The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-08
By GEORGE R. MORRIS, JR United Press Stan Correspondent

| United Press Stan CofrespondenO
 Eastern Point, Conn. Sept B. | (UP) - Connecticut democrats | moved toward g seemingly inevit- able convention battle to-day with | out word from the one man who might hold the key to harmony Governor Wilbur L. Cross.
 To all who beseiged him for some statement which might bring | the deadlocked "old guard" and "new guard" factions together on 2 compromise ticket for U. S. sen- ator, congresspian-at-large, gov ernor and other state offices, he maintained mystifying silence. Although he has prepared an elaborate and lengthy speech of | acceptance of the gubernatorial nomination, the governor let it be known he had by no means given up his idea of withdrawing his name if party factionalism becomes too bitter.
 A member of the governors mili- tary staff and confident of the state executive told the United Press early today:
 Unless the governors wishes are reco&nized he will not let his name go before the convention today"
 Some of the faction leaders held the governors hint of refusal to run was merely Q bluff intended to scare them into abritrating their conflicting demands.
 If that were the purpose, 1t had evidently failed. The "old guards" and "new guards" wrangled all through the night in "star cham Der" sessions all through the Hotel Griswold, where the convention was due to begin it's nominating session at il a. m.
 A typical attitude was expressed by Homer S. Cummings of Stam- ford, former democratic national chairman who is one of the "new guard" chiefs:
 we intend to have peace, even if we have to fight for 1t. But if war does come we are prepared for it."
 Kenneth wynne, the governors executive secretary, acted as spokesman for the chief executivef in the negotiations which began late yesterday and continued even while Robert P. Butler of Hartford was delivering his blistering key note of condemnation of the re-
 Early in the evening Governor
 I'm going to bed at 10 o'clock and sleep all night"
 And he did.
 Much seemed to rest on the sen atorial fight, in which three and possibly four figures were active. Barring the miracle of pre-con. vention agreement, 1t was believed the result of the ballot for senator ial nominee might determine who should control the convention. a slight paper margin of advan- tage in number of delegates, are pledged to support Professor Har- ry Morgan Ayers of Westport. The "old guards' have offered the name of Mayor Francis T. Maloney of Meriden. To complicate the is- sue, Congressman Augustine Lon- ergan of Hartford, heretofore re- garded as "new guard" has come into the picture with some "old guard" support.
 It was freely forecast that the "old guard" might abandon Ma loney and try to force nomination of Lonergan for senator. This de- feat of the "new guard" if achieved might give that group an entering wedge with which to force its way into control of the remainder of the nominations.
 Thomas Hewes of Pennington is a possible compromise candidate for senator, although latest reports before the convention named him as the governors choice for lieu tenant-governor.
 A racial group--65 Italian dele gates and members of the State Federation of Italian Democratic clubs-complicated the troubles of the ticket-makers by demanding a place for one of their race, prefer ably Dr John Satti of New Lon- don. vice-president of the federal tion.