New Britain herald., 1926-03-20

unfairly by assuring him that the field was open to him and then bringing out another candidate for tho republican nomination for mayor, Gardner c, Weld
 The Quigley campaign started off true to expectations. It was sup posed that Quigley would fight the republican organization, whom he has not spared in the past, and he did. He burned his bridges behind him and launched into his drive with a vigor that was truly Quigley- esque. From now on. Quigley can be expected 10 furnish the greater part of the fireworks, an assignment In which he will delight because he dearly loves a scrap.
 It is whispered that the republic can organization is determined to snuff out Quigley's light once and for all time in the present race for the mayoralty nomination. Nothing will bo left undone that will con- tribute 10 the success of Weld at the primaries, 1t is reported. The G. O.. r. machine has had Quigley riding on its back for several years and Is determined to get rid of him, If such thing is possible. With this purpose in vieN the leaders of the organiza- ton are rolling up their sleeves and setting their lips for the fray. They realize that a Quigley victory would mean the passing of control from those who now hold the reins. They are fighting with their backs to the wall and in self defense.
 The selection of ex-Senator Rich ard c. Covert as campaign manager for Weld drives home the truth of the saying that politics makes strange bedfelows. But in this case, it can be said that bedfellows can be Unmade by politics. Covert and Quig- ley were close political friends few years aeo, the former acting as cam paign manager for the latter in one campaign. Apparently Covert has changed his mind since then and this spring sees these old pals pitted against each other. Covert Is a clever campaigner and is perhaps as capable as any man who could have been selected. When it was an- noupced in a morning newspaper a few days ago that ex-Mayor Orson F. Curtis had been chosen campaign manager for Weld, the latter's stock suffered a precipitous decline as 1t was not believed that Curtis influ- ence would be of assistance to any one. Later when 1t was declared that Covert would manage the campaign. Weld's friends felt relieved. The re- publican leaders made grave error in picking Curtis and then changing over to Covert, if that was what hap penod.
 Stanley Uchalik, also candidate for the republican nomination, outlined his plans yesterday. It Is not thought that he will be a factor in the race.
 Among the persons who welcome the break of winters grip none will be moro joyous than Artemas Stock man and William E. Chapman, sex tons of the First and South Congre- gational churches and the men who arc responsible for the clocks in the towers of those edifices. Winter is q hard season on them both physic- ally and mentally, for the elements assail the clocks and frequently gain the upper hand over them, stilling their motions and arousing the Ire of passersby who are accustomed to time their movements by these two chronometers.
 The scXtons are relieved of one duty; they are never forced to watch their own clocks. Let one story or vary, and immediately the sexton is deluged with personal and telephone calls from indignant pedestrians who appear to believe it crime of tre- mendous proportions that they miss ed their cars or busses by trusting the timepieces above their heads The sexton is given a general brow beating and told to attend to his duties in the future. Many people appear to be under the erroneous impression that these clocks arc town" clocks and must therefore be kept running; actually, they are merely operated by the churches as convenience to the public, which therefore has no license to con- plain on those occasions when the clocks fail.
 The reasons for the vagaries of the clocks are many. Sometimes Il is merely because they run down the sexton being too busy with his other duties to attend to them. As general rule, and especially So ir the winter, this is not the case and the blame must be placed on Ma, ture.
 Ice and seet storms are one req. son for the pausing of the circlint hands, the ice encrusting about tht hands and machinery until it stop' them. This reqnires the energetic use of choppers. hot water, ant other anti.ice weapons before tn, plaintive public Is again able tc . regulate Its motions correctly. High wind is another cause, tho l steeple swaying slightly before thu l blast, This affects theregularity oi the motion of the pendulum. slow ing the swinging arm down ant sometimes eventually stopping it : This trouble is easier to remedy For these reasons, the caretakers o the clocks are welcoming the re . turn of milder weather,
 s Yet even in the summer there 1! one unusual factor which some times halts the clocks, and tha s factor is-birds. These often clustel on the hands in such numbers tha r they retard or accelerate them But a fact l know from watching
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