The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04

cluding the socialist city of Bridgeport, the organization has a permanent place on the ballot.
 Points of Dissension
 Principal points of dissention were found in six other controver- sial cities.~
 Danbury offered taxpayers party which once defeated the bit teply opposed republican and dem- ocratic parties.
 Norwalk, headquarters of the so- cialists, presented the peoples party as the city's political com plexion forecast one of the most disturbing elections in many years. The East Haven Progressive Rent and Taxpayers, Inc. was att tempting housekeeping in that normal republican stronghold and at Waterbury independent tickets were formed by both republicans and democrats, with socialists and communists swelling the number to six places on the machines. Norwich brought forth the first labor ticket while the Connecticut Federation of Labor prepared to challenge the advisability of offer ing its own ticket in the state elec- tions next year at its golden jubi- lee convention at Danbury.
 A citizens party was prepared to oppose republican and democratic organizations at Enfield. Many of the new parties are without candidates and their pe- titions have been referred to the | attorney general to determine their | legality as nominating petitions. The election will be held Oct. z, Labor Party Proposal Danbury, Conn, Sept. 4.-CUP) -The advisability of organizing a state labor party for the 1886 elections may be put to a referen- dunn, it was indicated to-day at the golden jubilee convention ot the Connecticut Federation of La bor.
 The political issue was one ot the most controversial to come be. fore the delegates and officials were wary of forcing an open ex- pression without first polling the locals.
 Demand for the new party was brought before the convention by President J. Nicholas Dang yester- day but resolutions offered later in the day from Hartford, questioned the inauguration of the movement without first sounding out the sen- timent of the entire membership and had approval of the American Federation.
 The referendum was suggested by John Gately, president of the Massachusetts Federation, who said the Bay State organization had taken that course.
 CaucusseS for Officers
 Resolutions reached the deadlins to-day and caucuses occupied the delegates to prepare a slate of of. ficers for elections Thursday.
 Among the resolutions was one demanding the governor call 6 special session of the general as. sembly to treat welfare problems provide for participation in th< federal security act and obtain further allotments before they are shut off this month.
 Gov. Cross, appearing before the convention late yesterday, re. iterated he was willing to call 6 special session providing the demo. cratic, republican and socialist fac. tions agreed on a definite program
 Nothing could be accomplishet by calling special session of the general assembly to enact law without a program in advance" ht said.
 Appoint Commission
 He suggested he might be dele gates to appoint a commission tt prepare the program or that tht Legislature leadership might get to. gether and agree on a workabl plan.
 Efforts will be made to hay, the convention pledge the fedora tion to support of ratification O. the federal child labor amendment which was killed off early thii year when Connecticut became tn, 36th state to vote disapproval.
 Secretary John J. Egan, Bridge port, appeared unopposed for re election after Dang announced h, was not seeking office. The presi dent had been mentioned as can didate for the secretaryship.
 Francis x. Moore, Hartford Thomas J. Shea, Middietown ant J George Moffett, Stamford, wer, Heading candidates for president.