The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-25
BY JACK AMMAN

(UPO.-RumOr aga1n are currenC that States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn will resign soon as the su- preme court appeals in the Wa terbury are completed.
 A reliable source said Alcorn has evinced a desire to quit "when certain matters were com- pleted." Those matters, this in- formant said, included the Wa terbury case.
 In addition, it was said, Alcorn will retire when he has an as- surance that his son, Hugh Mead Alcorn, Jr., now assistant states attorney for Hartford county, will become states attorney in his place.
 At this time, Alcorn, ST., does not have that assurance, it was reported.
 This succession attitude on the part of the states attorney ac- counted for the recent resignation from the Alcorn law firm of State Rep. Harold E. Mitchell, R., West Hartford, who also quit as assist ant states attorney, the informa- tion said.
 Mitchell, is was said felt he wasn' getting any place with the AL corns and entered another law firm.
 Don't be surprised if Rep. T. Emmett Clarie, D., Killingly, youthful minority leader of the house who passed his bar exam- nations 8 few days ago, makes . try for the senatorial nomination in the 28th district, . seat now held by Senator Asa R. Scranton, Woodstock, also Democrat. Clarie. 25, is getting ready to move up.
 A reported reorganization of the state highway department is underway, but one wouldn't be able to convince critics of the di- vision. Reliable sources permitted the story to go out that replace ment of Elmer c. Weldon as head of the bureau of engineering by a person to be selected by a merit system examination just a start in the departments housekeeping.
 Skeptics, however, were not so easily persuaded. Here is how one of them put 1t:
 "Yes, they are going to cleon out department already top- heavy with personnel by adding more help!"
 Republicans are aware that pulp lie works commissioner Robert A. Hurley, potential democratic candidate for governor, has some undisclosed information on high way department activities which has not yet become public and may be used in the coming car1n- paign.
 They may clean house before this information can be used for political benefit.
 Capitol observers got kick out of the list of 160 concerns which established in Connecticut during 1889. It was released by Gov. Baldwin, with the aid of the state development commission.
 "New companies locating in Connecticut" was the title. As- terisks appeared after four of the firms listed.
 At the bottom of the page the asterisks were explained as: ''No longer operating.
 Some supporters of 5ov. Bald- win are afraid he may run into trouble by claiming his Friendly Government" gave jobs fin pri- vate employment" to 35,000 per- sons since the Republican admin stration came into power Jan.4, 1889.
 Democratic strategy at this time, it was believed, Is to remain sic lent on the Governors figures, except for an occasional assault on the friendly government" As one critic put it:
 "W,'re going to let him go on. Maybe he'll hang himself. If he takes credit for the employment increase, he'll also have to take the blame for any recession, That's where the governor is treading on dangerous ground. And he is com pletely ignoring the fact that a war is underway, with plenty of orders. And, of course, the New Deal hasn't had anything to do with the employment situation. It gets the blame. but not the credit.
 Those civil suits to recover losses incurred by the state i'm the Mer- ritt Parkway land deals may never develop. However. Attorney Gen. eral Francis A. PaIlotti was said to be working on an ''angle" in the cases which may produce news within . fortnight.
 Pall0tn and Assistant Attorney GeneraH Richard COrkey have been at work on the civil aspects of the land sales for more than Q month, ever since Gov. Baldwin made public his intentions to in- stitute civil action against former State Land Agent q. Leroy Kemp. and Brokers Samuel n. SilberInan, Stamford. and Thomas N. Cooke. Greenwich.
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