The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-27
CITIZENS GROUP
AIDS SOCIALISTS
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Sign One Petition

Some of the Good Government
association leaders signed the So
cialist petitions only for one or two
candidates, not for the entire slate
of 20. Mr.. White, for example, sign
ed only the nominating petition for
Mr.. Smedley.
The Socialist petitions were filed
with the city clerk Sept. IA. They
were necessary because the party
did not have q ticket in the field in
the city election two years ago.
Question have been raised about
the legality of the nominating pc
titions. The city manager referen-
dunn act provides specifically that
no nominations shall be made until
after Oct. 3. Mr.. Smedley says that
If court test is necessary he be-
lieves the nominations will be held
legal and the party given a place
on the voting machines. Court &C.
ton will be necessary only If the
secretary of state refuses the So
cialists a place on the machines.
De Bisschop A Signer
Vi tAlS PAOESoSA ASW
charter during the campaign have
hammered at the fact that Mr..
Smedley, a leading advocate, is al
so seeking office on the ticket OF
the Socialist party. He has met this
objection with the reply that he will
campaign as Socialist candidate
only if the city manager plan is
turned down by the voters. Incl
dentally, one of the signers Of the
Socialist petitions is Charles J. De-
Bisschop, opponent Of the city man
ager charter who has engaged In
several jousts with Mr.. Smedley
during the campaign
There has been considerable dis
cussion in political circles about the
possibility Of the Good Government
association campaigning for the So
cialist party If it fails in its drive on
behalf of new form Of government
for Waterbury. Such situation
would have important political re-
actions. 1t Is a certainty, however,
that a large bloc of the Good Gov
eminent associations membership
would strongly oppose any alignment
with the Socialists. -
The many Republican signatures
on the Socialist petitions is taken
to mean that many who left the G..
o. p. ranks in the state election last
year to support Socialist Jasper
McLevy are still resentful toward
both major parties.
Names Being Checked =.
The signatures on the Socialist
netitions are now being checked
against the voting lists to determine
their authenticity When this is COM
pleted. the petitions will be forward
ed to the secretary of state, MRS.
Sara B. Crawford, with whom resi-
the decision as to whether or not
the party will be given place on
the voting, machines.
Each of the 20 Socialist petitions
were signed by from Ats to ooo
voters. The following are among
those who signed one or more OF
the Socialist petitions:
Harold F. White, 81 Columbia
boulevard; Frank E. Hess, z1o
Grandview avenue; Harold q. MAN
| ming, So Crescent street; rTahA ~
Caliigan, 80 Cooke street; H. W.
Leayenworth, lat Circular avenue;
e. J. Abbott, Jr., SO Randolph Ave.
nue.: Mrs. Lillian M. Warner, SOY
Robbins street; Naomi A. Smediey'
524 Country Club road; Clara f.
smith, TIA Chase parkway; Fred ..
smith, TIA Chase Parkway. Perry
/ Graicerstein. 261 Cooke street; Will
liam F. Burke, 1870 Newton Terrace:
Howard p. Hart, SO Buckingham
street: Edward H. Davis. 81 OAK
land avenue; Charles Muckle, Vo]
Chase Parkway.
Edward M. Joy, lat Park roaa ,
Helen M. Coe, "a Pierpont street.
Alexander G. Larkin, 81 Waterville
street: Florence Tappin, 80 Far.
lawn avenue; Caroline S. Coe, QUO
Country Club road; Edward A.
wells, 603 Watertown avenue; Ben
iamin F. Bradley. 95 Chester ave aye.
nue.: Frederick B. Williams, Jr. -
Raw street; Earl A. Samson. 81 CIR
cult avenue; John r. Coomos, ~
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