The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-21
Politics
 in Passing
ElY RAYMOND !, FITZPATRICK

By RAYMOND ,, FITZPATRICK
 The saying of canny John H. 3fnrY, who led tho Democratic patty in Waterbury to on unbrok. tit ArlnR of election victories for z0 years. that "You don't have to bent tho Republicans in Water- hnry: they'll always beat them. selves" Is proving true once again. The Republicans apparently are doing their best once again to tear 0lelr own party to pieces.
 The protest" meeting against Che e. Q. ?. leadership here Q week ago last night was not too largely attended but 1t brought into the open the dissatisfaction with the way the town committee Is being run that has been hitherto limit. cd to private and semi-private dis. cuSslons. The fact that the prin- Cinal criticism was directed against Che -four man clique" that runs che Republican party here indi. cates that party rebels are at last ready to call q spade q spade and campaign for new leaders to re- place the quadriumvirate of Town Chairman Vernon Hall, his prede. cessor. ]. Warren Upson Regls- trar Of Voters Albert o. Taller, and publisher William J. Pape,
 Any conflict within Republican
 ranks serves, of course. to make
 even brighter the already excel.
 lent chance of the Democrats tO
 remain ln control Of the city
 kovernmenL A Republican prl.
 mary, which is being proposed,
 could not help bring mere dls.
 unity into the party ranks.
 Two years ago at this time one would not give q plugged nickel for the chances of the Democrats ta win the city election. The ex. citement of the conspiracy trial, with Its revelations about city af- fairS, was at It's height; the 1nde- pendent Democrats were still Fig. ured as strong factor; the Re. BNbaAGNAlS WSAt kStthth ASutJ AVi W strong campaign that seemed al. most certain to succeed
 Even into the early fall of 1889 it seemed an odds-on bet that the long Democratic reign was over. Mayor Frank Hayes had resigned and Republican, Patrick Per. Tieno, was in the mayors seat,
 Desplts the rosy prospects the
 Republicans lost ths election by
 | convincing margin. They lost
 N because the party leaders re.
 ElIsed tO accept Mir. PerrlellO IS
 the candidate for mayor, entered a ticket of delegates In the prl.
 mary against him and man. aged, through organlxa ti0n.con.
 trolTed votes, Co defeat him. To
 make 1t worse, the chairman nt that time, MT. UpsOn, used his
 aflMlal position Co send out let. ters to Republican voters urging fhe rejection of Mir. Perrlell0. At theIr convention, the leaders gave the nomination Co n political "unkn0wn," Charles Foster, and Chen threw frying pan and ali Into the fire by changing the party rules to suit themselves Co prevent the nomination Of John nergln for city clerk.
 Tho resentment that these tao. tlcs stirred up on many sides were tho principal reason why the Republicans failed t0 take the city election from Demo- cFatlc organization that was al- sa0at completely new and that Fas Just beginning Go function.
 .Thk year the Republicans seem wall on their way to helping beat themselves again, though their chances would not be too bright iiF any case. The Democrats 20 iilto this years city campaign able Co point to tax rate reductions, c city surplus of over $400,000 last year. and prospects of an even larger surplus this year, When the Democratic reign does end, the de- fat will probably be engendered within the party ranks but Inc signs of ineipient revolt are not yet strong enough to threaten tho administration for some tlme Co eeine. Or so it appears.
 sTo add Co ths Republican,
 woes ls the bitterness that will
 develop no matter what member
 ef the party ls named Co sue.
 eeed Fred Palomba aS tax com.
 Sbissl0ner when tho latter bc.
 % mes city court prosecutor.
 9'hcre Is a wlde-open battle for
 the S3,i00 . year j0b, and the
 tnsers will have no great love for
 the winner,
 Appointment of new tax com-
 missioner also poses problem
 tor Mayor Scully, One of those
 Prominently mentioned for the
 h0sltlon Is Town Chairman Hall,
 but should he take the appoint
 tnent it would probably mean
 the most violent flare-up yet In
 the c. Q. F. ranks and would
 brlng charges of bi party
 tsleal." Tho mayor also will prob-
 ably De criticized no matter who
 l& the appointee.
 srhat many Republicans are ale ready concdeing the loss Of the ely election again this year can he seen from the way they are ale rkhdy referring to the potential nominee for mayor as e "sacrifice candidate" Sacrifice or not there will be no dearth of candidates for the honor when convention time rells around in the fall.
 Accidentally, campaign time will ceme later this year, since one of tne changes provided in the charter revision bill transfers election day fEpm October to November. This means that nominations will not he made until approximately 0 month later than in the past.
 a HOW str0FR tha "nrOAestv move.