The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-12
Dirileny Wins First
Ward Burgess Vote
Over Milton Calvin
Present Incumbent Loses By Slim Margin Of Two
Votes Split In Party Feared - Congregational
Parish Players to Elect Offcers Monday Night

NeuEatuck,s April 12-Have tn
demoefats ruined their chance
IbecauDe Of the hectic fight in tn,
lhFst ward caucus last night IL wha
local residents are asking today II
disctssiOn Of the ward caucuse
PAST night. JOgeph Dinneny Of Scot
street, last minute surprise candi
date, won the nomination for frs
ward burgess over Milton Calvin
present Incumbent, by the slim
Iparein of two votes, and It 10 DO
Itieved the contest left many ruffIet
feelings among tho defeated group
1.-The vote was 104 to I02.
Dinfleny was reported supportet
lby first ward friends OF Franl
IGreep. candidate for warden. I
had been claimed that Calvin hat
been Nsstcpping on the toes" o
lpArty. However, regardless Of tn,
That where everything looked ,se
Irene for Mr.. Calvin three week
lAgo, things changed rapidly ant
lnow he Ia ! considered the. victim
LOT the biggest political upset THU
year.
What Spirit Prevails?
At the end OF the voting on ths
burgess nomination last nigh
latter the returns had been an
ssounced, Mr.. Calvin moved tn,
Nomination Of Mr. .Dinneny be mad,
Unanimous. IL his followers adop'
this spirit everything will be oil
fright as far az the party goes bu
lmany wonder n II will cause q
Isplit that may wreck the party'l
3hopes again this year.
1 In the second and third wards
things were harmonious, Leo Bro.
aphy, present burgess, being renom.
inated and a list of delegates sup.
porting Frank Green being chosen
lin the third ward, John Sheridan
Twas renominated as burgess and
5it ives voted 70 be given the sup.
port OF. the ward for the position
of warden.
This leaves three candidates to.
might for warden as there was only
lone slate Of delegates on the first
ward and II IN understood these
Twill support Joseph Reynolds.
The resolution proposing direct
primary system instead of the pres.
ent methods OF caucus was appar.
emily victor In the first ward after
causing much hard feeling, but In
the second ward II was defeated
and the delegates were instructed
10 vote to that effect at the towr
convention tonight. In the third
ward there was discussion of itf
merits and defects and the dele.
gates were instructed to vote az
they though best concerning II at
the convention.
Dove Flies Away
Reports have 1t that the dove OF
peace, weary from long fight. HOY.
cred above the courtroom about
3:45 last night but when 1t saw the
crowd Of 900 persons extending far
into the hall ana heard the cries
ana talking, It said "scram. kid
fast
All the clans were on hand last
night and from the outset the firBt
ward meeting gave evidence OF be-
ing lively one. John w. Kenney
was chosen clerk OF the meeting
and Richard Durkin, ward com.
nent chairman OF the meeting
ceilings began to get lively
when James Hall urged the re.
mbval of Mr.. Durkin as chairman
and O caustic conversation resulted
Kenncy Clerk
Mr.. Durkin then had Mr.. Ken
ney read the resolution concern.
ing the direct primary. which spec.
ifed voting would take place be-
tween 3 .. m. and p. m. at q date
would eliminate Cr0wding
He said one OF the advantages
of IL, would be the elimination Of
the present crowding into an un.
der-sixed meeting place. Mrt
Annie Calvin, former Democrat
leader In the ward firmly stated her
opposition 10 It, saying It would
not enable many working in the
factories to vote and AZ these hours
nre the time when women are
horne preparing supper Or cleaning
up after 1t, sho said, they would
not get the opportunity to vote.
James Farren. we'll known
legionnnire, Expressed himself fol
the direct primary, saying the
present caucus system 10 unfair and
undemocratic In that persons como
to the meeting and vote for q
group of delegates to pick the can.
didates for Offices, this group hay.
ing been picked, no added, by
comparatively small part OF the
voters IN the ware. .....
-. NJ. oassm nSnvc a,a..,o,
Mrs aalv!M !Moveu lvr t tsts
o. the reso!ution nu. iater .m,s mo ~.
lion was rulee out ~ oruor ~
Cn sA,I I inn. D.. W. ardar
chnal9ate iss year ivr waruo,
moved the resolution pc adoptea
Jonn brannienn. IN endorsihs I'M
motion. hala .nis sys'sm na .a ny,
~ We previousiy put shrs poi.
t,ciAns got ria ol tnen pecaus'
they tnousnt " nurt tneir cha nAs
BURGESS Mllton dhlvin clhlmee