New Britain herald., 1924-08-23

shown it's teeth at the adhsTents of eG- MaFaF George 4. Qnigley and as "a result the party faces presidential election locally lacking a spirit Of iharmang,
 Add ia this the fact that Senator lnaheFt M. I.aFOlieiie's supporters eKr peet hs will get 3 big vote from ssaEe learners. Add that, stir well, heat to "a fun and yeu have a fairly true picture Of the political situation here, lAs 0eiaVus Roy Cohen would remark, acenhdenee is the most thing they haven't got"
 Mayor Pa0nessa whipped over \ solar plekus hlow when he stood m at the pelieemen's banquet and eNs pressed his approval of Edward r. liall, Republican candidate for state senator, II was not orthodox 10 say the least. And il was rather nnkind Ite Attorney <, Gerard casale, who was sitting almost al the mayors elbow and who Is nursing a desire to repre- sent this district in the senate as Democrat, Democrats and Fepuhli- cans present gasped, the former with surprise and the latter with elation, We don't know just how man gasns with surprise or with elation, but you can take it from some of those pres ent that a number of i00 per cent gasping parties were held. When all tho gaspers Rnsped so suddenly and without warning. the noisn produced was very much like n high wind.
 Whether tho mayor can hope 10 rec tain tho titulnr leadership Of inc Democratic party after making what his brethren consider faux pas is puzzle which time alone can solve. Az soon as they recovered from their nston,shment they formed themselves into an indignation party and some of them have not hesltated 10 express their opinions
 Despite their political differences. Mayor paonessa and Mir Hall are fast friends. Mir. Hall is chairman of the board of finance and taxation, an ap- pointee of the mayor. In this posi- ton he has been closely in touch with His Honor in the role of adviser. When Mr. Hall announced that he would be a candidate for the state
  he would make an exceptionally strong run with the probability that he would be elected. Ills chance has been strengthened great deal by the mayors endorsement which serves to discombabulate the Demo- cratic party. if you get what we mean, and to instill feeling of diff fidence in members of the party who thought they would like 10 go to the senate.
 If there is dscord in the Demo- cratic backyard, the noise in the Re- publican field of battle is positively deafening. Once more the c. O. r. organization has said to ex-Mayor Quigley: "This Is where you get off" Whether he will follow Instructions remains to be seen.
 At a conference of hand picked Re- publicans Thursday night, plans and specifications were drafted for guadily decorated band wagon. The Iarchitects will permit the Quigleyites 10 stand at the curb and applaud as the wagon passes, but all seats are occupied by the chosen few and no fdnk OulSlutIS VIII Do PNihilIIVh to ride.
 The conference developed into a quiet anti-Quigley meeting. It de- cided to work for the election of cer tain conention delegates and to have a machine in each ward We said a few lines back that it was band wagon. But closer inspection reveals the outlines and the mechanism of a steam roller, with caliope attachment which plays Hail, hail, the gangs all here"
 According to friends of ex-Mayor Quigley the republican organization called the machine" by the vulgar. is incapable of learning a lesson. At the city election last spring a drive was made against this self-same or ganization, successful drive, which put Mayor Paonessa back in office. Tn spite of the mayors great personal popularity, it is doubtful whether he could have been reelected without the help of republicans who did not love him more but the organization less. They rose and smote the or ganization hip and thigh and left it
 
 sider the meeting of the chosen few Thursday night in the light of an overt act cannot be determined. But the fact sticks out like Pikes Peak on a moonlight night that the con ferees turned their respective and col | lcctive noses up at candidates for convention delegates who are thought | to be friendly to eX-Mayor Quigley. Among those who were treated to icicles was Maxwell s. Porter, for mer member of the council who re- fused to become subservient to the c. o. r. organization while serving in his official capacity. Mir. Porter is resident of the third ward, a popular resident it might be added. If he is told to lie down and allow himself to be flattened out his friends will re- sent it. Councilman Hellberg was given this treatment last spring when 1 he aspired to go back to the common council but the powers that thunder | from the seats of the mighty turned their thumbs down, Mir. Hellberg, | like MT. Porter, also has friends. If there is any doubt of this statement check up the republican plurality in the third ward at the spring election. It is quite possible thatif MT. Porter is hattened out by the organization steam roller it wouldrequire the serv- ices of skilled mechanic with micrometer to measure him, his friends will repeat the story told by Mr. Hellbergs friends when they stride up to the voting machine in the fall and assert their right to pull Mhichever lever pleases them.