New Britain herald., 1928-09-04
FRENCH PLIERS START ON
 MYSTERY TRIP TO AMERICA
BATTLES LOON IN TWO CONVENTIONS Connecticut Politics Will Hold
 Sh& This Xeek MANY SEEKING OFFICES

Republicans and Democrats to Gath
 e in New Haven This Week to
 Select s&ats Tickets for Coming
 Election.
 New Haven. Conn. Sept. { tUP) -Befors the end of this week, Can necticut's democrats and republt- cans will have chosen their candi- dates for presidential electors. United States senator. governor. lieutenant governor, secretary of state. treasurer and comptroller.
 Approximately 500 republican delegates to the state convention In the Hyperion theater will swarm in- to New Haven Thursday. But by Friday they will have finished their business.
 About twiee q many democrats will descend on the city Friday. Saturday night will sec the ticket completed at the New Haven arena.
 As the state political season en- tered the final pre-convention phase today. partisanis was almost for gotten in intra-party rivalry. The last few days have seen the inaugu- ration of whispering campaigns" against several candidates in both parties.
 Underground reports that Lieu tenant Governor J. Edwin Brainard had retired from the race for his own position brought | straight forward denial from the candidate. Secretary of State Francis A. Pal- lotti of Hartford was forced to deny rumors he had dropped out of the contest for Brainard's office and would be content with renomination.
 Many Candidates
 A widespread report in democrat ic circles that Che democratic .nom- nation for senator this year vas as good as election has brought out a flock of candidates for that posi- ton. Preconvention surveys show the chief candidates to; be Augustus LoAersaa aad .As1(pat Hphbeed of aastford aa4 F; T o'suliivan of Orange. 79S
 Only ont maA. appears outstand- ing in the reuNDlican contest for the senatorial nomination. Frederick c. Walcott of Norfolk. Likewise, nc contest is expected in the rsnomina. ton of Governor John H. Trpmbull to succeed himtelf.
 The democratic gubernatorial contest has settled down to. a fifht between Charles G. Morris of New town and William E. Thoms of Waterbury. with the statement by David E. Fitzgerald of New Haven that he was not candidate and that he felt Hike National Committee man Spellacy and others that 1t was time for some of us who have been candidates in the past to retire to the ranks"
 No Contest
 No contest is expected for second place on the democratic state ticket. Frank P. Fenton of Willimantic seems assured of nomination.
 Ernest E. Rogers of New London appeared today to be leading . field of candidates for nomination to the lieutenant governorship on the re- publican ticket. Brainard. present incumbent, however. is confidently awaiting the convention with little or no effort to round up pledged delegates.
 Brainard Strong
 Because he holds the office and is member of the so-called orsaniza- tion republicans. Brainard is ex- pected to prove stronger candidate than first appearances indicate.
 Palfotti claims to have the prom ised support of large blocks of Hartford and New Haven county delegates.
 But chief interest in the demo- cratic convention will center in the bitter light for the nomination to the governorship between Thoms and Morris. Although the candidates seem. almost equally matched and able to fght 1t out to a draw, there is almost no talk of | compromise candidate,