The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-15
Jackson
 Day Echoes
BY THE OBSERVER

NU1lthEU3 HUH AAl ONCN OOAAAACS0A- cut gather in one spot as at the recent Jackson day dinner Tn New Haven this week, there is bound Co be lot of political brew a-boil- ing, much undercurrent, some ob- viOus trial balloons set loose, some real information to be culled.
 There were some pretty sure , signs that President Roosevelt is definitely setting his cap politically and by his own intention for third term, in spite of any and all news reports or comments to the contrary. His silence Is golden but the indications are plentiful right here in our own state. A third term was the unanimous theme of all the speakers. If the President cannot get the third nomination he is going to do his best to say who will and who will not get 1t. That however, is only the secondary objective. Wait see!
 There are new and strange aIlgnments in Connecticut De- nnocracy which on the surface seem unexpIainable but which focus back to Washington and the National Democratic theme and have their sole reason there.
 Homer Cummings is reported back in Connecticut politics. doing business at the old stand and the yhop-worn triumvirate of Spellacy, FitzGerald and Cummings, whose members have trod various paths in the present era, seems again to be a political unit engaged in practical politics. "The hand Is the hand of Esau, but the voice is the voice of Jacob"
 Disturbed by diminishing re- turn in Hartford and New Haven, the older boys who thrived when Democratic senators and gOver- nors were as scarce as hens teeth, will try to hold the fort or carry 1t down with them to defeat in spite of the fact that the Demo- cratic surge of the last eight years was not of their making but grew from a school of Democratic phil Osophy different from their brand Of political education. Why? Poli- ties is in the saddle.
 It will be Cross versus Tone for governer, the former the better bet, the latter the trial balloon for the Washington experiment and not taken too seri- ously National politics is para mount in 1940 and Connecticut De- mocracy may be the pawn, Connec- ticut defeat the price, of National maneuvering. Many good Demo- cI ats bemoan the trend.
 The vacant Connecticut judge. ship. long overdue, hangs like a cloud over Connecticut democracy, because National Committeeman FitzGerald wants the appointment ftr his son, whose youth and judi ciNl immaturity are Washington ueoblefn. The President has the choice, he has not hitherto made outright political appointments to Che judiciary. The Connecticut j,,dgeship is straw in the wind of the state and nation. The appoint Ynent may tell a story when made.
 1t is a strange political picture. The Old Guard is trying to outdo the New Guard in waving "The Party of the People" slogan; the New Guard, thinking of Connec- cut first, and with their cars to the local ground, is steering near CT the middle of the road. on this years choice of candidates and plan of campaign will de- pend the success or failure Of Connecticut Democracy for a dec- ade or more.
 A coalition or compromise of the two forces may have to be made on the do or die" terms of the Washington hook-up which jcopardizes state chances. The new generation of Democratic marty workers don't like the looks of things and are down in the mouth. Even many oldsters see the handwriting on the wall ot recent election trends. They want Governor Cross or candidate of his tyne and they want to con- centrate on the state and not the national victory, believing the former may bring the latter and not vice. versa.
 Senator Maloney, Governor Gross and Congressman Shanley and Smith are the nucleus of 8 win ming lineup of the Connecticut style but there are some politicians selfish or ambitious enough not to heed the advice of those experi- enced legislators in determining policy or who prefer to play from the Washington angle.
 Meanwhile many of the sage party workers ask where is, Jim Farley in the Connecticut set-up
 -or has Homer Cummings moved in on his territory with or with out his consent?
 Waterbury was well-represented by way of contributions at $25 a plate to the campaign chest. { Mayor Scully did not attend, probably because his new board of aldermen had its first meeting that night.
 The mayor is known to have little interest in state politics, pre- ferring to concentrate on doing his own local job well. The boys from around the state were asking for him, however, first, to inquire about the formula for his eXcep- tional victory in Waterbury which revived their statewide hopes and again to find out which way the important Waterbury delegation IS likely to be headed, he now being lts logical local leader. They will probably have to wait some time ior our non communicative mayor to show his hand if he does elect to show 1t in the state game.
 Am enjoyable time was had by all. or 90 the papers said.