The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-01

 feat States Attorney Arthur M. Brown for the g. Q. p. guberna- torial nomination. They shook hands at The Elton last evening. Alcorn told Brown that he had the nomination fin the bag" Brown told Alcorn the same thing. So 1t appears that the battle for the nomination will really go to the floor of next weeks conven- ton. Neither man appears to be fearing the strength of ex-Con- gressman John @. Tilson, who is the third man in receptive mood for the place at the head of the g. o. p. ticket.
 Governor Wilbur l.. Cross paid a tribute to the late Attorney Philip Troup of New HalLn. Judge Troup, well known in Waterbury, died shortly after midnight Sunday. Comment ing on his death Governor Cross declared that he had lost de- voted friend and recalled that the deceased lawyer was 'ainOng his first students when he was an instructor at Sheftield Scientific school
 Two prominent republicans are ready to battle for the senatorial nomination in the fifth district. One of the candidates is Prosecut- ing Attorney Anthony J. Rich of Bristol. The other is Colonel Richard J. Goodman of West Hartford. Both men are able campaigners.
 Both Rich and Goodman have served terms in the house of representatives. Goodman was the father of the liquor cOn- trOl bill passed by the 1883 legis- lature when 3.2 beer came back and the state was faced with set- ting mp law to govern Its sale and that of the "hard liquor" to follow. Senator Austin D. Bar ney, of Farmington, republican incumbent in the fifth district, is not seeking renOmination.
 The republican town committee of Bloomfield has been seeking to have the names of Banfleld Smith and William E. Blake removed from the g. o. p. rolls on the ground that they have been active against republican candidates in the past. The two men admitted that they did not support Ernest L. Carpenter for election to the house in 1884 but voted for the socialist candidate, Fred L. Man- sur. The registrars of the town have refused to accede to the wishes of the town committee.
 As predicted In this column several days ago, Senator Am thony Wayne O'Connell has de- cided to seek reelection to the state senate on an independent democratic party ticket. The regular organization of Norwich, where Attorney O'Connell re- sides, has refused to endorse him for renomination. O'Connell has already served two terms in the senate and has served on several important committees.
 
 The Townsendites have started battling in the first congressional district. Members of the Bristol Townsend club met last night and decided not to support Henry Vanderburgh of East Hartford for election to congress on the Town- send ticket. He was nominated at the Townsend convention last Saturday. According to the Bristol club the nomination of Wander burgh is stupid politics" E's- pecially indignant Is Curry B. Hooper of Bristol, a Townsendite. He contends that he and Charles T. Tryon of Danbury are on the union ticket and that the Wander burgh nomination will hurt their |, chances of winning.
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 U. s. Senator Augustine L0n- organ of Hartford and Che rest of his senate campaign expen- ditures committee have voted to 70 into Pennsylvania, one of the most important doubtful states" and conduct an investl- gation on the report that the big steel companies are trying to force workers to vote against President Roosevelt. The charge was laid before the committee by David R. Lawrence, chair man of the Pennsylvania demo- cratic state central committee.
 Petitions seeking the inclusion of theunion party ticket on the voting machines in the coming state and national election were filed with the Hartford town clerk yesterday afternoon. Three sep- arate nominating petitions were filed. The three states contain