The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
Political Gossip

Very little Likelihood exists of the number of parties on the November ballot exceeding the present figure of six. Th.s is due to the fact that 1t is doubt. ed that the independent repub- Iican party will nominate any candidates for office this year. They have not met and have given no definite indication that they intend to. There. fore, from all appearances, the parties on the ballot will be the democrats, republicans, socialists, sOcialist-labOr, com. munist and independent citi- zens.
 Although it was reported recently that Professor Albert Levitt of Redding, guberna- torial candidate on the indc- pendent citizens ticket, has resigned his government post with the department of justice, it is now apparent that he has not done so yet. He is now in Washington, where he is spec ial assistant to the attorney general, Attorney Homer $. Cummings, who has ruled that none of those under him can hold or seek important pOlit. ical positions. Levitt is ex- pected to resign late this week or early next week, 1t is now said.
 Arnold F. Freesc, secretary of the socialist state central committee, has filed nomina- ton petitions with the secre- tary of state covering nOmina- tiOns in towns and senatorial districts where no candidates had been placed in the field before. The socialists will rum candidates for the house in Cheshire, Nfiddlebury, ThOm- aston and TorringtOn, as well as in Pennington, Madison, Ridgefield and Sherman. No socialist has been nominated for the legislature in this city although Paul Q. Grossen- uttGlICE kNSW WIFI run for congress in the fifth district of which this city is a part.
 Carl F. Smith of Hartford has been named treasurer of the sOciaIist-labOr party Or- ganization. A certificate to this effect was filed yesterday with the treasurcr-of-state in Hart ford. The West Haven demo- cratic reorganizatiOnists spent $11S.31 in the recent fight in their town for control of dcl- cgates to the various demo- cratic conventions. Their re- ceipts amounted to only $70.31.
 John A. Holtz of West Ha- ven has been named treasurer of the special campaign conn mittee picked to further the ctmpaign of High Sheriff James Geddes for reelection. Deputy Sheriff Benjamin Brady of this city is on the commit. tCC st1OhIk Ntn SnEIS OASNh Oh Oxford, Charles c. Merriam and Joseph l.. Rebnck of New Haven and Mir. HOltz of West Haven.
 The Hartford republican town committee will meet to- night to take action upon the, recent resignation of Town Chairman Walter E. Batter son. The latter resigned last week but the resignation was tabled temporarily. Since then Patterson, formerly mayor of Hartford, was defeated for the g. 0. p. congressional nOmina. ton in the first district by Col ADson T. McCook. Three are being mentioned for the town chairmanship, w. Arthur Countryman, Jr., Samuel o. GrccnOugh and Harry SchwOl- sky. Eighth Ward Chairman Raymond J. Dunn had been discussed, also, but it is un- derstood he did not wish to have his name presented.
 J. Sedgwick Tracy, judge of probate for Canaan and North Canaan and Litehfield county commissioner, has been nOm- mated for the office of scna- tor on the g. o. p. ticket in the 31st district. There were five candidates seeking the nomin- atiOn and ballots were neces- sary before Judge Tracy was declared nominated. The other candidates were Laurence Fl. Roberts of Riverton, William H. Templcton of Kent. Frank H. Wilcox of sharon, all mem- bers of the 1888 house, and Senator Joseph l.. Parsons of Canaan.
 Ralph V. Tiffany, who rep- resented the city of Winsted in the last session of the leg islature, has been appointed member of the board of sec lectncn of Winstcd by Mayor Robert E. Maher. He succeeds Clarence H. Bunneil, whose resignation will take effect on October 3rd. Representative Tiffany, who Is secretary of the Tiffany and Pickett com. pany, Is also e member of the tlie xoning board of appeals. He plans to give up the latter two offices when he becomes seiectman.
 Charles !. Aslnus, ncwspa. pepman, has entered fbe race for the democratic mayornlty nomination Go Ansonia. The race for tIlc nomination ls be. coming c hot one. school cOmmiIssl0ncr William |. kir. by would like fIlc nomination and a chsr!es :: Q o'connsll, %;