New Britain herald., 1926-09-18
THE OBSER YER = Makes Random Observations On the City and Its People

week in Connecticut politics. Both parties have nominated their can | didates for United States senator ! and for state offices and have adopted platforms with which to lure voters 10 their respective sides.
 The republican state convention was marked by two contests which stirred up interest and kept the party leaders on the anxious seat for few days. So close was the vote in the Brainard-W -Wadhams race for the nomination for lieutenant governor that victory was not as sured the former until the last votes were checked. The result was not satisfactory to many of the patri- arChs of the party. Ex-Governor Holcomb, who has been Canonized by republicans and whose word has of Wadhams and publicly advocat- ed his nomination. In this he was supported by others who believed that their advice would be accept able, as it had been for years. They were looking ahead 10 eventualities and believed that, if the office of governor became vacant. Wadhams could fill the chair to the greater glory of Connecticut. It cannot be truthfully said that the party as whole is gleeful over the selection of the candidate for lieutenant gov ernor.
 It was pleasing 10 New Britain residents that Judge B. W. Alling was nominated for attorney -gener- al. The city has watched Judge filings rise with a great degree of pride. It is said that he can go higher in office if he cares 10 at some future date. Judge filings eX- perience as floor leader at the last session of the legislature will he of invaluable aid, if he is elected at torney- general.
 There was disappointment in the democratic party not because of any difference of opinion concern ing the men who were nominated but principally because Judge Thoms of Waterbury declined to become head of the ticket. Disap- pointment over this situation was probably more acute in this city than elsewhere. Democratic leaders believed that they could return a plurality for the ticket in New Brit ain with Thoms in the race for governor. This, of course, would strengthen the local candidates for senator and representative in the state assembly.
 The Observer has it straight from Chairman Keevers of the demo- cratic town committee that the party will name candidates for senator and representative. There has been a feeling that the republi- cans were to be allowed to win these posts by default. Chairman Kecvcrs corrects this impression by declaring emphatically that such will not be the case.
 Further political activity is on the program for next week. The re- publican party will hold it's con- grcssionaI convention and will re- nominate F. Hart Tenn. Friends of cX-Mayor Paonessa are confident that he will accept the democratic nomination for the office. This, no doubt, will help democracy a great deal. Paonessa lost the contest for mayor by a slight margin last spring and proved that his influence with the voters is still strong. It would be a feather in the cap of de- mocracy to have him run for con- gress. If he could carry New Brit ain, this district might be repre- sented by a democrat at Washing ton. Fenn is not as strong as he might be because he is not widely known.
 The democratic probate assembly will be held Monday evening and Judge B. F. Gaffney will be re- nominated. This will be followed later in the week by the republican probate assembly at which, it is be- lieyed, Judge Gaffney's candidacy will be endorsed.
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