New Britain herald., 1928-08-27
REPUBLICANS H0|D
STATE CAUCUSES
Women Are Taking a More Ac.
tive Interest

New Haven, Aug. 81 R)-This is
eauens day for the republicans of the
@'d'e and IN most of the towns dele
gates will be elected to the severa;
conventions which as a whole will
maine the candidates for all places
Oh me party ticket to be voted for
In November.
Inc democrats for the most part
carried through d like function last
FRIDAY. The outlook is for quiet re-
pupllcan caucuses The past week
''efe vas interest taken in several
canoldacles for places on the state
ticket and it may be that here and
mere pledges will be made to sup
port some particular candidate. But
as whole the town delegates are
expected TO go unpledged. If there
are contests ahead they are expected
10 De IN the senatorial district con-
Fentlons, Greater participation of
women in the caucuses is expected
by the republicans.
Here and there they will have
more than an active part due to de-
e'res OF some one among them to be
nominated later on for the legis-
lature. Other factors also have come
into the field.
Women More Active
IN Fairfield county women are
taking an interest in the causes be-
cause no appointment has vet been
made by Gov. Trumbull to fill the
county Commissionership vacancy
Cue to the death months ago of Har-
vey NJ. Kent of Norwalk. The re-
publican women asked for appoint
ment for a woman commissioner.
Ernest B. Crofoot of Darien, wants
the place. AS they have not fulfilled
their desire they will try and make
their strength felt.
In Larien they have succeeded, it
Is said, in keeping Compensation
Commissioner Charles f. Williamson
off the list of delegates to the sena-
torlal district convention. II is fur
ther claimed the women will try to
defeat John D. Milne for he-nomin-
alton for senator from the 26th dis
eiiS1t cNd6C w ASH anu
others in Greenwich have put for
ward Clifford f. WiImot for the
place but the governor did not ac-
cede to desires of that group.
Mrs. Julia Emery. member of the
general assembly. is expected to be
member of the delegation from
Stamford to the state convention al
though it was understood that in
some quarters she was objected to-
Senator NJ. H. Kenealy who will
head that delegation said he knew
of no objection to Mrs. Emery. The
latter was q delegate to the national
convention and is understood to
have been outspoken at times over
delegation matters
Pallotti is Candidate
Over the weekend the candidacy
OF Secretary of State Francis A.
Pallotti for lieutenant governor,
which to all appearances would
make him an opponent of State
Treasurer f, f. Rogers for that
place. was brought out formally At
Norwalk yesterday Mr.. Pallotti said
he sad delayed making an announce
ment but before the Norwalk repub-
licans he desired to do So He pre-
faced a statement to this effect with
the declaration that the republican
party was bigger than any man or
group of men and loyalty to party
should be greater than loyalty to
any man or group of men. He was
a candidate for second place but
would abide by the decision of the
convention. Senator Milne, chair
man of the Norwalk town commit
tee. said Norwalk was for Pallotti.
Albert Levitt of Ridgefeld, whose
wife, Elsie NJ Hill. has legislative
ambitions, and who himself would
like the nomination for congress
from the fourth district. has an
nounced his opposition to Congress-
man Merritt because the latter he
claims is-.not dry Levitt says
he has switched from the democratic
to the republican party on the dry"
issue. 49,.
Another mid-week incident was a
Fairfield county gathering of town
leaders who announced they would
support Senator Walcott for United
States senator as against Tax Com
missioner w. H. Blodgett.
1t was announced in New Haven
that Lieutenant Governor J. E.
Brainard was debating whether to
make an announcement of his posi-
ton as to denomination in view of
other candidates.. In West Haven
opposition to return to Representa-
tive John Lynch and Judge w. l..
Larash to denomination for the
house was seen.
Lynch has always been political
manager for Mr.. Brainard, and at
present is active in lining up towns
in support OF Blodgett for the sena-
torship. Mr.. Lynch has had three
terms in the house in which he
served with exceptional distinction
twice as chairman of the committee
on cities and boroughs. Because
West Haven is part of Orange the
seats in the house are credited to
the latter town.
BlOtlgett Is Strong
Forecasts made public here over
the weekend gave Blodgett almost
strength enough to win the senator
ial nomination on the first ballot but