New Britain herald., 1927-11-19

Il. to nominate a full ticket for the city election next spring political ri- vllry more intense than New Britain las ever experienced will result. The probability Of naming a com pletc ticket was discussed this week and sentiment seemed to be in favor of the project.
 Advocates of the innovation point 10 the fact that Angelo VI. Paonessa might have swept a complete ticket into office when he was last elected mayor. Several candidates on the republican ticket had been endorsed by the democrats and an analysis Of he election returns showed that they received moro democratic than re- publican votes. This, some demo- cratic party leaders conclude, proves that democratic candidates, if the ticket were complete, would have been elected. But their conclusions may be false. Hundreds of voters who preferred Paoncssa did not stop 10 split the ticket because they realized that when they pulled the straight democratic lever they were voting for number Of republicans who had been endorsed by the Jaf- farsonians. It is doubtful whether paoncsSa would have rolled up such q large plurality if republican candi- dates names had not been on the democratic slate. While they de sired to vote for Paonessa, rcpubli- can voters would not have bothered 10 split their ballot and the repub- lican candidate, who was Judge B. W. Alling would have benefited. Because names on the democratic ticket received such heavy endorse mcut, it does not necessarily follow that democratic candidates would . have chalked up the same totals. In . stances have frequently been record led of popular individuals being ov- crWhelmingly supported at the polls while other members of the same party running for office have failed 10 be elected.
 For years there los been a faction in the democratic party which be- lieycs a complete ticket should be put in the field for city elections re- @ardlass of what followed. They 1 have been in the minority and have been held in check by strategists who realize that a number of re- publican offic" holders are firmly en- trcnchcd and who arc convinced thM it is the part of wisdom to endorse them.
 . Democracy is leaning toward the nomination of Paoncssa to lead the vanguard ih the election to be held in the spring, Without doubt he would be the party's best card, but thus far he has failed 10 display any enthusiasm over the prospects of re turning 10 the political Eeld.
 Getting back to the proposed nom- ination of a complete ticket-thia would probably result in throwing the probate judgeship into the poll tical arena. For many years the republicans have endorsed Judge Gmfncy. a democrat, in spite Of op- position within the ranks. But if the democrats decide to wage battle all along the line, the republicans will doubtless nominate n candidate for judge of probate when Judge Gatfney's term expires.
 The things they do fin the movies,
 Now, We like the movies, and 7 go 10 the thcatcrs about as often as anyone, but
 Tn one picture, for instance, We saw a man step off q boat which, according to the subtitle, had just brought him back from Europe. And. by a huge sign on the docks in the background, it was seen that he made the trip on a Panama-Pa- ciGc liner Now, unless the positions of the continents have become all mixed mp since We last looked at a map. that simply cant be done!
 Again, a character was introduced as the "best tackle in America,' but when the final game camo he was playing in the backfcld. While our hero. who was supposed to be the best forward pass thrower in the country was not good enough to toss the pass in the emergency. No, he had to catch it so he could make the winning touchdown.
 ! Another picture dealt with the Boxer rebellion in China and show cd exactly why the Chinese lost that little struggle. They never had a .. chance from the outset and they should have known it. Why? Be cause they had the hero against them. The way that boy ran gauntlets Of snipcrs and scattered armies was wonderful, no fooling. At the start of the picture he said that there were 400,000,000 Chinese in China, but there couldn't have been much more than half that many when the picture came 10 a close. We saw him kill the other half and We know.
 The hero belonged to the United States army, be it said, and the way he saluted was a caution. He bow ed when he did it and looked for all the world like chauffeur
 Still another film reVolvod around a girls basketball game between two colleges. If there is anything in college about which the students do not become excited, it is girls bask- ctball yet the screen production showed great rallies around night bonlircs, packed gymnasium for the games, and students on the verge of suicide when the team lost Still, it was not to be wondered at if the girls really rolled up the scores they were supposed to. The scorckeeper [ was kept in a sweat by the great number of baskets shot by the two tcams-the scorckeeper at the girls
 E.the! Timms