The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-13


Warden Brophy asserted that in
the democratic form Of government,
two strong parties are needed, O
major and minority party. He cited
Bridgeport as an example Of dual
machine, saying Jasper McLevy was
elected there because voters IN that
city were tired Of dual machine.
There orc plenty Of good men in
the Republican party available, yet
the party goes outside Of Its ranks to
complete It's ticket, he said. He an
nounced he would insist on q tax
reduction In the budget for the new
fiscal year, saying that last year
no tax cut was sought because OF
the uncertainty Of the future. How
ever, the public, burdened with
other taxes, deserves O tax reduction,
he said, and although income this
coming year Is only $4,000 more
than last year, 1t will get such q
reduction.
He assailed Republicans for criti-
cizing him on Union City bridges,
telling Of his efforts more than O
year and half ago to have the gov
eminent approve such projects but
falling because Of the vital need for
steel In the war effort.
whether or not ! am reelected"
he said, II feel / have given the
residents Of Naugatuck an honest,
constructive administration, one
which need not be ashamed Of"
Two major changes took place IN
the democratic slate. DR.. Edwin
r. curran was nominated for the
board Of education, replacing DR..
Charles 8. Kennedy, whose name
was not put In nomination, and
william RADIO was nominated treas
urer, replacing Anthony z. Mariana.
Stanley Zapatka's name was
placed In nomination for the board
Of education past, but Peter +.
Meeean and DR.. Curran each re-
ceived II votes to seven for Mr.
Zapatka, all coming from the second
ward. This Is the initial venture
into politics OF both DR.. CurTan and
Mr.. Rado.
Mrs. Elizabeth Biedcrman was
nominated for one Of the selectman
posts, replacing Joseph Shaffer, who
was not O candidate for renomina-
ton. Again nominated for the other
selectman office was Casimir Ga
leski.
Tax Collector James F. Fitzgerald,
Town Clerk Raymond j. st. John
and Registrar OF Voters Cyril Tuohy
were renominated. Nominated for
bailIfG were Ernest Anderson, Jere-
mlah Gavin, Ernest Bender and
William Josephs.
The following committee was
named: First ward, J. Francis Gull
len, Daniel J. Callahan, Harold
Murtha, Peter r. Meegan, Edmund
A. Ryan; second ward, Mrs. Nora
Standbridge, Miss Norine Fratesi,
Thomas Broder, Andrew O'Toole,
and Richard T. Parkinson; third
ward, Walter Koslosky, Louis COM
iskey, Nordhill Nauges, Richard
Neary, Creslo Klimasewski.
This means the committee will
have O new chairman as Matthew
Scully, present chairman, was not
candidate s-r denomination.
Richard Durkin was chairman Of
the convention with John Ash as
secretary. Nomination Of DR.. Cur
ran was O distinct surprise, but re-
Placement Of Mr.. Mariana, who was
on the Rocco Mariana delegate list
IN the second ward caucuses Satur-
day night, had been expected. The
Brophy supporters defeated the
Rocco Mariana group in that eau
Gus.
Mr.. Zapatka received the solid
backing OF the second ward group,
which gave him all Of his seven
votes, but the first and third ward
units combined to name DR.. Cur
ran and Mr.. Meegan.
The party early voted TO bar the
press from future conventions but
later, at the request Of Warden
Brophy, rescinded the vote. It was
voted to increase the town commit
tee from nine to IS.
Named on the Republican slate
were: Treasurer, Henry M. Titley,
at present part-time assessor; board
Of education, Samuel I. Lyons who
was nominated and Mrs. Valesca b.
Downs (renominated); registrar OF
voters, Henry (Which. incumbent;
selectmen. John ]. Broadrick. I'M
combent, Mrs. Catherine NardellO;
baiiiffs, Harold A. 6tauffer, Henry
w. Bulka, John @. Finsel and Clay
ton w. Anderson: burgeSses, first
ward. J. Randolph Anderson: Sec