New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
PAONESSA APPEALS
 FOR AID 0F VOTERS
|'e|p Pull City "Out of the Mire''
 His Opening Plea

" IL II t''ullN o.bub Illtl II anu NuU- .u in the audience and the police u;ho!itirs denying admission to many norc because of the crowded nOuuItion of the "Tabs' hall, fu M"r Mayor X. NJ. Paoncssa opened his campaign for reelection last night al q rally which featured The Political Follius.' a minstrel show presentation hy the New Britain Democratic club.
 Pleading with the gathering to cooperate With him in his effort 10 pull the city out ot the mire in which 1t is today" the former mayor reminded his listeners that he has but one vote and he appealed to the nthusiastic gathering to maintain its interest and register 1t on clec- ion day.
 Accorded Long Ovation
 Cyril J. Curtin. president of the ,.emocratic club introduced the for ncr mayor, referring to him as "our next mayor" W',n Paoncssa step pcd out from behind the curtain. Inc gathering arose applauding and cheering for several minutes. When paoucsSa declared in favor of set ling aside s1no. GOO 10 improve street "ondiiions. not only on accepted highways but also on unacccptcd streets, also giving work to the un- employed. the audience registered lis approval with repetition oi the opening ovation.
 Paoncssa declared against the OK pcnditure Of s2.00o,o00 10 change ,hc sewage filtration system rharg- ing that il is an attempt by the state 10 require this city to spend huge sum of money 10 save few ilsh Tn Inc Connecticut river. He male ,laim that the expenditure can ac- romplish no good since cities 10 the l.or1h put sewage which is not treat ,l into the river,
 He touched briefly on the pubic works department investigation, chareinc charter violations on the part Of the board.
 The cX-mayor rccountcd numPr- ous of his experiences while at the head of the city government and pledged his best efforts to efficient and economical government l' elected.
 David Iuryea and Ray OslmaN, rhe former playing the violin and the latter al the piano furnished inc opening number of the evenings en- tcrtaiumunt, They were applaud"t at length and called on for en- corcs.
 "ioluical Politics
 James N O'Brion directed tho minstrel show with (. !. Curtin as in,or,ocl,;or. Tho show opcn"'i with "The Sidewalks Of New York, Governor Smiths campaign song, and "ltcrc Comes That Democratic I'anl."
 When Thomas J. pcNino. rnd-man. was iutrodrtc'd hr walked ont Of th' wings. then turned and called back: That's all right boys. just put ihos" TWO horses in inc barn and LII hANH inc board of public works send over Inc S65h tomorrow.
 End-mcn Matthew J, Callahan and Frank tlNncs were next intro dlced and they shuttlcd out under the burden Of two bags of ccmcn'. When they lald tho bags down. th"N displayed in large letters: Say it with Cement.
 Councilman samuel SahlotskN. an nt her end man came on late and NaS taken 10 task by tho Intcrlocutor lie made profusc apologies cNp|ain- ing that he had difficulty, haNlnG parked his car in the city storcy#rd on Harvard street thereby suffering inc loss Of the four tires from tho machine.
 Mcssrs. ClNncs and Callahan anus cd tho audience with take-off o' Mack and Moran. in which Calla- han represented himself as the su- porintcndent of streets Of New Brit ain. Asked what he receives tor the ioh hc replied: Thirty dollars week. my name in tho papers, and if do good work, I get fired; yes sir. when tho superintendent docs good work he gets fired for H." II" rosentcd' Clynos question as to his ability as q road builder. saying Whats tho idea Of bringing thai up: no one ever asked such a silly question before"
 Councilman SahlotSly sang, q song of his own composition having 10 do with Alderman Judd and tn"