The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-19

was the successful one in a group of several candidates who also included Mrs. Joseph s. Rowland of Ridgefleld, who has already served two terms in the lower branch of the leg islature. The convention for the 24th district took place yesterday with Representative SpirO emerging the victor.
 Mrs. Emily Spcirs would be mayor of New London if the last session of the legislature had not changed the char. ter of the city. In the city election few days ago she was a candidate for the city council. She was elected, poll ing more votes than any other of the candidates. Before the change in the election laws the councilman receiving the larg- est vote automatically became mayor. It was Mrs. Speirs' seventh shot at the council- mans post. Six times previous ly she met consecutive defeats. This time she defeated her nearest opponent by 3S6 votes, polling 8 total of 2,497 ballots.
 Known to only a few, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the president, spent about an fvp In evening. While driving through the city, she stopped at a Church street garage to have some adjustments made on her car. As soon as the work was completed she was on her way and Bristol was un. aware of the fact that it had had a distinguished guest.
 With Republican Town Chairman George A. Mckay of Danbuly practically certain to be nominated to succeed him. self as a member of the house, g. O, D. leaders of the Hat City arc now searching about for someone to run with him. Representative Nathan Spiro, having been nominated for the senate, a vacancy in the lower house exists. Among those be. ing mentioned are Max Pu- chel and Walter KOhler, prom incnt labor men, Louis Theur- CT, a retired postmaster, Neil Andrews and Charles White.
 Judge John Smith has been renominated for the post of judge of probate by the Strat- ford republicans. This will be his last tcrm,, if he is elected once more, because of the law which requires probate judges 10 retire at the age of 70 years. His only opponent is William Rauscher, socialist. He has been endorsed by the democrats.
 On September 25th a meet ing of the 2. o. p. leaders of Iitchfield county will take place in eVinsted for the pur- pose of organizing 8 Litchfield County Republican club. F.. R. Kaiser of ThOmaston, o. Al. bert HOnold of Barkhamsted and Charles F. ROraback of TOrrington, members of the state central committee, are directing the plan to unite the 20 towns of the county into one large club.
 Congressman E. w. GOss of this city is speaking in Nor- folk this afternoon at a tcsti- monial in honor of U. s. Sem ator F. c. Walcott. Friends of the senator, regardless of political faith, are present at the gathering, which is taking place in the town hall.
 Republicans of Waterbury and vicinity expressed them- selves as being well pleased with the report that Represent tatiye William c. Hungerford of WatertOwn will be given the senatorial nomination in the Sand district when the g. o. p. convention takes place in WOOdbliry on the 27th. Judge Hungerford has served in the lower branch of the leg islature since 1928 and is pop ular with both the democrats {. and republicans.
 Alderman William 0. Meade, democrat, has been forced to quit the Bridgeport common council. His resignation result. ed from the new city contract ordinance which prevents pub- lie officials from doing busi- ness with the city. In the past Alderman Meade's firm has sold paint to the city.
 Three candidates are in the race for the democratic scna- torial nomination in the 34th district. The district cOnven- tiOn will take place Friday night at Old Saybrook. The candidates are Frank Wagner of Clinton, Joseph Blansfield of Portland, president of the Middlcsex County Democrat ic association, and Vincent Walsh, representative from East Haddam in the legisla- fure.