New Britain herald., 1928-01-07
POLITICAL BUDS BEGIN TO BLOOM
Possible (. Q. P. Slate Creates
 Interest in Coming Election

A decided increase in political in- terest has been manifest throughout the city in the past few weeks and persons whose practice 1t 1 to
 thumb the throbbings of the elec- torate's pulse are finding much food for thought and talk.
 Perhaps the greatest reaction any
 morsel of political food handed out in recent weeks Is that which fol-
 lowed the prediction that Gardner
 c. Weld will not be . candidate for mayor but will seek admission to
 the general assembly, while Donald
 L. Bartlett is given clear field for
 the mayoral nomination. The an- nouncement emanating from politi-
 cal quarters that William H. Judd
 will be the senatorial candidate caused little more than . ripple
 since 1t has been taken as fore
 gone conclusion that Judd would be
 accorded the honor of heading the legislative group representing New Britain, now that Senator Edward F. Hall is definitely out of the ranks of office seekers.
 That Mayor Weld has his gaze
 fixed at something beyond seat in
 the lower house at the state cap itol is the generally accepted view of students of politics. If 90. 1t
 would appear that the logical step
 would be by way of the general as-
 sembly.
 There are in positions of leader.
 ship in the republican party men
 who would prefer to have Weld again g candidate for the position of
 chief executive of the municipality.
 There are many others who appear
 to be agreeable to the Bartlett Weld-Judd triumvirate. but only on
 condition that 1t Is entirely agreeable to the mayor. It has long been ac-
 cepted in politics that . second term should be sought for two reasons,
 namely. that the failure of the par
 ty to send its mayor after second term is often taken as . repudiation of his work and necessarily of its form Of government and because
 q man in office is in 2 better strate- gic position because he has the mo- mentum of a personal machine" in addition to the regularly constituted vote-getting forces of the party that backs him. This machine is made up of those who have been appointed to positions and those who have had district betterments brought about through the cooperation Of the group in office.
 Some are inclined to completely ignore the reported slate. To them 1t is but "feeler" with Bartlett the stalking horse by which 1t is hoped to gain fair idea of Weld's actual strength as his term comes to . close. A reaction in Bartlett's favor, it is reasoned, might have consid- erable to do with rendering him the nomination irrespective of the may or's wish. while an apparent wish on the part of the c. o. F. rank and file to draft Weld would swing tho nomination in the opposite direc- ton. according to their views.
 Another political surprise was sprung just few nights ago when George A. Quiglcy. the fiery foe of republican machine politics, was seen in public with Angelo M. Pao- nessa, now regarded to be the best let of the democrats. The mere fact of their appearance together would not be indicative of which. if either, Is likely to go before the electorate with the combined democratic strength and the Quigley irreconcii- ables. but when Councilman Samuel Sablotsky. democratic chieftain, was seen as a member of the group, it took on the appearance of . democratic affair. Both former may CTS laughed heartily when the idea of . fusion party ticket was men, tioned and refused to be drawn into political discussion. There are many who believe that both Quigley and Paonessa are hearing the dis tant buxzing of the mayoral bee and that they will succumb to the lure.
 With election day a full three ] months distant there is the possibility of other entries into the field, but 1 today Weld, Paonessa, Quigley and Bartlett occupy the center of the stage. yet there's no evidence of | effort on the part of any one to play up to Mr. Voter for the pres ent at least