The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30

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 parts. Democrats convulsed - with laughter. Lifelong Republi- cans also convulsed-with pain and indignation. Offspring being artiflCially fed under direction of Dr. J. Warren Upson, who deliv- cred 1t. Wet-nurses volunteering for day and night service--the Waterbury. Republican and the Waterbury American. Funeral notice later."
 Special Delivery
 Occasion is hereby taken to thank the wag who sent me the preceding bit of satire by special delivery letter last Tuesday morning. It Is quoted because it sums up in understandable lan- guage the story of what took place in Temple Hall Monday night. And because 1t foresees with ac- curacy, I believe, the aftermath of the event due in October.
 In a Fog
 When the Republican and the socalled Independent Democratic conventions were announced as going to be held on the same night in the same building 1t was plain what was going to happen. Everyone, except the delegates to the respective group meetings, knew the makeup of the ticket to be selected. These bewildered individuals were kept in darkest ignorance of the purpose of their presence at the accouchement until MT. Upson and his attendant obstetricians called them to greet the new arrival. They did 1t but with no little growing. The Re- publican chairman of one of the conventions when asked by newsman what was coming of arl- swered, Don't ask me! There is so much blankety blank double crOss- ing going on we're all in fog." Up to Snuff
 But if the Republican chairman was in a fog the so-called Inde- pendent Democrats were not. They were wide awake and, as the say. ing goes, up to snuff. The con- ventions were supposed to take place at the same hour and the agreed-upon ticket was to be ratified simultaneously. However, as is usual in deals like the one entered into by DE. UpsOn, acting for the Republican Town Com mittee and the leaders of the so- called Independent Democrats, none of the participants would trust the other around the cor- ner. Everyone in the game was watching to see that there was no dealing off the bottom of the deck. Dr. Upson's organization being a credulous outfit went through with its parts of the deal on the dot. But the so-called In- dependent Democrats waited until the Republican conventions ratified the agreement before they voted to string along. And then only with a reservation. Contrary to the compact the Indies sneaked across their own candidate for Registrar of Voters. With the pos- sible result that when the votes are totted up election night the trusting Dr. Upson may find that his party has no representative in the registrars office and will be obliged to see Q so-called Inde- pendent Democrat looking after the Republican lists, a situation which would not be without a certain element of humor.
 
 All Confused
 am forced to admit that l for one am all confused over the do- ings in Temple Hall. Is, what my special delivery letter writer de- scribes as . political hybrid, to be known as the Coalition Party, the Fusion Party, the Confusion Party, of the Collision Party? Certainly its ticket cannot be called Republican because the so- called Independent Democrats have grabbed off all the impor- tant nominations. It cannot be named the So-C Called Independent Democratic ticket because that would be to scare off the few Re- publicans who still remain under