Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-02
Socialist Threatens
Democratic Chances
In Connecticut
MeLevy's State Ticket
May Throw Victory
To Republicans
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,

real battle on their hands this year
While Gov. Wilbur L. Cross ant
Senator Augustine Lonergan, head
ing the Democratic ticket, appear
to have the edge. anything may
happen, particularly if the swing
against the New Deal is at al
material.
The gentleman in the woodpile
who is giving the Democrats and the
Republicans a great deal to worry
about is that Scotch Socialist, Mayor
Jasper McLevy of Bridgeport
McLevy is himself candidate for
Governor on the Socialist ticket
Estimates of his probable vote run
from 10000 to 10000. Generally
speaking, his vote will be more
harmful to the Democrats than to
the Republicans, and if he gets
ANYTHING like $4,000 votes he may
sink Gov. Cross and Senator
Lonergan.
McLevy has been mayor of
Bridgeport for the last five years.
The Republican and Democratic
machines in that city became so
rotten that the people of Bridge
port, including many of its bust
nessmen, kicked out both the old
parties in their mayoralty election
and put McLevy in. He has given
the city such an honest government
they have continued to re-elect him
Mayor.
Mechanic Runs for Senator.
McLevy has a full State ticket in
the field this year. His candidate
for Senator is Bellani Trombley, a
mechanic in a Hartford factory.
McLevy's brother is the Socialist
candidate for the House in that
congressional district, the fourth.
The Scotch Socialist, who broke
away from Norman Thomas and his
outfit some time ago, was a Candl-
date for Governor in 1884 and in
1886. In 1884 his vote was upwards
of $4,000. but in 1886 it fell to 10000
when many of his followers voted
the ticket straight for Roosevelt,
and McLevy was believed to be for
Roosevelt himself. Anyway. Thomas
Socialist candidate for President
only received 5000 votes.
This year many of the voters are
disguised with both the Democrats
and Republicans, just as they were
in Bridgeport when they turned to
McIevy. Two grand jury investlga-
tons have turned up lot of dirt
involving both Democrats and to a
less degree, Republicans. One in
vestigation showed that there had
been conspiracy to mulct the State
in the purchase of land for the Mer-
rift Parkway, and the highway COM
missioner was forced to resign. The
other inquiry was in Waterbury.
where a group of officials and others
have been accused of conspiring to
defraud the city of millions of dol
lars. The Mayor of Waterbury,
Frank Hayes, is also the Democratic
Lieutenant Governor. He was in
dicted along with Is others. They
are still to be tried. Two Republic
cans were arrested with the rest.
The ramifications of the scandal
reached the State capitol, where
some prominent lobbyists we're
charged with having received some
of these funds.
May Get Protest Vote.
With these scandals fresh in their
minds. it is believed that a consid-
cradle number of the voters will turn
to McLevy, in protest.
along in time to prevent the renomi-
nation of Hayes for Lieutenant Gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket.
Joseph M. Tone, State labor COM
missioner, wanted the nomination,
but the Democratic organization,
headed by Senator Maloney, put
across Thomas HeWes, a conserva-
tive Democrat who fought the Presi-
dents court bill. Halves was an As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury
under the late Secretary Woodin, but
went out when Morgenthau came in.
He is an attorney and has repre-
sented many employers in disputes
with their employees, which does not
help the Democratic ticket with
labor.
The Republicans, for their part,
have nominated fighting Irishman
for Senator, John A. Danaher of
Hartford, with a good labor record.
He is the first Irishman ever put
forward by the G. O. P. for this
Office. He is young, aggressive and
is making a good campaigner,
ready talker. His father, C. j. Dana
her, has for Is years been counsel
for the State Labor Federation, and
John Danaher has represented labor
unions on numerous occasions.
The G. 0. p. nominee for Cover
nor is raymond E. Baldwin, who
broke with the Roraback machine
several years ago. At the Republican
Slate Convention this year, Baldwin
took the floor, after he had been
nominated, to prevent Clarence G..
Willard, an old Roraback lieutenant,
from being elected member of the
Republican State Committee. Will
lard had previously been deposeo
from The office of secretary of the
committee, which he had held for 10
years under the leadership of the
late J. Henry Roraback, Republican
boss Of the State. The Republicans
have been determined. if possible,
to get away entirely from the onus
which the Roraback machine even
tualiy brought them. Their candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor is
President James L. McConaughy of
Wesleyan University at Middletown.
Senator Lonergan opposed Presi-
dent Roosevelt's court bill and his
reorganization bill and he voted
against several other New Deal
measures. His colleague, Senator
Maloney. regarded as leader of the
organization, went right along with
him in his opposition to those meas