The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-13

Very few absentee voters ballots have been applied for in the state to date. Town clerks throughout the state so far have reported very small number of applications for the blanks so far. Locally the town clerk of Waterbury has not even received as many as twenty letters from those who will be absent from the Brass City on election day and who, at the same time, will wish to cast their ballots.
 A straw vote is being con- ducted by the Bridgeport Tele- gram on the state candidates for office. First tabulatiOns to date, made yesterday, show that the democrats are leading in the town of NOrwalk and that the republicans are ahead fin the town of Fairfield. Nor walk places Congressman Francis T. Maloney, the nom. inee for U. s. senator on the democratic ticket, running one and onc-half to one against U. S. Senator WalcOtt, the z. 0. p. incumbent. It places Walcott in a one and One-half to one position against MalOney in Fairfield. Governor Cross is shown carrying Norwalk and losing Fairfield on practically . similar basis.
 Bridgeport democrats were reported today as being united once more despite their Thurs day night convention which brought out much bitterness over the question of who would be the candidate for the senate in the 23rd district. Re- ports today were that the Park City democrats were all agreed on 6 plan to send the nom. inee, ex.SenatOr John F. Hart, to the senate once more. Ex. Senator Hart is we'll known to Waterbury legislators. Sena- tors Joseph H. LawlOr was member of the senate when the Bridgeport democrat rep- resented the 2Srd district be- fore.
 Representative Oscar A. H. .Dannenberg will run once more for the house on the democratic ticket in Bridge port. Representative A. l.. Scanzillo of Bridgeport, who at first planned to seek the sena- tOriaI post held by Senator David Goldstetin, did not seek renOminatiOsl to the .hOuse. The Bridgeport democrats have nominated Anthony J. PascOne.
 The Goss- For Congress club, just formed in Naugatuck, is reported to be making much headway in its effort to defeat Major J. Joseph Smith of this city. the democratic opponent of the 2. Q. D. incumbent. Major Smith, however. is not being neglected by his fellow party voters. Both men are working actively through the fifth district and 1t is believed on all sides that the race will be quite close.
 Thomas H. Canty of NOr- walk. who has been nominated for the office of state senator by the democrats of the 26th district, is we'll known in Wa terbury. He is a former New Havener and in connection with his insurance business visited Waterbury frequently. Mir Canty was born in New Haven and while in the Elm City was engaged in the drug business. He also has an office now on East 42nd street. New York. He is engaged in tine insurance brokerage business.
 The democrats of Bristol have decided to nominate four candidates for the. offices of constable. This action has re- suited i'm q demand for an opinion from Corporation Counsel Frank " Tracy of Bristol. It is expected now that the Bristol republicans will also nominate f0ur candidates for the offices of constable de. spite the fact that the two major patries, hy mutual agreement, have only n0Ininat. cd three candidates in past years. Nomination has been equivalent t0 election but now that tIie democrats have som. mated four men tiie rcpubiI. cans wiI ihaye tO do SO. aIsO, because should the four demo. cratic nominees wln there would 0liy he two g. Q. D. cone stables. There is nothing, ap- vlarenfiy, in the Bristol charter restricting tIse parties in Bris. tel ns fo the nslnnbeF Of cos. stables iiley mag eef ull for fzzass4<151a Nla XXa4NE4G6Rs 6.0s4zs