The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-03
Ro1vland, Bergin Supporting
 J. Warren Upson In Battle
Controller, Manager Ex-
 perience Change of Heart for C. 0. P. Chairman

meeting the town chairman has called for Monday night, assumed changed proportion today with an- 11oullcement by John J. Bergin, campaign manager and associate of Controller Sherwood L. Rowland, and he would support" the town chairman.
 MT. Bergin, saying that his stand has been "misconstrued and mis- stated" in the Republican-Ameri- can papers, remarked:
 My entire attitude has been mis- interpreted. So far as MT. Upson and I are concerned, there is no ill-feeling. I am whole-heartedly with him so long as he continues to serve the ranl. and file of the Re- publican party"
 Refused Monday
 Member of the town committee and one of four ward chairmen, MT. Bergin called upon Chairman Upson Monday night with the groups purpose to have the town chairman call another town conven- tion in order to change the new rules to allow more general repre- sentation of the racial groups. With him were Frank Rossi, president of the Italian Young Republican club; Frank Varanelli, secretary of the club, and William Christian.
 The town chairman refused to agree to the proposal and, when threatened at that time with an custer, said, in effect, "Go ahead. Anyone's political life has to end sometime"
 Overshadowing this development, however, is the situation of Con- troller Rowland, reported at odds for some time with Chairman Up- son and an unannounced candidate for the Republican nomination for state controller, sources close to the political set-up revealed today. Ob- servers asked today wh.ther Con- troller Rowland, ally in the politi- cal picture of William J. Pape, pub fisher of the Waterbury Republican, American and once mentioned for the gubernatorial nomination, has made peace" with Chairman Up- son.
 Independents Recognized
 Fact of the controllers repudia- tion by most of his former constitu- ents when his political appoint n ents to his office saw factional group of Independent Democrats getting chief consideration, was gen. erally public several months ago. At that time Chairman Upson and Senator George T. Culhane, Row. lands running mate, "broke" with the gangling occupants of the northwest section of city hall.
 Today saw many leaders of the racial groups, Italian, German and French, still committed to the fight to oust Upson and Republican Reg isatar Albert o. Taller, blamed for the new rules and the lessening of district representation although 32 voting districts have been appor- tioned in the city. But whereas yesterday these groups were re- turning to apparent support of Rowland's affiliation by his man. ager, Committeeman Bergin, today there existed doubt whether the vote even of Alderman Thomas F. Bane, Rowland office employe, would be joined to the protest" ballots in seeking the Upson custer.
 Racial Groups
 The racial groups, counting 12 votes of 20 yesterday, with Bergin but without Bane, sought further strength today on the assumption that Chairman Upson now will line up the officers, Mrs. Frederick J. Palomba, vice chairman; Francis T. Phillips, treasurer; Vernon I. Hall, secretary, for three votes in his support, will vote himself if the custer ballot is a tie.
 Despite all of this, the question has been asked among even com- mittee members whether the pro- posed new rules, which did not al- low the officers to vote except the chairman in case of 8 tie, or the amended" new rules, allowing all officers to vote, are in effect Most town committee members are of the opinion that the officers can vote and this, in addition to the disgruntlement over the "centrali- zation" of authority with the town chairman, is point of contention which would be voted upon at the town convention various groups sought to have called.
 Understanding
 For several weeks, the Waterbury Democrat has followed the course of factionalism within local Re- publican ranks and has predicted the custer action which, yesterday, came before the Republican readers of the Republican-American by the permission of the controllers ally, MT. Pape. The latter's commitment to Controller Rowland in a polti- cal "deal," whereby the controllers office would be open to the staff of the Republican newspapers in re- tur- for support, has been within the knowledge of the Republican leaders for some time.
 These, however, expressed sur- prise today over the controllers am- bitions towards state office. Even MT. Papes publicity staff appeared puzzled over the controllers appar- ent move "back into the Upson fold" the nature of the agreement, if any, obscured by whatever ma neuvering has transpired.
 Change of Heart
 Some of the latter were of the opinion that a reconciliation of Rowland with Upson might mean that the controller has tired of at- tempting to run his office with the various appointees agreed upon with MT. Pape and few more; that he is willing now to allow the town chair man some say in realignment of the juicier jobs to increase party pres- tige.