The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-20
People Versus Upson Ls COP. Split Slogan
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over the unanimous objection of the present town committee and foisted upon the Republican elec- torate of this city, the power of selecting a district leader in each of the now 32 districts is given to the town chairman (and not the town committee men and women who are elected by the people, and they hold office at his whim and pleasure, and they are given the power of naming dele- gates to the various conventions for the selection of the various candidates to be voted upon at the general election November 8.
 Therefore the district leaders must name delegates to the va rious conventions who are accept able to the town chairman, or else-the district leader is re- moved by the town chairman. In other words, the town chairman or one man and those allied with him, control the conventions and thus name the various candidates of our party who are to be voted on election day.
 Under the new rules of the Republican party, the act of en- rolling on the Republican pri- mary list is futile and idle gesture, as the Republican elec- torate has no voice in the nom- ination of its candidates for of- flee, and if it has no voice in the selection of it's party's nominees, 1t has no voice in the election, and those who are in favor of the new party rules virtually say, that the Republican electorate of the city of Waterbury, are not qualified and sufficiently intelli- gent to be given the right of self government.
 "To deny the right Of the peo. pie to nominate candidates is to deny the right of the people to vote at general election, and the machine that has controlled the nomination has controlled the election.
 DO you want to be ruled by an invisible government bent on making the interest of the rank and file of the Republican party secondary wherever 1t conflicts with its private interests?
 By voting the ballot which will be designated the Peoples Ballot on Tuesday night, you will show your disapproval to this piece of gerryman d dering by a group of politicians who have divided the city, fpresently made up of g districts) into nine groups of districts or nine sec- tions. with some sections cross- ing ward lines and senatorial dis trict lines, and who have compli- cated the voting with two ballots and you will restore representa- tion on the town committee to each and every one of the 32 dis tricts, and you will elect dele gates and alternates who will be directly accountable to you and return our party to the principles of a representative government"
 For some months major con tcntion by numerous district an' ward leaders has been that the ney rules, providing for IS town commit tee members, the four officers l. vote as members making 8 "centra clique" dominant in party affairs will mean the elimination of req representation by the rank and fill of the local Republicans in party af fairs. Originally, the Republican party was committed to enlargement of the voting district number iron 20 to 32, now in effect, as a measur to insure better supervision of cleo tons, to purify" election procedur in Waterbury as 8 principal weapon against the more effective Demo cratic organization.
 Taller Held Responsible
 Registrar of Voters Albert O. Fal Ter has been named as the instru ment responsible for the new rule which, opponents who once were thu direct reason for Faller's nomina' ton e registrar charge, are 6 "be trayal" of their understanding witt the town chairman and Taller They have attacked Taller as seek. ing to perpetuate his office" by thL