New Britain herald., 1924-02-29
CURTIS AND QUIGLEY
 MAY ENTER i. O.P. RACE
Former Said to Have Sent His Agents to Listen
 ing Posts"

After several days Of quiet inyesti-
 gation in checking up reports that
 lieutenants Of eN-Mayor orson r. Cur
 lis are working for him in the fourth
 and fifth wards preppra, ry to his entering the republican primaries in
 guest Of the mayoralty nomination..
 followers of ex-Mayor George A. Quig-
 ley announced this morning that they
 had found the reports to be true and
 that, in the event of Curtis entrance
 they will try 10 prevail upon Quiglcy
 or some other candidate agreeable to
 them to enter the primary fight.
 EX-Mayor Quigley, who early in the
 week said hc would not be candi- date this year. discussed the turn of events with n representative Of the "Horald' this morning. He was ask cd fl the recent developments might change his mind as to candidacy. aud bis reply was; Possibly"
 The Quiglcy camp is inclined to regard the boom for Alderman Will liam II. Judd Of the third ward as a political move to save from campaign bfoadsidcs their actual candidate, ex- Mayor Curtis, until as close to elcc- tion day as possible. Judd, they re- gard as a political stalking horseT
 Alderman Judd is a new man in politics, his first entry being last spring when he was successful in a primary tight and on election day. be- fF l1asfstlI an al third ward. He has been republican |, adcr in the council. Because Of his activity in opposing tho granting of permission to have Capt. Thomas Bannigan adarcs the common council when the Dolan appointment was pending. he came into disfayor with q certain element of the city's ex- ser, iccmru. while his opposition 10 many salary increases and his state
 nent That hs would oppose paying city hall female clerks more than s1.- 100 did not add 10 his strength with the female voters. These and other facts lead many to believe that he would not pruSC a strong candidate and tho many reports coming from republican ccntcrs that Judd would iJe pushed in thc republican primary have not been seriously regarded by many Of the city's electors. On the other hand. the very mention Of q candidate is likely to divert attention rom others in the field and in this ] say. it is reasoned by the Quigleyites. ! he republican organization had hoped : To save Curtis from his political enc mics as long as possibIr.
 II became definitely known today .haf reccrt appolnite of Mayor 4. l N. paonessa to one of the city's most . important commissions. and prom ! ncnt civil officer arc working in Cur I is interests in the firth aard. the ] luieiey camp reports.
 From tho fourth ward. a district iu ! which Curtis is said 10 have little . strength. reports have come that one ' Jf the commissioners removed by 1 Mayor Paonessa is leading th" aides ,f 70. r." in thrir driyc to swing .otss
 QuiElcy and his followers arc com ident that De could deieHt Curtis I'l Inc republican primaries. should such ! result bc shown in ths count of -otes. it would be interesting 10 watch I be activities of eioetisH day. thCy eel. The former mator and his as- 0ciates have openly charged that the town committee and the ,. Q. r. organization "knifed" QHig- v in the last election after be had Icfeated Curtis in tho primaries. They tasoB that practical politics would orifd a repetition of this condition n the nest election The parry would cCepf Quigiev rather than eOrtinue ge city under democratic rule for an-