The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24
Current
Political
Activities


The Connecticut tour of Henry
A. Wallace, Democratic candidate
for the vice-presidency, has been
cancelled, with Wallace to remain
in the midwest until election.
He had been scheduled to come
here next Wednesday. A national
Unknown Democrat is to be sub
stituted for WALLACE as the prin-
cipal speaker at rally to be
held at Bushnell Memorial hall in
Hartford on Wednesday.
Republican congressional candi-
date Frank T. Johnson was to
address meeting of the Ansonia
WOmen's Republican. Club at
Ansonia this afternoon. johnson
was one of the speakers &C the
anti-third term rally last night
at Winsted, charging that re-elec-
ton of President Roosevelt would
pave the way for more Seizure
IF you're sensitive to personal
criticism, don't go into politics"
Mayor Vincent A. Scully told
members of the Junior Women's
Club at meeting at the Women's
Club last night. He suggested that
the club make a special study of
the city government, with heads
Of various departments as speak
ers at future meetings.
Town Clerk Mary C. Kilmartin
warns that absentee ballots must
be secured by Nov. / if they are
to be valid in the election Nov.
s. The law requires that they be
stamped three days before cleo
ton but Sunday intervenes and
Nov. i will be the last day.
The United Republican Booster
Club met last night at party head
quarters on Center to make plans
for a citywide canvass On behalf
of q. o. P. candidates. Angelo
Possemato, candidate for represen-
tative, criticized the Roosevelt
administration.
G. o. r. candidates will speak
at rally sponsored by the Young
Mems italian Republican Club at
party headquarters t o m OrrOw
night. Ex-Mayor Patrick M. Per-
riello will preside, and among the
speakers will be Harold b. Post
and Franklin Darlington, candi-
dates for state senator; Angelo
PosematO and Edward Mraz, can
didates for representative; Frank
T. johnson, candidate for congress
in the fifth district; and Attorney
Maurice Wrenn candidate for
judge Of probate.
Several Democratic district
meetings were held last night and
more are scheduled for various
districts tonight.
Recordings of speeches by Wen
dell L. Willkie were played from
a sound truck parker at the Green
last night. The truck is sponsored
by the Republican town commit
tee.
The Connecticut Federation of
Taxpayers associations will hold
a panel discussion tomorrow night
at the Barkhamsted Town Hall.
Speakers from local units in all
parts of the state will take part.
Democrats plan, several import
ant meetings next week, among
them the rally Of the French
Democratic Club to be held at
Franco American hall.
DR.. George H. Cohen of Hart
ford, former Assistant U. S. Dis
trict Attorney for Connecticut, will
tonight discuss important issues in
the present national election,
which will be of deep interest to
all American citizens. AS a stu
dent of world affairs and scholar,
DR.. Cohen will undoubtedly pre-
sent various new angles to the vi
tai questions which confront the
electorate for decision November
5th.
AS a leader in the Zionist move
ment and in the Young Judean
Organization in America, DR.. Co
hen is eminently qualified to dis
cuss the political situation from
those angles and the broadcast
should be of interest to American
citizens of Jewish faith. He will
be heard on WATR in Waterbury
on October oath, Thursday even