The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-20

senator George L. Culhane IN q
radio talk last night renewed his
attack on Corporation Counsel Vim
cent A. Scully, his rival for the
nomination for mayor in today's
Democratic primary. He assailed Mr.
Scully for his support by "the old
gang" and declared that he should
have instituted suit against the
former city officials convicted of
conspiracy.
Reads Letter
Mr.. Culhane's address follows In
part:
Mr.. Sculyy said, II I am not mis-
taken, that he was going to clean
house of the old gang to whom he
will owe his nomination. am going
to ask you listeners to listen to a
letter and I will quote the exact
wording:
Quote-Dear Friend: May I ask
you, as q personal favor, to vote for
the Regular Democratic Ticket, In
the Primaries, to be held on October
20th, 1889.
This ticket Is headed by Vincent
Scully, our present corporation
counsel, who seeks the ONCE Of
Mayor, and Is sponsored by the Reg
ular Democratic Town Committee,
and such men as Joseph Mulville,
James Phelan, Patrick Bergin, D. T.
Harrington, ST., Dan Driscoll, Harry
Cashin, and others, who have the
good Of the Democratic Party at
heart, and are seeking to get the
best men available for city positions.
It Is also sponsored by The Young
Democratic Party Of the City.
I have been associated with Mr..
Scully in the Corporation Counsel's
office for several years past and
can assure you that he Is faithful,
honest and sincere, has excellent le-
gal and executive ability and Is
fully qualified to administer the
duties Of Mayor Of the City Of Wa
terbury, II he is elected.
You remember the excellent adj
ministrations Of his honorable de-
ceased father, Martin Scully, when
he was Mayor of Waterbury, and
you can be assured that If vincent
Scully Is elected Mayor he will en-
deavor to give the same high-class
administration as his father gave.
If can ever be of service to you
or ever do you a favor you have
only to call on me and I will do my
utmost.
Sincerely.
r. s. Sullivan.
Now ask you Democratic voters
Of Waterbury to analyze the first
paragraph of this letter, 1.-The regu-
lar Democratic ticket" It should
have read the old gang Democratic
ticket. In the second paragraph
this ticket is headed by Mr.. Vim
cent Scully, our present corpora
ton counsel" Let us pause for a
moment and see how long Mr.
Scully has been connected with the
corporation coursel's ONCE in var.
ious capacities, and need not re-
peat to you what has happened dur
ing the time he was in that office
1t is all too well known to you. And
I am not going to take to task the
other men who are mentioned in
this second paragraph because many
Of them are outstanding business
men and perhaps they were not con-
tacted before this letter was written
On City Payroll
Now in the next paragraph Of his
letter he acknowledges that he has
been on the city payroll in the Corp
Grafton Councils Office for a num-
Der Of years and If the Democratic
voters decide that they want to
clean this administration he fears
that he may be compelled to return
to his original line Of endeavor and
give another an opportunity to serve
his city.
Then. of course, in the last para
graph is the old sob stuff so well
known to all voters. "If I can be of
service, you only have to CALI upon
me at any time" that old, old re-
frain, great before an election but
when the ballots are counted, how
soon forgotten.
My friends, there was a real rea-
son why Vincent Scully was APP
pointed Corporation Counsel and I
challenge him to deny tor else
take immediate action. Hayes an.
pointed Vincent Scully to the office
of Corporation counsel because he
knew that Scully would not sue the
members Of the old gang who squan-
dered millions Of dollars Of the tax
payers money. The Corporation
Counsel is the man TO bring suit to
return the money which rightfully
belongs to the taxpayers. Why don't
you start the suit. Mr.. Scully? You
say you take orders from no one.
Please listen while I quote from
an article appearing in the Water
bury Republican Of September a.
l9S7-quote--
Smith Fer Hayes
The question In this election Is