The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-06

President Franklin D. Roosevelt. of course. But the camp of Governor Wilbur L. (G,oss has something to work about as far as the fall state convention is concerned.
 SpecuIatiOns
 Questions were being asked on all sides throughout the state today. twill Governor Cross seek renomin- ation after the record of the Spell lacy strength in Hartford yester- day?" was one question. twill Labor Commissioner Joseph M. Tone con- sent to enter the contest for the gubernatorial nomination as the candidate of Governor Cross?" was another query heard.
 Two years ago Governor Cross agreed at the democratic state con- vention not to seek renomination again. Of late he has been worrying the @old guard" leaders, or attempt ing to do so, with yelled threats that he might go out for the nom- nation again. He has also intimated that he might send in Commissions CT Tone for the nomination and champion his quest for the place at the head of the state ticket. The picture of the Spellacy- Hayes Murphy victories, however, may change the outlook for the Cross followers, it was reported today. De- velopments in the state democratic political picture are expected to show on the surface very soon. National Committeeman Archi- bald McNeil will stay with the "old guard" this time, it is believed. Na- tional Committeewoman Fannie Dixon Welch will stay with the Cross new guard" group, it is con- ceded.
 What Next?
 In other words, the battle is on once more and everybody is asking whether Mayor Hayes will seek the gubernatorial nomination in 1886 on the strength of the present outlook in the three major cities or back some other candidate acceptable to the "o1d guard. It is also being asked whether or not Mayor Mur- phy does not seek it. It is fore gone conclusion that if Mayor Hayes takes the gubernatorial nomination Mayor Murphy will not seek the nomination of Acknowledgements
 Needless to say, the advance work of whipping together the makeup of the state ticket as far, at least, as the governorship and the neu- tenant-governorShip are concerned, will get underway quickly in both camps.
 Bridgeport, because of it's poor showing yesterday on the part of the democrats, will be given lesser place in the deliberations of the coming state conventions, it was freely admitted today. Two years ago the democrats took second place in the polling of the city cleo tion. Yesterday they took third place, being outvoted by the social ists and republicans, alike.
 Crary Pleased
 'The victories in New Haven and Hartford were wonderful, to say the least" declared Town Chair man Crary this morning. 1T watch ed the returns in New Haven last night and while highly pleased with the majority for Mayor Mur- phy of that city was elated over the report from Hartford when 1t was disclosed that the democrats had defeated the incumbent repub- lican officials"
 Mayor Hayes said today that the fact that three of the states four major cities are now democratic makes Connecticut an outstanding state. He pointed to losses by the democratic party in other states yesterday and said that Connecti- cut is continually showing a demo- cratic trend that augurs well for the 1936 campaign. He refused to comment on reports of his guber-