The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-11
ITALIANS URGED
 TO FORM PARTY
Third Letter Writer Sug- gests Complete Walkout
 From COP. Ranks

Formation of an Independent Republican party for the city elec- ton this fall is urged in a letter to The Democrat. The writer agrees with authors of several recent let ters to the Democrat In urging the resignation of J. Warren Upson as Republican town chairman.
 The writer suggests that the pro- posed new party enter ticket headed by an Italian Republican as candidate for mayor. Such ticket, he said, would draw great number of votes.
 Following is the letter:
 Editor Waterbury Evening Demo- crat:
 l am a new subscriber to your paper, also 6 Republican and read with great interest Saturday an article on conditions prevailing in the Republican Party at the present tune, signed by Real Republican; My interest being great Saturday. I must say it was greater this eve- ming, on reading a similar article, signed by anothei Real Republican. came to the conclusion immediate ly that the Republicans writing the articles were forced to express their feelings in your paper alone because one of the leaders of the Republi- can party mentioned, namely Wil- liam J. Pape is the owner of the other two daily newspapers in Wa terbury and most likely the writers felt that their articles would find their way into the waste basket in- stead of in print. It is too bad that condition prevails, because be- leve all Republicans in Waterbury should read the articles. You are to be commended for granting the space that you did. Can 1t be pos- slble that Republicans can get real Republican News in a Democratic newspaper. AS stated before I am . Republican and because of the present leadershi.' have not been active like in the past. Mir. Upson should resign. He rose from obscur- fly to the eaC."ship of the Repub- lican party in Waterbury and has doAe nothing but cause dissention in 1t since he became chairman of the Town Committee. I believe he is honest, but think that he has no conception whatever on how to run . political organization. I keep in touch with the old timers in the Republican party and have a number of friends in the Young Mems Republican Club and they all seem to be of the same accord.
 Upson should resign. A young man . member of the Young Re- publican Club who has urged me on numerous occasions to join the Club stated Saturday night that he has the interests of the Republican par ty'at heart but he is disgusted with J. Warren Upson's bungling of all important matters that could be beneficial to the party. He also stated that an Italian is accused of writing the piece printed in the pa- per Saturday and 1t is too bad be- cause William J. Pape through his newspapers will try and make the public believe the Italians want to run the city if they put an Indepen- dent Republican party in the field this fall headed by an Italian. My advice to them is to form another Republican party. Head it with an Italian. There are over twelve thou sand Italian votes in Waterbury. A systematic canvass of those votes by your leaders will show great re- suits. am not an Italian and will certainly vote your ticket in pro- test to any ticket J. Warren Upson puts in the field, and there are hundreds like me. A great many of them Yankees who feel that MT. Upson does not know what he wants or knows what he is doing politically. Why do you suppose so many of them voted the Socialist ticket last fall? No other reason but n protest to Ws-ren Upson's tac- ffcs locally. What the Republicans In Waterbury want is a leader, those of them who are not double dealers is man who will build up f1e party and not one who at all times endeavors to tear down what others build up. My Boss, a staunch Democrat said to me today, What are the Republicans trying to do to get rid of Upson? He said if they do the Democratic party ought to do something for him: he has been very good to them in the past.
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