The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-27
Political Gossip :-:


 States Attorney Arthur M. Brown of Jewett City will have to light 1t out on the floor of the g. o. D. state convention if he wants to get the gubernatorial nomination of his party. Tn yes- terday's statewide republican pri- maries only le delegates to the coming convention were pledged Brown. This leaves the rest of the delegates free to vote as they please. So, with States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn of Hartford and ex-CongressSnan John c. Tilson of New Haven In receptive moods, also, the fight should be Q good one.
 Yesterdays caucuses, In both thc republican and democratic parties were interesting ones. Dr. Edward G. D0lan's attempt at . 'cOme back" in his home town, Manchester, failed. He attempted to wrest control of tho demo- cratic town committee from Town Chairman Thomas ]. Dannaher but lost out. It was hls second effort In four months to oust DAnnaher.
 on the other hand, Mayor George Qulgley, republican, saved his prestige by winning out in the \, o, D. caucuSes in New Britain. A slate of delegates to the state and congressional conventions backed by Mayor Quigley was chosen. The battle was Q vital one to Quigley as he has his eye on the state controllership. If he lost tho New Britain primaries his political standing would have slumped considerably.
 Connectlcut's junior United states senator, Francis T. Ma loney of Meriden, will receive com mlttee promotions when congress reConvenes. Through death, re. tlrement and elections several senators serving on committees with Senator Maloney will be among the missing at the next session. Therefore Maloney will move up three places on the i'm. portsnt banking and currency committee, one place on the coI1a- Imerce committee, one place on the public buildings and grounds com- Inittee and one place on the i'm. mlRrat atlon committee. U. s. sena. tor Augustine LOnergan will Ad. vance two steps on the finance committee.
 Former Senator Albert '. Lav- cry, leading candidate for the nomination of lieutenant-gover- nor on the republican ticvket, let loose the first state 6. o. p. cam. paign address in saybrook yester. day, He attacked the democratic administration in Connecticut for bling up the present deficit and advocated the return of the "old republican pay as you 90 policy
 Congressman. n.at.Large William jam M. CItron of Mlddletown, democrat, has been endOrced for renOmlna tlon and reelection by Che Connecticut Textile council. The action was taken in recog- hilton Os Cltron's service Go labor In general and the textile work. CTS in particular. The Connecticut council b made up of represents. tlyes of the various unions of the United Textile Workers of the state.
 Congressman Herman P. Kop- plemann of Hartford Is advocat- ing the creation of another post in the presidents cabinet. He points out that we have Q secre- tary of war. What we need now, he claims, is q secretary of peace. Furthermore, under his plan there would be created Q peace corl- mission which would consist of the secretaries of peace, war, navy, state anr commerce, plus three civilians. The latter trio would represent labor, industry and science.
 Omar PIatt, veteran republican leader of Milford, suffered a de- feat in yesterdays caucuses when he unsuccessfully opposed Q move to endorse Representative Louis E. Guyott for reelection. In Green. wlch James F. Walsh, veteran re- publican leader, has announced his intention Co support States Attorney Brown for the guher- natOrial nomination. Theodore mbdenweli, publisher oe the New