The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-12

 important portions follow:
 Aside from the record:
 o. Now, MT. Williamson, yester- day in your grand jury testimony, there appeared the mention of the name of Senator Walcott. Do you remember?
 A. That is right.
 o. And do you remember in your interrogation before the grand jury, leaving the impression that there was compromise made on the con- firmation of Senator Walcott in trade of the passage of the sterilizer bill?
 A. Yes.
 o. Let me ask you something: Who is Senator Walcott?
 A. He was-had been member of the state senate; lad been a United S.ates senator; had been member of the Hoover Belgium relief admin istration.
 o. Now, Senator Walcott was a Republican United States senator from the state of Connecticut?
 A. Yes.
 o. And his opponent was Sena- tor Maloney, Democrat? Is that cor rect?
 A. think that is true.
 o. And in the election of United States senator, Senator Maloney, tle Democrat, defeated Senator Walcott, the Republican. Is that cor rect?
 A. Correct.
 Cross Recommends
 o. Now, Governor Cross, who was a Democrat, sent Senator Wal cott's name for confirmation to the house, didn he?
 A. To the senate.
 o. And what was the position that Gov. Cross designated him to?
 A. I think it was commissioner of welfare.
 ~,. Now, you knew, didn't you, from your contact with the legisla- tllre, that the nomination by Gov. Cross of Sena.Cr Walcott was wholly unexpected?
 A. I think that is true.
 Q. Yes, and there had been no discussicn so far as you knew and no intimation that Gov. Cross was going to nominate the ex-Republi- can senator for a position. Was there?
 A. So far as l remember, I be- lieve I didn't have any intimation of whom he was going to nominate at that time until it became pulp lie.
 o. In other, words, there was none of the ordinary political gossip in the state legislature in relation to this appointment, was there? A. No.
 Q. Now, don't you know, MT. Wil- Hanson, that within an hour after Gov. Cross sent Senator Walcott's nomination to the senate, that it was confirmed?
 A. To, I don't know that. My recollection would be that it was longer.
 .. Doesn't your memory serve you to say that his appointment was confirmed the same day that Gov. Cross sent his nomination to the senate?
 A. No, it doesn't serve my recol- lection because I really don't recall it.
 O. Now, did you know that there had been'a caucus of the senate inn mediately after Gov. Cross had sent Senator Walcott's name to the sen- ate for confirmation?
 A. No, don't know that.
 Q. Did you know that Mayor Hayes in that Democratic caucus told the Democrat members of the senate that it looked as though there would be tie vote?
 A. think I recall something about that.
 G. o. P. In Favor
 O. Now, the Republican senators, of course, were in favor of confirm ing Senator Walcott's nomination, weren't they?
 A. I don't think there is any question about that.
 o. And the only opposition that cou!l have come would have been from the Democrat side of the house?
 A. No. You see, at that time, the senate IS Republicans, 3 Socialists from Bridgeport, and IT Democrats, and the Socialists, I believe, were opposed to the confirmation of Sen- ator Walcott.
 Q. Well, was Senator Culhane in the senate at that time?
 A. That's right.
 o. Sometimes he was Republi- can, other times, Socialist, and other times pomocrat. Wasn't he?
 A. I think he prided himself on his Independence.
 O. There were absentee senator?
 A. I havn't any recollection of that.
 o. And on account of their ab- sence, there would be a vote which could be dissolved by Lieutenant Governor Hayes?
 A. just don't recall it.
 o. You do know, MT. William. son, the confirmation of Senator Walcott had nothing whatever to dc with the steam sterilizer bill?
 A. No, I wouldn't quite say that MT. Murray, because at that time there was when the name wal first sent-political opposition to tht confirmation of Senator Walcott they were having trouble with tho Sterilizer bill.
 Bill Related Q. Don't you know that the cleo. tric steam sterilizer bill had no re. lation or bearing on the confirma. tion of Senator Walcott, at all? A. No. Q. We will go back to the read. ing of your testimony before tn, grand jury. I will go back a sen. tence or two of your last answer. Record:-- A. Now, the amount and volum, of work that put in was plenty The bills they got were the one they wanted but they seemed to b, just as concerned about the bill they didn't get. e. Well, would like to clear thi up. First, will you explain why vol