New Britain herald., 1930-04-07
PROPHETS SEARCH . POLITICAL SKIES
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In the third ward, which generally is the home of one of the candidates the republican nominee. who was given the largest majority in the city's history, was defeated, he being Donald L. Bartlett who in 1928 car ried 1t by 721 over Mayor Paonessa. Paonessa carried the city over Bart lett by 296, yet pr. John E. Martin, resident of the third ward in 1918 when he lost the city to George A. Quigley by 113S, kept the latter's lead down to 4l9 in the ward. Dr. Martin, however, carried the fifth ward by only 6l and the sixth by only 21s.
 Paonessa Carried 4th Twice
 The republican majority in the fourth ward has been cut down con- siderably since 1918. the figures dis close, Quigley's majority over Dr. Martin having been 293, while Curtis majority over Halloran two years later was 219, and in 1922 Paonessa lost the ward to Quigley by only 102. In 1924 Paonessa accomplished the feat of carrying the ward, his vote being S3s 10 S15 for Judge B. W. filling, the republican candidate.
 In 1928 when Gardner C. Weld de- feated Paonessa by 213 votes in the entire city, he had a lead of only i'll in the fourth ward, and two years later when Paonessa won from Bart lett by 296 in the entire city, he again carried the ward, by four votes.
 "North of Tracks" Vote
 No election speculation is com plete unless it takes into considera- tion the north of the track" vote, and varied are the guesses and esti- mates this year as always. In 1920 when Curtis won from Halloran. the republican workers stated that the democratic candidate could come across the track with lead of 1000 and still not VII, while the demo- -e seontended that a majority of
 the two upper wards would
 victory The tally showed that
 carried the first ward by 4SS, i.e second by f, the third by 5l1, the fourth by 2. which gave him a lead Of 14S2, while Malloran in the f't' and sixth led by only S23 and Cur 70 margin of victory was 1159
 A. n in s-- when Paonessa won from &uIe 3o7, the democrats claimr7 in Q nee that Paonessa Eoul n f ] came out of the fifth An. xth with 1900 majority, but the Qulgley supporters were will ing to concede him 1900 without I chance to win. The outcome was that Quigley carried the first by 252, the second by 379, the third by 5S6. the fourth by 10H, giving him 1919 ma jority, so that he would have won had Paonessa carried the fifth and sixth by 1900. As a matter of fact, the fifth gave Paonessa 62S over Quigley and the sixth 1908, total of 1926, and victory.
 First Ward Being Watched
 The first ward, which has always been strongly republican, is one of the most important in the QuigleN- McDonough fight and the leaders of both parties are watching it with great interest and concern. PaoncsSa was always a good vote -getter in the ward and in 1928 he received 1915. thereby providing one of the biggest surprises of the electon At the same Mme, Bartlett boiled 11SS there, but fell five votes short of Wtld's major- ity in 1926. The closest any demo- cratic mayoralty candidate ever came to carrying the first ward since 1918 was in 1922 when Qugley's majority over Paonessa was held down to 252
 Paonessa, who will retire from of flee this month after having been mayor three terms, has the distinc- tion of receiving the greatest num- Der of votes in q single ward. In 1928 the sixth ward gave him 22lJ and as Bartlett received 900. Paoncs- sa's mojarity of 1915 stands as the largest ever given any mayoralty candidate in a single ward. Paones- Sd also holds the record for the greatest vote ever given a mayoralt! candidate in the fifth ward.
 Republicans Carried Fifth in 1911
 The closest battle of ballots at a mayoralty election since 1918 was ir 1928 when Weld defeated Paoncssa by 21S but the record for close cleo, tions since the city and town gov. -crnments were consolidated wa, made in 1912 when Joseph NJ Hal -4oran was elected over Col. Allrc' Il. Thompson by 75. Halloran hat