The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-05
Had Intended to Submerge Personalities in Cam= -Viciousness of Remarks of Opponents Demand Answer in a Similar Vein
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Poor grace on the part of George E. Tracy, g. 0. p. candidate for mayor, and his running mate, George W. Greene, who seeks the office of controller, in attacking the present democratic incumbents, Mayor Frank Hayes and Control Ter Daniel J. Leary, personally, Sat urday evening and last night caus- ed the latter to deviate finally from their original decision to conduct an impersonal campaign. At a rally Saturday night in Franco American hall on South Main street, sponsored by the French Democratic club, and at another held last evening in Liberty hall by the Italian Democratic club, Mayor Hayes and Controller Leary launched into attacks on both MT Tracy and MT Greene, answering them for the assertions they have made along personal lines ever since the campaign started.
 Calling Mayor Hayes @ "cart wheel of the so-called or alleged John H. Crary ring, drew the fire from Mayor Hayes. MT Tracy made this attack despite the fact that it was felt confidently earlier in the campaign that personal mud slinging would be out of the present battle for political suprem- ecy in Waterbury. Controller Leary fired back at MT Greene for the latter's numerous personal at- tacks which reached their peak last week when the g. 0. p. candi- date for the office of controller attempted to convey to the elector- ate of Waterbury that the present Incumbent in the post of control Ter had had the water bill of the Diamond Bottling Company, of which he Is treasurer, abated. This latter charge was answered by a member of the republican party, Harry s. Coe, president of the Dia- mond Bottling company. He den- fed MT Greene's intimated charges. Incidentally, MT Greene is the man who suddenly slid into the nom- nation for controller although re- publican leaders had led MT Coe to believe right along before the city convention that he was to be the nominee for the post.
 Mayor Hayes and Controller Leary also answered other attacks on them from lesser satellites on the republican bandwagon.
 MT Tracy is growing more per sonal and bolder daily" declared Mayor Hayes. What would you do with a man like him?" he asked. s'I have previously considered that the dignity of the office of mayor should keep me from engaging in d cat and dog fight, but if he wants 1t, here 1t is.
 "Mr Tracy has called me a cart-an w heel horse and practi- cally a liar but the most laughable of all is a politician"
 Mayor Hayes then explained that when he entered office his admin istration was confronted with a most serious unemployment situ- ation. linen was the time to play politics." he declared, according fo the most accepted practices what would Tracy have don't? ] did not take advantage of the aituation by giving jobs just to those who voted right. People were starving and freezing but did not ask whether they were republicans or democrats.
 q appointed a committee con- nisting of an Episcopal minister, a Catholic priest, the heads of the charitable associations ana the em- ployment agents of the local fac tories and allowed them full power in handling the situation.
 q not only gave them full power to handle it but I asked them to keep 1t out of politics. I told them I did not want the hiring or pay ing of the men to have any con- nection with the city hall and 1t has not been so connected. Does that look like politics or as if l was a politician? What would Tracy have done?
 sIn that connection 1t might be well to review his record on the board of charities under the Sand land administration when it came time to buy a site for the proposed children's home. Did he conduct himself as a public servant or as q politician? I only ask you to read the editorials in the republican papers on the subject. They never Sajd anything like that about me and never will because they can't