The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-03

state chairman must appear appalling. For 1t is not on rec ord that the late leader during his long control of the party found it necessary to come down into a town with few lengths of hay wire to tie together the dis- integrating local organization.
 But Chairman Bradley did just that, not realizing the futility of his effort. For the local or- ganization cannot be held to- gether with steel rivets. And the folly of his action is apparent when consideration is given 'o the fact that he himself Is or the spot over the miserable show ing of the Republican state lead- ership during the late session of the General Assembly.
 The substance of Chairman Bradley's remarks to the august gathering read as follows: We will pay no premium or tribute to trouble makers. They will get no solace or comfort from state headquarters. As long as they are members of the party they must support the organization and it's candidates.
 In laying down this order of the day, MT. Bradley assumes the authority of a real fuehrer without showing the proper cree dentialS, A fliehrer's commands are ineffective without an effi- cient army to back them up. MT. Bradley has no army, but is ap- parently trying to build one up. For he advised the gathering to go out and ring doorbells and convert the multitude to repuh- licanism. He also told them what a great seam he had up at state headquarters, with himself, El- lery Allyn and Frank Johnson making up the team and then pitched into the local situation by telling them that the problem here was in making up a ticket.
 Being, without doubt, one of the trouble makers that Chairman Bradley referred to, I feel 1t in- cumbent upon myself to give my views on his remarks. Tn the matter of ringing poorbells and making personal contacts I would cite the advice of a prominent democratic politician of another era, long gone to his reward, don't work around a dead horse The local organization is & dead horse. It is deader than 8 door nail. It has no appeal with the public and cannot enlist,any work CTS except a few who are grovel- ing around the political garbage pail. It has neither the ability nor the heart to engage in cam paign with the democratic ma chine. After taking 8 licking two years ago, it put It's tail be- tween It's legs and cafnped around the democratic machine's gravy plate waiting for the leavings It's alleged intention to run 6 campaign this year is Q pure fake It is making e desperate effort to hold itself together. I cannot see any sense in going out anc ringing doorhells to hold such or outfit together.
 As to our not getting any solac' or comfort from state headquar' ters, that is an empty phrase Neither Attorney Gallulo nor went near the state headquarters while attending the General As sembly hearings. We knew tha the public in general and the Re publicans in particular were solt down the river by the great team up at state headquarters and b, the local misfits.
 I would have liked to YnakC some comment about that 'grea team that MT. Bradley mentioned but feel unjustified in asking you for the space. The outfit | not worth 1t. I feel, however that @ few words are in orde about Chairman Bradley's solu ton of the local problem, whicl he said consisted in making Ill of the ticket in the coming cleo ton. Chairman Bradley wa either wholly ignorant of the lo cal ftuation or wilfully misrep presented 1t when he made tha statement. The only problem o the local Republican party is 1t leadership, which consists of 1t town committee and its state cen tral committeeman. If they car be eliminated from the coming campaign, there would be a pos sibility of waging winning cam paign."