The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-14
IRISH REPUBLICAN
 CHARGE BACKED
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Continued from Page D in the Republican headquarters fir the Steele building. The question oi town committee membership Is cre- tain to be discussed, although the main reason for the meeting is to arrange for an outing to be held al DeBisschops estate on East Moun- tain.
 Text of Letter
 The complete text of MT. Me- Hugh's letter to the Democrat is as follows:
 Editor Waterbury Evening Demo-
 crat:
 Having been requested by a number of the members of the Irish Republican club to make statement in reference to the head Registrar of Voters Albert Taller or of the club made last evening in the Waterbury Democrat, l can truthfully say that what appeared in the paper was not news to me at all because have been aware for some time that some of the members of the Irish Republican club who were members of the Re- publican town committee were not looked on favorably by either Registrar 10 Voters Albert Taller or J. Warren Upson, chairman of the Republican town committee. The fact that both these gentlemen would like to see these members removed for reasons of their own and not because they are not good, loyal Republicans, does not alarm me in the least. The Irish Repub- lican club in Waterbury was or ganized and 1t is so stated in their constitution that they would op- pose at all times steering commit tees and groups in the Repubh- can party who were trying to gain control of the party for selfish in- terests and to further the am- bitions in Republican politics of any member of the club. AS presi- dent of the Irish Republican club I know that the club will back to the limit any member that is now a member of the Republican town committee regardless of their nationality who is being un- justly disregarded by a group who. is trying to gain con- trol of the Republican party for their own interests and not for the interests of hte Republican voters of the city of Waterbury. Reference made in the Waterbury Evening Democrat regarding Nor timer J. Calvin who is first vice. president of the Irish Republican club and past president of the Young Mems Republican club in Waterbury and who was a candi- date on the Republican ticket at the last city election and who in- dentally ran ahead of the mayoralty candidate on the ticket, is absolutely true and I have known 1t for some time. The man favored by J. Warren Upson and who is a personal friend of Reg istrar of Voters Albert Taller, in- formed me himself that MT. Up- son called hi minto his office and told him that he wanted him to oppose MT. Calvin in a primary battle for the town committee post in his district. After all Mortimer J. Calvin as a member of the Re- publican town committee was one of the members who elected J. Warren Upson to the position as town chairman and believe he will be one of the members who will dethrone MT. Upson instead of being sidetracked because of the fact that he is an Irishman. The district MT. Calvin lives in is about 75 percent Irish and they resent the fact that he is the target for such a maneuver as is now in the . works. MT. Calvin will be back on the town committee whether MT. Upson or MT. Taller like 1t or not
 Sincerely yours,
 JOHN McHUGH,
 President of the Irish Republican
 Club"