New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 13, 1930, Page 11

s ——————————————————————— think 1 hdd\ CROSS 700 LD - FOR DEAN'S POST | Newly Blected Governor Inter- ested in Politics When Six New Haven, Nov. 13 — Dr. Wilbur Lucius Cross may be t0o old to con- tinue his work at Yale university, hut his 68 years couldn’t prevent him from giving his native state of Connecticut a few lessons in states- manship. Today he still is receiving congratulations on one of the most sstonishing viotories in the Novem- ber elections. He is the first demo cratic governor-elect in 20 years, the oldest of the new chief and the youngest in point of political experience Never before had Dr. Cross even considered running for office. His cntire carcer has been in the field of cducation. He is internationally Lnown as a literary historian, one of | the greatest of critics, editor of the Yale Reviow, the quarterly devoted 10 learning and letters which he has conducted since 1911, author and editor of works dealing with 18th and 19th century Lnglish literature. Last June, as the bitrary universit limits, he was r jtus of the Yale And it was in the meeting of democ ked to make of 2 speaker. “Just say anything, tor,” the committce told him, apolo- getically. “We'll put you on at the end of the program speech Won Attention crisp old New Lngland scholar spoke for less than five min- utes. ’Ihouyh personally dry he at- tacked prohibition. The next morn- ing he awoke to find the morning papers mentioning his as like- 1y gubernatorial material. “I had no idea at the anything would comec of it, Dr. Cross. “I n move sccure the non it, executives, sult of an ar- ding age The that said to he time in | grees as long the he wanted ge his campaign, too, hegan by demanding tion of two prominent state central committeemen. When the organization balked, he threat- ened to decline the nomination. The organization capitulated They tell how a group of ciar made an appointment Dr. Cross for a long conference in which they would impart to hm their plans for the campaign listened for a few moment, in a few terse suggestion, them very quietly what his ideas were, and abruptly ended the meeting. The polticians were on their way home in fifteen minutes. “And it wasn't until home,” chuckled one ford to laugh about it 1 realized 1 was d lucky to get a from v shirt.” Has C‘'ross was issues to and T exactly politi- with r\H told Yankee Humor a keen strategist. followed his oppone into all the towns and rural districts of Connecticut. There never was any question about his d, equivocation or any claboration in his specches. He spoke very slow- ly. with a deliberation that vastating to his spell-bi s « feetive . Listeners Dr as de- ri- use of could £ce his E close-clipped mous! ready to laugh with T understood his homely, similes, and honored h tive s hosc ancestors Leen since middle were up his high barnyard nders the seventeenth centu ed to find i the plea olar ng 01 His 68 years h his activity. He campaigned | nst bossism. yet he th t dictatorial pol v He promised clected, to | governor well as in and the ion. kicked | the ¢ . alrcady of through eble g When the returns came in, giv- of about 6000 officers elec- blican nominees, great crowd ot astonished friends ale students besieged He appeared, shecpishly the brown Smith once gave him a few conventional words o: thanks. But to a group of triends he said “Wouldn't have faken it hadn't been an uphill fight normal Republican majority wearing a derby if it Big to and as an! the resigna- | Democratic | 1 as a na- | have | high | were | wdicap them | and | 1 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, 'HURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1930 | overcome. Didn't | much chance. | Interested in Politics | “My personal interest in politics | cates back to the time when I was |6 ne later explained. in '68. Seymour and Cemocratic candidates, resented by ‘the boys and Grant and Colfax by in blue” The pageantry thing delighted my can remember the country Mansfield, where I lived. “My first vote, at 21, for Grover Cleveland, in |can remember the college { Classmates thought I would b a professor of law or of politics, and [ was called ‘Senator.” Still am lin fact, by my old friends.” As a professor of English, ver, first at the Sheffield Scienti tic School and the Yalc Graduate School affection- called “Uncle o his long classroom association with that character in English ro- mance. After his nomination in September his nickname changed to overnor,” and it would have stuck, too, friends say, even if he Fad not been clected. My work at the University | with the Yale Review always ltoo demanding to permit any ac tive part in politics” Dr. Cross continued. *‘Aside from a few pol- itical speeches made in the South shortly after the election of Wood- row Wilson, 1 was pretty much out of the field “But it is my conviction, gather- i from observing Congress, that a ctime spent in practical politics | guarantee of an ability to | matters of state with intel- | That was Blaine, the were in white, ‘the boy of the 1884. tel was Still Bdits Magazine still edit the Yale Review every day walks to and from his ofifce on the campus, where his erect, carelessly-clad figure has been familiar to generations of Yale students. The Cross home, rly two miles away, brown-shingied affair full of que furniture, thousands of books and almost as many tradi- tions. To returning old Yale grad- vates, it is a Mecca where a ben- evol “Uncle Toby"” always re Dean Cross himself a Chevalier of the Legion of Hon- jor. and has a string of de- as your arm. But he so far as he is able 10 | show any pride, of his political | triumph. “For olarship,” he said, “has no me unless it is applied to the active business of life." cld proudest, nir WRIT SAVES MAN FROM DEPORTATION Stolen Passport Flgum in Hear- | ing at New Haven Thomas in United today Judge Edwin § tes court at New Haven | signed a writ of hab 1ing the deport on to Italy of Viva Apostollo of this city. A hearing { was set for Dccember 4 in United tates court at Hartford | Apostollo came to States on a passport ago and later obtained visit in his homeland. stole the passport and used it come to New Jersey, where Viv ntually Jocated him by mail and |induced him to return. Vivan then returned to the United States on the sport but the government offi- | cials learned that his brother had ised the passport and Vivan's de- portation was ordered Attorney Leo V. Gaffney sents Apostolld. 1 years a permit to His brother sey repre- GASTON (.4)! S U\ DUTY COL. (Special to the Washingt Col. Jesse Gaston, U now at Avon, C ordered to active duty | tions to report to the high school 3l Paso, Texas, to take student ary act as issued Wity 1 Gaston. He D. C.. Nov. 13—Lieut S. army, re- was today 1 with instruc- ni consent of Colo will spend ten days at Fort Sam { Houston, San Antonio, Texas. hefor | proceeding to his post of duty. HOLLFELD Martin Hollfelder against whom # city court decision amounting to $51 given by Judge Stanley J. ceski vesterday has filed notice appeal to supcrior court through Irving 1. Rachlin. The bro Hollfeld"r 15 esentatives of the Grocers association by the Hotel Association for 2 1 e last spring. Grocers store of this city, a corpor- | ation that came into existence since that time and of which Mr. Holl- | felder is president, is not the same | organization, Attorney im]m. |o Bur- | How Is That Stove And Heating Plant Working? Are You All Set For Real Cold Weather? If in need of Grates or Bricks or any parts for your range, furnace or boiler or parlor service. stove, phone 5100 for quick WE SELL SILENT GL.OW OIL BURNERS FOR KITCHEN RANGES AND PARLOR STOVES. A. A. MILLS Plumbing — Heating — Sheet Metal Work PHONES 5100 - 5101 66 WEST MAIN STREET rep- | \New Britain and Hartford Men imagination. 1| store in | was cast 1| Madone, debates. | because | and | GRAP GAME HOLDUP a charge of robbery in | with the hold crap game and that several thou- sand dollars was taken. accused men claim they have alibis to peove they had nothing to do with the al- leged crime and that they were not in Meriden on that night. They were rested last I'riday, a week after e holdup, in Hartford. The alleged hold-up men are still at large EAGLES GRAND PRESIDENT MAY ATTEND DEDICATION Oficer TRIAL CONTINUED to Be Heard Saturday Meriden, Nov. 13 (P) — William 21, of East street, New itain, and William Nowoset, 28, or 226 Martin street, Hartford, held connect up of an alleged gambling place here on October National Expected to Be Present at Opening of New Acrie. how- | had their cases continued until Sat- Here Proctor of Il d worthy presider Ord hart, of the may turday local urday in police court today Their bonds were reduced from 310, 000 to 35 Attorney Albert A New Britain and Attorney Lacey of Southington re the accused men 000 rach raternal Greent New November aeri members home on Walnut William 1 deput in aeri street, Kelly of will pay a ronig Naugatuck, The Meriden police cl visit 10 Ne¢ Hartford and New Britain men en- ged three hold-up men to rob a 219 MAIN ST. is a drap ! to be interested in thejr pro- become | eas corpus stay- | United | Rachlin sail FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS T T S R A SN BOYS’ HI - CUTS Black and Tan Elk with Flexible Welt Soles. 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