The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-03

Tn the last instance, a split" which may have more substance than appears on the surface is in- dicated by the attack made yester- day by Mrs. Winthrop P. Palmer, Fairfield, candidate for secretary of state, on Mayor Thomas J. Spellacy, of Hartford, and pr. John c. Satti, incumbent secretary of state, of New London.
 Mrs. Palmer attacked Mayor Spell lacy for his service as lawyer for a large oil corporation, questioning whether the Hartford Democratic leader could, under this circum- stance "be loyal to liberal party" She attacked Dr. Satti for alleged failure to act as "coordinator" be- tween the state and the federal gov- ernment, saying that the secretary of state should have undertaken consultation with federal boards meeting in other New England cities; that the suit brought against James Rand, in the Remington Rand liti- gation at Middletown, should have been brought under the Wagner labor act, not the Byrnes act"
 But behind this attack, made through medium of Republican papers and emanating from Water- bury, is the knowledge that Mrs. Palmer was the candidate of Demo- cratic State Chairman J. Francis Smith of Waterbury, for the post of national ommitteewoman that she was defeated by one vote by Miss Mary Coughlin of Stratford, who up- set a movement in Mrs. Palmer's behalf.
 Does this mean, then, party lead- CTS asked, that Chairman Smith again is supporting Mrs. Palmer against pr. Satti, against Spellacyp Does 1t point the way for 8 "coin- promise" later when the Smith-Sen. Maloney National Committeeman FitzGerald forces seek the nomina- tion of Col. Hewes as lieutenant governor with Mayor Spellacys staunch ally, Mayor John J. Mur- phy, possibly with Committeeman ITitzGerald switching over, turn New Haven's 73 delegates to a Tone "bandwagon?"
 The state labor commissioner an- nounced that he docs not plan to withdraw. except in the instance cited as relates to expression by the governor. He has lined up a con- siderable labor strength and his "in- dependence" of party councils Is the main factor separating him from the state party's most potent alliance.
 At meeting of the platform com mittee yesterday the path to renon- ination was cleared for Senator Lonergan by arrangement that the party would subscribe to "the ob- jectives of the new deal" but would not give blanket endorsement to in- clude such proposals as the supreme court and reorganization bills.
 Col. Hewes, in radio appeal last night to delegates, pointed the prob able course of the platform in this matter by reiterating his support for the "broad objectives" of the na- tional administration. He contended that he is "a liberal and my acts have proved it," referring to his record in the party since 1910.
 That Bridgeport's 57 delegates will cast a ballot of Thomas Dodd, IVA administrator. is not considered as commission of most of the unpledged delegates to other than the candi- dacy of Senator Lonerga1. who was an earlier issue in. a factional fight which resulted in agreement that the delegates go uninstructed. With the New Haven delegates, Tone Is ex- pected to find large support from Bridgeport, Danbury and most of the industrial cities, with the possible exception of Waterbury where 4l delegates are unpledged in the lieu- tenant-governor nomination contest. although instructed for Senator Lonergan.