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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07
Major Smith Scores
 Astounding Victory
Defeats Congressman GOss By Over 4,OOO Votes;
 City, TorringtOn, Naugatuck Figure in Victory

Waterbury and other cities and l towns of New Haven and Litch- | field counties will be represented in the fifth congressional district | by a democrat for the first time since 1925 when P. B. O'Sullivan of Derby, now a superior court judge, served the district. In win- | ming the seat for this section, | Major J. Joseph Smith of this city piled up one of the biggest majori- | ties compiled by any candidate in years. Congressman-ele Smiths | majority was 4,016 over his repub- lican opponent, Edward w. .Goss, also of Waterbury. Two years ago, MT Goss won by 7S votes over Attorney Martin
 Gormley of Naugatuck and in 1880,
 MT Goss won the district by 71S
 votes over Attorney Gormley.
 Unexpected Majorities
 An analysis of the returns from
 cities and towns in the fifth dis
 trict reveals that Torrington's majority of 2,179 for Smith, in ad dition to Waterbury's majority of GOAL figured considerably in bring ing the democratic nominee to vic- tory. Naugatuck's unexpected heavy AASoFy AhuJOlAlS, o0o lOA SiAAlh proved that the democrats were aligned for the democratic candi- | date in the borough and dissipated
 the rumor prevalent yesterday that
 there might be a split in the vote as reaction to the Goss-Gormley contest two years ago.
 The only other towns carried by Smith were Derby which gave the young attorney majority of 541 | and Plymouth which showed a majority of 262. Goss carried all | of the remaining 32 towns in
 Litchfield and New Haven coun- ties but the majorities compiled
 were not large enough to offset the
 big vote enrolled by his opponent
 in the five cities and towns that
 rallied to his banner.
 Goss Conceded
 When the five big majorities for
 Smith were received in the city last
 night, Goss conceded victory to his
 young opponent by paying a pert
 sonal call to the latter's headquar-
 ters. After wishing him luck, the defeated candidate and his suc- cessful rival came to the editorial
 rooms of the Waterbury Democrat to broadcast over Station WATR. | In brief speeches, they thanked their friends for the support given them during the campaign. MT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07

Goss again wished MT Smith the best of luck over the station and said there is a lot of work waiting for the congressman from this dis trict at Washington.
 Native of Waterbury
 Attorney Smith was born in Wat erbury, the son of Mrs Margaret and the, late J. E. Smith. He was educated in the Waterbury public schools and Crosby high school, being graduated from the latter in 1921. He entered Yale and won a degree as bachelor of arts and la ter enrolled in the Yale Law school. He was graduated from the law school in 1927 and spent a year in research work.
 MT Smith is major on the staff of Governor Wilbur L. Cross and | IS member of the Waterbury Re- serve Officers association. He is a brother of J. Francis Smith, chair- | man of the democratic state cen- tral committee. The young con- gressman-e is a member of q, family long prominent in the bus mess life of the city He is single. District Vote
 The complete returns from the 37 towns making up the fifth conS gressional district are as follows,
 FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL
 DISTRICT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07

will be IT democrats, 15 republi- cans and three socialists in the up- per branch of the legislature. While the democrats increased their lead over the republicans by one, as compared with the 1883 session, the socialists with their three votes can swing legislation any way they please unless the two major par ties get together and agree on compromise of some sort.
 Socialists In Senate
 The presence of socialist sin the state senate will establish new his- tory for Connecticut. It is the first time that a third party has been | represented in the senate. Incl. dentally, the Bridgeport voters al- so elected two socialists to the house. This is the first time that the party has been represented in the lower branch of the legislature, ! too.
 Paul O. Grossenbacher of New Milford, who ran for the office of | congressman in the fifth district on the socialist ticket, also boiled considerable votes here. His total in Waterbury was 757.
 In other words the socialists here mad elswhere in the state yesterday boiled sufficient votes and gained enough offices to make them an im- portant factor in Connecticut po- litical affairs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07
REPEAL FORCES
 SHATTERED DRYS

New York, November z -(UP) Repeal forces shattered prohibit tion statutes in five states today, but appeared to have lost their i most coveted prize - 54-year- old dry Kansas. Vets, reaching ma jorities of three to one in some in stances, added Florida, Nebraska, West Virginia, South Dakota and Wyoming to the column of states permitting hard liquor. A heavy rural vote in Kansas cut sharply into early wet leads and sent pro- hibition forces ahead by a vote of 13S,851 to 117,122 at 10 a. m.
 Incomplete returns from Florida gave repealists smashing victory. prohibition was ended in Wyoming by vote of almost three to one. The repeal amendment required a two-thirds majority for passage. Reports from South Dakota said vets would win by two to one. The wet-dry question was one of more than 50 local issues decided by voters yesterday. Unemployment relief, taxes and pari-mutuel bet ting were problems in several states.
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Greatest Political
 Victory m History
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been elected to the house and more than 50 others are leading their republican oppon e n s :. Against these totals, only just more than 45 republicans were actually elected and just about 40 were leading in the various returns.
 Down with Reed, Fess and Rob- inson went Kean of New Jersey. Patterson of Missouri, Walcott Of Connecticut and Hebert of Rhode Island. Their successful opponents were: A. Harry Moore, N. J., Harry S. Truman, Mo, Francis T. Maloney Conn, and Peter G. Gerry, R. l.
 Democratic senate candidates were leading in' Maryland, New Mexico and West Virginia. The re- publicans so far have reelected Senator Hiram Johnson, Calf, New Dealer who also had the dem ocratic nomination, Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Mich, a likely presl- dential nominee in 1886, and Sem ater Frederick Hale, Me. Hale was ele.ted last September.
 La Follettes on Top
 Republicans lost another seat in Wisconsin where the La Toilette brothers led their new progressive party to impressive success. Sem ator Robert M. La Toilette was re- ele sted and Phil La Toilette gained the governorship. The farmer-la-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07
Democratic Chairmen
 Grateful For Support
Smith, Crary Express Appreciation of PubIics Vote;
 Predict Greater Success for Party

Democratic State Chairman J. Francis Smith of this city, Mayor Frank Hayes, local chief executive and the victorious candidate in the race for the office of lieutenant governor, and Democratic Town Chairman John H. Crary today ex- pressed satisfaction with the way in which the voters cast their bal lots yesterday. Mayor Hayes be- comes chairman of the state sen- ate in January. He was jubilant today over the fine support given him here and in parts of the state. His statement is elsewhere in to- days issue of The Democrat,
 Excellent Margin
 State Chairman Smith said: .cI can only say that and the rest of the party leaders and candidates are deeply grateful for the endorse ment of the democratic adminis- tration of Connecticut and for the evidence of support of the Roose- belt administration in Washing ton, D. c.
 "The margin of victory was an excellent one, especially in view of the fact that we fought against a well-organized and well-financed republican machine. feel that the true sentiment of the state, shown by yesterdays balloting, will grow year by year as the democratic party continues it's progressive steps ahead. As state chairman l thank everybody who went out and voted yesterday, regardless of party affiliations. As state chair man, also, I extend a special vote of thanks to those thousands who cast their ballots in support of Governor Cross and President Roosevelt's New Deal"
 Pioneer Community
 Town Chairman Crary said: "It is gratifying to view the returns of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07

newspaperman and mayor of Mer- iden, administered a thrashing to U. s. Senator Frederic c. Walcott to become the second democratic member of the upper house from this state in 7S years. With ap- proximately 60 negligible towns missing, he boiled more than 233,- 900 votes, or nearly 40,000 more than the incumbent.
 Republicans, besides losing the |senatorship, dropped two congress sional districts and saw the de- feat of Charles M. Bakewell for reelection as congressman-at-la large. Representative Herman Kopple- man, democrat, was reelected over Anson McCook, republican, 74.37S to 59,331.
 Major James A. Shanley, mem Der of the governors staff, de- feated Joseph F. Morrissey, repub- lican, in the third district, 55,S16 to 51,941. J. Joseph Smith, shunted aside Representative Ed ward w. Goss, fifth district, by at least 5000 votes. In 35 out of S7 towns he boiled 41,209 to Goss' 36,6SS.
 CitrOn Surprised Them
 William M. Citron, defeated two years ago for congressman-at large, turned the tables on Bake well, former Yale professor by at least 10000 with 159 of 169 towns reporting the returns were Cross 253,117, Alcorn 246,402.
 Republicans managed to hold two congressional districts. Schuy- Ter Merritt was retained in the fourth, principally because of an extra heavy socialist vote thrown to Arnold Freese, who boiled 19,- 191, while Merritt obtained 53,701 and Edward T. Buckingham, dem, gathered 45,717.
 The state ticket elected included Frank Hayes, Waterbury, lieut. governor; Dr. c. John Satti, New London, secretary of state; Edward J. Daily, Hartford, attorney gener- al; Christian Swartz, Norwalk, comptroller and John s. Addis, New Milford, treasurer.
 G. o. F. Controls House
 Republicans continued in control of the state house of representa- tives but election of three socialist senators from Bridgeport compli- cated the situation in the upper branch where they may hold the balance of power. Democrats elect ed IT senators, republicans and so- cialists 8. The minority party was in a position to hold the whip hand in the matters which concern the program of the socialist party or which may prove objectionable to their principles.
 The democrats controlled the sem ate last session by one vote. Social ists also elected two members of the house, the first time the party has been seated in the general assembly.
 McLevy Was Winner
 Mayor Jasper McLevy, Bridge port, first socialist mayor of New England, carried his city by an easy 5000 with his ticket, close on his heels.
 McLevy polled 16,670 votes in his native city. Gov. Cross. who
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 and other speakers were brought to the microphone in the last cleo tion news broadcast. Congratula- tions were extended to the mayor over the air by Attorney Milton Meyers, representing station WAIR and by Former Mayor Francis F. Guilfoile.
 Goss Speaks.
 All night long, over WATR and by means of the loud-speaker syS- tenn, there was a continual paraoe of speakers, most of them coming to the mike just few minutes after their elections had been un- officially conceded. Through WAIR the Democrat early last nght brought to the radio audience the news that Congressmen Edwaro w. Goss had conceded the eiectlon of his democratic opponent, AL torney Joseph Smith. ..
 Only a few minutes after thls announcement, the first "breaK or the election tabulations, Congress- man-elect Smith and Congressman Goss came to the office of the Democrat together, and, over, the air. thanked their supporters Tor their help in yesterdays elecllon' The gesture of Congressmen Goss in extending, via radio, his con gratulations to his successful rival, was one of the most graceful ones of the campaign. Then, With the fifth congressional district election conceded, and as other returns continued to pour in, mt.ny other speakers were brought to the radio audience from the news paper office.
 Radio Telephone.
 Highly unusual was a telephone address. directly from the home or Probate Judge Dennis J. Slavln, which was broadcast over the air bv WATR. A similar procedure was followed in one or two other
 Among the other speakers who addressed the radio audience through a microphone in the edi- torial rooms of the Democrat were Senator Joseph Lawlor and Sena- tor George Culhane, both given substantial majorities yesterday, Representative John Thoms, and Judge Edward Mascolo.
 Democrat Extra.
 The election extra, giving tne city returns, was oh sale in the city's streets just IeW minutes after the polls at the clty 20 voting districts had been CLOS ed at o'clock. From that tune on, election returns were given all night long by means of radio the public address system in front oh the Democrat building, and by a special bulletin service, which was maintained until after midnight.
 Thousands of telephone. calls asking information on the election were answered last night by. an augmented force of operators armed with the returns as soon they had been tabulated.
 Splendid Service.
 All night long the ofyice of the Democrat was the focal point for republicans and democrats alike, with leaders of both parties flock ing there to keep in close contact with the latest election news as gathered by the United Press and by the newspapers own represen- tatives in Waterbury and about Western Connecticut.
 Last night set a record for the giving of election news service by any newspaper, and widespread praise was heard today for the many means by which the demo- crat kept the public constantly in- formed of the latest news. A force of more than 100 workerS in this city alone helped gather and tabulate news for distribution to the public.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07

Democrats threatened to gain a vote in North Dakota where in- complete returns showed Thomas
 Noodle leading Mrs Lydia c. Lang
 CT, wife of the former republican governor.
 On the other hand, republicans uosted democrats from control of
 Michigan's state administration by electing Frank D. Fitzgerald over Arthur J. Lacey.
 Maine, which voted in Septem- Der, reelected its democratic gov- ernor, Louis J. Brann.
 Governors Assured
 New York, Nov 7-(UP)-Gov> ernors assured of election by late returns from yesterdays election:-s Alabama-Bibb Graves, q. Ari-
 zona-B. B. Moeur, d. Arkansas
 J. M. Futrell, d. California Frank
 E. Merriam, r. Colorado-Edwin
 c. Johnson, d. Connecticut-Wil-
 bur l.. Cross, d. Georgiar-Eugena
 Talmage, d. Iowa-Clyde [. Hers ring, d. observation-disclosures Ms
 Curley, d. Minnesota-Floyd Bx
 Olson, fl. Nevada-Richard Kira
 man, ST, d. New Hampshire Hs
 Styles Bridges, r. New York--Her- bert H. Lehman, d. New Mexico Clyde Tingley, d. Oklahoma,-Ws
 w. Marland, d. Pennsylvauia-s George H. Earle, d. South CarO~ lina-Olin D. Johnson. d. South Dakota-Tom Berry, d. TennesseG -Hill McAlister, d. TexasJ James W. Alfred, d. Vermont-C Charles
 M. Smith, r. Wisconsin-P Philip F.
 LaFollette, prog. MichiganFraN
 D. Fitzgerald. r. Ohio Martin Ek
 Davey, d. Rhode Island-Theodor4
 F. Green, q.
 Nebraska--H. L. Cochran (pl. IdahoC Ben Ross (pl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07
Treasurer
EASY VICTORY FOR CHESHIRE G. 0. P.

Especial to The Democrat)
 Cheshire, Nov. 1.-The re- publican party sounded loudly last evening in sweeping the town by the impressive margin of 2 to 1 in the total of 1,154 votes cast.
 Mayor Frank Hayes of Wat erbury, victorious democratic candidate for lieutenant-gov- ernor, and Governor Wilbur IL. Cross, democrat, reelected, were showed under an ava lanche of votes in which the respective g. o. D. nominees. Roy Wilcox and Hugh M. AL corn were given plenty of mo- mentum in their fruitless drive.
 AlcOrn was given a plurality of 3S6 votes while Wilcox's majority was thirty more than AlcOPn's. Republican workers here were quite jubilant when the machines were opened and tuC NOtc ulSCIOSCu.
 The vote was as follows:
 Governor: Cross, D, S55; Alcorn, r., TAI; McLevy, S, S2; Gully, SL, 1; Wofsy, c, 1; Hogan IC, 2.
 Lieutenant-goyern Hayes, D, SAP; Wilcox, R, 75S.
 Secretary of State: Satti: D, 331; Danaher, R, 759.
 Treasurer: Addis, D, 335; Hope, R, 76O.
 Controller: Swartz, D, 334; Keeler, R, 762.
 Attorney general: Daily, D, S3S; Burrows, R, 785.
 United States senator: Ma loney, D, S4S; Walcott, R, 755; Allen, S, 3S; Worley~ 10, 2.
 Congressman-at-Iarge: Cit ron, D, $40; Bakewell, R, 756; Citron, 10, 2.
 Sheriff: (New Haven Coun- ty) J. Edward -Slavin, D, SIS; James Geddes, R, 775.
 Congressman: (3d district) James A. Shanley, D, 343: Jo- seph F. Morrissey, R, 757. 
 State senator: (14th dis tricD Century A. MiIstead, D, S59; John F. Lynch, R, TAT.
 State representatives: John IL. Bradley, D, SAP; Howard E. Ives, D, 341; Kenneth Boyn- ton, R, 755; Charles H. Jack son, R, 754.
 Judge of probate: James R. Lanyon, D. o; James R. Lan- yOn, R, 779.
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Waterbury Spoke
 Loudly Yesterday
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votes for the republican candidate. The fourteenth district came next with a total of 1,470 democratic votes as against 505 republican votes.
 In the seventh district the re- publicans received 9S1 votes as against S75 for the democrats. The 20th district gave the republicans 973 and only 438 ballots went to the democrats.
 Independent Vote
 The independent citizens party candidates received votes in prac- tically all the districts. The partys candidate for governor, William F. Hogan, for instance, received votes in all but the first and tenth dis tricts. The other candidates on the ticket fared the same way. There were socialist votes cast in every district. All districts but the sec- ond, fifteenth, seventeenth and nineteenth registered votes from the communists.
 The socialist labor party received votes in every district, of the city. In all there were six parties on the voting machines yesterday. The voting was light in the morning but the afternoon rush taxed the polls and in many districts people were kept waiting in line for con- siderable time waiting to have their names checked off.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07
Greater Vote For Hayes Than Cross

Lieutenant Governor Elect Frank Hayes of Waterbury ran ahead of Governor Wilbur l.. Cross in yesterdays balloting. Mayor Hayes carried every county in the state, according to tabulations. Governor Cross even Jagged behind Mayor Hayes in the formers home county, Holland county. The Mayors majority in the state as a whole was between four and five thousand greater than than that of Governor Cross.
 The popularity that Mayor Hayes showed in yesterdays polling caused considerable comment today, in view of the fact that he outdistanced the governor.
 Mayor Hayes was ahead of Governor Cross in New Haven county, the formers vote being S1,O42 and the latters being SO,191. Lieutenant-G Governor Elect Hayes picked up most of his lead over Governor Cross in Fairfield county. He re- ceived 45,O31 votes to Gover- nor Cross 42,S76.
 Other votes registered by cOutnies were as follows: Litchfield, Hayes, 12.65S, Cross 12.629: Middlesex, Hayes, s. 6SS, Cross, S,611; Windham, Hayes, 5,614, Cross, 5.539; New London, Hayes, 17,756, Cross. .17 1888; Hartford, Hayes, 7S,447, Cross, 72,722.
 The figures on MiddIesex county do not include towns but it was believed that Mayor Hayes majority there would be enough to give him the rec ord of carrying all of the eight counties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07
FRANCIS W. HOGAN
 ELECTED SENATOR
State Representative HOn- Ored--SOCialists Hold
 Balance of Power

Control of the senate fell, ap- parently into the hands of the so- cialists in yesterdays ballotins despite the fact tthat Water- bury elected two democratic rep resentatives to the upper branch of the ligslature. Senator John c. Blackkall of Hartford, a native of Waterbury, was reelected on the democratic ticket and in the 18th district, a normally 6. o. p. strong hold, Deputy Motor Vehicle Com missioner Francis W. Hogan, dem ocrat defeated the republican war rior and beteran of many legisla- tive sessions, Senator John M. hams of Goshen.
 Tn Bridgeport three veteran dem ocratic members of the senate went down to defeat as the socialists swept the town and carried the three senatorial districts included in the Park City.
 The victories of Senator Blackall and Deputy Commissioner Hogan were of especial interest in Water bury. Both men are well known
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07
Controller
Socialists. Elected
 ToGeneral Assembly
Gain Three Places in Senate, Two in House Due to
 Exceptional VOte-Ring Receives 766 Votes Here

Socialists here and elsewhere in the state boiled an exceptionally large vote in yesterdays election. In Waterbury the party candidate for governor, Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridgeport, received a total of 833 votes, the largest polling ever registered in Waterbury flor a so- cia1ist.
 John W. Ring of this city, the socialist candidate for congress- large, received a total of 7G6 votes. He ran behind Mayor McLevy in Waterbury but, at the same time, boiled sufficient num- Der of votes to cause comment from the leaders of the two major parties.
 Marked Showing
 In the state as a whole the so- cialists made an exceptional show ing. In Bridgeport, his home town, Mayor McLevy beat out both his democratic and republican candi- dates, Governor Cross running sec ond and Attorney Alcorn third. In Bridgeport, also, Devere Allen, the candidate for U. s. senator, ran ahead of the democratic and repub- lican candidates.
 elected in Bridgeport due to the McLevy sweep in the Park City. AS result it is now figured that the socialists will hold the balance of power in the 1895 senate. There
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07
ROYAL BETROTHAL

Rome, Nov. 7.-Announcement was made today of the betrothal o4 the Infanta Beatrice, daughter ot former King Alfonso of Spain to Prince Alessandro Torlonia, son ot the late Prince Mario of Italy Prime Alessandro's mother is the former Elsie Moore, believed to have lived in Connecticut and whc now lives in Rome. The Infants Betrice is 25 and the Prince Ales- sandro 2S.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-07

yesterdays voting in Waterbury. Before election I predicted ma jority of 5000. thought this to be a conservative and safe prediction and the returns show that had the right view on the outcome of the balloting. AS town chairman I want to thank everybody who went to\ the polls yesterday and voted for the democratic ticket. It is es- pecially nice to see that the entire list of democratic candidates was on the winning side. I never for a moment figured otherwise, feeling that Waterbury could never go astray and desert the democratic ticket. The city continues to hold its title as the pioneer democratic community of Connecticut"