The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-19

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 marked by an absence of bitter ness before, during, and, especial- ly after, the sessions. The news reporters had 8 tough job trying to make something out of nothing. Attorney General Cummings made a good speech and as chairman gave praiseworthy exhibition of brisk irnpartiality in the settle- ment of the insignificant contro- versial questions he had to decide. What Governor Cross had to say is mystery to me because I did not hear a word he spoke because a dispute of no importance was being ironed out by the delegation seated just behind my own very hard perch. The ironing out op- eration was performed with an ob- ligato of such perfervid oratory from the gentleman who was un- der the iron that what His Excel- lency had to offer was rendered inaudible. But after the operation was over 1t was typical of the whole spirit of the convention that the oratorical delegate who lost the dispute sat down next to the group he had been belaboring with gusto without the slightest appar- ent resentment on his part over tho defeat and without any cold-shoul. dering of the loser or the winners. I have attended conventions from which those who did not have their way departed breathing threats of undying vengeance against the victors and vowing to heaven they would never vote for the party ticket again as long as they lived. There was nothing of that sort, as far as I could see, Saturday afternoon when the ses- sions ended. The groups contend- ing over the selection of national committeeman from all I could gather, publicly and in private, accepted the decision of the dele- gates with the utmost good humor.
 
 Anicable
 Immediately proceeding the bal- lot on the selection of Q national committeeman I overheard Q sig nificant statement from Q deles gate, of the rural variety to his associates, on the delegation. "What's the use of us fellows get- tin all steamed up over this thinR?" he asked, "We'll go at each other hammer and tongs, say things we don't mean, and after it's all over have to live together in the same town rankin. I'm agin 1t. I'm goin' to vote for Davy FitzGerald and you fellows are goin' to vote tn other way. Moth in you can say or do will make me change. But I ain't goin to have no bad blood agin' you cause we don't agree. Hell, Roosevelt's goin' in agin and we amt goin to let no national committee suuabble which don't amount to row of pins git us fightin' among ourselves. Them days is over" It would appear from the post- convention atmosphere that the rural delegate spoke the mind or the conventioneers and that, Tor once at least, the Democratic lead. CTS in Connecticut are united in the common cause of letting no grudges interfere in the work Of carrying the state for the Pres ident. Them days Is over.
 Supreme Confidence
 There was also. I might add, an expression of confidence on every side as to the statewise result of the November election which sur- prised me. Connecticut may Do put in the doubtful column by Re- publican prophets and Republican editors but these ears heard no expression of doubt either from the leaders or the delegates rep- resenting the rank and file of the party. Everyone to whom l spoke, and to whom I listened, even the congenital crape-hangers, was ob- yiously convinced that Attorney General Cummings spoke by the book when he said that the elec- tion for practical purposes was al- ready over not only in the nation but in the state. The conviction may be cock-eyed but if it should turn out to be unfounded 1t Will not be because disappointed lead- n~a Aava Aokat1 fhair digannOliAto