The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-29
State Democrats To
 Meet In New Haven
Central Committeeman See Bitter Session at Hotel
 Taft July ll-Caucus Dates 10 Be Set

Members of tho democratic state central committee will gather nt tho Hotel Taft on July lith for what is expected to Do tho bitter. est session held since Archibald McNoil of Bridgeport was elected national committeeman from Con. nocticut almost four yoara ago. State Chairman David A. Wilson Co .day announced that the meeting will open at 1 o'clock at New lia. ven on the afternoon of July flth and while tho session is called for tho purpose of setting caucus dates and handle other business in con- nocti0n with tho coming fall Htato convention, tha call also states that "othor busincsB" may also Do tram Bactod.
 That m offort will Do mndo to hav0 Mrs Fannie Dixon Woleh of Columbia, federal customs eolleG- tor for Connecticut, resign from tho national committee before tho July iith meeting, WAS tho strong belief of many to.day. Tho rcsignn. ton at this time ig being especially urged by the "old guard" bocauao 1t Is generally conceded that thl9 faction has control of tho central committee. Tho "0ld guard" would Do In a position to namo tholr choice for tho national committed at tho coming meoting.
 Delaney Would Aid New Guard
 on tho other hand, tho "ncw guard" will attempt to have Mrs Welch withhold her resignation from tho national committed until September. By tho first wook Of September, it is expected, n new stnto central committee Will havo been elected. Tho "noW guard" iig- uros on controlling tho coming Btnto convention. This means that tho majority of delegates present would favor for tho now state cen. tral committee members Of tho body satisfactory to tho nov gunrd". Then this faction would DC In q position to dictate tho success. s0r Co Mrs Wclch who, when named, will romain In 0iilce untll fO38 when the next democratic na' tionai convention iB hold,
 As stated first In the Democrat three wookB ago, Mrs Nora Ma nancy Harris of Now Haven, form. orly Of this city, is being boomcd for Mrs Woleh's place on tho m: ti0nal committee. She is an "0ld guard" member and iB now vice. chairman of tho stato central com
 However, she is not alone in tho fold. Other candidates arc MrB J0. sopha Whitney of Now Haven, MrB Anna Delaney Of Merldon, Mrs Ward Duffy of West iartford ana Mrs Ida Thomas of Now Milford'
 Contest Over City
 Tt is figured that about 1000 delegates will attend tho Htato con. Venti0n. There is sure to Do G hRht at the coming meeting of tho cen. trnl committee aB to whero tho tho convention will Do held. one group fav0rB Now Haven whllo others favor New London. Az q rule tho state chairman is named a committee of ono to pick tho convention city but this time is expected tho matter will Do decided on the floor of tho meeting.
 Tho committee wil igot tho dates for the caucuAeB at which the stnte doloRateg will Do ehOBen. rho enu' eusoB will be held in August, it iB expected, as tho party rules res gulro that tho meetings be hold ht feast i4 days before tho state con' vention. On the same date tho dcle' gates to tho various town, sonatOrs inI, congressional and county con' VentlOns will Do elected.
 A committee Co draft tho pro' posed platform that VIII Do pros sented Co tho state convention TOT adoption will Do picked at tho meeting July iith, also it iB ex'