The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-01
Politics
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state Tax Commissioner Walter
walsh told the finance of1cerS Of
Connecticut cities and towns q week
aND that the Legislature did not In
tend that capital and homecoming
expenditures from q postwar re-
serve fund should include work re-
lief costs. This question was
brought UP by Controller Fred J.
vFeisner Of Meriden. Com. Walsh
pointed out that in framing the
law It was 80 worded that If a
municipality or town desired to
terminate the reserve fund 1t could
do so by q reverse process Of that
required 70 set It up. Then money
within It would go into the general
fund and be used for relief pur-
poses or anything else that might be
demanded by the times.
The defeat Of Senator John L.
Sullivan In the New Britain pri-
mary Of . week ago was . dis
tinct surprise TO his many friends
throughout the state. The out
come was close, . bare 100 votes
separating Mr.. Sullivan and his
successful competitor, former
Judge Henry Gwiazda. According
to reports the winner will be I'm
Quoted into armed service shortly,
but despite this he expects to seek
the mayOralty against the In
cumbent Mayor George Quigley.
incidentally there used to be an
old saying I'm New Britain that II
was easier to beat the perennial
Mayor Oulgley when he was In
Office than when ne was out Of
office and seeking to return.
April will be busy month for
local Democrats. There are num-
Der Of important dinners on sched-
ule and now the State Central COM
xnittee has set April IS as caucus
date for selecting delegates to the
state convention to be held May 26-
~ at New Haven. That means, Of
course, local primaries will have to
be out Of the way at least three or
four days prior to the caucus date.
Presenting the primary date Is the
week of the 18th. 1t will be up to
the Town committee to authorize
the chairman to issue an oflcial
call at least eight days prior to
holding Of the primary. So from
the middle Of April on Democratic
officials will be busy setting dates,
checking on delegates, etc.
Incidentally, there will be a new
State Central committee picked at
the spring convention, according
to party rules. This means that
local delegates to the state con-
venGlon meet in senatorial dis
trict caucuses and nominate cam
dida4es for the State Central COM
mittee. as we'll as honorary officers
OF the convention. These nOmiH1a-
items are ratified by the cOnvcn-
ton or II there is disputed dis
trice it is referred to the remain
ing members Of the newly-elected
Stete Central committee. Both
Town Chairman Maurice F.
Tangney and Town Secretary Nell
NTalOney are on the State Cen
trail committee, but. it Is UNDER
stood, both would like to relin-
auish these offices this year.
One of the questions to be settled
shortly by Democrats is how their
i8 votes in the national convention
will be apportioned. Despite travel
ing conditions and the war emer-
eency there is bound to be a big
demand from all parts Of the state
for representation in the delegation.
-Four years ago Connecticut had SIX
teen votes, so sent 48 delegates, each
with one-third of vote. If the
same voting strength were allotted
ehis year the state could send 81
delegates, but doubtless therell be
an appeal from national headquar-
ters, II 1t hasn't already been voiced,
FOR small delegations. With one
half a vote each. Connecticut could
send SO delegates. On the other
hand with a full vote at the con-
vention IS tried and true Democrats
could attend the Chicago parley and
do Just as good job as SO or 81.
Years ago, big COP happenings
started I'm the Allyn House. Hart
ford, but out Of the Hotel Bond,
Hartford, q week aGo came the
announcement that willard ROg-
ers was engineering an expedition
70 remove J. Kenneth Bradley
from the craftsmanship Of the Re-
publican party In Connecticut.
From bigger house in Hartford.
though, the State Capitol, came
the deciding vote. Gov. Raymond
e. Baldwin said Bradley was to
stay and the campaign to remove
him died just as quickly as 1t came
to life.
The announcement that Patrick j.
wallace would again seek the SEN
atorial nomination from the Demo.
Gratis In the 18th district means but
one thing-there'l be primary bat
Gle. for Senator John F. Tobin car
hardly be expected to retire from
the field at this stage Of his car
ser. However. the Wallace candi'
dacy shouldn't suffer from a late
entrance as it did in 1912 when ne
Eas thrown into the Scully admin
fgtration fight against Sen. Tobir
nt the last minute. Some admins
traton hackers who supported To-
bin in. 1912 claimed they didn't know
wallace was the choice Of the ad-
ADMINISTRATION, but rest assured they'll
know about 1t this time. Will thi!
spell the difference between success
and defeat?
Political pot -pourri Thomas
r. Griffin Of Shelton has been
named assistant to Internal Reve-
nuo Collector Frank Kraemer OF
Mexiden. He has been associated