The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-08
Course Of Action In General Assembly To
 Be Closely Observed
Speculation Widespread, But Indications Point To Party Loyalty On Essential Measures Position
 Of Senators Decidedly Important

tended despite declaration by the city organization through Town Chairman Maurice F. Tangney that their presence would be an "affront." ."
 Independence?
 The chances are that Senators Edward P. Egan and Michael V. Blansfield and Reps. Daniel Ma nancy and John A. Membrino will follow along with their party col leagues most of the time, with an occasional objection in committee or a dissenting vote on the floor as a means of asserting their "indepen- dence." However, both principle and expediency will limit dissents to a minimum.
 Democrats in the house can do little since the chamber is over whelmingly Republican, but in the senate the two Waterbury Democrats could exert a considerable influence. If they should desert the party plat form and the state organization, Senators Egan and Blansfield would pose a problem for MT. Hurley and his assembly leaders for, with an- other objector or two, they could menace the Democrats nominal ma- jority of g to 13. But both MT. Egan and MT. Blansfield are astute enough to realize that picayune maneuvers of this sort might well mean political suicide.
 No Difference
 As a matter of fact, Gov. Hurley sees no reason why there should be any difference between the Water bury Democratic organization and himself. He does not believe 1t even necessary to seek any reassurance from Senators Egan and Blansfield, feeling that his presence at the Cul- hane dinner had no political imph- cations and that even if it had the two Waterbury senators, as Demo- crats, would be in conscience bound to support the program of the Dem- ocratic party of the state.
 The Victory Dinner subject will undoubtedly crop up again and again between now and June, but all par ties would be better off and should be thoroughly satisfied if it were dropped completely as a reason fol any moves at Hartford. The discern ing public will not be willing to ac- cept the dinner incident as an ex- planation, or excuse, of any actior by MT. Hurley, or by the Waterbury legislators.
 The session starting ahead is toe important for petty differences, and all the parties concerned should be big enough and patriotic enough tc keep that in mind.
 The quartet serving as represen- tatives of Waterbury's 100000 people at the Capitol will naturally be called on to swing to the support of such measures as those setting up a Baby Wagner Act" extending and liberalizing the old age, unemploy- ment and workmen's compensation acts, giving all state aid to the na- tional defense program, effecting state governmental economies by department consolidation, making public utilities more directly respon- sible to the people, and carrying out other platform pledges.
 Principal among the legislative proposals affecting Waterbury will be changes amounting to an almost wholesale revision of the city charter (perhaps extensive enough to mean the compilation of whole new charter), possible establishment of a state trade school in the Brass City, and, maybe, a bond issue to finance needed capital improvements and allow the city's debt burden to be adjusted to an easier, long-range basis.