens. No, siree Bob, Connecticut helped to put Cleveland on tn map. If it hadn't have been for tn Nut mcggers tn people in tn Lake City would have thought that the annua. meetin' of the Knights Of Perpetual Silence was being held in their midst.
 "J. Henry Roraback was there. Of course, Henry didn't make much noise. He never does, l}ut he gets what he wants. He walked up and down tn aisles of tn convention hall whistin' "A smile will go a long, lons way and he let some of his more \ NoCiferous compatriets from tn land of steady habits do the halyhooin',
 Every time tn thousand or more delegates were in danger Of goin' to sleep, Georgie Klett would grab a flag and start rushing around yelin' Three cheers for somebody It's wonder the Anti-Noise Crusaders didn't get after him. There's one thing ee do fine in Connecticut--givc three cheers. Al Marsh is the best three checrer in New Britain and if anybody at a banquet doesn't get a three cheer from Al it's Il sign that he doesn't amount to much. Al wasn't there, but he must have been groomin' in former judge in tn fine art of starting somethin because. ac- cordin to the special correspondents. George was as full of cheers as a galc Is full of wind I tell you il makes A fellow feel proud to come from city that has such prominent men, Now, tell me. did you hear Of any othets whoca used more excitement than the Connecticut fcloNs2 Ger tainlS not. nf course a man named Coolidge had aomethin' or other 10 do side issue.
 "f have been to some of these rus Ientions and l know how hard il is 10 ind in hand wagon. It's like th' game of button, button, who's got the button" You start to climb Hp on he hub of one wagon fhinkin' you hear music on ton and then you dis cover that tn music is on another wagon. So you make beeline for h other wagon, and find you're trnnE again, After bnromin' cross 'yed. you finally hitch on tu one and [ you're incky that's tn band wagon
 "I toll you, if must have been an nspirin' sight to see tn Connecticut delegation streaming down Main freot in Cleveland in full pursuit of h band wagon on which th vice president was ridtn'. They ran for half q mile and tro city blocks he- 'ause they saw a wagon with Mir. .owdrn sittin' ID with th' driver and h' band playin' 'Thcre'li he hot time n Inc old town tonight Tn driver sas iashin' th' horses furiously Just $ they were on the point Of droppin' rom exhaustion. they managed 10 iook on tn the tailboard. f.ordrn yc'rc for you they cried in unison, Tor me. what for'' asked Mir Low len. surprised like Tor vire- -prcsi- lent. of course. says they. Sure. me ,oys, I'm not a candidate for vtce- president. But I appreciate yoHr .ood offer and your hard work And ipre's q fist tull or uickels. rim along nd buy some loiIypops and ice cream ones. You're good boys. etery ouc f you.
 "Affrr they Focos cred taoir ireaths. one Df them said: Well yho'a gotn to be nominated for vice president :" 'Scarch me- says Mir.