The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-21

E-Alderman Arthur l.. Blewit
against ex-Mayor William II. Sand
land-this Is the lineup in thu
fifth ward republican primary bat
tie scheduled for tomorrow after
noon and early evening. In othei
words, while four of the five wardi
in the city will vote formally on the
tickets Of delegates and town com
mittee members, former Alderman
Blewitt will pit his strength agains
ex-Mayor Sandalnd in an effort t
wrest control Of the &. o. p. vote II
that section of the cit, from thu
former chief executive of Water
bury under whom he served.
The details of the Blewitt-Sand
land fight were learned to-day. Elk.
Mayor Sandland Is now a member
of the republican state central con
mittee. Ex-Alderman Blewitt wants
tho post. 1t Is felt that by electinp
the Blewitt slate Of delegates from
the fifth ward to the city conven.
ton and by pushing the town com.
mittee members on the Sandland
slate Off the committee in the fifth
ward primary voting, the ex-alder.
man Will be able to control some OF
the state delegates and have some
say In the naming Of the state cen.
trail committeeman from the 18th
senatorial district as well as nam
ing the town committee members
from the various voting districts
that make UP the fifth ward.
The plan to Dust ex- Mayor Sand
land was kept quiet last week but
was exposed Saturday night when
the time came to file tickets for the
primaries tomorrow. The regular
organization, of which ex-Mayor
Sandland Is one Of the leaders, filed
a. ticket but then the insurgents
headed by Martin j. Whelan of
Wolcott, Captain James White and
ex-Alderman Blewitt, filed an OPP
position ticket.
It has been learned from n re-
liable source that Charles j. De-
Bisschop OF East Mountain was
first slated to head the opposition
against ex-Mayor Sandland for re-
election to the state central COM
mittee but that he withdrew. The
insurgents then took ex.Alderman
Blewitt as their leader.
As there Is only q fight In one of
the FIVE wards In the city, voting
in the primaries tomorrow Will
take place at the new z. o. p. head
quarters In the former free en-
ployment bureau rooms on Harri-
son avenue. Fifth ward voters Will
vote there. The voting vii start at
o'clock In the afternoon and close
at . o'clock In the evening.
The regular organization ticket
for town committee members Is as
follows: Benjamin Brady and Ger
truce Bowes, John J. Lynch and
Irene NJ. Dillane, George Kingston
and Masy DeClcco, Charles De-
Blsschop and Carrie Bradshaw,
William J. Christian and Dorothy
Vandercook.
The irregular ticket for the ward
includes Benjamin Brady, Gertrude
Bowes. Gunner Schlandar, Elsa
Green, Albin Anderson, Evelyn
Howe, Burton Walker, Evelyn
Fem, Fred Troske, Dorothy VAN
dercook. The names OF Benjamin.
Brady, Mrs Bowes and Mrs Wander
cook appear on both tickets. The
remainder Of the irregular ticket
are new as far as the regular Or
garization Ia concerned.
1.-The proposed regular ticket in
the ffth ward slate Of delegates in.
cludes Benjamin Brady, Lura Dut-
ton, Carlton Chaplin, Burton Walk
er, Albin Anderson and Arthur r..
Blewitt. with Gertrude Bowes,
Lena Slater, Jean Clark, Thomas
Reynolds and Evelyn j. Howe as
aiternates. The Irregular slate Of
delegates includes Harry Purdy,
Tony Finelli, Archibald Patterson,