The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-25
Spirited Address By His Honor Hailed As
 Campaign Highlight
Demands of Opponent to Give Public Details of His Career in State Senate Use of Insulting Terms in
 Speeches Resented By Democratic Candidate

Conforming the, use of vituper- ation which, by implication, insults persons of every political creed in Waterbury who have voted for him, Mayor Frank Hayes rebuked Sem ator George T. Culhane for numer- ous claims which have been proved false by exa.1ination of the facts, last night in an address over Sta tions WATR and VERY.
 Mayor Hayes challenged his oppo- nent at the polls a week from Tues da yto produce his state senate record" of which we hve heard so much" He. remarked that he knew more about that record than my opponent thinks" and reminded his listeners that the Fusion ticket standard bearer has promised to produce his Hartford record" sev- eral times but has not done so.
 "Gangster"
 The mayor deplored the use of the characterization, Hayes Gang" by J. Warren Upson, Republican town chairman, pointing out that it was intended to mean that he, the Mayor, is a "gangster".
 T resent the epithet not because it is the first discourtesy he has shown me, lat because it is a slur on the intelligence and the charac- ter of every man and woman, ire spective of party utilization, who- ecer cast his or her vote for me, he declared.
 Personally, being called gang ster does not bother me-" the Mayor continued. T was born and raised in Waterbury. have spent my life in Waterbury. My family have resided in Waterbury for genera tions. As a matter of fact, my great-grandmother was buried where the Bronson Library now stands. It remained for a gentleman who re- gently arrived from Branford to apply to me name which no decent native of Waterbury would care to use."
 Direct Insult
 The mayor remarked that the epi- thet meant nothing to him person. ally but that he felt the direct in- slrs" ito his friends and neighbors Wllo had voted for him repeatedly was not given with the sanction of respectable members of the. Repub- lican party of Waterbury. I. believe they, as well as members of my own party, will know how to treat the di;grace put upon them on election day." Mayor Hayes said.
 The Democratic leader refuted claims of his opponent that the 42 mills tax of 1929 twas fixed" read iny letter from the Waterbury Charter Commission which com- mended the administration for its handling of city affairs. He pointed to the record of chief of the Fu- sion party who "a sinister figure, is openly boasting that he is directing the opposition campaign.
 Sinister Figure
 T promise the citizens of Water bury that, in the event the Demo- cratic ticket is beaten, the sinister figure to whom I have referred will no longer be hiding in the back ground but will be riding high, wide and handsome in the drivers seat. And then Heaven help the good name of the city of Waterbury,"
 The complete text of Mayor Hayes address follows:
 Fellow Citizens of Waterbury:
 In the speech accepting renom- ination on the Democratic ticket I said was leaving tte detailed discussion of the financial issues in this campaign to the City Comptroller, MT. Leary. Finance is his department. Mr. Leary is quite capable of destroying the fake figures manufactured by my opponent without any assistance from me. He will continue to destroy those figures in his next radio broadcast.
 Tn my acceptance speech, further said that l hoped the