The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-13
BY JACK zAIMAN
United Press STAFF Corresponds

Hartford, Conn, June 13-(UP)
Wendell Willkie, whose stock as
0 Republican presidential aspirant
Is soaring, comes TO town Saturday,
and already there Is speculation
among insiders o. to Just what he
and Governor Raymond II. Baldwin
will talk about when they get TO.
gether.
Wilikie comes 10 Hartford under
the full open house" policy to-
wards presidential aspirants adopt.
ed by the Republican state Central
committee. At the moment, Will
kie's campaign Is described as q
forest FIRE" which Is spreading
rapidly In oil directions.
The significance Of the Wiiikie.
Baldwin huddle is this: High rank
Ing Connecticut leaders are angling
TO get Governor Baldwin on the
national ticket as o vice presiden.
tial candidate. Willkie comes from
Indiana. A vice presidential can
didate from the east, In event
Willkie Is nominated, would be
Ideal from geographic stand.
point, according 10 party leaders.
Formation Of such o Willkie.
Baldwin team may be taken up ut
this meeting between the two men.
National Committeeman Samuel r.
Pryor, Jr., who II In charge Of az
rangements for the national party
convention, has kept an "open
mind" on oil candidates, but was
reported In informed quarters not
70 be displeased ut the Wiilkie
gains.
Governor Baldwin, however, hes
mot yet given his consent 10 the
move 10 have his name placed in
nomination for president, but his
approval 10 expected.
WILKES visit also was important
especially In view OF the fact there
are strong reports that Connects
cuts delegation OF 10 TO the ma.
tional convention may shift itS
votes 10 him after q preliminary
ballot or two for "favorite son"
Baldwin.
There IL strong sentiment on the
delegation for WILKES nomination
and some reports were he had q
majority Of the 10 votes.
Observers still are trying 10 fg.
ure out why Hartford Mayer
Thomas J. spelIacy bolted the
Democratic delegation 10 the M.
tIonai convention because Col.
Thomas Hewes was named o MEM
Der.
There are two reasons supplied;
1. Thee outburst was o clever
move 70 rc.aliirSn .Hpellacy's OppO.
sitIon 70 Hewes At 0 time when
some reports were current the
colonel again might DO o candidate
for state ticket honors. The move
thus brought 10 the party's atten.
ton again the same objections
which were raised 10 Hewes' nom.
ination for lieutenant governor In
1888.
.. spelIscy was being pstulant,
raising rumpus 30 that party
leaders would come and ask him,
for party harmony's sake, 10 de.
sist. Favored with concession og
two, Speliacy might agree, just for
the sake Of harmony, 10 forget the
matter.
Informed Republicans do not
take seriously the reports that for
nner state Senator j. Kenneth
Bradley, Westport, might be O u.
8. senatorial candidate. Bradley IA
O member OF Governor Baidwin's
law Arm.
RidicuIing the report, one party
man said: How could they run
their law ONCE with Bradley run
ming for the senator"
In connection with this senate
situation, there u an inside story
regarding the candidacy Of Paul
Cornell, Warrington, school head
master. which informed sources
are repeating.
Several days ago, the story goes,
Cornell got into an argument
with state Chairman Benjamin
b, flarwood and National Com
flitteefnaTi Pryor over whether
they would support his senatorial
caIitidacy. C0rIioll's position was
ihal lie understood, from Two