The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
BY BOYD LEWIS


 United Prcxs Stan Correspondent.
 New Haven. Conn. Nov s.--fUP) The 1o3z general election came in Connecticut at tho climax of one of tho most unusual political cam pnigns in the states recent hiss tory.
 The revolt of large nuuber of republicnns from the organizn- ton headed for . dozen years by J. Henry Roraback, power mag nate, resulted in formation of q new political party-the indepen- dent republican party of Connecti- cut.
 Thousands Flock tO Levitt
 To tho standard of this poli- tical unit, headed by Albert Levitt. a former World war chaplain and of voters, some angcred by the wet platform and some opposed to what they called the Roraback
 Hundreds of additional indcpen- dent voters swung to the socialist party. which conducted an active campaign throughout the state. Norman Thomas. only presidential campaign to make actual cam. paigu speeches in Connecticut, vis- tied score of cities and was en. Enthusiastically welcomed. Yale university students and professors engaged in efforts in behalf of the socialist leader.
 Governor. Franklin D. Roosevelt, democratic presidential candidate, made two visits to the state. ono as guest at the McNeii dirner in Bridgeport early in tho campaign and again week before election when hc motored through several cities enroute to Hyde Park, N. Y.,l from Portland. Me. where he de- livered campaign speech. He spoke informally on both occas- sions.
 Cross Trend Seen
 A trend toward cracking of the firm grip which the republican party held on state government prior to the success of Governor Wilbur l.. Cross two years ago appeared to grow 1n the weeks prior 10 election.
 The republican organization, however, appeared confident of return to power. State Chair man Itoraback forecast victory for tho state and national tickets "by a substantial majority" Rcpubii- cans felt their senatorial candidate, Senator Hiram Bingham, and their nominee, former Gov John II. Trumbull, gave thJeir ticket sufficient strength to 0ver- como not onty the normal. trend toward the "outs" Of depression year election but also the loss vtcs to the independents and others.
 The democrats hoped to capt. talize the advantage gained by the election in 1880 of a governor--thc first democrat to head the state fin about IS years. A bitter row between the "old guard" and new guard" factions of the party, enhanced by the smith, Roosevelt rivalry for the pregiden- tial nomination, was believed to have hurt tho party badly, How ever, Alfred E. Smiths speeches m behalf of Governor Roosevelt late in the campaign apparently helped the democratic chances in this state. g
 Scventy-ycar old Governor cross campaigned widely, urging the electorate to return him for Q sec- ond term with q democratic Imn- Jority in the legislature. He wns the same interesting campaign figure as in his first campaign, when he urged the farmers to "boot tho old settin' hen off tho nest"
 T'rumbulI Campaign Weak The republican gubernatorial candidate, Trumbuli, made but few speeches. He had accepted the nomination unwillingly because of the demands of his busincPs as q of electrical appli- ances. He diglikcd speech making to go before the public on his record ns an administrator during two terms at Hartford.
 The injection of the indepcnd- party into. what might otherwise have been an uncvcnt-