The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-23

have faith in the grand old party
may sound alarming, nevertheless It
Is true, Everyone connected with the
Republican party In Waterbury
knows that because Of the leader
ship Of the party 1t has deteriorated
to such an extent that Waterbury's
Republican party Is the standing
joke Of the State Of Connecticut.
Republicans depending on the
Young Mems Republican club to
rectify that jocular feeling Of ex.
ultation on the part OF Democrats
because Of their sweeping victories
OF all elections for q great number
OF years are doomed to disappoint-
ment for OF least another year any
way. The leaders Of the party re-
sponsible for the sorry plight OF the
party locally because OF their In
competence have finally through
what they like TO think Is political
strategy gained full control OF the
Y. M. r. club OF Waterbury. Their
initial masterful stroke OF political
strategy through the new president
OF the Young Mems Republican club
Harold Rogers, definitely not DR..
Harold Rogers as was enormously
printed In the Waterbury Republl-
can and the Waterbury American.
but Harold Rogers Of the Bunker
Hill district, employed at the Scovill
Mfg. Co.. o district leader OF the
Bunker Hill section appointed and
approved by the present local Lead
eTship, was to mislead the public
through q published list of the
members OF the various committees
Of the club.
"What makes the club a Joke and
very artificial In the eyes OF people
that cannot be hoodwinked Is the
fact that over so percent Of the
names listed as members Of the var
ious committees Of the club released
presumably by Pres. Harold Rogers
are not even members Of the Young
Mems Republican club.
"rhe bylaws Of the club speclIi-
cally state that q member Of the
Young Mems Republican club In
good standing Is a person whose
dues, the magnificent amount Of one
dollar a year, are paid In advance.
Some Of the very, very prominent
members Of the Republican party
mentioned as members Of the various
committees Of the Young Mems Re-
publican club have never contributed
q dollar toward II. The club at pre-
sent through The efforts OF the past
two presidents, Harold X. Hadley,
and Samuel Mihailoff, Is financially
sound having O bank balance OF
about 5000 and no d, BITS. So as there
will be no doubt in the minds OF the
most sceptical Republicans who
don't like to believe that the leader
ship Of the party Is incompetent and
rely alone on conniving to run the
party ] don't hesitate In making the
following claims relating to the var
ious committees Of the Young Mems
Republican club.
Mine appointees Of the honorary
committee are not members Of the
club. Three appointees Of the board
OF directors are not members Of the
club. Appointees mentioned on the
publicity committee are not men,
beers OF the club, some Of them to my
knowledge have never attended o
meeting In at least three years. APP
pointeeg TO the by-laws committee,
some Of them ex.political office
llclders and ex-officers OF the Y. M.
n. club In the past do not pay their
dues Of one dollar q year row and
others have never paid 1t. Finance
committee appointees help the club
not ct all by not paying their dues
and cannot be expected to help II BY
being members Of that particular
committee. Appoirtees 10 the cleo
ton entertainment, and membership
committees are not members Of the
club, others who have been members
in the past do not pay their dues
and gtiil others who do pay their
dues and IRE bona-fide members Of
the club do not feel honored by
their appointment to these CONF
mittees.p
John McTIugh
A Republican