The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11
FIFTH DISTRICT
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 will run as nominee of the newly formed American ProgreSSives. Non1- mating petitions in his behalf are now being circulated. The fact that petitions for Ryan are being circu- lated and that state law requires filing of such petitions 60 days be- fore elections with local town clerks was pointed out to Gov. Hurley af- ter his original announcement yes- terday. This was one of two major reasons for postponing the special election to Jan. 20.
 Choice of G. o. P.
 Compensation Commissioner Joe Seph E. Talbot, defeated for reelec- ton as state treasurer last year, is the choice of Republican state lead CTS for the G. O. P. nomination. Thus far MT. Talbot has declined to state whether he would accept or not. Friends say, however, that he is willing to run if guaranteed sufficiently large campaign fund. Col. Roy Rice, of Woodbury, who was defeated by Congressman Smith in 1888, is in the field for the nom- nation but is handicapped by the fact that he is now absent on mili- tary duty. Other candidates would probably withdraw in deference to Commissioner Talbot.
 On the Democratic side, reports that John s. Monagan, president of the Waterbury board of alder men, is the choice of the city organ ization, are declared by local lead- CTS to be untrue. MT. Monagan, like MT. Talbot, graduate of Dart mouth college, has been close to J. Francis Smith, former state chair man, and is 8 ranking leader in the city administration.
 No Local Choice
 Mayor Vincent A. Scully indicat- ed today that local Democrats are still far from a choice for the nom- nation. It can be stated, however, that the candidate with the backing of the Waterbury organization will almost certainly be the nominee, for all signs point to the state organi- zation endorsing the Brass City choice.
 A likely local candidate is Cor nelius F. Neil" Maloney, secretary treasurer of the Democratic town committee, former publicity director for the state central committee and managing editor of The Democrat. Another strong local candidate may be Joseph P. Donahue, secretary to Congressman Smith.
 Anthony Telesca, former state senator and retiring city clerk of Torrington, is said to have strong Litchfleld county Democratic back ing. Mayor Cornelius Caldwell of Derby is another aspirant for the Democratic nomination, as are Rep. Henry Mccormack, AnSonia labor leader, William O'Connor, Norfolk Young Democrat, and several more.
 Statutes require that papers for an Independent party nomination must be filed with the secretary of state six weeks before election. They also require that petitions be in the hands of town clerks IS days before going to the secretary of state. This makes 60 days in all.
 The other reason for the post ponement was that party rules, at least in the Democratic party. would not allow nomination of a candidate in time for an election, Dec. 16.
 MT. Ryan, who will run on an iso- 1ationist platform, said today that he will have petitions bearing at least 1,500 signatures ready within a few days. The law requires only l per cent of the district vote at last election, which in this case would be 1,132. He planned to leave for Washington today to secure sev- eral nationally known isolationist congressman to aid in his campaien.
 The campaign may well find both major party candidates endorsing the Roosevelt foreign policy and MT. Ryan seeking to capture all isola- tonist votes. Mir. Talbot, a close associate of ex-Gov. Raymond B. Baldwin, will no doubt follow MI. Baldwin in approving the stand taken by Wendell L. Willkie, WSle the Democratic candidate will have no choice but to endorse the admin 1stration's policy.