The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-23

Ous OI tne SeOpleS bdllOL ieaQerS. Issued another attack on cutting of racial group representation under the new rules which provide for nine sections and IS members on lhe town committee. He pointed to the intent of the new districting of the city into g voting sections IS being that of general representa- lion, saying that the present set-up will provide for rule by "a particu- lar few who by some inherited right are assuming themselves to be superior and to know more than someone else, and who, in effect, say, We are the only men who know how to run the local Repub- ucan party"
 Meanwhile, during the seeking for support of the opposing tickets through last night and today, the ballot boxes were being distributed to the polling places and the elec- tion machinery was being set up.
 May Be Protest Vote
 Tn four of the sections, or dis tricts, which were discarded by the town chairman because of duplica- ton of names on the petitions of the Upson and the Peoples Ballot some attempt was reported to be in process to make protest vote" Although the Peoples Ballot will have no official voice in these dis tricts in either the balloting for the town committee or the delegates the protest" vote will be designed 10 indicate what the Republican voters in the old fifth ward feel About the new rules.
 UpsOn Sends Message
 At the same time that Chairman Upson sent message to Republi- can voters urging support of the organization ticket "on the basis of substantial achievement towards good government" Major Michael J. Galullo was issuing a statement attacking the organization set-up IS follows:
 "Tf the present leaders of the Republican party sincerely be- lieve that the new rules of the Republican party are to be the rules under which it should op- crate in the future, then they have neither the ability nor the intelligence to furnish any lead ership in the future, and the party will have to go and attain victory in spite of them, as I be- lieve 1t will"
 Names In Dispute
 Numbers of persons whose names appeared as potential delegates, or for places on the town committee. on the Peoples Ballot were inter- viewed by the Republican organiza- ton press and reported to have sought withdrawal of their names frun such lists. Many were quoted as saying that they had no knowl- edge of the primary situation and that they had not been asked whether their names might be used.
 The office of The Democrat was scene of visitations from supporters of both tickets" and some of each asked that their affiliations be op- po@tely noted 50 far as the primar- ies tonight are concerned. This, however, is within the scope of the party leaders.
 Bosses, Corrupt Politics
 The latest attack by Attorney Crocicchia, leader of the Peoples Ballot, called attention to corrupt politics, the rule of "bosses" and called for a universal vote at the primaries for expression of opinion of the Republican electorate on the issues confronting. MT. Crocicchia,s statement is printed in full as fol- lows:
 During the past year, nothing has been more painfully evident than the corruption in both our city and state, which has today so penetrated our system of gov ernment that no office, however, high or low, is free from suspi- cion. These are facts which are staring the intelligent citizen in the face and are not to be over looked or excused by patriotic citizens, and which should impel
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