The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-20
M'HUGH RESENTS.
 BEING LEFT OUT.
Opposed to Chairman Up- sons List-Called on
 Club for Opposition

Terming as misleading" the state ment of Republican Town Commit tee Chairman J. Warren Upson which appeared in local paper yes- terday, John McHugh, president of the Irish Republican club today stated that his name should have been included by Upson in his list of names of those expected to op- pose him in the impending pri- maries.
 T do oppose MT. Upson's tactics and can be considered one of the element that will oppose him. ask all loyal Republicans in Waterbury who are listed on the primary list and all members of the Irish Re- publican club to do all in their power to prevent the Upson-Faller con- bination in getting control of the Republican party as they have planned it," MT. McHugh stated.
 His complete statement, contain ing a direct defy to Upson, is as follows:
 "The statement by J. Warren Up- son, chairman of the Republican town committee printed in the Wa terbury American, referring to criticism of the new rules pertain ing to the Republican party, forced on the Republican voters of the city by J. Warren Upson, and Albert o. Taller, Republican registrar of vot- CTS, and the feeble attempt made by J. Warren Upson to impress the intelligent voters of the Republican party that his and Faller's choice of what rules should suffice in the party for the voters benefit was in my estimation misleading in every way.
 "The criticism printed in the Wa terbury newspapers was justified and it was the opinion of the town con- mittee of the Republican party which is proven by unanimous vote passed by this body and which is on record in the minutes of the meeting when passed.
 "The Republican town commit tee is the backbone of the Repub- lican party and they are the men who voted in J. Warren Upson as the chairman of the committee. He reciprocated their confidence in him by single handedly opposing them. In my opinion his reason for doing so was to fulfill the ambitions of Registrar of Voters Albert Taller to get control of all delegates to the various conventions which nominate candidates on the Republican tickets. He very graciously explains that the new rules places the control in the hands of Republicans in the various districts but he neglects to go into detail and state that his stooges ap- pointed by him, who must do as he says or else he will fire them, selects the delegates and they must abide by the wishes of MT. Upson or they are not selected. He also states that part of the controversy carried on in the newspapers referring to the new czaristic rules of MT. Upson's choosing was made by parties who do not want the Republican electors to have a voice in party affairs.
 T defy MT. Upson to state that any attempt on my part pertaining to Republican politics was anything but for what thought was for the good of the Republican party. l shall openly defy and expose any small group or clique who is trying to control the Republican party, and hereby state that the new rules proposed by MT. Upson and adopted by convention controlled by Albert O. Taller put control of the party in their hands and it Is not for the good of the Republican party but for their convenience in forcing on the Republican voters of Waterbury only candidates of their choosing. MT. Up- son states that the new rules were adopted after thorough discussion last spring but he fails to state who discussed 1t. It positively was not the town committee or the district lead CTS and I believe MT. Upson would be more truthful in his statements if he named the other three cronies of his along with Albert Taller who really concocted this set of rules and forced them on the Republican vot- CTS of Waterbury.
 MT. Upson also states names and also adds others to the sentence of those who intend to oppose his dictatorship which is proven in the fact that the ballots to be used by his clique will have the caption Up- son ticket on it but he does not men, ton the name of John McHugh, president of the Irish Republican club, as one of the element. I want to make myself clear to the Repub- lican voters of Waterbury and also to all members of the Irish Repub- lican club.
 T do oppose MT. Upson's tactics and can be considered one of the element that will oppose him and ask all loyal Republicans in Water bury who are listed on the primary list and all members of the Irish Republican club to do all in their power to prevent the Upson-Faller