The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-08
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 ernorship both refused, however. to declare themselves on the question of Controller Leary's candidacy. Thumbs down on Controller Daniel J. Leary of Waterbury Tor the nomination of lieutenant-gov-- ernor was the word passed around late this afternoon and tonight by the new guard faction of the democratic party assembled here for the purpose of nominating the state ticket. This attitude was as- sumed following a meeting or the new guard faction of the Grlswolo House in Groton at which 1t was proposed that Controller Leary De blocked and the post of 1ieutens ant-governor be offered to Mayor Frank Hayes, ex-Mayor Francis F; Guilfoile, both of Waterbury, anu ex-Town Clerk William A. Giee-
 son of Torrington.
 reiterated his previous assertion to the effect that he would not con glider the nomination of lieutenant governor. Ex-Mayor Guilfoile also declared here to-day that he would not consider entering into any race for the lieutenant-governorship. Mayor Hayes stated some days ago that he would not consider the nomination for lieutenant-govern0r and would support MT Leary. The general opinion here to- night was that Controller Leary would be nominated once more and that the remainder of the ticket
 would represent compromise be- tween the two factions.
 Mayor Hayes of Waterbury was in conference with Attorney
 Thomas Spellacy of Hartford tnls afternoon prior to the closing ses.
 sion of the convention. It was Ieit
 that his presence at the conference did much to prevent a bitter 1eel- ing on the convention floor. Among the Waterbury delegates, the nominations for various com
 mittee posts were as follows: l5tn district, Controller Leary for per manent organizations; credentlais, Finance Commissioner Charles Jackson; rules, Corporation Coun- gel Charles s. O'Connor. Sixteenth District, Daniel J. Mahaney for permanent organization; Senator Joseph H. Lawlor for credentials and Terrence Coughlin for rules.
 The name of another Waterbur- ian was brought into the conven- ton discussions to-day. Italian del- egates to the state convention gath- cred at the call of their re-organ- ized leader and many assembled: At the meeting the name or AL torney Edward Mascolo of Water =, for a rIaca on the state ticket along with the names of Dr John Satti of New London. ex-Mayor Angelo Paonessa of New Britain, Attorney Francis Conti of West Hartford and Attor- nev Anthony Adinolfii of New Ha- ven.
 The Italian democratic delegates demanded representation on the state ticket, claiming that Nation
 al Committeeman Archibald Mc-
 Neil has recently promised the Italians representation on the state ticket.
 Early this morning new guard was still striking to embarass the old guard selection of Controller Leary of Waterbury for lieutenant, governor but those in the oid guard ranks were not sunering.
 Many Waterbury leaders of the
 democratic ranks were over here
 to aid along the campaign ane
 much ground in the interest ot Controller Leary and the old guard aims as a. whole was being cover- ed this morning as the opening of the final session of the democratic
 convention loomed.
 Butler Speech in Part Eastern Point. Conn, Sept B.
 UP)-Connecticut democrats were
 called upon to stamp out repuDn-
 can "back seat" control of state
 politics and to join in a triumphal march that is sweeping from ocean to ocean," in the keynote address
 of Robert P. Butler of Hartford, at the opening of the democratic state
 convention here last night.
 Butler predicted 'the most smashing victory democracy has
 known since the days of Andrew
 Jackson"
 ture," the speaker declared, blocked
 Governor Wilbur L. Cross efforts to redeem his campaign pledges, and "the insolent machine has so long run affairs on Capitol Hill to suit itself that it could not curb it's resentment at the presence of this interloper who dared to be governor and not a rubber stamp" President Hoover, the speaker said, "resolutely closed his syes and mind to the real facts' of the de-
 pression land played hide and seek with the chicken in the pot that fugitive phantom of prosperity, he asured us regularly from the safe seclusion of the White House, was
 just around the corner
 ''In national affairs we view the most unusual spectacle of our times" he declared. "fn twelve years we have witnessed the punc- ture and collapse of the most stu-
 pendous political balloon on
 earth"
 He attacked the Shoot -Hawley tariff bill as a disgrace and a scandal" responsible for the loss of $2,817.O00.000 in export trade in two years and an increase Tn unemployment of from 5,000,0O0 to 100000 in 1932.
 He declared a whispering cam paign Is to be waged throughout the east that Alfred F. Smith was a victim at the Chicago convention "of . religious prejudice, dissem-- mated against him in western and
 southern states by Roosevelt sup. porters."
 Butler condemned the republican prohibition stand. which. he said. "shaii reserve 10 congress some hazy and undehned power to veto laws of any state whenever those laws do not conform to the terms of this amendment which has never yet been drafted and whose