The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-13

yOu1AS 0CilOCIdCS nave COIlCIOl ana do not want to have anything to do with any old-timers, or to yield an inch to them. The party wants all new blood" A few brains and 8 little common sense would also help, that is if party success, is to be considered.
 If there ever was a local citizen who performed more faithful ser- vice for the City of Waterbury for 8 period of years running over quarter of q century and for the Democratic party during all those yeas it was "Jim" Phelan. Now that 3 "silIy season" has struck us, he is in disgrace and former Senator LawlOr should be defeated because "Jim" is tied up with him. Come come bOys-let's snap out of it.
 Throughout the years MT. Phelan served on the board of public works which meets twice 8 month and sometimes oftener and takes frequent trips about the city to view public works projects. Some of the meetings last until near midnight. For this service he re- ceived' $250 year for some of the years he served. Some pay!
 But that's just a small matter, statistics will show that "Jim' Phelan has been one of the big geSt contributors in the past quar- ter century to the local Demo- cratic party as well as the state and national Democratic parties. I'd like to see his contributions since the so-called young Demo- crats started to come to the front compared with the boys who are now banning" him. It takes money to win elections, boys.
 "Jim" Phelan was prominently mentioned as candidate for mayor in the last election. The big argument used in his favor was that, Nobody could point a finger at him."
 But whats the use of saying any more about "Jim". The whole situation is all so foolish. Har- mOny is being sought in the party and things are going along fine, when some of the young strategistS in the party try to break the whole thing up. As the saying goes, "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party" It should be re- membered that harmony helps win an election.
 Lets look at just few of the "oldtimerS" who would be 'ostra- cized" If the "kick 'em out" policy were actually followed. There's good old Peter Griffin, who served for over 35 years on the board of aldermen, the finance board and the works board and missed about three meetings in all that time and was always one of the first members to arrive at a meeting. Then there's Postmaster Charles Babin, who struggled for the party for years and served on the board of finance and annually battled with budgets.
 And lest we would forget there's former Mayor Francis T. Reeves, who holds similar post to "Jim" PheIan up in the fifteenth district being treas urer for Atty. Michael V. BIans- field. who is a candidate up there. Atty. Reeves is one of the city's most prominent attorneys and re- spected citizens, and served the city capably and famously as mayor. He has been loyal Democrat and party guiding light for years. I haven't heard about the sO-called young group going to kick out Atty. Reeves up in the 18th. The younger Democrats in that district evidently take things a little cooler.
 And let's not forget that Mayor 6cully'S father, the late Martin Scully was one of the greatest "old time" Democrats of ali times.
 But whats the use of going any further. Senator Egan's cam paign Is not being helped by stories that the young Demo. crats are solidIy behind him and that he viii win without any help from the So called "Oid
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