The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-28
Heard And Overheard
The State Capitol
ground
BY JACK ZAIMAN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

ID JAIN AtAANkAN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Hartford, Conn.,, March % -
CUP politicians are
buzzing with reports about a
looming parting of the ways be-
tween U. S. Sen. Francis T. Ma
loney and State Public Works
Commissioner Robert A. Hurley,
who are close friends personally
and politically.
The reasoning behind these
runners is: Sen. Maloney undoubt-
eddy will seek reelection; Hurley
is available for the gubernatorial
nomination. Both are Irish, and
in some quarters it is believed
politically inadvisable to have the
Democratic ticket headed by two
men of one religion, so, the re-
ports go, split is inevitable.
So far as this writer has been
able to ascertain, there is no
evidence of a split. Maloney and
Hurley still are close friends, and
see each other frequently,
There is absolutely nothing
the matter between Sen. Maloney
and myself" Commissioner Hur-
ley explained. "He is deep per-
sonal friend of NINE"
Then the story gained circula-
ti0n. Commissioner Hurley and
Frank B. Kraemer, Meriden, a
Maloney supporter employed In
the, internal revenue Office at
Hartford, had a fist fight follow
ing an argument over Hurley's
reported gubernatorial aspira-
lions. The fight was said to have
taken place at Meriden and de-
tails of the alleged conversation
between the two were spread.
Hurley said at least a dozen
persons already have asked him
what caused the fight.
"Fight?" he scoffed. What
fight? There's nothing to it. I
never had an argument with
Kraemer. I've met him once or
twice, and I am his friend"
Kreamer said he hadn't the
faintest idea where the fight story
started, and expressed belief
movement might be under way to
break up relations between Ma
loney and Hurley.
So there you have 1t. There Is
an ominous restlessness in the
party which is producing these
frictions, and will produce more.
Next Monday is April FOOLS
Day, and the writer feels impelled
to make a few political predic-
tiOns:
1. State Chairman Benjamin e.
Harw0Od, ON the Republican side,
and Chairman j. Francis Smith,
Of the Democrats, will not retire
when their terms expire shortly.
q. A Catholic will get the fed
eral judgeship.
3. Gov. Baldwin will be a can
didate for reelection and will not
20 after a Senate seat.
4. The Democratic convention
will be a regular DOnnybrook
Fair-aS usual.
S, State Finance Commissioner
O. Glenn Saxon will not be the
Republican Senatorial candidate
and some compromise will be
worked out SO he can continue
as commissioner and teach at
Yale at the same time.
Rep. Joseph w. Martin of
Massachusetts, will be the chief
speaker at the Mckinley Associa-
ton dinner at Hartford Saturday
night, and it is expected lot of
Republican strategy will be map
ped out that night.
Gov. Baldwin and, u. s. Sen.
John A. Danaher will be the other
speakers. Only Martins address
will be broadcast. He is what is
known as dark-horse candidate
for the presidential nomination,
but he repeatedly doesn't want 1t.
A great organizer, Martin rather
would be speaker of the house.
The occasion will give state Re
publicans their first chance in a
long time to get together and talk
things over.
Former Democratic Rep. Will
liam M. CitrOn, MiddletOwn, an
nOunces he is for third term
for President Roosevelt.
Citron, two-term congressman
at-Iarge, has been strongly New
Deal ever since MIR. Roosevelt
came into power.
II Is interesting to note that
CitrOn's friends also are for q
third term-for Citron. And, like
Barkis, he is willing.
Next week Saturday is the final
day for filing Of applications for
the job Of state personnel direc-
tor, and never before has. there
been such widespread interest
about an appointment.
Whoever gets the job will be
in a tough spot. He will not be
a full Pledged employe under the
classified service until the 1941
state senate approves his appoint-
unent, so there is q possibility a
person may get the Job and have
1t only for seven or eight months.
But the governor has to make
an appointment from a list SUBJ.
mitted BY the personnel advisory