The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-17
Political Gossip

 hall. U. s. Senator Augustine Lonergaii of Hartford will make his first appearance of the campaign at the rally. The entire state ticket will Ie pres ont. It Is also expected that James w. Fitzpatrick, Water btitian now connected with the national speakers bureau, will deliver ain address also.
 Mayor Frank Hayes, Con- trOller Daniel J. Lcary State Chairman J. Francis Smith and Major T, Joseph Smith were the Waterburians present yesterday at Q conference of deImocratic party candidates at the Hartford club in Hartford. Chairman Smith addressed the group calling for greater stress on national issues.
 Frank M. Mccarthy, who with Arthur H. Morrison, is running for the house of rep resentatiyes in Milford, is pres- ident of the Young Democratic club of that town. He is also treasurer Of the Milford demo- cratic town committee and town auditor. Incidentally, the Young Democratic club of Wallingford will open an in- teiisiye campaign tonight with . rally. Among the speakers will be Senator John c. Black all of Hartford, former Watcr- burian. TO-lnOrrow night the Young Democratic club of Naugatuck will sponsor Q Hal- ly in the borough court room with several of the party cam didates delivering addresses.
 State Chairman J. Francis Smith will be the principal speaker tomorrow night at . gathering of tine voters of Hamden in the town hall. Up i'm Hartford 1t was annOunced last night that the Polish- American Political 0rganixa- ton had voted to support the republican ticket this year. The organization is lavish in Its praise of States Attorney AlcOfn, the 6. o. p. candidate for governor.
 Over in New London Chris tOllheP F. Barry. recently nominated for the house of representatives by the demo- crats of that city, has ali- nOunced that he will not run. As . result the democrats were forced to i'll the vacancy on tho ticket huEried1y. They picked Attorney Edward R. HenkIe. The other Iiaminee IS Attorney John T. Alien. Att0r. ney Henkle has been active in forming the Young Demo- cratic club of New London.
 Hackers of Joseph F. Mor- rissey of New Haven, the g. o. D. candidate for congress in the third district, have formed . club to further his campaign. M. Leon smith Is the tempo rary chairman. Harold IL. Ale prOyis, g. o. D. candidate for the house iDa New Haven has pledged himself to support sus- fcnsiOn of the mill and one half school tax now in force in the Elm City.
 Attorney John A. Spaff0Fd is tho .. o. n. candidate for the . office of fudge of probate in Bridgeport. A democrat, Judge w, w. Bent, now occupies the most. A socialist, Everett N. Perry, is also after the office. The republicans first sought to have Attorney ID. Harold Cot ter take the nomination. He was picked on nm informal bal- lot but he refused to run, So Attorney SpaffOrd was nomi- mated.
 Professor Albert Levitt, the indepcndent citizens party carididatc for congress i'm the fourth district, claims that his delnOcratic opponent, ex-Msy0r Edward T. Buckingham of Bridgepprt, Is giving mere ssiip seryice'' to the New Deal. As for his g. 0. p. opponent, Congressfnaii Schuyler Merritts, the professOr claims that he represents ''the selfish, self destroying business interests who have exploited the people of our state and country"
 While Governor Cross and States Attorney Alc0rn are banging away at each other over the liquor question, the political leaders of Maine are trying very hard to induce GOveril0r Louis !. Brann, democrat, recently reelected to call a special session of the Ieglslafure 60 that they frame a Iiauor control act. Maine rec gently repealed It's prohibition law, The next regular session Of the IegisIature takes place in January.
 Mrs Franklin ID. Roosevelt, wife of the President, has toescd aIl precedcnt overheard and fsas stepped Into the New York state political campaign of Ter old frlcia0, Mrs Daniel O'Dny, ssllD is running Tor con- EreAss xpccIarIuH that cIso will campaign tbrcufllopt tiae state nlle lIIueaIateiy resumed nef nIa post as Holoea'e Nainnriai CIlaif=ness. if is floHsItle that ile aqnse*aip ot th's sleis