The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-22

partment has not been so c0nSt1-
tuted in the past that now there
would be a natural successor to
the late Joe" Stevens as head OF
the detectives. That was a point
Of the Zimmerman critique on the
police department; it's one of the
things that Mayor Monagan would
like to eliminate and appears to
be aiming at in his frequent re-
marks about personnel In our uni
formed branches of the city gov
eminent.
It was noticeable that two prom
9nent Connecticut women both took
time out recently to attack President
Roosevelt and his administration.
The first came from Congresswoman
Claire Booth Luce. Her blast was
delivered just prior to an unfortun-
ate and sad occurrence within her
family-the tragic death of her
daughter in a motor accident-so
was quickly replaced by the more
personal news. But this week Mrs.
Luce's rival for congressional honors
at least the nomination-Vivian
KellemS Of Fairfield county an
nounced that she didn't like the
governments tax program; couldn't
keep UP with it without going into
bankruptcy; and stated she was a
delinquent and proud OF the fact
Mrs. Luce had roundly aSSailed the
administration for its foreign policy,
Its conduct Of the war, etc. Both
are apparently agreed on one thing.
Nc one can find fault with COP
State Chairman ]. Kenneth Brad
ley in his call for early cOnven-
fions. He wants the session to
name delegates to the national
convention out Of the way in early
spring, although the big show
won't come of until June. Demo-
Gratis might well do the same,
though, and get their meeting
taken care Of. This goes doubly
for the conventions that will be
held to nominate state and ma
tional candidates. II anything at
all g to be done with respect to
giving men and women in the
service a change to vote for candi-
dates, then they will have to be
named at an early date.
| Democratic State Chairman John
M. Dove has announced initial plans
for the Jackson day dinner. It's
scheduled for New Haven on Feb
ruary %, which is Washington's
birthday. 1t might just as well be
Washington day dinner as Jack
son at that rate. Plans also call
for only a $40 top on the affair,
which Is a reduction Of SIS from
those held In the past. With Demo-
Gratis still in the red" here in
Connecticut it's difficult to under
stand why the reduction was voted
for. OF course Democrats don't con-
ltrol the state government right now
and that might in some respect az
fleet attendance at the dinner, were
the $25 rate to prevail.
Republican reaction to the blast
delivered by John Kearney before
the Young Republicans the other
night formed pretty quickly.
There were plenty to agree with
him, but Just as many who didn't
take kindly 10 what he said about
the COP board members. A Demo-
cratic leader summed 1t up as good
as anyone when he stated that
nobody likes to be criticized, but
certainly no one in politics likes to
be criticized by a newcomer TO
his own party.
According to reports from Hart
ford q simple form Of absentee bal
lot has been prepared by the regis
trar Of voters office which would en-
able a soldier, sailor. etc. to under
stand what he has to do and to do
A. all on one page. Military officials
kaSs been "beef1ng" about the weight
- absentee ballots, instructions, etc.
The Hartford plan involves only
a single sheet and the return en-
yelope, whose weight Is slight The
legisiature next week might give
thought to the plan.
I Incidentally next weeks legisla-
tive session doesn't loom now as
much more than a mere formality.
There'II be . program OF legisla-
ton laid before the two houses.
assigned 20 committees for public
hearing with nothing expected to
develop at them), and final action
due all In the same week. Even
the vocal efforts Of Senator John
sullivan Of New Britain are to
be muffIed. This may be COP
propaganda, Of course. for the
Hardware City legislator has prom
ised the public that he win do his
best 10 upset Republican COM
1 ulacency By injecting gentle re-
I mlnders Of what the Connecticut
ssyVhite House" is 70 cost the tax.
nayers before Il can be occupied
b. Ray Baldwin.
Chairman Doughton Of the house
WAYS and means committee has a
chance 10 vault right into the White
House this year. II he only knew II;
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