New Britain herald., 1924-10-24
AUTO TURNS OVER ROUNDING
 SHARP CORNER AT M|LLDALE;;
 NELSON DYING; FOUR INJURED
DEMOCRATIC TICKET INVITES QUIzzING Local Candidates Ask c. 0. P. to Take Definite
 Stand

In the opening talks of series Of noon-day rallies at factory gates, Registrar Thomas J. Smith and At- torney s. Gerard Casale, Democratic nominees for the general assembly, told an audience of about 150 at the Stanley Works factory entrance that they stand ready for a search ing quiz of their stand on any mat ter likely 10 come before the legis- lature, and urged that their oppo- nents be subjected to the same searching examination.
 Two of the major blanks in the party platform were taken up by the speakers, MT. Smith discussing the proposed elimination of gasoline tax and of personal tax payments by women, and Mir. Casale dealing with an amendment to the workmens compensation act so that incapaci- tated employees might draw com pensation from the date of injury instead of being required to wait seven days as is now the law.
 They also touched briefly on national issues. MT. Smith dis cussed the Democratic ticket from John W. Davis down. Attorney Casale attacked the present na- tiorial administration as 'the most disgraceful in the history of the country. covered with oil and graft"
 Edward Scalise, last year can didate on the Democratic ticket for fourth ward councilman, introduced the speakers.
 Candidate Smith asked that any one in the audience quiz him or his fellow candidates on any matter that is coming before the next as- sembly and if he or his colleagues fail to answer. to vote for his oppo- nents. He requested that in fair ness of the ticket, the Republicans be also asked the same questions and if they decline to answer. to register a vote for the Democratic 4 ticket.
 MT. Smith asked the crowd tt
 become acquainted with the party ticket. He declared that no man 1T the United States is better qualified to be president than is John W Davis. He called attention to the
 nominee of the first district fol congress Johnstone Vance. MT
 Smith told of the achievements o.
 the candidates father, the late Rob ert J. Vance, who represented thii
 district In congress about 80 year ago and promised that the aomine; of the democrats this year would give the same kind of representation , if elected. The speaker paid tri , bute to Charles c. Marris, nominee 7 for governor, who Is the son Of thu late Gov. Luzon B. Morris, "a law
 yer by profession, and a business . man by choice" He told of Nor ris' service in the Spanish-Americal ? war and of his maintainence of { law office only so he might serv' Spanish War veterans, their wive and families. and at all times with out cost. He complimented sHarr,
 Brooks, nominee for lieutenant gov 7 ernor, on his philantrophy, and tn ; other candidates upon their fitnes for office.
 . The candidate promised his sup , port, if elected, to a movement fo T the elimination of gasoline tax, tn {; burden of which, he said, falls mos I heavily upon the ordinary work . ing man who has purchased littl . car to take his family out durin the few hours that he can enjoy tn P open air. He termed the law re
 lating to payment of personal tax b
 women as the worst piece of legis
 lation on the Connecticut books
 charging that 1t is unfair and a
 imposition.
 ! After his discussion of the ia laws, MT. Smith introduced Attorne
 Casale as the man responsible fo
 the state platform plank betterin l' the compensation act.