The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-15

gates to his office and informing them that he would like to have them serve as delegates at the various conventions. If the Repub- lican party rules read that the voters in a district choose their own delegates, by what authority has MT. Upson the right to call into his office individuals not in the district he lives in and tell them that 1t would please him If they would serve as delegate at such and such 6 convention and if they would he would see that they go on the ticket as such.
 If the Republican voters of Waterbury would seriously delve' into the conditions as they are at the present time in the Republi- can party, believe that the majority would rise in opposition to the clever Gas the clique con- siders) manipulations made by the Faller-Upson combine to gain ab- solute control of the Republican party. The Irish Republican Club shall if possible prevent the pos- sibility of MT. Upson's becoming the Czar of Republican politics in Waterbury by opposing the can- didates for town committee men and women chosen by Taller and Upson. They are compelled to do 50 because of the clause in their constitution which reads that they will oppose all cliques and steering committees which crop up in the Republican party. Automatically retires on the 23nd of this month because their term of office ex- pires, held at Republican head quarters, as a guest of one of the town committee members and digested the events which trans pired at the meeting. I also read glowing accounts in newspapers the following day of the harmony which prevailed at the meeting which I failed to see. grant that Chairman Upson did thank the committee for their cooperation and confidence they showed in him but I also overheard remarks made that MT. Upson did not show the same confidence in the town committee who elected him when he single-handedly opposed the unanimous vote of the town committee pertaining to the change of rules in the Republi- can party. I also grant that MT. John Bergin presented 8 motion calling for vote of confidence to be extended to Chairman J. War ren Upson for his work while town chairman, but I also heard remarks passed that 1t was quite a surprise to hear MT. Bergin pre- sent such motion when 1t is only @ few months ago that MT. Bergin threatened MT. Upson that he was going to seek Mir. Upson's position and if remember rightly MT. Upson 50 informed me that Mir. Bcrgin 50 threatened him. Probably the fact that the ticket presented by MT. Bergin as town committeeman in his district will not be opposed in a primary as was first the intentions of the clique had something to do with the magnanimous gesture made by Mir. Bergin. Time alone will tell that.
 If that condition prevails I be- lieve that places Commissioner Harry KraSow behind the eight ball placed there by the clique that he has been 50 earnestly championing of late. The direct question asked by MT. William Christian of MT. Upson at the meeting as to whether he asked Chairman Upson to call meet ing of the town committee to de- pose him as town chairman as announced in newspapers and evaded by Mir. Upson by his say ing he did not want to get into a controversy over what transpired