The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-28
Political Gossip

Salaries of state etnployes have entered the state cam- paign as another. issue, thus
 making three major points on which the republicans are waging their war to Oust Governor Wilbur l.. Cross and .otl7er democratic office holders. Secretary-Of- State John A. Danaher has brought the salary issue into the cam- paign. Heretofore liquor and milk have held the foreground. Speaking at New Haven last ] night Secretary Danaher de- clared that the governor is att tempting to play both ends against the middle on the state salary cuts, enacted in the. last session. At the present time the budget for the next : fiscal period under considera- tion provides restoration of the salary cuts and the republicans are accusing the governor of playing politics although the board of finance and control has the last word in the mat ter and that body is republican controlled.
 The house will lose another of its veteran members if the republicans carry the 32nd senatorial district in the No- Xember polling. Judge Will liam c. HungerfOrd of Water town was nominated for the senate yesterday at the g. o. D. district convention in Wootibury. Judge Hungerford has been q member of the house for a number of ses. sions, during which time he was chairman of the forfeited rights committee.
 Yesterday the republicans of the 14th senatorial district renominated Senator John r. Lynch Of West Haven. He was unOppOsed. The cOnven- ton was held in Cheshire. The towns of Wolcott, Pros- pect and Naugatuck, adjacent to Waterbury, are included in the 14th district. Senator Lynch was formerly in the house but has represented the 14th district since Judge F. M. PcasIey of Cheshire re- Hnquishcd his seat in the up- per branch of the legislature to go on the superior court bench.
 John M. Dove of Killing. ly, who was recently nomin- ated by the democrats for the post of high sheriff of Wind- ham county, will be opposed in the November election sby Ar. thur w. Williams of Daniel son, republican. The latter was nominated yesterday at the z. Q. D. Windham county convention, defeating County Commissioner Urgele LaFrance of Plainfield. Former Mayor Walter R. King of Willimantic, who was considered a dark horse" in the g. o. D. ranks, failed to enter the contest. Wao appointed state motor vehicle inspector in 1920 and was later transferred to the state police department, resigning in 1927 with the rank of sergeant. He representend the town of Kill lingly twice in the house of representatives and for a time was attendance agent for the state board of education.
 Judge Leonard McMahon of Danbury, president of the first Alcorn- for. Governor club in the state, yesterday received the personal greetings of the g. O. D. gubernatorial nOm- inee. The club was formed Wednesday night with Sena- tor Kenneth F. Cramer of Wethersfield as the principal speaker.
 States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn will speak i'm his home town about the middle of Oc- tObcr, 1t has been learned. Leaders of the seventh sena- toriai district, of which Suf- field, Aicorn's home town, is g part, met last night and started plans for the rally that will bring the candidate for governor before his hOme- town supporters. The leaders of the senatorial district 0r- ganized an AIcorn club and named Miss Isabel l.. AlcOrn of Enfield the president.
 United States Senator Augus- time L0nergan of Hartford will enter the campaign in tile eastern states on behalf of the democratic candidates for cOn- gross on October 18th. U. $. Senator Lewis, democrat, of Illinois, who Is hend of the national senatorial campaign committee, has drafted Scna. tor Lonergan. The Hartford soion is now in Washington, D. O., and plans to remain at his desk up to the time that he leaves to tour the states of Massachusets, New York, RhoIe Island and Maryland speaking on behalf of the democratic candidates.
 State Senator David GoId- stein, democrat, president pro tenn of tile senate during tile last session Of the legisins ture. was scheduled Co be rcs nominated tor another term tO. day as the 22nd senatorial dIs. trIet convention. which is i0. cnted in tiie city Of Bridge. port. Representative Amer ikO r. scanxilIO ilas been .hrcsssnIns ...,. so ss. contest ,,. i,e