The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-04
Legislative Record
 Reviewed In Attack
 By City Controller
Campaign of Deliberate FalsehOOds CIimaxed By At tempt to Discredt Signature of Public Accountants
 Scored for Not Seeking Democratic Nomination

Speaking before the members of the 1talian-Ainerican Democratic club, who crowded Waverly inn in enthusiastic numbers last evening City Controller Daniel J. Leary launched an attack upon the legis- lative record of Senator George T. Culhane, the Fusionists' candidate for mayor. In his address, which was broadcast over local stations, Con- troller 1eary pictured MT. etllhane as posing as the workingman's friend, champion of the downtrod- den, Q man pleading at election time for the needy, but c man with Q closed purse when the needy were in need. MT. Leary also pointed out that one of the best firms of public accountants in the United States had certified over their own sigma lures the true financial condition of the city of Waterbury @ statement which the Waterbury Republican has attempted to discredlt, but without success. It represents @ sample of the campaign tactics of MT. Culhane and the Fusionists, e campaign of SVUoAVAAl VI A&AoSklVOd0 uAAd uCAAbGkhvG misrepresentation.
 The address, one of the most Ipirited of the campaign, was as fol- N0ws:
 At the beginning of this cam paign I gave the citizens of Wa terbury detailed statement of the city's financial condition. It was an absolutely true statement. And it was verified by one of the most highly respected firms of certified public accountants in Ire country. In that statement I claimed that our administration had reduced the city's indebtedness by one rnil- lion seven hundred thousand dol- lars. The auditors substantiated that claim over their own sigma. ture. The statement in detail will be published in tomorrow's news papers as was the case two years ago when we published an audi tors statement verifying our claim on debt reduction. What has happened since2 Because MT. Culhane and those associated with him were unable to refute my statement they were driven to at- tack the integrity of the auditing firm. Having said everything un. true they could think of about the members of the Democratic ad- rninistration they have gone out of town to find another victim. A representative of the Waterbury Republican was hurried to New York to cross examine George H. Kingsley, head of the firm of ace countants have mentioned. He demanded to see the figures upon which MT. Kingsley's experts had based their Verification of the claim that this administration had reduced the city's indebtedness one million seven hundred thousand dollars. The Republicans rep- resentative Is nodestly described in this mornings issue as "a young man who knows as much about the financial problems aS any man in the city hall or on the board of finance" do not know who he can be but 1t looks as If the highly respected and capable Re- publican gentlemen, who serve on the Board of Finance, would have to give up their places to make room for this latest financial genius. Mrs. Kingsley properly re- fused to permit Q perfect stranger to go over his office records. Be- cause of that refusal, which was based on the confidential rela- tions which exist between auditors and thei. clients and for no other reason, Mir. Kingsley Is besmeared. His auditors's certificate proving the truth of my statement about the city's debt reduction Is called by the Republicans financial mar vel Q lot of horsefeathers un- worthy of attention. Not only that elegant compliment is used but the flat accusation Is made that the auditors certificate twas