The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-01
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that the delegation to the national
convention in Chicago will be even
ly split for Smith and Roosevelt In
conformity with Governor Wilbur
l.. Cross recommendations. Others
are of the opinion that the entire
delegation will go into session vot-
ing for Governor Cross as favor
lite son" for the presidential nomin-
alton.
In New Britain last night Attor-
ney John C. Blackall of Hartford,
former Waterburian, was hailed as
the next democratic congressman
from the first district after the
present incumbent, Congressman
Augustine Lonergan, has been call
ed to a higher Office" The state
ment was made by former Mayor
Joseph Halloran of New Britain.
The declaration was taken to in
dictate that efforts may be made
Lonergan nominated for the United
States senate. Of course Gene Tun-
ney and Attorney Homer S. Cum
mings are also reported to be In re-
ceptive moods as far as this nomin-
alton is concerned.
Levitt Hits Cross
New Haven, Conn, April 1-(U.
P.)-Goyernor Wilbur L. Cross
Connecticut's first democratic chief
executive in 16 years, betrayed
every one of his major campaign
pledges" and surrendered abject-
ly" to j. Henry Roraback, republic
can dictator, Professor Albert Le-
witt of Redding asserted in an ad-
dress at Yale last night.
Levitt said Governor Cross has
forfeited any claim on the indie
pendent republican support which
enabled him to break the long re-
publican regime in the last election.
Dean Cross has been governor
for Is months" said Levitt. "Poli-
teal conditions are just what they
were when he went into office. No
thing constructive of any sort has
been done. He has done nothing to
ameliorate economic burdens inten-
sified by the Roraback rule, and on
the contrary has added to them"
Levitt particularly condemned
the governors handling of appoint
ments to the public utilities COM
mission, which, Levitt claimed, was
under the domination of Roraback
and his light and power combine
Independent republicans sought
for courage and they found cow
ardice," said Levitt. "They asked
for leadership and they obtained
servibility; They thought they were
voting for a governor and found
they had voted merely for another
cog in the Roraback machine. The
independent republicans will al
ways think of Governor Cross in
the way that Robert Browning
through of the Poet Wordsworth in
The Last Leader"
DIR Dolan Disagrees
New Haven, Conn, April 1-(U.
P. DIR Edward G. Dolan of Man.
chester, one of the most active
Roosevelt leaders in Connecticut,
has telegraphed to Governor Will
bur l.. Cross informing him he is
unable to accept the latter's COM
promise plan for split delegation
to the democratic national conven-
ton.
He made his telegram public last
night at meeting of New Haven
democrats who are opposed to the
appointment of David E. Fitzgerald
of New Haven as national commit
teeman to succeed Archibald Nc
Neil of Bridgeport.
Cross Comment.
Hartford, Conn, April 1.-(UP)
Commenting on the address of
Albert Levitt at Yale last night,
Governor Wilbur L. Cross said to-
day he was willing to admit it was
a partnership" between himself
and the republican general assem-
bly,.
1T presume he referred to my
appointments" said the governor.
IT haven't read his entire address.
1 wuold just like to point GU that
my appointments were four and
four. I could do nothing without
the vote of the general assembly.
am willing to admit it was a
partnership"