The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-12

phatically opposed to "star chamber" sessions of the city. boards and commissions. "Ex. ecutive sessions on the part of commissions, particularly when they involve matters of great public interest, are un- wise," declared Mayor Beach last night.
 In a clOsely.fOught contest last night in Newington, Wall ter Morgan was given the democratic nomination for the house of representatives. He defeated Miss Ann Kellogg, S1 to 29. James Carty, q mem- Der of the Newington town committee and native of the Brooklyn section of Water- bury, offered the victorious candidates name in iiomina- tion. "Jim" Carty often visits Waterbury.
 J. Hamilton Potter, who was town clerk and treasurer of Enfield for 15 years, retiring because of i'll health, died yes. terday. He was we'll known among the Spanish War vet. erans. He served with Com. pany K, First Connecticut regiment. during the war with Spain. He was also prominent in the MasOns, Odd Fellows, the Elks and fish and game associations. He served as a town official from 1914 to 1929.
 And still another city joins the growing list of cOmmun. tiles asking f0R new and more up-tO-date charters. Bristol is the latest city, At meeting of the city council last night it was suggested that a board of public safety to have charge Of the fire and police. depart. ments be created, that n de. pertinent of finance be set up, and that departments of pub- lie works, water works, parks :, and playgrounds be created. It was suggested having the sealer of weights and meas. ures come under the police de- partment and that the office of registrars of voters be eliIn- mated, the work of handling elections to go into, the hands of the city clerk. The general feeling was in favor of q s'strong mayorn charter, such as was adopted for Waterbury a few years ago.
 Lieutenant-C Colonel Anson T. McCook Of Hartford, g. o. p. candidate for congress in the first district, is in Bristol to. day participating in the Co. lumbUs day celebration. Con. gresslnan Francis 1T. Maloney of Mcriden, democratic candi- date for U. s. Senator, speaks in New Haven this afternoon, then goes to New Britain and finally returns to New Haven tonight for his third and final address of the day.
 kCSStMMA I1ulOhACX Aht1S been handed the task of mak. ing ten radio speeches. He will Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday nights of the weeks of October 22nd and 29th. He will be on the air each night from 6:3O to 6:45 o'clock. Attorney J. Joseph Smith of this city. democratic candidate for congress in the fifth district, spoke at New Preston last night and this af- ternoon he speaks at the Riv- erton fair.
 U. s. Attorney General Homer S. Cummings of Stam- ford will come to Connecticut for a campaign speech, prob- ably on the 3Oth. in his home city. It is likely that U. s. Sem ator Augustine I.onergan will speak in Hartford on October 23rd or 3fst. Plans are under way tO bring U. s. Senator Willard E. Tydings of Mary. land into Connecticut, also.
 Devere Allen, socialist cam didate for p. S. senator in Connecticut, who speaks here tonight ct m rally tn Work mems Circle hall. last night attacked the capitalistic system fin an address delivered in Bridgeport. He also spoke against war and advocated un. employment insurance. old ase pensions and abolition of child labor.
 Deputy State Labor Com- missioner William !. Fifzser. cid Of Norwich yesterday iss sued . public statement sup. porting tise 0eHlocfatic cane didafe for congress Co tIse nec. ond district, JOhH M. DDNe of kflllnnIF. for election. Dove heat Fitzgerald for tie cDn' nresslonaI nomination es a hlls ter o0nyeHfi0n in Norwich ...@a ....