The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1931-07-08

That Town Chairman John H.
Crazy, as we'll as Mayor Frank
Hayes, will be a target in the COM
ing democratic primary battle, was
one of the important points gath
cred last night at a meeting of the
William E. Kennedy forces in Hi
bernian hall The gathering, the
first to be held by either side IN
the newly begun primary battle in
which Mr. Kennedy will seek to gain
the democratic mayoralty nomina-
ton in opposition to the present in
cumbent, Mayor Hayes, was attend
ed by over 100 persons. Attorney
Thomas f. McGrath presided as
chairman and the secretary was At
torney Harry Spellman.
| Speakers of the evening included
DR. John w. Fruin, DIR John F.
Hayes, Attorney John F. Toby
George Ellis, Thomas Mckinney, At
torney Spellman, Attorney McGrath
Miles Connolly. John McHugh, John
Ortelle, Walter McDonough and MI
Kennedy. himself.
Following a program of speeches
which lasted for over an hour and a
half, during which there was much
applause and a great showing OF
| enthusiasm, the gathering divided
itself into wards and districts, laid
plans for checking up on the pr1-
mary list and began, Immediately,
| a. canvass of the entire city. Follow
ing upon this, the Kennedy forces
this morning opened headquarters
at AZ Bank street. These OFFICES
will be kept open during the entire
campaign, it was stated today.
Attorney McGrath was named
chairman upon being nominated by
former Controller Peter FitZHenry.
Attorney Spellman and School Com
missioner Henry Butler were noml-
mated for the post of secretary Mr.
Butler withdrew in favor of Attor-
| ney Spellman
In opening the meeting Attorney
McGrath called attention to the fact
| that since the women were granted
the franchise they have had no
voice in the workings of the demo-
cratic party. The coming primary
contest, he explained, will give the
women an opportunity to part1ci-
pate in the making up of the ticket,
providing Mr. Kennedy is victorious
in the balloting.
eve want the women to become
part of our organization so that they
may know the workings of the
party" declared Attorney McGrath.
| Heretofore, with no contests for the
mayoralty, one list of delegates has
been prepared by small group. has
been voted upon formally and the
city convention became Formally:
1.-The women and young men OF
the city have no voice in making up
these lists. But we want them to
Join with the Kennedy forces and
have a voice in the party delibera-
tions. Mr. Kennedy is an avowed
candidate for the office of mayor.
! If he is victorious at the polls on
primary day the remainder of the
ticket will be left to the people to
make up.
"Mr Kennedy is the peoples can
didate. Their voices have been ST.
fenced for years and years. T1ckets
have been made up by one of two.
Now we seek to return to the good
old days of democracy. We want 70
candidate and solidify and strengthen
the democratic party"
Attorney McGrath laid special
emphasis on the Importance of the
town convention. This body, he eX-
planned, elects the town commlttee
which, in turn, names the town
chairman.
1.-The feeling that the democrats
have for the present chairman was
shown in the last city election in the
way in which the voters handled ms
candidate" said Attorney McGrath
He referred to the defeat of Murra!
Carter for city clerk. His statement
brought applause from the gather
ing. "The days of back room gath
erings and politics are gone ne
declared, in concluding his opening
address.
DR. Fruin in his talk went into an
attack upon the economy program
of Mayor Hayes administration. ne
said that he worked in the Sth dis
trict on election day two years age
but pointed out that he was left ~
the lurch when boquets were hand
ed out by the mayor. AS mempei
of the health department under
Mayor Francis P. Guilfoile. he said
he was interested actively in the
health of the city. He is still IN
terested although no longer mem
Der of the department. he added.
DR. Fruin said that the Hayes al
ministration claims to have prac-
lticed economy by cutting the health
department $4,000, annually
Nurses" he said. shave taken the
places of physicians. testing the cA!l,
dren's hearts in school for murmus
and their lungs for tuberculosis. TINS
work should be handled by guam.
fled physicians and not by nurses
DR. Fruin declared. He also delveo
] into other city departments. declar-
ing that although economy - the