The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-28
Politics
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 ny RAYMOND IYTTzPATRTCK \ The unyieiding determination that has ever marked Robert A. Hurley but that has come pffflcl- ralIe to public attention since the oontlemAfi from Bridgeport became Connecticues governor was display ~ again this week when the interim appointment of Joseph Klau Of Hartford as 6 common pleas court judge was announced. There was no comment from the governor as iie announced the appointment, btit there must have been mitch that ne wished he could say about the ifl- tolerance shown by the General Ass eBmbiy ifi rejecting his nomination os Mir. Kiau for c full term.
 The Hartford attorney, s close adviser Co Che governor, was re jected for fall term simply be- cause Of his racial origin. The efBs iIsent gentlemen wto represents Che people at Hartford can offer mIl tiie cafefuilyspfepaFed afEu- nents they want as Co why She rejection was voted but they know full veil tIiat Mr. klau was turn. eA down primarily afid almost solely because Of his race.
 It is not q ease in which She Democrats caIi point afi accusing finger at tsie Republicans, for il the Democratic icscOntfOifcd Senate the nomination was approved with one sCant vote t0 spare. But some of the "fIO" votes there were the result Of political differences with the nominee and envy ef his progress in public life.
 Tn the House the situation was made much more plain. The vote against the nomination was almost two to one, and many member was frank to say in afi unguarded moment just why he had voted in 0ppositio1. The accusation was made from the floor that MT. Kiau dld not have trial experience enough to qualify as 6 judge, but t was not that claim, true or not as U may be, inst directed most Of the ballots
 The gOVernOr'S actlOn in giving Mir. KIau an interim appointment means inst he wifi serve only . year and 6 hah unless nc should be nominated for . fuIi term, aHd confirmed, during the 104S Gesis eral Assembly, yet Mr. HaFieys courage and his decision Co stand by his own convictions are d. nIlreble. He has shown inst aS chief executive Of the state he caB rise above tiie passions An1 pFej' udices of the General Assembly, lie tas shown that he can Flse above intolerance, even though t means protests from many fs3efsi- bcrs of Che assembly.
 It seems very strange tO this 0b' server thaE we can sanctlmOniOuss Iy tell the world that America fs against intolerance, aEaBnSt racial prejudice asId yet alfew those same destroying influences D grow in OuF own land.
 nsavO, Bob!
 Election Of Republican Btatt Chairman J. Kenneth Bradley tt Nerv0 also aS National Committee man places the two key jobs t tiie state c. o. ?. organization # the hands Of the same man sIrcl the days when ]. Henry Rorabaci ruled the roost. 1t continues sh' domination of the party by th' Fairfield county wing, which hal been i1 control for the past sev' erai gears.
 Retirement Of National Commit teeman Sam Pryor, Jro is a rea loss to the party organization. I was Sam who made Connecticut ai important factor ifI the nationa Republican picture and who wa largely responsible for putting int, motion and then directing tn machinery that won the presi dentiai nomination for Wendell 1 Wiilkie ct Philadelphia last year. . With Bradley in both leader chip posts, there seems little hope .that any other aspiFant can win lthe Republican nomination fer governor away from ex.0Ox. sfany Baldwin next year. Tn . cards are ail stacked in Baid. wins favor, ana only . nlaj0f political upset in the next yeaF ,or 90 can keep him from being the nominee In the 1042 eiec- Sion.
 The Republican strategy f0I winning in 1042 Is to hold tSeii rural strength and attempt td build wp their vote in the large cities. Efforts in this direction are already being made. Bul state issues may well be com spIeteIy Overshadowed # the wal ls still in progress, and any ad. vance strategy may prove t0 bt almost entirely futile.
 Tn the local political picture, will be interesting to note the C action to the city court appoint snents and 70 the naming of 6 nc member of the board of tax con 4nissioners by the mayor. JudgI Gaffney and Conway will annount their court today or Monday, an with one of the prosecutorshiI going to Tax Commissioner Fret Srick w. Palomba, the mayor vi have to appoint 2 successor to hi tn his present job.
 The tax commissioners job vi eo to Q Republican, and thei must be about 30 party membe who are campaigning for the Jo The mayors office is being b, sieged with callers, telephone cal and letters urging the appointmel If this candidate or that.
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 Many Republicans are none tO' pleased with the city court dea
 by which the Democrats get slion's share of the spoils, claim
 ing that a better division couli