The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-25

of the tickets who sought election or who participated in the cam paign.
 Repcaters Are Rumored
 There are rumors that the Alcorn investigators have uncovered evi- dence 10 "repeaters" being brought to this city from other sections of the state to aid the cause of one or both tickets.
 Phases of the election, other than the "repeaters" angle, which will be probed, include possibilities that large sums were contributed to the campaign funds for which no public record was ever made. Election laws demand that all campaign funds re- ceived by contribution be recorded in the office of the town clerk.
 Length of Second Session
 Possible length of the second phase of the grand jury's probe is prob lematical, but there are indications that 1t will be completed by the time final preliminaries in the court action against the 27 now under ar rest, have been filed. This date is June 2l.
 In addition to the election, the jury is expected to probe deeply into the organized gambling rackets which are said to have fiouriShed here unhampered by police over a period of several years. This will lengthen the probe considerably.
 New Election Points
 The election probe will undoubted- ly bring out many facts which were not even touched in the court action for recount which was brought by the defeated fusionists at the con- cluSion of the election.
 During that action it was expect cd that discrepancies in returns from the polling places as made by the moderators and checkers might displace some of the Democrats who had been proclaimed elected by the original tally. The official count showed, however, that Hayes was elected by 55; that Controller Dan- iel J. Leary was defeated by Sher- wood l.. Rowland by 8 votes; and that City Sheriff Angelo Nardona had defeated Domenic Barbieri, his competitor, by slim margin of four votes.
 These four votes, however, were three more than the original ma jority of one which had been con- sidered Nardona's by early check ings. Two of the votes were found in the goth district, where the mod orator had failed to officially regis ter them.
 Palomba As Witness
 Yesterdays witness, Frederick w. Palomba, was appointed assessor by Mayor T. Frank Hayes, to succeed the late William J. Sandland. He was succeeded as chairman of the town committee by J. Warren Upson after the 1885 elec- ton. At this time he was also as sistant clerk of the state senate.
 Palomba was one Of the group of who signed a public letter on the eve of the 1887 elec- tion calling for the Republicans to vote for Mayor Hayes and save the Republican party"
 Hanigan Is Mystery
 The appearance of Harry Hanigan cannot be speculated on. He is as- sistant secretary of the Diamond Ginger Ale company and has been a witness on previous occasions. The grand jury named him in It's report as receiving a commission of approximately $20 ,000 on the sale of $l7,000 worth of equipment to the city.
 Scully who was slated to be moderator at one of the polling places on election day, l035, he was relieved of his duties at 6 o'clock in the morning by Democratic party men, at the behest of Mayor Hayes.
 Scully Denies RumOr
 Scully denied at the time being in the employ of William J. Pape. The latter also denies having hired him.
 In 1881 Scully appeared with present Patrolman Michael Karpel- man before the general assembly to speak in favor of acceptance of the strong mayor charter in preference to the report of the charter com mission. He is a former trolleyman and was president of the Trolley mep's local ip 1923