The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-20
Current
 Political Happenings

Many waterbury Republican 1ead- CTS are dancing with glee at the ape parent understanding" that Ray- mend Y. Baldwin will again carry the e. o. P. standard at the head of the ticket in the fall campaign. For with Baldwin in the chair as guber- material candidate their chances of pressing for the nomination of Wil- liam '. Pape as Acknowledgements are brighter. Reports that Con- RresESnan Joseph E. Talbot would look for the governorship with the blessing of Baldwin caused the Pape supporters a lot of gloom for they reaiizg that perhaps 1t would not 1e strategic to have candidates for ltle first and second spots on the ticket from adjoining communities.
 ApparentIy it remains only for
 DaidWiai tO announce his will- i aneness to be drafted" to rum, if that is the appropriate phrase. ' For i'm . very quiet but effective 1 way his supporters have won en-
 dorsenaents from the Stamford | ReiubIican town committee and
 similar organizations in Hartford
 ana WctIaersafeld. The Bridgeport
 cemncII of Republican Women has
 anso started . Draft Baldwin"
 movement, and similar efforts are
 beginning to come to light in
 other communities. So at this
 writing lt looks very much like g
 Baldwin Pape combination to Op-
 pOsc Governor Robert A. Hurley
 and Lieut.. Gov. Odel Shepard in
 the fall.
 All of which brings us around to the political battle which will be most interesting to folks in this neck of the woods-the battle for s0ongressman from the Fifth District.
 We use the expression "mOst
 interesting" In the case with reser-
 vatlOns--because of the possibility
 that Mayor Vincent A. Scully
 might (aIthOugh the chances are
 slim as the situation now stands)
 agrce to accept the nomination for
 attorney general which state lead-
 CTS are dangling in front of him.
 Should the mayor become cam
 didate on the state ticket there'd
 be big doings i'm Waterbury-par-
 tlcularly if MT. Pape obtains the
 Acknowledgements nod.
 Who'll get the democratic nomin- ation for Congress? Unless there's some expert missionary work done there1l be a convention fight which will zee Litchfield county and the lower end of the New Haven county section of the district each insisting that it has a natural right to the nomination. And probably both ends of the district will team up if possible to see that a Waterbury candidate is not nominated-always keeping in mind the necessity of carrying Waterbury by a large majority to offset traditional defec- tions in the numerous Republican towns of the district.
 ID date two candidates have
 beem annOunced-Mayor William
 A. lsatten of T0rringt0n who un-
 occasionally can go before the convention with the ma jOrity of Lltchfield county delegates sewed
 up; and Larry Kenny, Water
 burian who would be capable of
 nutting on an enthusiastic and
 tsorng campaign.
 Tn the lower end of the district Henry Mccormack, c. I. o. leader who made a strong bid for the nom- 2r1ation last year probably will be In the fight again although he has made no formal statement thus far. Mayor Cornelius Caldwell of Derby, another candidate in last years struggle for the nomination probably will be heard from before conven- ton plans are completed.
 John s. MOnagan of Waterbury,
 unsuccessful in the special cleo.
 tiOn on last January 20 may be in.
 tereSted in making another try. At
 this writing he hasn't given any
 clear indication of his feelings.
 Should the present incumbent, Jo- seph E. Talbot decline renomination in favor of seeking a place on the state ticket Che may go after the state treasurership again) Republi- cans will be in a quandary and they too will be faced with a fiery con- Vention.
 But all this sums up to little or