The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-23
Politics
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WAIOH VANCBNL 6COALL- c supply of jobs sufficient to suit ail the applicants.
 CONTROLLER TOM CONLON "a bottle of black ink to use on the city's books at the end of the year.
 PROSECUTOR MIKE GALUL- 10 = . chance to hold trafi1c court at the state arInory when the police begin enforcing the 25- mile speed limit.
 ,. WARREN UPSON - agree Snent by the Republicans on 8 new town chairman.
 SENATOR EDDIE EGAN = no more button-hol by the board members" who weren't appointed.
 PAT PERRIELLO - another chance at the nomination for mayor.
 ALDERMAN BURT WALKER "a new bridge on Baldwin street.
 CORPORATION COUNSEL J. ,GREGORY LYNCH fewer claims against the city.
 SENATOR GEORGE GULL HANE - a special session of the state legislature.
 EDDIE UDELOWTTZ-another controversy on city finances.
 JUDGE ED MASCOLO - an attempt by an faction to pull a fast one" when the Democratic town convention meets Monday night.
 CITY CLERK JOE SHEA - a finance board schedule not like last years meeting-every- night program.
 ASSISTANT CITY CLERK JOHN DI CORPO more im- movements for the North End.
 JOHN FITZGERALD, City Hall Electrician - a new alarm clock that won't make him get up so early.
 SUPT. HERBERT SCOTT SMITH - winters without snow.
 ,. FRANCIS SMITH an simplifying system to hear all those sounds of Democratic har- nony.
 HARRY FRANK, City Hall Messenger a pair of roller skates.
 WILLIAM J. PAPE - another crack at the sacrifice" Republi- can nomination for governor.
 CLAUDE BADGER - a two- year communication ticket between Wolcott and Washington.
 ALDERMAN GEORGE KINGS TON - street repairs in the East End.
 CHARLEY DEBISCHOP a new governor, new Republican town committee, a new Harpers Ferry road bridge, more highways across East Mountain, more sew ers, more sidewalks, another city manager campaign, more Repub- lican picnicS, a direct wire to the State Capitol, and more political arguments.
 Much of the Democratic party's future success in Waterbury de- pends on what happens Monday night when the town convention of last fall finally meets to elect . town committee. With a Demo- cratic administration now gov erning the city and winning plau- dits for its work, the party would certainly be foolish to allow fac- tioEsal royalties and differences of opinion to create further breaches that will take long to heal
 It would serve no good to seek to hide the fact that various Democratic leaders are at odds, end have been since election time. Each group contends that it is in the right, but none of them will be serving the party well if it in- Bists on action that can lead to only a wider split.
 The local Democratic Organiza- ton has seen too clearly i'm recent years what trouble factional fights can cause to want 2 similar situa- tion to arise again. With national and state elections only few months away, it Is a time for unity rather than dissention.
 The victory of the Democrats in the city election last fall, a feat which had seemed almost impoS- eible only a while before, showed that the party could do wonders if It's members worked together. There were differences during the campaign, notably over the poli- eies of some of the present may or's advisers and the selection of the ticket, but they were sub merged in the interests of the party.
 There Is no reason under the sun why several Democrats should decide that they are the chosen few and attempt to dictate the entire management of party affairs. It Is the rank and file who make up the party; they are en- titled to have 8 say in it's policies.
 4 town committee is supposed to represent all members of a party. The committee elected Monday night sohuld be chosen with that it in view. The party will lose not only the confidence but the votes of many of its members If any minority claims the right to choose the town con- nnitteemen.
 Monday nights convention, by Che way, offers an excellent Op- pOrtunity for one of those "bury- ing the hatchet" ceremonies.
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