The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-02
Pro And Con
Pro and Con Stage
Set Final Appeals
at M e etings on
Radio Tonight
Voting in the CITY manager ref.

Voting in the city manager ref
erendum Is a simple matter.
In the voting booth you will see
the question: -"Shall the City Of
Waterbury accept the council
manager charter as passed by the
1889 Legislature?"
If you favor adoption Of the
new charter, simply pull the first
(top) lever.
If you oppose the new charter
just pull the second lever.
The first lever will be plainly
marked Yes; the second lever
will be plainly marked mo-"
The city manager charter bill
was filed in the house of repre-
sentatives at Hartford by Rep.
Hugo Guastaferri, Democrat, a
member Of the Citizens Good
Government association.
Submitted with 1t was the ad-
ministrative code, which becomes
effective automatically IL the new
charter is approved by a majority
of the voters.
A state law forbids the use of
the proportional representation
system in voting, yet the city man
ager charter for Waterbury calls
for the use of p. r.
The local charter provides spec
ideally that the state law against
F. r. shall not apply in this city
IN the event that the charter Is
accepted by the people.
Neither Democratic State Chair.
man j. Francis Smith nor Repub.
hcan Town Chairman J. Warren
Epson offered any opposition to
the city manager referendum bill
when 1t was before the legislature
at Hartford, and neither has since
committed himself either for or
against the proposed charter.
Both leaders took the stand that
the referendum provision in the
charter bill took 1t out of their
hands. that the question of the
cfty's form Of government was one
foS the voters to decide.
During the campaign both is
sued statements urging that the
city manager plan be considered
ON Its merits, not on any POLITICAL
basis.
Sen. Edward p. Egan( Democrat.
OF Waterbury, broke with his COL
league, Senator George T. Gull
hane, over the city manager ref
erendum bill. Senator Egan sup
ported the referendum bill; Sen.
ator Culhane vigorously opposed
Other votes for the charter bill
were cast in difference to the
Junior senator and to j. Francis
Smith, Democratic state chairman.
The Democratic town committee.
headed by Chairman william II.
Dunlavey, has taken no official
stand on tn" city manager char.
ter. The Republican town com.
mittee followed similar course.
Sentiment in the committee has
been against the plan, but 1t was
voted '.Ot to have the committee
80 on record.
-Four breakfasts will be spon-
sored over local stations tonight
by the Citizens Good Government
association. They will be the last
talks IN the pro-city manager
campaign.
Over wBRY, Harold F. White.
president, will speak at 7:l5 and
Aurelio Greco will 20 on the air
at l0:l5, both this evening.
william F. Burke will speak over
WAIR at 1880 and two speakers.
one In Italia and one in French
Will be on WATR at l0:45 D. m.
A radio address against the
CITY manager charter will be de.
nvered over Station WATR at
S:45 tonight by Michael Russo.
secretary Of the Communist Party
Of Waterbury.
MIR. Russo has charged the CIT.
liens Good Government Associa-
ton with "red-baiting'' during the
pre-referendum campaign.
Two rallies tonight will close
the campaign against the CITY
manager plan. Senator George 4.
Culhane will be the principal
speaker at both gatherings.
One rally will be held at Franco
American hall under the sponsor
ship of the French-American
Progressive Club. The other will be
at st. Joseph's hall, under the
sponsorship of Lithuanian women
voters.
Mayor Patrick M. Perriello, I'm
q statement today, calls on an
voters TO 60 to the polls tomorrow
IN the city manager referendum.
The mayor said:
CAS- mayor Of the City Of Wa.
terbury urge each and every Cit
lien eligible to vote ON Oct. 3, 1889.
10 call ut the proper polling place
and In the prescribed manner reg.
ister his or her choice. This n
. sovereign duty and every loyal
citizen should exercise his franz
chise and so keep perpetuated The
principles Of the form az demo.