The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20
Heard And Overheard
The State Capitol

was q "favorlte son" Of Indiana.
"Let Il 20 NJ that" Pryor said,
and Wlllkie smiled.
Willkie made strong impress
sion on Connecticut Republicans.
lie held them spell-bound In an
extemperaneOus speech. They
loved his wise.eracks and the
manner In which he drove home
his points.
The impression here now Is that
the race IN between Willkie and
Sen. Robert A. Taft Of Ohio, with
Herbert Hoover's friends starting
10 steam him up.
The war has almost driven po-
llties from the minds OF politi-
clans In Connecticut, and infor-
nation Is as difficult TO learn as
leaping from q skyscraper with
out breaking your head, But life
must 20 on, and politicians know
no greater heaven than talking
polities---eVen II there isn't any,
Is that the advisory personnel
committee which has been for
gotten since the rumpus about
presentation OF the list on the per-
sonnet directors Job, Is pretty sore
at Attorney General Francis A,
Pallotti,
The committee asked an 0pln.
Ion from Pallottl on the case Of
bartholomew Mullins, n former
motor vehicle lane inspector, who
wants his old Job back, claiming
he was ON the unemployment list.
The committee asked Pall0tti II
o person on u unemployment list
II an incumbent Of the position,
Pallotti, In nm opinion, gave no
0pMlon. lie said he was unable
10 decide the question, that II was
up 10 the courts.
The advisory committee sp0kes.
man said the law required that
Mullins question be decided by
the committee, and not by the
courts. In fact, the source said
the law stipulated that the com.
mittee's deciulon was "flnal."
Now tho matter IN In the courts,
and the committee and pall0ttl
have u slight mad on.
Waterbury reports Democratic
State Chairman J. Francis Smith
will turn himself out OF office at
the next meeting OF the commit
tee. The report Is that Smith
does not want the lob
John Mccarthy, NowtoWn, Fair.
field County leader, probably will
succeed Smith, The significance
OF this Is; Mccarthy Is an ally OF
State Public Works Commissioner
Robert A. Hurley, tho probable
nominee for governor,
There Ii Increasing talk In state
Capitol quarters IN TO who will
succeed State Finance Commits.
sloner O. Glenn saxon, who this
week Ia In Philadelphia where the
Republican resolutions committee
II meeting for the hardest Job In
the understanding q platform.
Four names IRE mentioned, one
Of which the writer Il pledged mot
90 disclose. The other three are
state budget Director Robert Weir.
Assistant Director Claude Taylor,
and possibly former Finance Com.
missioner Edward 4. Hall.
SaxOn's status In still vague.
Weir n sitting In for him ut oil
conferences, which may, or may
not be, significant. saxon defin-
itely n gOlng back 10 Yale on q
part.tlms basis In September. lie
win work for the Republicans dur
Ing the coming campaign. He may
even get cabinet post II q Ger.
tain Republican II elected pres
ident.
Maj. Ranulf Compton, r., Madi.
son, who almost won the third
district congressional election IN
1898, is working hard 10 gain the
Republican nomination again. Lat
est development: an endorsement
from the i2th senatorial district.
10 may be o woman against wo.
man on the state ticket this fall.
Mrs. Sara ID. Crawford, Westport
secretary Of state, will be renom-
mated by the Republicans. Nov
the Democrats are talking Of
nominating MRS. Chase going
WoOdhouse, New London, menu
Der Of the Connecticut college e..
Guilty, for secretary Of state.
Happiest man In the Capitol:
Carl Gray, chairman OF the gov
ernor's unemployment commits
sion, because OF the countrywide
adoption OF his baby, job-train-
Ing.
Sweden supplied three-fifths OF
the Iron and steal shipped into the