The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-03
BY JACK AMMAN United Press Staff Correspondent

Hartford, Conn.,, April 3-(UP --As the General Assembly plods into its final two months, the most unenviable job at the State Capitol is that of Governor.
 Gov. Robert A. Hurley and his advisers are following the policy of making no major appointments until the legislature passes the administration "inust" legislation savings bank life insurance, aid to dependent children, public ut- Titles reform, state labor relations and Q few others.
 This policy has its arvantages, and It's hazards too. Various ele- ments in the party are beginning to chafe because of lack of infor. nation as to appointments. These groups are not satisfied with the explanation the administration has not made up It's mind on any ap. pointment.
 Tn addition, there are scores of others In the party who are moving heaven and earth to gain support for various positions which they hope will become vacant. Job- seekers crowd the legislative halls. For every post there must be 16 candidates or more, and this is only 6 slight exaggeation.
 Gov. Hurley realizes this jOb- yearning better than anyone else. As he put it recently: "A Governor con see only about 12 or 15 visi- tors . day. Nine of these want jobs."
 The policy of waiting for legis- latfon before making the l5 or SO major appointments thus whets the appetite of the hungry, who grow more voracious day by day.
 As 6 policitla friend described 1t c day or 50 ago: T wouldn't be in the governors shoes for Q mil. lion dollars. For every appointment he makes, several candidates 60 home mad"
 That, perhaps may be one of the reasons for the recent show Of force made by State Comptrol- Ter John M. Dove and those al- igned with him. It also may ac- count for the rumors emanating from Bridgeport that important power shifts are proceeding there.
 Town Chairman James J. Whalen and State Chairman John T. Mccarthy are said to have cooled. State Sen. Walter Barrett and Sen. Cornelius Mulvihill, of different Bridgeport factions, are now seen together more often, and Mulvihill Is reported to have be- come frigid toward Whelan, an ally.
 The demand for information from the provinces grows heavier daily. This department, . veter- an of three sessions, for the first time finds itself besieged with re- quests from acquaintances for news. Nothing is known except this:
 Section n of the general statutes requires all appointments which need confirmation by the legisla. ture to be submitted by the gover- nor on or before May 1. However, the statute regarding appointment of . tax commissioner requires the nomination to be sent in by June l.
 May 1 appointments include statute revision, motor vehicles, H. quor (which does not require con- firmation), and two public utility commissioners, among others.
 A report persists, however, that these nominations will not be Forthcoming until the legislature passes the must" legislation The May 1 deadline may be ignored entirely.
 If 1t is, then this question will arise:
 DO the incumbents hold over on interim appointments for two years, or can the governor make new appolntmenCSY
 The lawyers now can take the case.
 John F. Robinson, an instructor at Cheshire Academy and former president of the Connecticut young Democrats is being mentioned for appointment as state finance commissioner.
 Robinson formerly was employed in the State Tax Department and is regarded as weli-versed in fi- nance.
 The position of the Republican party in this session Is being re- ferred to as . "do-nothlng" poli- cy. State Chairman J. Kenneth Bradley put it in his own words