The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-19
Judge Gormley
 Opens Campaign
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William A. Gleeson of Torrington. The Naugatuck man was declared unanimously nominated when the entire convention arose when a standing vote was called for.
 Peter J. Cavanaugh of Torring- ton presided as chairman of the convention and before the close of the session was reelected chair man of the district. As chairman he will call the next congressional convention two years hence. Fire and Police Commissioner Harry Minor acted as secretary of the convention. Prominent among those present at the convention were Mayor Frank Hayes and ex- Mayor Guilfoile of thic city and Judge John F. McDonough of Naugatuck. Attorney John Whalen of this city, who had been men, toned as a possible opponent of Judge Gormley's, was also present, being a member of the Waterbury delegation. He was warmly re- ceived by the delegates. His de- cision not to break up the demo. cratic harmony in the district at this time by staging a battle against Judge Gormley was lauded.
 Among the speakers, aside from
 Ex-Mayor Guilfoile, MT Gleeson and Judge Gormley, were Judge McDonough, National Committee man Archibald McNeil and Con- gressman Augustine Lonergan of Hartford, the candidate for U. s. senator.
 Dennis J. Clancy of this city was named a member of the committee ~nnA1Vf{oIo Tfn noo nrnnoic c. sioner Charles B. Jackson and At torney William Keavney of this city served on the resolutions com. mittee.
 Ex-Mayor Guilfoile, in nomi- hating Judge Gormley, told of his rise in life through his own per- severance, of how he worked in the Naugatuck factories and then of how he studied law and returned to the borough to be elected judge of probate. He praised the run made by Judge Gormley two years ago when he lost to Congressman Goss by only 700 and some odd votes. Ex-Mayor Guilfoile. before naming Judge Gormley, dwelt on the issues of the campaign and urged party unity.
 MT Gleeson, in his seconding speech, also praised Judge Gorm- ley. He predicted democratic vic- tory not only in the district, but also in the state and nation.
 After being escorted to the speakers stand following his nom- ination, Judge Gormley began by declaring that if he could be. the forgotten man. at the moment he would be happy. He thanked the delegates for nominating him and then launched into a brief but informative statement of his stand on the issues of the campaign.
 q want to say right here, and | I want 1t clearly understood, too, that I stand first, last and always for the immediate payment of the soldiers bonus," he stated amid great applause. He pledged him self not only to vote for the bonus, but also to do his utmost to urge others to do the same.
 "A few years make big differ ence," said Judge Gormley. Tt is peculiar that the men whom the temporary president of the United States sees fit..-to look down upon as tramps and criminals were only
 a few years ago the heroes oi WoOdrOW WllSOn.
 Discussing the tariff he said that | he proposes to get back on it's feet industrially and financially. He criticised the present g.o.p. tariff program which has forced manu- | lecturers to take their goods and activities out of the United States | to foreign countries so as to avoid
 high tariff walls set up by those
 other countries in retaliation ! against the republican program o1 1 levies now in existence here.
 As for prohibition. he said, there
 was not, much necessary for him
 to say. He stated he would favor
 outright repeal and not any half- way measure.
 Judge McDonough praised
 Judge Gormley's record as a dem-
 ocrat and urged full support o1
 him in the coming election. Ma
 tional Committeeman McNei
 asked democrats to forget their
 differences, pointed to the -demo.
 cratic success in Maine. Refer
 ring to Congressman Goss, Mi
 McNeil said: Some people say
 in some of the towns. such as Wa
 terbury, that Mir Goss is wonder
 full fellow. Well. he is, but just
 the same, the democrats want
 Judge GorndlV."
 Congressman Lonergan attacked | the republicans on national issues
 and predicted victory for Judge
 Gormley in the election.