Has Enfield Changed Her Political Faith?
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THOMPSONVILLE, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1923 PRICE $2.00 A YEAR—SINGLE COPY 5c SSfCV- LOAN ASSOCIATION FL Familiar^ HAS ENFIELD CHANGED From the East COMMISSIONER I sfcp KY5 SUCCESSFUL' ANIELSON, our neighbor to NNE" from the "east" the extreme east, is "A1who so unsparingly crit COMES MONDAY D "all fcet up" over a "White icises one of our local IN PAST 6 MONTHS Way System" with every in trolley conductors in the col TO INSPECT ROADS dication of being able to go HER POLITICAL FAITH? umns of the "Union" for his through with it, with the usual "impatience, bad temper and Dividend Is Increased to difficulties of course. Inciden lack of manners, does not, we Less Than Half the tally they are, to quote the The Result of the Town Election Leaves A Singular Situation That must ungallantly set down, get $ 5ya* At Meeting Mon- press account, "criticising the the same focus as we do on this Amount Requested for |day Night—Many Re- school board very harshly." Raises A Question As To the Actual Political Status of Both Parties gentleman at alL Not agree From the extensive account of ing with "Anne" we are fully State Aid Roads By " quests for Construc the incident the board is* be —Republican Control Seems Uncertain—Democrats Complacent Over in accord with the "Union's" ing right properly lambasted, splendid defense of conductors the Town Is Available tion Loans. :K- though the reason is difficult to the Outlook—Situation Surveyed From Several Angles. in general, and to further state determine. It seems^ to us we that while this particular one For Road Work. is neither a Chesterfield, or an ^ At the meeting of the Board of have hard something like this The singular political situation that before. ant factor in the situation, particu "carry on" into the next election, Adonis either, he is a mighty State Highway Commissioner Mc "Management of the Thompsonville has evolved from the varied party larly when speculating as to the and that the old party alignment will capable man on his job. Donald will visit Enfield next week future, is how long is the latter or Building and Loan Association held activities during the past few years, prevail again. to look into the state aid road situa Monday evening it was voted that ganization going to remain intact? Democratic leaders practically ac and which culminated in the almost To answer.this, one must find a fit tion in the town. This visit is the the dividend to be credited to the cept this as inevitable but with not complete reversal of 'the local politi ting reply to another question: How a great deal of concern. They point result of a conference held this Shareholders for the past six months OPERATORS MUST cal control at the last election, long is the split in the Republican out the growing strength of their TO OPEN FOOTBALL week, at the commissioner's office at lie computed at the rate of 5%% an prompts the inquiry which forms party going to continue and if ce party vote. They are not sure that mented tomorrow to what extent will Hartford with the Enfield Board of nually. This is an increase of one SHOW LICENSE the caption at the head of this ar the wound in the republican ranks Selectmen. Following up the action Jialf of one per cent. Some months it strengthen the ranks of the party. will be entirely healed. They insist SEASON SUNDAY of the last town meeting, at which ago the association conducted a mem ticle^ The situation is: most unus It is a matter of political history that the situation will not be wholly ual, indeed sufficiently so, to make it was voted to take full advantage bership drive "which succeeded in al Not Only To An Officer in this and other municipalities that- acceptable to the rank and file of of the state aid allotment, Select most doubling the number of its an analysis of it worth while. As independent movements come and go the republicans, particularly the con Acorn A. C. to Oppose it stands at the present time, the men Murray, Payne and Oates called .-.shareholders. The Board of Manage of the Law But to Any but the older parties continue to ditions under which the harmony in on the Highway Commissioner last ment in launching the drive at that local Democrats, for the first time survive them. Nor are they, in the the party will be restored. They in All-Hartford Reserves Other Person Demand within the memory of the present Tuesday at his office in Hartford. It time made the announcement that if ordinary course of events long lived. sist further that they are certain to On the Park Avenue was found that the allotment was -a certain number of members were generation, and generations before If the present ;one runs true to form retain a number of the independent ing It Says Motor Ve also, are practically in control of being pared down throughout the acquired it would be possible to raise it has about spent its force, and the voters who have become accustomed Grounds—Other Good state, such was the request for it, the dividend from 5 to 5%%. The the various boards that make up the leaders "as well as the camp follow to supporting their ticket. They have , hicle Department. town government. It is true that so that what would normally have •drive rolled up the required number ers might rightly be suspected of gone through such a experience more Teams Booked. been $20,000 would have to be re at different elections in the past the than once before, and realize what and in consequence the Directors Drivers of motor vehicles or per being ready to trek back to the fold duced to $9,000. There is in &ddi~ 'were enabled to keep their promise democrats have, in a clean cut two of the parent organization. In fact it is to have groups of dissatisfied The Acorn A. C. of Springfield, one sons responsible for their operation tion to this amount an unexpended -at the meeting Monday evening. The party fight, and with the aid of dis-, it will be recalled that during the republicans flock to their camp, and of the fastest elevens in that city, credit to the town in the state aid present membership of the Associa which are involved in accidents are gruntled Republicans under the name j recent campaign public notice of migrate back again when the force a with victories over the well known account of $8,567.05. tion is over 600. required to show their licenses not °L Wizens party, elected men to such intentions was served on the of their anger had spent itself. The Even with the town appropriation office other than the mere minority republican party by the leaders „of separation they insist will be made Irish-Americans, Fogg-y Dews and For the purpose of computing the only to any officer of the law, but t of $5,000 the sum total of these •dividend for the past six months the representation. It is true also that the" citizens movement. Much de- j "with the best of feeling all around, other teams of like caliber, in sea to any other person, Tipon demand, the present unexpected political sit amounts would not be sufficient to books of the association will close pends however on the conditions un- although there might be an individ- son's past, will represent Thompson build one mile of road which it is -^Monday, October 15th. A printed according to a provision issued at the uation in Enfield can be attributed der which the return is made. If it ual instance or two where an un to no inconsiderable extent to a de ville on the gridiron, this season. This estimated costs about $25,000 per report of the Association's standing motor vehicle department. Failure is one of docile submission to the realized ambition might carry with mile, The state officials suggest that -will be distributed among the share- fection from the ranks of the Re present leadership, with due indica it some feeling. Such they philos became known last evening in an in to do so renders a driver liable to publican party a year ago at -the the" state's proportion of finishing • holders. While the association is a thirty-day jail sentence and $50 tion of being penitent, they will no ophically assert are the fortunes of terview with a representative of our the two miles of the South Road to •distributing several thousand dollars town election, and which, by the doubt be accepted. But if there are political war. Hazardville be advanced by the town fine or both. momentum gained at that time, car- j provisos that will compel the parent local football interests. According •each month in construction loans, the The department has been receiving MMr;„j 1+aol-F Tntni-n+s\ fViA if";'"""J j i "*"*», i v-yipc,c „nc ^ijaiein The complacency of the Democrat to their reports all efforts to organ and the work completed.