The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-15
President McHugh Takes "Pot-Shots'
 At Upson Control
Primary Opposition Indicated By Remarks of Club
 Fiead-Claims Recent Town Committee Session Was Not as Harmonious as Reported in Press

Intent to oppose the policies of Re- publican Town Committee Chair man J. Warren Upson at the Re- publican primaries August 9 was expressed today by President John McHugh of the Irish Republican Club. The Irish Republican Club shall if possible prevent the possibil- ity of MT. Upson becoming the Czar of Republican politics in Waterbury by opposing the candidates for town committee men and women chosen by Taller and Upson," said MT. Me- Hugh today.
 Discontented by the proposed town committee set-up of IS mem bers instead of the conventional 32, and joined in these sentiments by a large number of other Republicans, Mir. McHugh in statement to The Democrat today said that his club would do all in It's power to pre- vent Registrar of Voters Albert o. Taller from obtaining control of the delegates to the various conven- tons which he Is endeavoring to do, by sponsoring hand-picked candi- dates for town committe men and women, only those willing to take dictation from him."
 If the Republican party rules read that the voters in district choose their own delegates, by what authority has MT. Upson the right to call into his office individuals not in the district he lives in to tell them that 1t would please him If they would serve as a delegate at such and such convention and if they would he would see that they go on the ticket as such," says MT. McHugh in part.
 Hint of 8 "deap between Upson and Committeeman John Bcrgin who is said to have aspircd at one time to the committee chairmanship is contained in MT. McHugh's com munication. If that condition pre- vails believe that places Commis- sioner Harry Krasow behind the eight-ball," says MT. McHugh.
 The complete communication fol- lows:
 After prolonged deliberation, endeavoring to get the full signi- fioance of the change in rules per- taining to the Republican party forced on the Republican voters of Waterbury by convention controlled by Registrar of Voters Albert o. Fgller and sponsored by Republican Town Chairman J. Warren Upson in opposition to the wiShes of the town committee who voted unanimously favoring 32 town committeeman with the new set-up and not 18 as the Taller, Upson clique 50 desires, mainly for thsir own benefit and not for the good of the Republican party, I feel that l must answer the con- tinuous questions put to me as president of the Irish Republican Club as to what course the club will follow in the Republican primaries to be held Tuesday, August 9.
 'The Irish Republican Club has gone on record as being opposed to cliques and steering commit tees ruling the destinies of the Republican party and can safely say that the club shall do all in its power to prevent MT. Taller from getting control of the dele gates to the various conventions, which he is endcavoring to do, by sponsoring hand-picked candidates for town committee men and women, only those willing to take dictation from him being con- sidered. Mir. Taller is ably assisted at the present time by Town Chairman Upson in his plans to grab control of delegates to the various conventions and to prove my contentious openly state that Town Chairman J. Warren Upson H calling hand-picked, by his and Faller's stooges, potential dele