The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-20

(COntlnueu rom rage l. It opened contest involving | Brown, who is not a candidate but i if the nomination is forced upon | Alcorn, Hartford county; Lieuten- Governor Roy c. Wilcox, Meri- dent, who two years ago got out of hand and carried majority of votes with him to the convention; and two or three other less formid- able candidates.
 The balance of the ticket has not been settled and it was believed there would be no opposition to the renomination of U. s. Senator Fred eric c. Walcott and Congressman at-Large Charles M. Bakewell.
 Democrats Did Better
 The democrats appeared to be in better fettle this year than ever. New and old guard differences ap- peared to have been healed. Gov Cross will have no opposition to renomination and the principal fight, centered over the United States senatorship, sought by La bor Commissioner Joseph M. Tone and Congressman Francis T. Ma loney, withdrawal of Prof Harry Ayers, Westford, as a candidate | tended to increase the tension. State Central Committeeman Arch ibald McNeil yesterday said he would support Maloney. The ma | jority of delegates to the conven- ton will go ,h1pledged and a lively floor fight is anticipated. AS in the case of the republicans, the state ticket has not been completed and a wild scramble Is predicted. Re- publicans now hold all offices ex- cept that of governor.
 The independent republican fac tion, which two years ago was re- sponsible for defeat of Former U. s. Senator Hiram Bingham, will hold it's state convention at New Haven Saturday. Prof. Albert Levitt, now a special assistant at torney general at Washington, and chairman of the party, was said to be out of harmony with many of his group and several months ago threatened to form a tax alliance faction. It was uncertain whether he would continue with the inde. pendents.
 The socialists, who boiled their greatest majority two years ago and last year won the Bridgeport municipal election, opened their state campaign at Bridgeport yes- terday with a scathing attack on both major parties. Mayor Jasper McLevy, gubernatorial candidate for nearly 20 years, will not run this year. success would give the party its first representation in the general assembly, or any state of- flee.
 Socialists Score Both
 Bridgeport, Conn.,, Aug. 20.- (UP).-The socialists party state campaign opened here Sunday with scorching blast on both major parties and an admonition that If you want square deal for the un- employed and needy families. get out and vote for the entire social ist ticket this fall"
 The attack was led by Jasper McLevy, New England's first SO. | cialist mayor, who has been called 'the great Jasper" since his inten- sive investigation into alleged po- | litical corruption and irregulari- ties in Bridgeport's welfare admin istration.
 He flayed the democrats for re- fusing to respond to the need of q special legislative session to pro- vide for the unemployed and turn ed on the republicans as "the pub lie utilities thrashing the whip over your backs"
 Governor Cross told me-" he said, "he was a member of the old school If you are satisfied with the Old School then your fellow men, women and children will con. tinue to endure the hardships that have confronted them for the last | four years. He refused to recognize the unemployed; turned them down cold when they were starving and merely sought from him a help ing hand so that they could re- ceive the mere necessities of life"
 The CWA and EZRA, he said. reached only a comparatively few of the needy.
 | "If you reelect the democrats that means yu are endorsing poli- cies and they will cintinue as they have in the past"
 If you elect republicans. and mean J. Henry Roraback. you are putting yourself and the state in the grip of the public utilities interests You know what chances you have in the state courts against the public | utilities"
 McLevy spoke at the 35th annual outing of the party. attended by Devere Allen, Wilton editor, and State Chairman Martin Plunkett. Wallingford.
 State Secretary Arnold Fresse, Norwalk. reported the party would have three times as many candi- dates this year contesting seats in the general assembly. Twenty eigh. out of 35 senatorial districts will be represented and state representa- tive nominees from 40 cities and l towns.
 The state convention will open here Sept. and the platform com mittee will meet Sept. at Bridgeport.