The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22
Political Gossip

Between now and election day spcll-binders of all the va. riOus parties will be kept busy clarifying CD the issues of the campaign. Generally, however, when the time for voting ar- rivcs the electors know about as much as they did before the various speakers did their talking, according to many voters. The muddling up of the issues has already started. Over the weekend Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridgeport, socialist, attacked the "New Deal" and mostly every other thing connected with the dem ocratic party. Then '. s. Sem ator Simeon D. Fcss of Ohio launched forth on Sunday with an attack on the "New Deal' declaring it to be socialistic. So thcre--so far we have a socialist criticising the "New Deap while a national repub- Jican leader attacks it because it Is too socialistic. Next!
 
 While much has been said of the campaign activities of the republican and democratic parties, the socialists of the state have been proceeding quietly with not too much publicity. On Saturday the party holds it's fourth district congressional convention in NOrwalk. Advance indications point to the nomination going to Arnold Freese. party secrc- tary. Deyere Allen is expected to he nominated for governor on the socialist ticket. The so- cialists, incidentally, have a new declaration of principles to set forth this. year. It was adopted by the national convention of the party at De- troit last June.
 National COmmitteewOman Fannie Dixon Welch's endorse .lnent of Congressman Francis T. Maloney of Meriden for the U. s. senatorial nomination ut the meeting of the COnnccti- cut Federation of Women's Democratic clubs in West Ha. ven was not unexpected. Her colleague on the national com. nittee. Archibald McNciI of Bridgeport. was one of the first of the party leaders to endorse the Meriden man.
 The republicans of New Canaan have just completed an arrangement whereby q bitter caucus, slated for the 2Sth. has been avoided. The decision to increase the mem. bershiD on the town conlmit- tee from 1t to 18 has been reached. thereby satisfying those who were crying for reD. presentation on the body. In Truinbull. though. the repub. licans are split and q bitter caucus TOW Is exDcctcd on the 2Sth when the sIates of dele gates are made up. Fred Kandctzke. leader of the inde- pendent organization of the Long Hill section Of TrumbulI, heads the insurgents.
 Voting machines will be used instead of printed paper ballots at the z. o. p. caucus in StratfOrd this year. There is a fight on anon~ tho Str"tfOrd republicans. Tn Manchester the major parties have united m favoring n plan to increase the number of voting places in that town. At present all vot- CTS Of Manchester must cast their ballots in one booth. It IS propOsed that two or more bOOths be set up in various parts Of the town.
 Senatorial and house candi- dates continue to croD uD throughout the state. I1 sev- eral instances there will bc fights for the nominations. as in the case of the local 18th senatorial district.
 Senator Kenneth Kramer, republican. of the fourth dis trict has announced that he is 2 candidate to succeed himself. In the seventh district the re- Dubiicans are taIIsine of re- nominating Senator Henry F. Bradley, well known Derby florist. In the eleventh dis trict. New Haven, Senator Raymond J. Devlin is said to he assured of ren0mination by the democrats. In the eighth district. located in New Ha- ven, Alderman James IT. Heatty seems to bet he choice of the democrats while Samuel H. MaIkan Of New Haven Is apparently the party's choice tn the ninth district. Edmund B. Gebhardt Is said to I,e un. opposed in the 10th district, situated in the Elm City.
 Representative Philip Pas tore of New Haven is q candi- date for the renomjnatiOn to the house on the democratic ticket. There is some dOubt as to whether Mrs JOsepha Whitney, member of the 1888 house from New Haven. will be renonlinated or whether the honor will go to Walter r. Walsh. democrat. The ninth senatorial district, ordinarily a repHblioaU sfrnu~- hold. is the scene 0f a z. o. p. contest f0r fine senat0FisI nUTiI- inatiOn between Harry B. Ken- nedy, former president of the