The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
c. O. F., Democrats Complete Nominations
Harmony Prevails at Local Conventions -Mahaneys s
 Denomination PIeases World War Veterans

winding up the selection of can, dldates for the coming contes three weeks from next Tuesday Waterbury Democrats and Republi' cans held their town conventions last night with the following re- suits:
 Democratic: Rep. Daniel J Mahaney, veteran four-term Wa. kerhury einissary to the lever house of the general assembly, and Attor' uey Hugo Guastaferri, choice of wide segment of voters in the raciaI group, were paired in unanimous nomination for state representatives At a brief and harmonious caucus at City Hall.
 Republican: Edward Cohen, wide ly-known accountant and selection of leaders as well as rank and file of the party, and John w. McGurk, long-time leader of organized labor, were chosen unanimously for repre- sentativeS at the convention at the Y. M. c. A.
 Protest Evident
 But behind the Democratic con- vention. which saw a division of the erstwhile Independent Democratic party by the representation and ab- sence of blocs of delegates from this group, was the shadow of protest of the Independent Democratic club over the leadership of Democratic State Chairman J. Francis Smith.
 Six of the accredited delegates to the convention absented them- selves as protest, of sorts, On the other hand, Domenic Barbieri, pres- ident of the Young Italian Demo- cratic club, candidate on the Fusion ticket last fall for city sheriff, not only was present but offered in nomina ton the name of his com patriot, Attorney Guastaferri
 Those delegates from the 1nde- pendent club who remained away were: Roger V. Connor, president; William J. Walsh, Walter W, Char est, John ]. Whelan, James McCor- mick, and Frank Sturges, president of the Washington Hill Community club. Two others of the go accred- tied delegates were absent for no ascribed reason, Helen Begnal and Liicien Morin.
 After Democratic Town Chairman John H. Crary had opened the con- vention, Maurice T. Healey, Jr, was chosen permanent chairman, and Miss Loretta Stone took over the task of secretary performed in the calling of the convention by Demo- cratic Town Committee Secretary Dennis J. Clancy.
 There was question of finding" the delegates when the credentials committee, Thomas J. McLarney, Edmund J. Daly, Jr., John r, Brickel, Joseph Mazaika, and Ed. ward c. Mulvaney called for the eer- tiflcations. It was determined that eight delegates were absent and two alternateS were accredited, James ?. Brennan and John DeSantiS.
 Names Paired
 First nomination was that of At- tcrney 0uaStaferri. Then Chairman Heaiey suggested, after John T. Sterling, president of the Polish- Aillerican Political club, had nofn- mated Rep. Mahaney, that the two candidates Do paired and the dele. gates thereafter voted for Mahaney and duastaferri, only Domenic Bar. hleri failing to mention both names his vote being for duaStaferri.
 The Republican convention nominated the following for jus- tices Of the peace: Edward Bait hAzar, Frederick c. Bauby, Philip N. Bernstein, Edward c. Bobbin, Albert J. BronSky, Arthur !. Cook, George J. Crocicchia, Pas- quale DeCicco, Michael J. daiullo, William W. dager, Maurice A. Qriskay, Emil Huimmel, William ]. Larkin, Yale Matzkin, J. Warren Upson, Mitchell J. Mey- CTS, Vincent A. Miller, John T. Menzani, Frederick W. Palomba, Edward Y, Sweeney, Frank