The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-08

If we wrote 1t three months ago you'd say we had been In too many pubs, but Just take e good look and stick e pin in yourself, That Is If you're Q Democrat,
 Harry Truman comes to e Dem. ocratic Spring convention to make 6 good keynote speech, The Con- necticut delegates then go to Chi cago and vote for Wallace, Homer Cummings, forgotten since the early thirtieS, trotS out 0 Sena- torial candidate in Brien Nc. Mahon. Senator Frank Maloney doesn't go for 1t. Of ell things, Tom Spellacy gets on the Maloney wagon. John Murphy and John Golden of New Haven, always "old-guarders," 90 for 1t with feet showing their spikes. The women, who always thought they amount- ed to more in their party than the corresponding ladies did in the COP, ended Up nowhere at all. Bob Hurley, who hasn't spent too much time in the state in the past two years, comes into convention and knocks out Senator Maloney'S man for the nomination for gov- ernor. odell Shepard, the party's best hatchet-man, had ten count ed over his head.
 In e sudden burst of harmony" the balance of the Democratic tic- ket was set up in the backstage green room at the Bushnell Memorial. with lads put up who had hardly been heard of before. Do you know Professor Snow? or Messrs. Ryter, Prestia, Carrollp John Dove was picked to run for comptroller. You probably re. member John. He was comptrol- Ter in 1o40, and @ good one too. Platform Observations
 Then our good Democratic dele- gates made platform for them- selves to run on. It seems they are for "a victorious and early end of war \ and are cer- tain that with @ Roosevelt victory peace that will endure" will be provided. His victory, they thought, would insure "a swift and smooth transition at the close of the war to ways of peace" They honestly believed that during the past few years, we had experienced unparalleled national prosperity under the Democrats" and they are as certain as death and taxes that "the war front and the home front are one and indivisible."
 It's funny how so far apart they get from Republicans when Re- publicans are writing platforms!
 The Democrats were against so many things the Republicans shot at them in their own previous convention, that Bob Stevenson up fin Waterbury remembered an old one always credited to Cal Coolidge, who was asked on Sun day what his pastor had talked about in his sermon. "Sin," said Cal. Asked about what he said, the vermonter replied. 'EIe was agin it."
 The Cummings comeback was spectacular. He was chairman of the convention and as such was tougher than Uncle Joe Cannon in the zenith of his power when yielding a gravel. If Cummings didn't want somebody to get the floor, they ended up on their seat and in their seat. That gavel was iron riyeted. Even J. Francis Smith, who has some rights in Democratic party circle. came uI1- der the lash. Disagreeing with Cummings when the chairman didn't let him speak. he asked for an appeal from the ruling of the chair, to which Homer blandly re- piled, T haven't made any ruling. I just don't recognize you"
 It was a pleasant little party. the Bushnell show.
 Now Bob Hurley Is pitted once again against Ray Baldwin. Both have gone through such battles before; both have been winners and losers. Hurley has always personally been of the opinion that all things being equal, he should beat Baldwin. but the score doesn't agree with the opinion. Running with Roosevelt in l040. Bob took Ray, but won with se- were cut in votes. Two years ago, without Roosevelt. Baldwin show cd too many iabs and uppereuta for Hurley to withstand. T'his year ls another year. as they sag. Tho &nHnNweff fs8luNmNn tN Ia 0MHfN.