Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09
Tariff Issue and Control of
State Offices Are Also
Viewed as Aids.
DEMOCRATS PIN HOPES
ON LARGE WET VOTE
Smiths Personality Used as Trump
Card-Republicans Name Trum-
bull Governor.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Staff Correspondent Of The Star

Democrats and Republicans OF Con-
necticut have set the stage for their
State and national elections. They
have nominated their candidates for
State Offices and pledged their ale
glance to their national tickets. And
Connecticut today is far more debat-
able territory than it has been for gen.
erations of voters.
The Republicans have on their side
an extremely efficient organization, the
tariff issue and the fact that they are
in the control of the State and hold
practically all the public Offices. They
have a presidential candidate who ap-
peals particularly to business and to the
women and dry voters.
The Democrats have as assets in
their efforts TO wrest the State from
the Republicans the wet end of the
prohibition issue in State where wet
sentiment is very strong, If 1t does not
predominant. They have as their presl-
Dental candidate Gov. Smith, whose
personality appeals particularly to the
workers and to many of the foreign
born voters and voters of immigrant
parentage. They have as an asset the
fact that Connecticut is at the back
door of New York, and the popularity
and career of Gov. Smith has registered
across the State line.
Hangs on Rural Area.
The fight in Connecticut will be
largely settled in the towns and rural
districts OF the State. Most of The
cities in all probability will be carried
by the Democrats, although this is de-
MED by some Republican leaders. 1t Is
in these cities that the wet sentiment
is particularly yirulent and the great
bulk of the foreign-born voters Is 40
Gated. But Connecticut has only nine
cities and more than hundred Cowna.
The plans of the Republican Leaders
look to holding" the Democrats IN tne
cities and beating them severely in the
towns and rural districts. The Demo-
Gratis are seeking in every way to swell
their vote in the towns and the country
to get their voters in the sections oe-
vond the city limits to the polls.
1t is in the matter of thorough or
panization in all the counties and Vot-
ING precincts that the Republicans nave
the advantage. The most candid OF the
Democrats admit that their weakness
lies in lack of a cohesive organization.
In many of the cities the Democratic
organization has been functlonlng wen,
but it is more sporadic than Statewide.
Thomas ]. Spellacy, who is now ma
tional committeeman and who has been
a power in the party for Is years or
more, has his enemies. and they have
cropped up to a greater extent than
usual this year due to the fact that
number of Democrats believe that this
is their year and they hope to ride into
power.
One thing is certain-Gov. Smith,
heading the national ticket Is the hope
of the Democrats. While they have
nominated a good State ticket, it prob
ably would not have a ghost OF a show
if it were not for the popularity OF the
Democratic candidate for President.
Indeed, there are not few Democrats
who would gladly sacrifice the state
ticket If necessary to win the electoral
votes for the presidential nominee. The
party's plan of campaign this year is
built almost entirely around the per-
sonality of Gov. Smith, and what he
stands for.
Trumbull Is Named
On the one hand, the Republicans
have renominated Gov. Trumbull, who
has twice before been elected chief
executive OF the State capable business
man who has given the State good
business administration. They have
put forward for United States Senator
Frederic G. Walcott, who Is likely TO
prove good campaigner
On The other hand the Democrats
FIJI Charles
G. Morris, son of a former governor,
and himself the candidate tor gov
ernor on previous occasions when the
party was doomed to defeat.
After struggle in the State conVen-
ton the Democrats have nominated
for Senator former Representative Au-
gustlne Lonergan of Hartford. III a
tour-cornered race in the convention
today Lonergan was elected on the flrst
ballot. The vote was: Lonergan, Ala;
Butler, 1856; OSullivan, 81; Phillips, 46.
This was an overthrow for the or
ganization, headed by Spellacy and
state Chairman Walsh. The organiza-
ton was backing Robert p Butler, also
OF Hartford, former corporation counsel
OF that city Mr.. Spellacy had made di-
rect appeal for balanced ticket" anG
had opposed the nomination of Lonergan
OF Q sullivan. His argument was to the
effect that with Gov. Smith at the
head OF the ticket this year it would be
better to have Protestant Yankee
nominated tor Senator. Butler came
into the race only few days ago
! Lonergan had Campaigned the State
and many delegates we're pledged to
him when the heads of the organiza-
ton sought to throw the nomination to
Butler 1t was evident early in the
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