The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-09
oitical Echoes 5 c n ator Maloney Seeks Peace in D c m o cratic Ranks-G. O.
 P. Split
 Widening
By E. J. RYAN


 Party peace must be maintained" is the cry of the U. S. Senator Fran cts T. Maloney, Democratic national committeeman David E.. FitzGerald and State Chairman J. Francis Smith. At this moment the three are in dangerous water, because al- most anything can happen, thus throwing the party into the same disastrous condition as the Repub- lican party now finds itself.
 This combine, which is in the drivers seat Of the state Democratic party, will support Senator Angus tine Lonergan for renomination against the field which is lining up in opposition to his renomination.
 Certainly Senator Maloney will not give any aid or support to the plan to drop Lonergan, because he comes up for renomination in two years, thus such action on Maloney's part would give encouragement to Q subsequent upheaval which might eventually find him the victim.
 Before the Waterbury grand jury disclosure Senator Lonergan had the 'Siipport of Mayor Thomas J. Spell lacy of Hartford. The story Is that Long Tom would support Lonergan, then two years later take crack at the junoir senator's seat.
 The only opposition which Loner- gan will encounter in his fight for renomination will come from Wash tngton, backed by the White House. Both Senator Maloney and Loner- gan are labeled as being anti New Deal.
 If President Roosevelt continues to enter primary fights with the pur- pose Of having elected United States senator who will support New Deal measures 100 per cent. 1t is likely that White House support will be thrown 10 Dr. Edward C. | Dolan, arch enemy of Lonergan. | Homer s. Cummings is grooming | Brien McMahon for the nomination. | Joseph Tone, labor commissioner, Archie McNeil and Mrs. Carleton E. | Palmer are all hoping to secure the nomination.
 If plans Of the friends Of Joseph | F. Talbot of Naugatuck are success fui Talbot will shortly throw his hat | into the ring for the Republican ! nomination for Congress from this, the fifth congressional district.
 Talbot IS well known throughout | the state as an active leader of the Young Republicans.
 J. Mortimer Bell is also being pushed as a candidate for the party | nomination for congress.
 Thomas J. Wall, ST, of Torring- ton, however, is still the fayorite | and he Is conceded more chance of | capturing the nomination than any one in the political picture. Wall right now has sufficient strength to win the nomination and If he can hold onto that support he is as- sured of success.
 While Attorney Charles J. Mc- Laughlin's renomination by the Democrats is accepted as cer- tainty, as much can not be said for the Republican party. Judge Albert s. Bill of West Hartford is being mentioned as the Republican nom inee to oppose Mclaughlin Judge Bill has served as clerk of the house end senate.
 Senator Gaynor F. Brennan Of Stamford is also being mentioned as a Republican candidate for that same office.
 Brennan was Republican leader of the senate during the last ses- sion of the general assembly and is a member of the governors lcgis- latiye council.
 An intense, bitter mner-party strife is about to break out in Fair field county between the Republi- can leaders of the old guard organ ization and the new guard mem bers headed by Samuel P. Pryor, Jr.. of Greenwich Republican national onmitteeman and Senator J. Ken meth Bradley and former Republi- can majority house leader Noah II. Swayne of Darien. Bradley, who will not seek renomination for the state senate, is head Of the Fair held county Republican organiza- tion. Because of the manner in which the party finances were han dled and spent by Bradley, Swaync a short time ago scored him.
 The grand jury probes in Bridge port and Waterbury have greatly helped Bradley and Pryor in their campaign to grab off the leadership Of the Republican party for them selves. The old guard members, in that county are on the run. Gaynor Brennan and his brother in Stam- ford now have control of the Re- publican party in that city, because of the situation of Daniel F. B. Hickey in regards to his implica- tion by the Waterbury grand jury because Of illegal acts committed by | him during the 1885 session of the legislature.
 Many are asking where Harry F. Mackenzie of Bethel stands with | the Young Republicans of the state. Mackenzie is under arrest in Water bury. and has been, the recognized | number one man Of the COP. Not | long ago. however, Mackenzie aligned himself with the Young Republicans. It might be well to point out that at the time Macken- zie committed the illegal acts with which he stands charged, he was the recognized boss of the old guard Republican party He did not give his stamp of approval to the move ment of the Young Republicans un- til very recently. Thus it can be hon. estly said that Mackenzie at the time of his activities in the 1933- 53-37 sessions of the Connecticut legislature, was definitely not a member of the Young Republicans of Connecticut
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 J. Warren Ups0n, chairman of