The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-18
Political Gossip


 A real toe-tO-toc battle is now being waged by the repub- lican and democratic caifdi- dates. A week ago the nom. inecs of each party were visit ing towns a feW nights after one another. Last night they went right at 1t in the same towns. Governor Wilbur IL. Cross was talking over the rae diO from Hartford last night attacking the go. p. while the republicans were busy in. an- other part of the city conduct. ing a rally. In Bridgeport the republicans had Q rally with U. s. Senator F. c. Waicott as their principal speaker while the democrats had several of their local, county and district candidates busy speaking at a gathering, too. Up in Litchflcld Congressman E. w. GOss spoke before n gathering of republi. cans, attacking the 3O-hour week, while at the same time Judge John s. Addis of New Milford, nominee for state treasurer, spoke before gsth- ering Of democrats telling them that the republicans are block ing the old age pension plan.
 Former Motor Vehicle Com- missioner Robbins B. StOcckel of Norfolk has been named political agent for U. s. Sena. tor Walcott, who is also resi-. dent of Norfolk. Albert A. Wright of Stamford, candidate for sheriff of Fairfield county, announced that he will act us his own political agent.
 William A. Durant, retired New Haven manufactures and a brother of former Senator Harry A. Durant of GuilfOrd, formerly of Waterbury, died yesterday in the Elm City. He was 73 years of age. His son, Nelson R. Durant, is city attor. ncy for New Haven. Mir Durant was we'll known throughout Connecticut in manufacturing circles.
 New Hasen has also lost an- other prominent citizen, for nier Postmaster James A. HO- warth. Mir H0waFth was also . retired manufacturer and had just passed his 85th birthday. He was visiting at the home of his son in Torresdale, Pa, when he passed away in his sleep.
 Walter Jennings of the state motor vehicle department has joined the democratic cam. paign stan as the personal publicity representative of Gov ernor Cross. This post was held by Frank Quinlan of Bridge. port two years ago. Mir Jen- nings was formerly . member of the stan of the Hartford Times and was secretary to Senator Augustine Lonergan when the latter was in the house at Washington, D. c.
 John J. Glynn of Farming. ton, who sought the nomina. tfon of tax collector on the democratic ticket some days ago, Is saying that he got a run for his money although he lost out. Flynn spent exactly one dollar to further his cam paign, that sum going to the town committee, of Farming ton.
 After five months of consid- ering, debating, adopting and rejecting, the New Britain common council last night adopted civil service system for the fire and police depart- ments of that city. Efforts to have the seniority rule adopted so as to govern promotions failed. As a result, anyone can be picked for chief of either department whether he Is member of the department at the time of the vacancy or not.
 In order to avoid confusion on election day two of the eight men nominated for con. stables recently in Bristol are to withdraw from the race. In the past each party has noin- mated only three candidates, v,,aline Stv n0lntneeS i'm all. the