New Britain herald., 1926-07-31

StotS uSInoCl alS IS TSpUIlSu III CUA- nection with the announcement that Attorney William E. Thoms of Wa terbury will accept the party nom- ination for governor if he believes he is wanted. Such a declaration is usually accepted as an acknowledge ment of candidacy and the words were hardly out of MT. Thoms' mouth before New Haven leaders began to plot to arrange affairs diff ferently. AS a consequence of their planning, Thoms is to be eliminated by allowing the nomination for sheriff of New Haven county to go to Waterbury. Under the rules of politics, this would automatically relegate Thoms to the. background.
 Strength is given the foregoing conjecture by the statement made Thursday by Charles G. Morris of Newtown that he is willing to &C., cept the burden of running for gov ernor on the democratic ticket in the fall. Morris was the nominee of the party two years ago in 8 cam paign featured by passive resistance to the republican party resulting in a victory for the G. O. P. which politicians had little difficulty in forecasting. Morris. it is thought, will have the support of the New Haven leaders who are frankly practical politicians and believe he would contribute more to the war chest than Thoms. It is with the idea of putting Thoms out of the running that they are talking of sending the shrievalty nomination to Waterbury.
 Thoms has many admirers in this city who are convinced that he would make a stronger candidate than Morris. The latter is reported to be prepared to launch a vigorous campaign for the office if he is elected, despite the fact that he made little effort two years ago to win. Morris Is the son of former governor and would like to step into the gubernatorial seat once occupied by his father.
 Other names are mentioned In connection with the nomination, among them. Burton K. Mansfield former insurance commissioner, and David E. FitzGerald, ex-mayor. of New Haven.
 Congratulations 10 William j.. Bryan, superintendent of the New Britain division of the Connecticut company, who is observing his 25th anniversary in railway service and still going strong.
 Supt. Bryan entered the trans portation game a quarter of a cen- tury ago in Hartford. For a few years he was with the Springfield and Eastern road, running between Springfield and Palmer, Mass, but he soon returned 10 Connecticut where he has remained since. When he first came to New Britain he was utility man and did everything from run cars to repair them at the barns. In that way he became familiar with the construction of trolleys, knowledge which has stood him in good stead. He put in sev- cral thousand miles as a motorman, became dispatcher at Central park and was eventually promoted to su- perintendent.
 Since becoming the boss of the division, Bill" has lived up to eX- pectations. The officials at New Haven were in doubt whom to ap- point but "Bill's' friends in New Britain set their minds at rest on the subject. Nor was there envy in the ranks of motormen and con- ductors when he was appointed. They realized that he deserved pro- motion and were the first to con- graduate him and offer their CO., operation.
 In his dealings with the public. Supt. Bryan has been broadminded. He believes that giving real, not imitation, service is his job and he does his best to fulfill his obliga- tions 10 those who patronize the local lines. There has not been such q popular superintendent in the New Britain district for years.
 Ah, the romance of the South, that idylic spot where no one works and everybody plays. Take it from the movies-it's a wonderful place. But the real south-wcll, 0 returned traveller had the following to say of it last night:
 When most of us think of the South, we imagine like this:
 Cotton, cotton everyWhere-acres and acres and acres of cotton. And negroes Thousands of them. Sit ting at the door to their tiny shacks playing banjos. shuffling, eating watermelons, yielding razors and stealing chickens all day long. Every blessed one of them named Rastus. Cities composed of white mansions with massive pillars and colonels sitting on their verandas drinking mint juleps and smoking stogies. Colonels with white moustaches and goatees wearing black felt hats and white lawn bow ties. Each with a soft mellow way of saying, Yes suh, and admire foh you to accept the humble hospitality that Ah can offuh you, suh.' All of these colonels must be poor but proud. Their clothes may be frayed but their manners must not be anything but perfect. s.....-
 And the overseers-all of them with patent leather riding boots and heavy black moustaehes and black snake whips. Very handy with the whips, these overseers-they must lash at every negro they see, regard less of what they're doing. Ladies, beautiful ladies, in old fashioned crinolines with soft eyes and brown hair coiled at the nape of their beautiful white necks. Soft laughter over wide lawns and the plunk- plunk of the banjos from the negro