The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-11
Political Gossip

Nominations for local and district offices throughout the state are being made fast, now, by both major parties. And, although there is a scarcity of 2. o. D. candidates for the house in Waterbury there are plenty of would.be public Of- ficiaIs in other parts of Con- necticut.. The candidates for nominations are cropping up over night. Today's list of names was 8 big one but more are expected to throw their top pieces into the rings here, there and everywhere before the thing is over.
 Republican leaders of the state today turned their atten- ton to Hartford where the state convention opens tonight. They are concerned principaf- Iy with nominating state Ofii- cers, principally q candidate for governor. And when the ticket is announced tomorrow at about miG-day the various local candidates will then show their approval or disap- proval of the makeup of the slate by the manner In which they continue to press tlleir candidates.
 Former Mayor Angelo M. Paonessa of New Britain an- nounced last night that he will accept the democratic nomina- tion for high sheriff of Hart ford county. His name was mentioned over a month ago. Ex-Mayor Paonessa is cOn- nected with the state labor department. So far he has made no campaign for dele- gates to the county cOnven- ton, he claims, but neyerthe- less it is known that a mOye- ment fin his behalf has been on for some time.
 The former chief executive of the Hardware City, how- ever, will not get the shriev- alty nomination without a bat tie. William H. Sickles of Hartford, a former city mar shal of that city, is being boomed for the democratic nom- ination of high sheriff, also. Mir Sickles is n veteran of the World War and the fracas in Mexico. He was city marshal under the administration of the late Mayor Richard J. KinseiIa. He is a former com mander of Griffin A. Stedman camp. Sons of Union Veterans.
 Last night the democrats of the 35th senatorial district met fin Rockville and nominated First Selectman Francis J. Prichard of Vernon for the post of state senator. Dr Ed win R. Dim0ck of Mansfield, democrat, who represented the district in the last session of the legislature, will not run again. He is now state com missioner of domestic animals. It was the election of Dr DimOck that gave the demo- crats control of the senate. the 35th district democrats claim. Waterbury disputes this and undoubtedly other districts do too. This city sent q democrat to the senate from a normally 2. O. D. district, the 18th.
 Dayton A. Baldwin has rec ceivcd the democratic nOm- ination for mayor in Middle town. He defeated James F. C0nncry at tie primaries yes- terday. The latter was backed by the sO-calleS "New DeaP' faction which three weeks ago unsuccessfully tried to defeat the BielefieId- Citron forces at the party caucuseS. Baldwin received 994 votes in yester- days primary as against 6O6 for Connery. With 1,6O0 dem ocrats ballOting, the vote was said to be the largest in the history of party primaries in Ml0uACtOWA.
 Six contests, five in the re- publican ranks and one in the democratic forces, will mark the primaries in Manchester today. They close at 9 o'clock tonight. With the strike sit- uation in Manchester in a quiet state. at least temporar- fly, as . result of Cheney Brothers decision to close their Manchester mill indefinitely, politics came again to the foreground. The chief con- test in the g. o. p. ranks is for the nominations for represen- tative. Representatives Thomas J. Rogers and William J. Thornton, incumbents, seek renOminatiOn. Sherwood G. Bowers is seeking to replace one of them. Nine republicans