The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-15

Rallies, new clubs and many : new candidates for local pOli- tical OfficeS-this was the gist of political news throughout the state of Connecticut tO- day as another weekend on the road to the November election arrived. Within the next week many speaking arrangements are expected to be completed by not only the two major parties but also by the socialist and independent citizens organizations. Since the close of the g. o. P. state convention in Hartford Wed- nesday all parties have shown evidence of new life.
 Locally, to-day, interest is centered in the fifth con- gressiOnal district convention Torrington which opens at 2:SO o'clock this afternoon. One blow to the republican party is the fact that further action on the Connecticut pat rOnage TOW is to be deferred until after election with the assurance that U. s. Senator Augustine LOnergan of Hart ford, democrat, will be in the saddle.
 Interest in this fact is con- siderable because of the fact that there is still an acting postmaster in Waterbury in the person of James T. Kelley. He is not the choice of the lO- cal "old guard" democrats who are aligned with Senator Lonergan. The latter is con- sidered assured of dominance in future patronage activities not only because of the way in which the ''old guard'' pro- cedeed smoothly through the recent democratic state convention but aiso due to the fact that Democratic NatiOn- al Committeeman Archibald McNeil of Bridgeport is now in sympathy with the Loner- gan views.
 The 2Sth district senatorial convention of the republican party is on to-day. The names of two candidates who have been mentioned for the sen- atorial nomination are Judge J. Kenneth Bradley of Vest port and Rodney Shepard of Newtown. State Senator David GOldstcin of Bridgeport speak ing in Stratford this week took a "shot" at Judge Bradley on his old age pension law stand. He has challenged the people Of the state to compare the tickets of the two parties, also. Senator GOldstein is seeking re-nomination to the state sen- ate.
 National Committeeman Archibald McNeil of Bridge port has been shouldercd with the job of settling the post mastership fight in Stevenson, Conn. Acting First Assistant POstmaster-G General V. c. Burke, writing from Washing ton, D. C., has told Commit teeman McNcil to jump in and made a recommendation on the vacancy from the two eligiblcs, John w. Natrass and George U. Burr.
 States Attorney Hugh M. AlcOrn of Hartford, the g. o. p. gubernatOrial nominee. Is also in a sort of an embarrass- ing position. Echoes of the last November election disturb- ances in Hartford are found in the superior court criminal docket which opens this Tues- day in Hartford before Judge F. R. O'Sullivan. Three Hart- ford political leaders are "up" for prosecution on charges of conspiracy to violate the state election laws.
 Congressman Francis 1T. Maloney of Meriden, demo- cratic candidate for U. $. Senator, will. be the guest of honor at an outing of party members at Uhlert's grove to- morrow. It will be the open- ing of the democratic fall campaign in the Meriden dis trict. Mayor Frank Hayes of this city, nominee for lieu- tenant-gOvernOr, has been in- vited to attend.
 Ray McCuen of New Haven, cousin of Rev Joseph F. Me- Cucn until recently connected with the Church of the 'Im- maculate Conception in this city, is being bOOmed for the g. O. p. congressional nomin- atiOn in the third Connecticut district. Attorney McCuen was for many years executive sec- retary to former Congressmen John Q. TilsOn. Others being advanced for the g. o. P. nOm- inatiOn are John J. MOrrissey. former Elm City g. o. p. town chairman, and John Demarest of Orange.
 John F. Mfahoney, promi- ncntly known in state demo- cratic circles, has been named
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