The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-22

COrdeu, shows McLevy getting nearly half the total cast and the republicans making Q slightly better showing than the democrats.
 One thing worrying both the democrats and republicans of the state is that should the socialists carry Bridgeport in the coming state election, just as they did i'm the last city election, they stand a good chance of sending as many as three senators to the state sen. ate. There are three senatorial districts in the city of Bridge port. With three, or even one, socialist senator, the democrats and republicans in the upper branch of the legislature would be forced, for the first time, to deal with a third party in dellberating passage of the various bills. Bridgeport would also send two socialists to the house.
 Another real bad situation caused by a socialist victory in Bridgeport would be the bring- ing about the election of the republican candidate for con. gress and a 2. 0. D. shcfiff for Fairfield county as Bridge ports huge vote goes far. to- wards deciding the yictors i'm the fourth congressional dis. trict and Fairfield county.
 According to figures com. piled by the Hartford regis- trars of voters, the democratic party in the Capital City gained about 400 new voters over the republicans in the registration period which closed Saturday night. Leaders of both parties, though were somewhat taken aback when it was announced that the number of voters who declined to indicate their party prefcr- ence exceeded those who regis- tered In either party. There. fore, the leaders of the ma jOr parties are wondering if those who declined to talk are think ing of voting the independent ticket. Only 3,74O new voters were sworn in in Hartford. Although he asserted that he had held office and voted in other states, the application of George Palmer, husband of Ruth Cross, the novelist, to be made . voter has been rejected by the Winstcd registrars of voters. They take the ground that he was born in England and could not produce citizen. ship papers or those of his father. Palmer claimed that he came to the United States when a small boy and that his father, now dead, became a naturalized citizen. He said he voted in several states of the west and southwest, the last time i'm Utah. He and his wife have lived in Winsted for several years.
 Manchester has begun re. duclng its local highway de. partment personnel. Today twelve men went under the axe and several privately owned trucks which were for merly hired with drivers were clipped on the list this morn- ing. The action is not meeting with unaninOus approval, how ever. Selectnian Chambers has branded the layoff as a false move.
 Attorney General Warren Burrows has ruled from Hart ford that eco employees must vote at their home towns this election. Several wanted to be made voters in the towns in which their camps were lO- cated. They had not resided in the towns i'm question for six months, however, ana thcre- fore were ineligible. The eco officials have already agreed to give the men election day of so that they can go home and vote.
 Avon has decided to take up the question of a xOning law. The selcctmen have appointed Q committee to make . study of xOaling in other communities with a view of setting up a zoning system in Avon. It Is likely that Waterbury's xoning law, q most modern one, will be studied by the Avon com mittee.
 Faced with . decrease i'm inc come. the city of New Haven is being forced to seek other sources of taxation. A public hearing before the aldermen on the possibilities of new sources Of income for the city will be held tomorrow night. therefore. It is possible that . move will bc made to relieve the tax burden on real estate owners and set up sales taxes, mortgage taxes and % forth.
 Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt, the First Lady. and her pre- deccssOr, Mrs Herbert Hoover, are exYlected Co meet Wcdnes. day in Boston and for tlse first time stice inauguration day. Both wIil attcnd tllc GIEi Scout convention. Mrs Hoover is now in New York. having come cast fOr tiic convention.