The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-19

Senator George T. Culhane, in 9
radio address last night, appealed
for the support Of Democratic vot-
ers in tomorrow's primary and made
a sharp attack on his opponent
Corporation Counsel Vincent A
Scully. He charged that Mr.. Scully
was ''only front man" and asserted
that q scully victory would leave
the old gang" in control Of the city
government.
References to the conspiracy trial
we're also made by Senator Culhane,
and at one time asked: Remember
Williamson's testimony" He alleged
that State Chairman j. Francis
Smith was behind the Scully candi-
iacy and was seeking to gain con-
srol OF the party locally.
At another point in his speech,
senator Culhane claimed that his
opponents father, the late ex-Mayor
Martin Scully, would endorse his
;tand in the campaign were he alive.
Senator Culhane said in part:
This is going to be Democratic
family fight. In this instance 1t is
my purpose to present the facts In
a dispassionate manner and let
the voters decide for themselves
who is the best qualified for the
nomination.
In the first place, I believe
I have first claim on the honor
because of my long fight for good
government and my more recent
battle against the city manager
ship and proportional representa-
ton. offer myself as a candidate
for the nomination because I be-
heve my experience In public SER
vice fits me to give Waterbury
good. honest, efficient, clean gov
eminent.
Remember Williamson?
Take a look at the records, my
friends, particularly the court rec
ords. Any bill presented was
marked KILLED" before the ink
dried. Regardless whether it meant
relief for the tax payers OF the
city. protection for teachers, fire
men and policemen. Regardless
whether it meant placing safe
guards around the city's finances,
etc. 1t was marked killed. Remem-
Der Williamson, etc. And now the
ones who are shouting the loud
est about me Jumping the fence
stand security, bondsmen for those
who would handcuff the city's rep
resentatives in the Legislature.
How about Mr.. Scully acting as
the city's representative. Mayors
personal representative, etc. Those
who did not do their bidding were
marked for destruction. I was so
marked, but I refused to bow my
head for the fatal blow.
You know what happened after
that. 1t soon became no small mat.
ter Of politcis-the public treasury
was at stake and the property Of
all Of Waterbury was jeopardized.
NO one could do anything about
IL in the regular Democratic Par
ty and so became an indepen-
dent candidate. Mark that ! was
still Democrat-the fact that
the Republican Party in despera-
ton and in protest against what
was happening in Waterbury, in
dorsed my candidacy did not
change my status. I became an In
dependent to save the city from
being sold down the river by a
group of INSCRIPTIONS politicians
who had the community by the
throat. There was no choice.
Someone had to do something. 7
fought as I will continue to fight
for good government until the
end of my days.
Another Crisis
Well, another crisis Is here for
the old gang. They are up against
II pretty hard because the honest
Democratic voters are awake to
them at last. What are they doing
about 1t? Why they are playing
the same old game. They are get
ting a new false face to try to
repeat the same trick they played
in 1929. They have that new false
face In the person Of Attorney
Vincent Scully. They hope to trade
on the reputation of Martin Soul
", one Of the finest chief execu-
tives Waterbury has ever had. II
Martin Scully were alive today he
would endorse my actions in seek
ing q change. He was one of the
first to observe that the Demo-
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