The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-03

Former State Senator William c. Fox of New London may return to the upper branch of the state legislature once more. He has been nominated for the senate by the democrats of the 18th district and will oppose Judge John J. McGarry of New London, the g.o.p. choice. Both men will run on the special and regular elec- ton tickets in the 18th district on November 3rd. The special election is necessary to fill the un- expired term of the late Senator c. c. Costello, republican, of Gro- ton and New London. The demo- cratic senatorial convention in the 18th might have become @ bitter battle but other aspirants for the nomination climbed aboard the peace ship and chose Fox who has a very strong following in his area.
 Absentee voting here this year will not be large, judging from applications for blank ballots in the office of Town Clerk Dora A. Egan. Under the new state law absentee voting is allowed in state and national elections. Small town voting officials are reporting a heavy demand for absentee bal lots. Whether they are democrats or republicans who are seeking to protect their franchise rights re- mains to be disclosed. No infor- nation will be available until elec- tiOn day.
 Many local elections will take place between now and the state and national polling on November 3rd in Connecticut. On Monday the boroughs of Wallingford and Groton are among the small To- calities which will elect local of- ficers. In Groton it is being pre- dicted that the largest vote in the city's history will be cast. There are 3,864 eligible to vote in this years election in Groton, the larg- est in the borough's history.
 Tw0-j job legislators in COnnecti- cut are under fire once more. The ttacker is Representative Edwin O. Smith of Mansfield who in the 1885 session introduced a bill, which failed of passage, discharg- ing from state jobs those members of the legislature holding such. Senator Joseph H. Lawlor of this city, state boxing commissioner, and Senator John c. Blackall of Hartford. Waterbury, native, would have come under the ban.
 Representative Smith will intro- duce similar bill in the 1887 leg islature if he Is elected on the in- dependent republican ticket on which he is now running. The latest Smith movement would bar from the legislature all members of the house occupying positions such as judges and prosecutors of local courts and so forth. This would bring Prosecuting Attorney John D. Thoms of this city under the ban.
 With the reported entry of a clark hOrse", speculation is rife in democratic ranks in West Ha- ven as to who the two candidate. for the house of representative will be. Dr. Nicholas A. Milan' and J. Gordon Mills are beinI bOomed. - The democratic tow convention to nominate for tn house will take place Wednesday The session will be called to Orde by State Central Committeemal Frank L. McDermott.
 Candidates on the local republican ticket have been invited to atten statewide conference of g.o.E nominees at the shore home of . Henry Roraback at Guilford O October 7th. By that date. it expected, the local candidates O the g.o.p. ticket all have been SC lected. The republican 18th sena
 torisl distrtict is slated for ths :.