The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-31

cOmmitteewOman from the district. In Hartford county but one change was made in the state central committee memberhsip. Harry Ward was elected in the place of Theo- dOre w. Smith in the third district, which is in the city oc Hartford. At the seventh dis trict caucus Senator Howard . w. Alcorn of Suffield, son of States Attorney Hugh M. AL corn, gubernatorial candidate, was reelected to the cOmmit- tee. The republicans of the 18th district conducted a peaceful caucus, unanimously rc-electing Judge Daniel M. CrOnin of New London and Mrs Edna T. Colby of Mystic to the committee. The 18th district g. o. p. elected Albert J. Bailey and Mrs Marion S. Thompson, both of Norwich, to the committee and in the 2Oth the posts went to Sheriff George H. Bradford of Mont- vile and Mrs Maude D. Man. ming of Stonington.
 Senator Lynch of West Ha. ven and Mrs Grant Rigby of Cheshire will represent the 14th senatorial district at the state convention as delegates at-large. In Southington Will liam E. McGrath has been re- named chairman of the g. o. D. town committee. In Ansonia Attorney Anthony E. CorselIo has come out definitely as a candidate for a post in the legislature on the g. o. p. tick. ct. Reports of an authentic nature are to the effect that Attorney Corscllo will be Op- posed by other leading re- publicans of the city, includ- ing Representative Leon Me- Carthy, H. G. Bengston and ex-Postmastcr A. w. Jeynes.
 Senator Kenneth F. Cramer of Wethersfeld, well known in veterans circles, has an- nounced that he will seek re- election to the state legisla- ture on the republican ticket. He Is a captain in the tank corps and served overseas during the war. In Wilton Nelson Hurlbutt has been named republican town chair- man and in Derby the post of chairman has gone to Archi- bald Duffield. In old Lyme steps have been started to or- ganize republican club. Thomas R. Ball, new g. O. p. town chairman of Old Lyme, is in charge of the arrange ments.
 In the republican caucuses of last Tuesday night, Mae West of "come up and see me sometime" fame, received a vote as 8 delegate to the g. O. D. city convention. The count CTS in district 12B came across the ballot when they were were checking the returns. Some practical joker had scratched off the name of J. Edward Feeley from the bal- lot and wrote in the name of Miss West. James J. Leon, Att torney Thomas Finn and Hep- burn B. Duncan was getting ready to fight for the senator ial nomination in the 2Srd district, located in Bridgeport. David Mackenzie will most likely be the g. o. p. senator ial nominee in the 22nd dis trict.
 The local Eagles and others interested in the old age ques- tiOn are watching with pleas- ure the intensive drive of Con- gressman Francis T. MalOney of Meriden to interest every body in the movement. He claims that this country has waited altogether too long to r0vidc for people who have reached the winter-time oi their lives without sufficient resources to live in some coIn- fort without charity.
 Congressman Herman P KOpplemann of Hartford makes it a custom to turn over to philanthrOpic Organiz- atiOns in Hartford county q portion of the salary he re. ccives as representative al Washington, ID. c. He has al. ready sent out several checks He has started this practice with passage last March of the independent offices act. He voted for an amendment which would exclude govern. ment officials from receiving more than $8,OOO annually from sharing in the partial re. stOratiOn, of their salary cut instituted in accordance witl the emergency program but the amendment was defeated
 The delegates tO the demo. cratic state convention from New Britain will square of tonight. The forces headed by Mayor BanNan from the statt central committee. In the re. cent democratic primaries the Bannan and Dunn forces eacf gained control of IF delegates votes. If both sides stand firIrl tonight a deadlock that will take much figuring to dissolve will occur.