The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-05
Political Gossip

All eyes were turned towards Eastern Point, GrotOn, today, the scene of the democratic state convention. With the makeup of the entire ticket yet undecided, throughout Connecticut speculation was going on in heavy fashion with Waterbury holding not little of the center of the spotlight. Tomorrow at this time the ticket will have been nomina- ted, it is expected, and it is felt to be a positive fact that this city will be, honored with one of the places on the slate of candidates selected to go before the electorate in No- velnber.
 While much of the interest is centcred on the state Ses- sion, local organizations are looking forward to the coming campaign arrangements. Dur- ing the next week or so prac- tically all democratic convene tiOns in the various towns, county, senatoial districts and congressional districts all throughout the state. will be held and the candidates named so that the campaign can get underway in earnest. The re- publicanS are holding their lO- cal and district conventions in all parts of the state very quickly.
 The republicans of the 24th senatorial district are now practically sure to nominate Representative Nathan SpirO of Danbury Tor the senate post. He was house chairman of the committee on banking in the last session of the leg isIature and is well known in Waterbury in banking circles.
 Prosecuting Attorney Will liam Cable of Danbury is be- ing mentioned for the demo- cratic senatorial nomination in the 24th district. The names of Daniel Sanford of Red- ding Assistant Attorney Is- adore Feinson of Danbury and C. uncilman Joseph Gil- hotti of Danbury are also heard in connection with the nomination, also, but Attorney Cable Is considered the strong est of the group. He is United States commissioner for the Danbury district, besides being city prosecutor.
 State Tax Commissioner William H. Hackett, who has announced that he will not seek reelection to the state senate, will address the direc- tors of the Connecticut Cham ber of Commerce on '"Taxa- tion" at the Hotel Bond, Hart ford, on November 9th. Sena- tor Hackett is n strong demo- cratic leader in New Haven but in view of the present state position he holds it was not expected that he would seek reelection to the senate once more.
 While the democrats are swinging into the last stages of the work of making up their ticket in Eastern Point, former Senator Albert E. La- very of Fairfield, one of the z. o. p. gubernatorial nomina- tiOn candidates, will be across the river in New London ad. dressing a joint meeting of the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs. Ex-Senator Lavery is presi- dent of the State Chamber of "Keeping the Faith of Our Fathers. It is not known if any of the democrats will leave the convention to hear him.
 John F. Conway of Baltic and Miss Anne Bond of East Lyme are assured of reelec- tiOn to the democratic state central committee from their senatorial district. The dele- gates to the state convention have caucused and decided unanmously on returning both to the committee. The Bristol democrats have gone through the formality of pledging their votes to Congressman Herman F. Kopplemann of Hartford at the first congressional district convention in Hartford on Sa- turday. Congressman Kopple-