The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-28

Tner Governor James M. Curley, who unexpectedly won the Demo- cratic nomination, Saltonstall has excellent prospects of election.
 John A. Danaher, 80, candidate in Connecticut against Senator Augustine Lonergan, antt-New Deal Democrat. A Catholic, war veteran and Yale graduate, Dana her has represented labor in Q number of legal cases and for years fought reactionary dom- ination of the G. o. P. in his State, He was formerly Assist ant U. s. Attorney and Secretary of State of Connecticut.
 Raymond E. Baldwin, A, can4 didate for governor in Connectt- cut, Harvard law graduate, pro- labor, and anti-utility crusader. With Danaher he led a successful fight in the recent state COP house-cleaning which brought adoption of forward looking platform. tt%
 Daniel Ellison, 34, candidate for the seat held by Rep. Ambrose Kennedy of Baltimore. A forward looking lawyer and friend of labor, Ellison for several years was the only Republican member on the Baltimore City Council.
 Midwestern Figures
 Harold E. Stassen, Si, candidate for governor of Minnesota. Of Norwegian descent,Nhe worked his way through the state university, and at g was elected county ate torney. Two of his brothers are local A. F. of L. leaders, mem- bers of the Sheet Metal Workers and Milk Drivers Union, and his parents still farm the homestead where he was born. A militant liberal, Stassen defeated a strong Old Guard opponent for the non- ination.
 Payne N. Rather, 42. candidate for governor of Kansas; worked his way through school as a St. Louis reporter and started his law practice in Parsons, Kans., by working as Janitor. As a state senator he led the fight for ratification of the child labor amendment: is . close friend and protege of Ali Landon, who per. suaded him to run for governor. In Q recent speech Rather do. clared. "rhe way to preserve de. nocracy is to bend and apply the broad provisions of the Ameri- can Constitution to changing soc cial conditions" 3a
 Clyde M. Reed, 87, candidate for U. s. senator from Kansas. Pub. fisher of The Parsons Sun, he is q veteran liberal and Is known as the most progressive gover- nor Kansas ever had" He fought the Klan ct the height of it's power and went the senatorial nomination over the Rev. Gerald Winrod, Q rabble-rousing batter of Jews and Catholics.
 Merry-G Round
 The first public monopoly hear- ings are scheduled to start around the middle of next month. No de. cision on the industry to be scru- tinised has as yet been reached, but high on the list Is the milk business White House inti- mates are reading with much in. dignation copies Of Honolulu pa- pers containing accounts of 6 speech recently made there by Senator William King, taking the hide off the New Deal and the President. The veteran Utah Democrat is quoted as saying, "There is no doubt Roosevelt inc tends to run for c third term and if he does I'm going out and cam paign against him." The Newport News Shipbuilding com- pany sent Rear Admiral Emory Land, chairman of the Maritime Commission, c check for six cents as pay for his labor in driving the first rivet in the new liner the firm Is building :. Vacation ing on Cape Cod, Chairman Bill Douglas of the Securities & Ex. change Commission keeps his staff hopping with daily memos scrib- bled on yellow scratch paper call. ing for reports and other data.
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