The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-14
Unpledged Delegation
At COP Convention
Waterbury Representatives to Look Situation Over
PaIIOtti May Fight Agreement-Danaher KeynOter

Hartford, Conn.,, May 14-(UP)-
The Republican spring convention
opens here tonight to pick the
states IS delegates to the national
convention in Philadelphia.
Two delegates will be chosen from
each OF the five congressional dis
tricts, and there will be an addition
al six delegates-at-large.
A floor fight was anticipated dur
ing tomorrow's session over one dele
gate-at-large election as result of q
protest Of Attorney General Francis
A. Pallotti.
Pallotti claimed exemption from a
party agreement that state elective
officers should not be sent to a
national convention when there Is
a state nominating convention with
In the same year. Inasmuch as his
office Is a four-year term and will
not be contested again until 1912,
the Attorney General protested
against being included In this re-
striction.
State Central Committeeman
Austin D. Barney, Pennington, has
the support of State Chairman Ben
jamin E. HARDWOOD ut an at-large
delegate and will be challenged by
Pallotti II the latter carries his
fight to the floor.
Gov. Baldwin, whose name may be
offered at the national convention
as a presidential candidate, will be
among the states delegates as will
National Committeeman Samuel r.
Pryor, Jr.; U. s. Senator John A.
Danaher; State Chairman HARDWOOD,
and State Vice-chairman Katherine
Byrne.
Senator Danaher will be the key
noter at tonights opening session.
Waterbury Delegation
Waterbury's delegation TO the
state Republican convention, OPEN
ing at Foot Guard hall In Hart
ford tonight, will be unpledged The
eight delegates and four local men,
bers Of the state central committee
decided at q meeting last night to
forego q specific pledge to any cam
didate. Atty. George Crocicchia, q
member OF the delegation, who had
made the suggestion that the group
pledge It's support TO District Attor-
ney Thomas r. Dewey, agreed with
other members of the group that
the delegation should go to Hart
ford with no strings attached.
Town Chairman Vernon Hall
said today that this city probably
will be without a delegate TO the
Republican national convention at
Chicago next month. Several prom
lncnt party members were ap-
preached, but stated they would be
unable TO attend. The two delegates
from this congressional district are
expected TO be Walter Howe, Of
Litchfield and Bernard II. Matthies,
of Seymour. Connecticut will have
10 delegates Mt the national ccnven-
ton.
Independent Vote
Mr.. Hall said that the meeting
last night was without controversy.
The general feeling, he said, was
that the delegates should be allowed
10 vote as they think best.
Ex-ToWn Chairman j. Warren
Epson, Floyd Rasmussen, Mrs. Row.
ley Philips and Helen Sanford will
be sworn In as local members OF the
state central committee ut meet
ing tonight. Mr.. Epson and Mrs.
Philips have been members In the
past, while the other two will be
beginning their first terms.
Local Republican leaders believe
that the state convention will vote
TO have the national convention del
egation support Gov, Raymond T.,
Baldwin, ut least on the first ballot,
for the Presidential nomination.