New Britain herald., 1926-12-30
Protest Dismissal of Police Board Chair man at Mass Meeting But Deny Party Split.
Criticize Democratic ex- Mayor for Alleged Re- marks Derogatory to Pajewski's Name.
HUNDREDS UNABLE
 TO GET INTO HALL

Hundreds Of men were turned away from Falcon hall on Beaver street last night unable to gain ad. mittance to mass meeting at which speakers including city officials, de- hounced Mayor Weld for discharging Peter J. Pajewski from the chair manship of the police board, and cheered vigorously for the deposed police head
 Ex-Mayor Angelo M. Paonessa came in for a share of the evenings protestations after the gathering had been told of remarks attributed to me former mayor in a newspaper aricle.es
 By unanimous vote of the as- sempage the officers were author- lzed to transmit to the present and former mayors note of protest, Weld being condemned for his nasty ac- ton in dropping Pajewski when a brother of the former commissioner was arrested on charges of violating the liquor law: Paonessa for his aI- ieSeu ucFOSalory remarks.
 Pajcwski Greeted With Cheers.
 When Pajewski was called upon for remarks a cheer went up lasting for a full minute. Nearly 100 men who lined the sidewalk outside the building and who banked themselves about the windows took up the cheer and it reechoed through the neiGhborhood. At the conclusion of his brief talk the ovation was re- peated.
 Pajewsh insisted that he is in- nocent. He charged that Q snake" had been sent to prey upon the sympathies of his brother and en- deavor to induce violation of the law and entrap him. Other than to remark that he feels he was done an injustice by being dropped with out hearing, he made no comment on Mayor Weld's actions in the case.
 Through the loud cheers follow- ing Pajewski's talk, loud voice proclaimed: "Paonessa for next mayor"
 Deny Split In Party
 Joseph A. Kloskowski, president Of the club opened the meeting. He questioned the accuracy of newspa- per articles which predicted fire works" at the meeting and told of rumors of a split" from the repub. lican party. The tenor of his talk and of that of succeeding speakers was that the protested action is one of Mayor Weld's and not of the re- publican party and that the griev. ance is against the mayor, alone, Kloskowski told of his long and in- timate acquaintance with ex-Chair- man Pajewskt. He discussed Pa- jewski's business ethics as ideal and declared it to be his honest opinion that Pajewski would neither engage in the illegal sale of liquor himself, nor knowingly permit it to be car ried on in his store. He closed with a remark: "Pajewsh bootlegger? Never."
 Much Of kloskowskis talk was given over to a discussion of the Washington park soon to be es- SopiiciiFu. IIt llle IuONp- ment to the republican members of the council and answered the claims of democrats that Councilman Frank Zapatka, members of that party. deserves the honor
 Says Mayor Acted Hastily
 John Winalslli of Hartford, presi- dent of the Polish Republican clubs of Connecticut, surprised the gath ering by paying an unannounced visit He was called upon to remark and he launched into a discussion of the Pajewski case. Declaring the mayor acted too hastily in discharg- ing him. Winalski assured the New Britain Poles that the state organi- zation is heartily in favor of their
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