The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-29
NAUCATUCK Democrats Endorse
 Nameless Candidate
Want Registered Democrat for Street Supt-Boy
 Confess to Entering Store

The local democratic town com mittee went on record at a meet ing held last night in the borough court room as endorsing regis tered democrat for the office or su- perintendent of borough streets 10 succeed Supt. D. J. German who mas resigned as head of the street de- partment, the resignation to pe- come effective Monday.
 The town committee did not en- dorse any particular candidate for the position, contending that the candidate should be the choice or the democratic board members. What the town committee de- nounced was the possibility of a re- publican being named to the once. At the present time there are two democrats prominently mentioned for the office. Albert Rathburn. present foreman of the street de- partment, and James Brophy. MT. Rathburn has the backing of Bur gess John Burke with the under standing that Thomas P. Reilly, former street superintendent, be named foreman of the department. The two other democratic bur eesses, Maurice Anenberg and John Sheridan, favor James Brophy for the position.
 If -the three democratic bur burgesses cannot get together, It is feared that there is danger of a republican being named to the office. The democrats are in the ma jority on the board and with War den Greens vote should control the naming of the street superinten- dent. Just who Warden Green fa- vors is not known. If Burgess Anen- berg and Burgess Sheridan support MT. Brophy and Burgess Burke MT. Rathburn and the warden supports another candidate, it would give the republicans with their three votes the power to name the street superintendent.
 If Warden Green should support MT. Brophy and the three republi- can burgesses have a candidate hte board will be deadlocked and if the warden should throw hiss upport with Burgess Burke for MT. Rath- burn it would still be in the power of the republican members to name their candidate.
 The republicans who have been prominently mentioned are Victor Anderson, foreman of the street de- partment and William Moody, a former superintendent of streets.
 Last spring when the appoint ment of officers was made by the borough board there was a dead lock in the democratic ranks, Bur- gess Burke supporting Thomas P. Reilly for superintendent of streets while Burgesses Maurcie Anenberg and John Sheridan wiht Warden Frank T. Green supporting Supt. German. The deadlock was broken when one of the republican board members cast his ballot for MT. German.
 The democratic town commit tee Is hopeful that a like condition will not prevail at the board meet ing next Tuesday night when 1t is expected the successor to Supt. German will be named.
 Leading democrats have been heard to express the opinion that either MT. Ratnburn or MT. Brophy would make excellent heads of the street department, MT. Rathburn has been foreman of the depart ment for years.
 MT. Brophy has been following construction work for many years. He has acted as foreman for one of the large construction company's of the country and also was in charge of large construction projects for the United States gov crnment during the World war.
 Warden Frank T. Green, chair man of the town committee, presid-