New Britain herald., 1925-04-28
NIncrl ISsIICS Dcn,

AluefmNn MaeTA, ucmocFat, bului
 How about chairmanship for the democratsP"
 "You've heard the report" Alder man Judd replied with a smile,
 "I don't know what the object Is in taking away our only chairman ship. but it we can't have a chair manshlp, then you can have all tho committee places" Alderman Maerz told the gathering.
 ''ls that your utlmatum 2" Alder man Judd asked.
 That's It." was the sixth ward democrats reply.
 Well, l have no power 10 accept 1t or do anything about it." Alder man Judd said.
 Mayor Paonessa, who had not re- marked up 10 this time, then ad- dressed the republicans, saying:
 "We have heard of things like this being done under the Kaiser In Germany, This thing has been at tempted in the past but was never done here. You have the power. but think its very, very unfair and you shouldn't take advantage of your majority. We're all members of the common council. here to or ganize and pick our standing cont mittocs. The democrats are en- titled 10 one chairmanship. Alderman Maerz told the repub- licans their report would probably be accepted by the common council but there would be no democratic vote thereon.
 The republican committee nomi- nations are:
 Finance, Walter Talk, chairman; c. J. Dehm, w. H. Judd, J. c. John- son and $. A. Karpinski.
 Claims. John A. Larson. chair man; Rodman Chamberlain, C. Adrian Carlson, E. II. Christ and T. P. Orchard.
 Supplies and printing: D. L, Bart lett, chairman; c. A. MaXen. H. N. Robertson and F. G. Hausmann.
 Ordinances, David l., Nair, chair man; A. N. Rutherford. Thure Bcngtson and T. J. Cabelus.
 Salaries, Thure Bengtson, chair man: Edward II. Christ. F. c. Haus- mann, A, N. Rutherford and c. H. Maxen.
 Railroad, F. R. Caldwell, chair man: John Buckley and R. Grzy- bowski. ..-'
 Licenses, C. J. Dchm. chairman: John Buckley. W. S. Warner, T. P. | Orchard and H. N. Robertson.
 Democrats Prepare Slate
 A feeling similar to that which must creep over criminals awaiting sentence pervaded the democratic caucus, which was held last night ! in the mayors office and was pre- sided over by Alderman Maerz. Foreknowledge of the action being taken by the republicans in exclud- 1 ing them from committee chair manships, together with the fact 1 that they were in a minority. made it apparent that they could do noth- 1 ing more than take what was given 1 them. The threat to withdraw from all committee appointments as protest against the known plans Of the majority party was made by | Chairman Macrz and assented to by : the others present the feeling be- ! ing that, instead of a loss of power, the democratic party was entitled to an increase, particularly on the sal- aries committee, which is composed of seven republicans and two demo- | crats.
 The following slate was accord ingly drawn up:
 Finance committee JoAn F. Maerz; claims: Stephen A. Lynch and Sam Sablotsky; supplies and printing: r. Howard Smith and Thomas Fay: ordinances: F. How ard Smith and Elias T. Ringrose; salaries, John J. O'Brien, Thomas Fay, and Frank Zapatka;, railroads: John J. O'Brien and Frank Zapatka; licenses; Stephen A, Lynch, chair man, and sam Sablotsky. This WaSH virtually me same as the former democratic representa- ton on the committees. except that Ringrose retired from the claims committee in favor of Sablotsky, James J. Dunn was replaced by Zapatka on the railroads committee and by Sablotsky on the licenses committee, and Zapatka was added 1 to the slate for the salaries com mittee.
 No action on selecting a constable was taken. Bernard Dougherty and James P. Farrell each received the same number of votes for this office at the last election and neither will withdraw from the running, Thirty i days are given elected constables to l qualify, but, as neither of these l was elected, neither can qualify and the office will be vacant at the end of the 30-day period. As no action can be taken until the position is 1 legally vacant. the matter was i Da ssed last night