The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-13

AIlN A~G UIlQuISVUlCHb NVNGEc VNhJ seven Republican aldermNnic cam didates, who, we are prcSuming need the ID votes to Insure elee- ton. The eighth COP, Alderman William V, Gerardi gets only the average Republican vote, which lS less than the average Democratic figure and consequently he Is frozen out and the eight Democrats are in and control the board, All of which doesn't show too much foresight or hind.sight in planning the ID eoup.
 TOrrlngton Democrats really have given Waterbury something Io shoot out by virtue Of their recent victory ln the municipal polling with Personnel Manager william Kllmartln of the T0Frings ton Company emerging eO0.odd winner over his COP opponent According to tho New City figures % per cent oe the total vote was brought out ln T0rrlngton on cleo. ton day. That's . pretty excellent record for a local election and is seldom reached in . city of any considerable size whore voting apathy ls apt to make itself felt the most in the purely local cons tests. However, the size Of tho Democratic majority makes lt evi. dent that it was necessary t0 get out such Q percentage 0f the vot. CTS ln order Co insure success Tor either side to the argument, Not only are the successful candidates deserving Of praise for their achievement, but also Town Chairman Alex Constable, State Treasurer William T. Carroll and Probate Judge "Jlm" Hogan, Co mention but q few of the hard. working party leaders.
 Az yet there has been no real cia&h of persoaalitleS or Issues la tho Waterbury campaign Ray Snyder, tho COP aSplFant, took to the radio ths past week In formal accept. anee of his nomination. A close ln. spectlon Of some Of his remarks, particularly those about public works, peStswar Improvements, bond Issues, etc., reveals that Ray or hls advisers didn't do too much skull work on the figures If they had they would not have used the ones they did, When Mayor Menagan and other Democratic stalwarts start firing they are sure to point out tho error Of tho COP niayogs atty candidates ways, which were both inaccurate In the amount Of bond issues and uninfermed in res iation to post.war projects.
 Hartford may not have . rip. sneFtsP of . campaign thlS fall, .sbut lt certainly is experiencing some dandy pre- election fireworks in both parties. At . Democratic primary thls week the forces of exsMayor Thomas J. Spellacy were completely successful In every ward without the former chief executive even lifting his voice in protest to the charges and claims laid down against him. Ills most active opponent was Pc. lice Chief Charles J. Halllssey, but hIs efforts were of no avail before the smOoth.worklng Spellacy or. ganlsatlon. In COP ranks the race for the nomination seems to be between Police Court Judge Cor nelius Moylan and former Mayor Walter E. Patterson. But behind the scenes the GOPeFs are trying desperately to break down the re- sistance of Mayor MOrtenSen and set him to run again and save the party. On . purely party program Mayer MoFtensen won't yield, but Republicans might sell him the Idea of saving the city from 'polI- ties"
 Friends of Alderman William V. 0erardi are in no mood to accept defeat for their candidate on the Republican side of the alderman!c picture this fall. Although he re. ceiyed the "kiss of death" the other night when Independent Democrats endorsed all COP candidates, his friends have started to rally to his cause. Their efforts may 90 in two different directions. They may test the legality of the ID convention; they may take steps to promote a vote-cutting program among friends to save Alderman Gerardi from be- ing low man among the eight Re- publicans. This Is risky program and can only be entrusted to men and women familiar with the work ings of the voting machine. A novice trying to split his ticket in favor Of one man is very apt to end Up by failing to do what he started out to do and perhaps tanning the machine in addition. However, vot- ing machines arc set up so that people people cai1 exercise their privilege Of voting for parties or for individuals and no one can stop them from act- ing accordingly.
 How long Is it since Connecticut heard Massachusetts request her to join in . movement to open the >Connecticut River to naviga- ton from Hartford to HoIyoke? kt must be 6 decade or two any, way, yet back i'm halcyOn days of y. Henry ROraback this was . problem tha: injected itself into proceedings at Hartford, but was promptly tossed out oa the Capitol. Now Gov. Maurice J. Tobin is ask. ing Gev. Raymond E. Baldwin for another hearing on the subject. one which will probably cause more discussion than even that of . special legislative session.
 By the same token people over