The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-17

desert wastes Oh AlTlCd OF IIle jungle
Businesses of the South Pacific.
It's reported on pretty good au-
thority that there wasn't too much
complaining among the rank and
file of the city's firemen when
they learned that the governor
had vetoed their pay raise bill.
Most of them figure that the pres
ent cost of living adjustment will
be continued for the duration and
perhaps after that. In addition
the average private in the depart
ment figured it out that the off,
GERS were the real beneficiarieS
by this bill.
Selection of State Senator Al
Coles of Bridgeport to act as Sec
rotary of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee wasn't a bad cnolce
for the Democrats. He doesn't have
to give I'D full time to this job, be-
cause the party headquarters is -ell
set I'D now and will be continued as
such. The session of the State Cen
trail Committee in New Haven this
week wasn't exactly sensational, &C
cording to all reports, although ell
forts were made to pep up members
by reminding them that they are
responsible for the party's debt, al
ready cut in half since last winter.
If the pleasure driving ban is re-
Taxed for few instants this fall and
food conditions aren't too serious,
don't be SURPRISED if the Democrats
stage Jackson Day Dinner tS25-a-
plate) out of season.
Waterbury friends of Mrs. Nora
Mahaney Harris were sorry to
learn that her federal job term
mated the 18th of this month.
Ard according to advices from
New Haven there doesn't seem to
be any plans on the part of lead
ers to do anything for Mrs. Har-
ris, who certainly has spent more
time than any other one woman
in advancing the cause of the
Party throughout the state.
incidentally rumor recently linked
the name of Senator Maloney WITH
the Democratic gubernatorlal NOM
,ination next year. The rumor-car-
lriers maintained that a person could
he both U. S. Senator and Governor
at, ore and the same time. There
probably is no statutory preventive,
because some years hack Hiram A.
bingham had the unique distinction
of being both Acknowledgements,
governor, and U. S. Senator at one
and the same time. 1t was only Tor
a. brief moment, though, as he re-
iinouished the former two IN favor
of the latter. And he only held the
latter for term and one-hall,
whereas had he remained a COVER
nor. there is no telling how much
further his political career might
have extended. His case came ABOUT
in this fashion. Mr.. Bingham was
elected Acknowledgements IN 1879
and served out his term. In the IAN
of 1924 he became the candidate Tor
governor on the COP ticket with
l.Iohn H. Trumbull his running mate.
He was elected, but in the meantime
1.-The late Senator Frank B. Brande-
gee had died October IA, 1920. A
snecial election was called for De-
cember 10Th and Lieutenant-goVer-
nor and Governor ELECT Bingham
was elected U. S. Senator. He was
Anaupurated as governor, held the
office for day, then resigned ana
went to Washington, where ne
STAYED until March, 1888. AND that
was such an historical incident IN
connecticut political history that 1t
never has been forgotten. But 1t
rioesnt prove at all that Senaor
prank Maloney would try to lml-
cate the process.
The late tom Smith, Internal
Revenue Collector for many years
and close political ally of Senator
Francis T. Maloney came in for
some high praise the other day
when Col. Thomas Hewes, state
Administrator of the Connecticut
War Finance Committee, an
nounced that this state ranked
third nationally in per capita
Gales of war bonds. Said Col.
Hewes: This fine record can only
he interpreted as magnificent
tribute to the people of Connecu-
cut, to the volunteers who COM
nri<e the local committees, and to
NV predecessors, Lii e utenant
Hewes and the late Thomas ).
Smith 80"
Ex-State Senator Charles H.
rShang" Wheeler Of Stratford, as
Iwell-known and well-liked IN all po-
slitical circles, whether Democratic
lRen,1blican, Socialist or what nave
IvoiI. as any man in this state,
Seldom airs his views in so convlnc-
ING a fashion as he did recently
when the set-up of the Stratford
town court became known and IL
was then realized that l2-year OLD
mutual agreement between Demo-
Gratis and Republicans OF the town
had been violated. Back In 1881 the
two parties decided the time hao
come to stop their biennial plcKer-
ing over positions on the town court.
90 IL was agreed that since politics
insisted on entering into the make
nm of the court all positions would
be divided equally among the two
parties. This system persisted
through three Democratic and three
Republican administrations, but this
year Mary c. Coughlin, Democratic
National CommitteeWoman, who
has been court clerk for several
years past, was ousted in favor OF a
Republican. OF this the outright
~Shang" says, %. A majority OF
me voted to violate the agreement
and break faith and even went SO
tar as to trespass upon the preroga-
tive Of the judge by naming the in
dividuals whom he should appoint.
And this was not bad enough, the
state chairman, Mr.. Bradley, felt
that duty called upon him to butt
into the situation and influence the
fudge to make the change, without