The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07
Political Ne,Us

Big heads, swellcd heads and scrc heads were the order of the day as the populace throughout the state gave final study to the returns from yesterdays election. Democrats and socialists, especially, were jubilant. Both parties made substantial gains in rcpresen. tation yesterday at the expense of republican office holders who have only a month and three-Guartcrs more to hang their hats in the state capitol.
 As predicted, the socialists elected three senators in Bridgeport. This means that they have the balance of pow. CT in the upper branch of the legislature. When the senate convenes in January the three socialists will make history for Connecticut. It will be the first time in Connccticut's his- tory that third party has been represented in the sen- ate.
 The same goes for the house of representatives. Bridgeport Olectcd two representatives. Never before have socialists sat in the lower branch of the Legislature. 1t means that the veteran house member from Bridgeport. Oscar Dannenberg. will not sit in the legislature this year, Dannenberg is a democrat and has been a mili- tant supporter of Governor Cross policies.
 U. S. Senator.elect Francis 1T. Maloney of Meriden is the second democrat to go to the upper branch of congress from this state since 1850. Congress. man MalOncy's place in the lower branch of congress goes to a democrat, Major James Shanley of New Haven, who yesterday defeated his 2. o. p. opponent in the third district.
 The firm of Alcorn and Hickey goes back to work at the usual jobs today. Attorney AlcOrn is not expected, now, to resign as states attorney. County Detective Edward J. Hickey, Alcorn's right-hand man. ran for the office of high sheriff of Hartford county yes- terday on the republican tic- ket. He was defeated. For the first time in many years, a democrat high sheriff will handle affairs in the county. The victor was William A. Scy- mour of East Granby.
 The republicans took the high shcriff's EOst in Fairfield county away from the demo- crat incumbent, Thomas Reilly. The big socialist vote in the city of Bridgeport Is blamed for this upset, New London county reelected its republican high sheriff but Windham county chose a democrat for high sheriff. Litchfeld county stuck to the old war-hOrse, High Sheriff Frank Turking. ton, republican, while Middle sex county elected a g. 0. p. high sheriff. Holland county also chose a republican. New Haven county's vote, of course, was strongly democratic.
 Senator John 0. Blackall of Hartford, a native of Water bury, was relccted to the sen. ate yesterday. Hartford elected three democratic senators, the other two being Robert F. Claffcy and Senator Cornelius D. Shea. The latter of the trio was opposed by an independ- ent democrat. Senator-cIcct Claffey takes the place of Sem afOr Joseph F. COoney, who did not run for office this year.
 For the first time in 16 years Bristol will send democratic representatives to the legisla- ture. Not since 1918, when Wallace B. Crumb and Charles H. Curtiss, democrats, were elected to the general assem- bly,. has a democrat gone ont of Bristol to the state capitol. Attorney Anthony J. Rich. re-