The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-20

II Republican Town Chairman ].
Warren Upson wants the Republic
can nomination for judge Of pro-
bate he can have 1t. Such was the
more important development Of the
Republican caucus last night at the
Y. M. @. A. where delegates were
chosen for three conventions, pro-
bate, county and congressional.
In the two latter caucuses there
was agreement OIL the candidacy OF
Robert G. Stone as candidate for
sheriff and there was disagreement
over endorsement" OF Lieut., Col.
Roy Z. Rice, OF Woodbury., for the
congressional nomination. some OF
the delegates informally supporting
Attorney Thomas J. Wall, OF Tor
rington. who showed strength two
years ago In the close race for the
nomination, won by Chairman
UpSon.
Epson Undecided
But Chairman Upson, as he told
The Democrat yesterday, Is not de-
cided whether he will be candidate
for the probate nomination which
Is being sought by Attorney Edward
r. Sweeney and Attorney Maurice
p. Wrenn. He asked that the dele
gates be chosen In such fashion that
they would be favorable to a candi-
date OF his selection and this, In
majority, was the case.
That Attorney Wrenn's claim OF
strength derived In part, at least,
from presumed Epson backing when
the town chairman definitely was
not a candidate earlier this week,
was evidenced at the caucus. When
1t came to a test vote for chairman,
supporters OF Attorney Sweeney poll
ed 0 votes for Attorney Frederick
G. Bauby against votes for Attor-
ney Vincent A. Miller, Wrenn
choice, with Chairman Epson OBJ
tanning II votes for election. James
Morrow withdrew as candidate for
chairman and was elected clerk.
: The 80 delegates last tight chose
eight from Waterbury, with eight
alternates, two delegates each from
the 18th and 10th senatorial dis
tricts and four delegates-at-large.
In the instance Of the district Sc
lections of delegates, two delegates
and two alternates from the 10th
were reported to be for Attorney
Sweeney, while a vote requiring
delegates to announce their choice
Of candidate showed that Chairman
Epson had the rest of the delega-
ton.
No Commitments
While 1t was stipulated that none
of the commitments of the delegates
to candidates. by last nights proce-
dure meant that they are instruct
ed, or pledged, Chairman Epson will
have the say-so of selection OF a
candidate in the event he chooses
not to run. Thus, the town chair
mans choice seems assured of the
nomination and might be Attorney
Sweeney, Attorney Wrenn or an
other. Because of the aspect OF
contest last night it is believed pos
sible that the town chairman will,
In the final phase of the conven-
ton, accept support of the delegates
himself, yielding to pressure for his
candidacy as pushed upon him by
friends and the local Republican
leadership.
So far as the nomination for con-
gress from the 5th district, the con-
vention slated for Saturday at Hotel
Elton, Attorney Wall appeared to
have the ledge" over both Col. Rice
and former Tax Commissioner VIII
liam H. Blodgett. OF Winsted, in
Waterbury's delegation, although
there was q scattering OF support
for the latter, several delegates were
claimed by the former.
Molten Defeated
Attempt by Alexander Standard,
delegate to the congressional caucus,
to have the delegation flavor" can
didacy Of Colonel Rice was defeated
by considerable margin on a rising
vote. The candidate claimed, how