Evening star., 1934-11-02
SOCIALISTS VOTES
MAY DECIDE STATE
Republicans Pray Minority
Party Gains Will Be Big
in Connecticut.
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IN Connecticut.
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his IS years in his present ofice. He
Is 50 years old.
Gross has been able to win In the
past with the aid Of Republican votes,
cast by men and women who have
been antagonistic to the Roraback Re-
publican machine. The Governor has
caused complaint among the Demo-
Gratis because he has not been ruthless
in looping all Republicans on the
State pay rolls. They say he has not
only kept lot Of Republicans In ONCE
but has appointed others.
It Is difncult to see what these dis
gruntled Democrats would gain from
. Republican victory. So they may
march to the polls and vote Demo-
cratic Is usual. The Democrats say
that their party Is having less fac
tional trouble this year than In the
past, when Tom" Spellacy was STIR
ring up trouble. They insisted, too.
that the sore spots. due to the Tight
between Smith Democrats and Roose-
welt Democrats two years ago. have
been eliminated.
Maloney, the Democratic candidate
for Senator, is not likely to have the
support Of the Yankee Republicans
which has been accorded to Gov.
Cross. Indeed, there Is q suggestion
that the old religious issue which
cropped out so strongly in 1928 may
initiate against Maloney. He Is at
tacking Wolcott as a personal friend
OF former President Hoover.
Cities W. Towns
The vote In Connecticut Is divided
between the cities and the towns, the
more rural population. The Demo-
Gratis have found their greatest
strength in the cities. the Repub-
licans in the towns. This rural Repub-
lican vote. plus the Republican
strength In the cities. has been too
much for the Democrats generally to
overcome in the past.
In the gubernatorial campaign, Gov
Cross has rather avoided the New Deal
as an issue, although he heartily
praises President Roosevelt in his
speeches. One reason for this SEEM
ing reluctance on his part to 60 the
whole route for the New Deal lies in
the fact that the New Deal has quite
. number Of enemies In Connecticut
and some Of them have been among
the supporters of the Governor in
past elections. Alcorn, the Repub- |
lican nominee. has sought also to keep
the campaign on State issues. The
Democrats have as their candidate
for Lieutenant Governor Frank
Hayes. mayor of Waterbury. who has
. strong personal following in that
section and upon whom the Demo-
Gratis count for added strength.
The Democrats, in making their
claims Of victory, refer to q progress
sive whiting away Of Republican ma.
jorities in various parts Of State, par
ticularly in the towns, In recent years.
However, when the town elections were
held In early October 1t turned out
that the Republicans made q better
showing this year than they had for
. long time. All of which has en-.
couraged the q. o. p. leaders.
G. o. p. Chief Is Confident.
J. Henry Roraback. the Republican
boss Of the State, expresses himself
entirely confident. He predicts that
the Republicans will elect o Senator
five Of the six members Of the House
He has been at the political game q
long time. Gov. Cross blames Rora-
back and his machine for failure Of
some Of his reform legislation. The
Governor has had to buck a Repub-
lican Legislature during his four years
In office.
While Roraback claims that the
Republicans will elect five of the six
members Of the House, more impartial
observers cut this down to four, or
even three. In the present House the
Republicans have four seats to two for
the Democrats. One of these men,
bers is elected at large. Represent
ative Bakewell. Republican, is seeking
reelection In this Statewide contest
against his opponent of two years
ago. william M. Citron, Democrat.
Bakewell won in 1892 by a little more
than 1000 votes. He is given the
edge this year. but If there should be
a Democratic swing the seat would
probably 60 to Citron.
In the first district. now represented
by Koppleman, o Democrat, there is
. real battle. Koppleman's margin of |
victory two years ago was less than
1000 votes. Anson T. McCook, Re-
publican, Is q stronger candidate than |
Koppleman faced before. The second |
district Is conceded to Higgins, the |
Republican incumbent, even by Demo- |
Gratis. The third district, represented |
by Maloney, who is running for the
Senate. Is likely to 60 Democratic
again. Mai. Joseph H. Shanley-t
major on the Governors sta6-is the |
Democratic nominee there against |
Joseph r. Morrissey. It's Q battle In |
the third district.
Schuyler Merritt, veteran Repub- |
lican, Is expected to be reelected In
the fourth district. The nth district |
Is now held by Representative Goss.
Republican. It looks as though the
Democrats had . pretty good chance |
to pick up this seat. Goes won two
years ago by only 78 votes. Water
bury Is in that district, and with
Hayes, the Democratic candidate for |
Lieutenant Governor, now mayor Of |
that city and expected to poll . big |
vote, the odds seem to Lie with Maj. |
J. Joseph Smith, brother Of the pres |
ent Democratic State chairman. He,
too, Il . major on the Governors |
stan. Some Of the voters In the dis
trict are incensed because 0oss was
o member Of the House committee
which dealt harshly with Maj. Gen. |
Foulois, head Of the Army Air Corps.
Foulois came from that section and
had many friends there.
,ove Ann GIRLS!