The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
INSIDE NEWS ON
 State
 Politics
BY EDWARD J. RYAN

the powerful Judiciary, panKIng and currency, Manufacturers, Printing and Territories commit tee. John" was given the Ju- dietary subcommittee posts held last session by Senator McNary Republican, and as a part of his new duties he immediately sat with the subcommittee holding hearings on the nomination by President Roosevelt of Professor Felix Frankfurter to the United States supreme court.
 I have told you in the past that Senator Danaher gives every promise of being one of the most progressive and efficient mem bers of the National Congress that this state has ever sent to Wash ington. My confidence in Sena- tor Danaher is bearing fruit. And when you read this column John, remember what told you one night when we were making Q tour of Republican rallies. l said then that I was confident you would be elected and remember l told you the reasons why. We'll you'll have to agree senator that I hit it on the head.
 The action of Governor Ray Baldwin in reappointing Walter Perry as bank. commission has many of the politicians worried. They wonder whether Ray intends to follow this same procedure and reappoint all of the present com missioners. Certainly to those of us who have been around the state capitol all of us agree that Perry is what is known as 8 light weight in the way of follow CTS. On the other hand if Perry has been rcapp0inted what req sons will Baldwin have if he should decide to drop Joe Tone, who has done the finest job in the history of this state as labor commissioner and John Blackall, who has done a remarkable job as insurance commissioner.
 Many a session of the General Assembly starts out with a fine surface determination to do good work. The fervor which char acterizes the early spirit of such a general assembly does not last however. In another month legis- lators will begin pumping up against stone walls of difficulty with their pet schemes.
 They begin to find out that you can't remake the world or the state of Connecticut in a day.
 Each of the legislators has his or her own axe to grind, each is convinced that he or she is more important than even the governor of the state but they soon get over that feeling
 Rep. John F. Lynch of Orange, . supporter of Clarence Willard of New Haven, busted secretary of the Republican State Central Committee was named chairman of the relatively unimpOrtant fed efRl relations committee and the reorganization committee. Lynch promises t0 be one of the most influential members the Republi- can party has in the lower house.
 As I predicted in this column a week ago. The Waterbury legislators fared very badly so far as recognition on important com- mittees is concerned. That Is with the exception of Senator Edward J. Egan of the 18th.
 The "Key Men" of the Repub- Iicnn party are Anthony Rich of Bristol; Rep. Hugh M. AlcOrn of Suffield; Charles Arrigoni, J. Ken meth Bradley of WestpOrt and Gov. Baldwin in reverse order.
 The dumping of legislative vet erans from important committee places in the Republican assign ments made in the lower house will have a certain bearing on this insurgent group.
 Senator ThornhiIl is not on friendly terms with either Brad ley or Baldwin and he doesn't care who knows 1t either. Thorn hill Is one of the "Old Guard CTS" of the c. o. P.
 Hell Roaring" Mortimer Bell member of the senate (Republi- can) has not as yet swung into action. On many occasions I came in close contact with "Bell". One of those occasions was in the Hotel Bond in Hartford dur ing the session of 1937 I also opposed him at public hearing before committee in 1885 and again in 1897 Remember sen ator?
 Albert Taller, Republican regis trar of voters and the one man (s0 the saying goes) who has hurt the Republican party more than any other has his eye on a state Job. Al would like to become state sealer of weights and meas ures. Oh boy, wait till the boys around town read this!
 There is a rumor around the state capital that Judge Finn will not be reappointed to the court
 of common pleas. The same "rumor" has it that Judge McNiff, now deputy judge of court, would succeed him and that Judge Me- Donough of Naugatuck would be appointed deputy. Judge Me- Donough as every person in this section knows, Is one of the most popular men around. But here Is the story that I get DIRECT The man who really wants that important judgeship is J. Warren Upson of Waterbury.
 But to all my readers I can only say that before Judge Finn is dropped the political boys will find that he has PLENTY of backing. As a matter of fact, I would say that Judge Finn will be reappointed.
 ,. Francis Smith, chairman of the Democratic state central com y,s9taaa se uffanAina Ak.n luu..lu