The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-29
Politics
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ne wisdom Of adyisability Of q
nolikical party lacking q fee onto
lsnaTies "a still moot question.
Here 81 Waterbury Democrats have
been successful In writing such Q
requirement into their party rules
Wor years the 926-a district fee pre-
vented what politicians like to term
nuisance primary tickets, but GER
talnly since 1899 there has been no
dearth Of primaries In Waterbury.
There was q mayoralty primary IN
that year - Scully versus Culhane.
The following year In both sena-
torial districts there were battle, Q
three-cornered one In the 18th. In
1871 there was clear sailing, but in
1919 there were senatorial primaries
again. 1913 brought another mayor.
atty battle and 80 far 1914 has pro-
duced one senatorial primary. So 1t
would seem as II the fee hadn't dis
coliraged persons with serious IN
tent Of running for political once.
And It isn't intended to do that.
LEGAL Republicans . few weeks
back were exhorted by Feorgani-
xers 20 do away with their party
rule ON primary feesA However,
down in Bridgeport Tuesday night
Democrats adopted . new party
rule requiring . primary deposit
+ Zee Of $50 per district. They
( were very frank In stating that
they haped to discourage pri-
maries in the future. Bridgeport
Democrats seldom accomplish any
nomination or adoption Of slate
Of delegates without pitched
primary battle. And they've had
20 many Of them that the party
Golfers are strained 10 the utmost
TO take care Of $1,000 primaries
once or twice year.
IN Bridgeport, too, the dominant
"Connie" Mulvihill organization put
through rule requiring that
primary tickets shall be filed at
least flve days prior to the primary.
This Is almost duplicate Of the
Waterbury rule, where four days
are cited. A check-up with Demo-
cratic Town Committee Secretary
Treasurer Neil Maloney this week
revealed that the Wallace-Tobin
primary fight in the 18th senatorial
district cost the two competitors
approximately $l37 apiece or so per
cent Of the $275 they filed with the
town committee with their states Of
delegates four days before the
primary. They were mailed rebate
checks this week. The secretary
treasurer stated that In the four
years he has held that office primary
costs have run Just a6out so per
cent Of the deposits, although he
intimated that the town committee
has also been put to some little ex-
peuse In the conduct Of such pri-
SnarIes that could not actually be
charged to the candidates seeking
control Of the delegations.
The dispatch with which Demo-
cratic Town Chairman Maurice r.
Tangney organized the three con.
ventiOnS called by the party last
Tuesday night elected much ia
vorable comment from delegates
and spectators. Az Mr.. Tangney
himself expressed 1t there were
three conventions 10 BE- called al
within a sh0Ft space Of time and
he believed that he owed II 70 the
DELEGATES who gave up their eve"
Mas IN attend 10 SO that the IN
hivihual conventions were called
On time and their purpose achieved
without any lost motions. That
he succeeded admirably may 20
Judged BY the fact that the stste
eonventl0n came 70 order at 1'bD
ne minutes latel, but the congress.
slonal convention was over ana
daleRAtes Out Of the RldeFmantc
chambers 81 $50, Just IS minutes
after Chairman Tengney mrs.
pounded his gaveL
judge Raymond J. pevlIn OF tne
court OF common pleas reIused W
entertain an attack on tsh cgnst'tu'
ti0nallty OF the Connecticut non''
SUPPORT statute recently Judge
Devlln, who Is well known N wa
teFhuTy, said IN part, ~ penal or
criminal statute Is ono imposing
punishment for an ofleDke agalnst
tie state, The test 0f whether or
nroeeedlng n EVIL or criminal y
Il dateFmlna whaIheF Us purpose y
10 redress q private or = pgpIle
wrong, A public wFong v lDVolVsa
heFe !" II WAS also claimed Dy
counsel that the state law was az.
eFlninak0Ty and Judge peVlm Sale
81 fhIsI DISCRIMINATION between tne
eekss a. 10 matter IN when sex "
a material factor may DO Ha1e Dy
aiafuta, without violating the eglsI
nFoIaelloR guaranty, " uNe elassl'les'
Hnn Il q natural ana Tehb0bApa o'l
anA sneh Discrimination msy pc
made N favor Of women ,II
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Ehat n tAe en|V Logical ae9uegl0n
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