The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-02
Cummings In Appeal
For Brien Mcmahon
anticipating Opposition Former u S. Attorney General
Makes Direct Appeal to Delegates

Former q. 8. Attorney General
zomeF 3. Cummings has forwarded
#Nneals 70 delegates 10 the Demo-
cratic state convention 10 support
Ms candidate for the q. 8. Sene.
toFlal nomination. Atty. Brien Nc.
Aahon Of Norwaik.
m q message 10 the delegates,
CUMMINGS declared that a stop
9ea1ahon" movement definitely was
under way. and you may be sure
g one thing, none Of this activity
b sponsored or promoted by those
who love and are loyal 10 President
NnosevelL."
CUMMINGS appealed for free
and open convention. Let the
candidates be selected on their rec
eonds and on the frankness with
which they have gone TO the cleo.
eorafe and made known their views"
Former Hartford Mayor Thomas
J. Spellacy and former Secretary Of
state Mrs. Chase Going Woodhouse
are opposing Mcmahon for the NOM
nation.
The following Is Mr.. Cummings
appeal to the delegates:
To the Delegates:
You will forgive, I am sure. a per.
sonal word about the Senatorial
nomination.
I went through the League OF
Nations fight with woodrow wilson
ana I know what a Senatorial cabal
OF Wilson haters did to him and TO
the cause Of permanent peace.
I do not want 10 give the Roose-
welt haters q chance TO re-enact that
tragedy.
IN 1924. Just twenty years ago.
Mr.. Wilson said: Nov 1t viii all
have 70 be done over again In an
twenty years and at ten times
~ oSst." These were the words OF
rfnnh ecy.
orr present bitter experiences. the
eos. a blood, sweat and tears adj
monish US not to make the same
mistake again. We now have our
chance TO displace an isolationist
senator and 10 substitute one upon
whom the President may conf
IDENTIFY rely.
favor the nomination Of Brien
Mcmahon. For several months his
name has been before US. He has
openly and frankly campaigned for
the nomination. With equal frank
ness he has made known his views.
His record Is an open book. 1t is a
brilliant record OF which We all
have a right 10 be proud. No OBJ
jections worthy Of a moments con-
sideration have been raised against
him. He has grown steadily In pub
lie favor. He is the manifest choice
Of the rank and file Of the party.
Nevertheless. there has now de-
veloped q stop MMahon" cam
paign.
You may be sure Of one thing
none OF this activity is sponsored
or promoted by those who love and
are loyal to President Roosevelt.
Ycur own experience and magma
ton viii supply what ! refrain from
saying.
Mr.. McMahons devotion 10 Pres
idens Roosevelt. and my own. for
that matter. seem TO have given Of
fenss in certain quarters Let the
case rest there.
do not for a moment think that
the average Democrat wants to be
part Of a stop" movement aimed at
any worthy candidate nor do ! en-
terrain any doubt OF Mr.. McMahon's
nomination.
Let us have q free and open con-
vention. Let the candidates be Sc
iected on their records and on the
fFankness with which they have
gone to the electorate and made
known their views.
Just one word more:
The convention win assemble At
Bushnell Memorial Hartford. on
Friday evening. August eth. to listen
TO keynote addresses. All the dele
gates should be present.
on Saturday morning promptly
II eleven O'Clock every delegate
should be In his seat or be repre-
scented by proxy. The nomination
of q Senator viii be the first order
of business. Let us nominate Mr.
Mcmahon by such a large majority
that u viii serve notice upon the
Republicans that the Democracy Is
IN iightlng form and that we pro-