The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-20
STATE DEMOCRATS INVADE HARTFORD
 FOR CONVENTION
Continued from Page One Ticket Head, Big Talk.

As the delegates arrived today and registered at the various hotels at which headquarters of four or five candidates had been esta tabhshed, the question was quietly discussed as to the feasibility of a ticket headed by Spellacy and Fitzgerald. The answer Of the Dem Ocratic leaders to the ops position thus discussed, was that if a religious and racial issue was to be raised in politics against these two wNl known lawyers and men in pub lie life that the sooner it was decided the better and that any such attack hwas likely to win more voters than 1t would alienate.
 The decision to run Angelo Paonessa, New Britain's first Demo- cratic mayor in years for secretary of rne Republican nominee for secretary, Francis A. Pallotti of Hartford ana his friends urged in his behalf that he was even more popAlar among the Italian voters than the Hartford nom- iuee.+
 Judge Charles D. Lockwood. law partner of Homer s. Cummings, of Stamford, candidate for lieutenant for a place on the ticket, but it is unlikely that he will be selected for comptroller in the event that Fred Holt is available.
 Wine and Beer Issue.
 Light wines and beer. a poDufar theme, avoided entirely by the Re- publican convention, is almost sure to get a boost in the Democratic plat form, it was said today. In addition to the usual attack on the Republican administration, it was predicted that the platform would specifically criti- else the present state administration, particularly the condition of the state treasury despite the heavy taxes, in Guiding the gasoline tax, the amuse- ment tax and that on unincorporated business, which will be assad1ed.
 The Democratic State committee was scheduled to meet at the Bond Hotel late this afternoon, to approve the tempor roll of the convention and there will undoubtedly be some discussion of candidates, and proba- ply of a successor to Mayor Fitzgerald of his nomination.
 Hartford Loyal to Lonergan.
 Former Congressman Augustine Lonergan of Hartford, aspires to the senatorial nomination and has some fifty of the 150 votes in Hartford county with possible 200 in the whole convention of 779 delegates. Asso- cfated with the Lonergan candidacy is that of William E. Thoms, of Water bury, who desires the nomination for governor. But the Thoms move ment is not considered very formdd- able against the support being ac- corded to Mayor Fitzgerald of New Haven. who has been chairman of the state committee for many years and is counted as @ popular vote getteT throughout the state as in New Ha- ven where he has been elected may or by impressive pluralities.
 Spellacy in Fight.
 Thomas J. Spe11acy, the Hartford newspaper reporter of 20 years ago, who rose to be assistant attorney general of the United States. and now has law offices in this city and New York. today declared he was in the race for senator to the finish. This new attitude follows the recent &C., ton of the fl Hartford delegates in refusing to consider Lonergan and in voting to support SpeIlacy as a unit. Heretofore, MT. Spellacy has repeatedly announced that he was not an active candidate and would abide by any decisions of his party and make any sacrifices in the cause of harmony.
 Tonight'S session of the convention will be for organization and to hear the keynote speech Of former Nation al Committee Chairman Homer S. Cummings of Stamford, who has quieted all speculation by the declar- ation that he will not be a candidate on the ticket under any circum- stances About 75 women delegates will sit in the convention and one of them, Mrs. Josephine Maxim. wife of the gun silencer inventor, will second the nomination of MT. Spe1lacy, after his name has been presented by Cor poration Counsel Robert P. Butler Of Hartford