The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-11
Politics
 M-. Passing

The announcement from Torring- ton this week. that Mayor William Patten would not seek renomina- tion by the Democratic Party occa- stoned considerable comment else- where throughout the Naugatuck Valley than his home town. Up there Democrats were more or less aware of his desire to return to the business which he inherited from his father and had been planning for some time past to re- build their fences. There is con- siderable interest for Waterbury in the reports from Torrington that Democrats up there have practically decided to head their ticket this fan with William Kilmartin, Per- Eonnel Manager of the Torrington Manufacturing Company. This an- n0uncement might even cause a lot of local people to decide to- vote in the Torrington election for "Bill" Kilmartin probably is as well-known and well-liked locally as he is in the New City. He has relatives here and worked here for number of years at the New Haven road freight office. And basketball followers can still recall his feats on the valley courts prior to world War 1, in which he served IS lieutenant.
 They say, too, that State Treas
 urer William Carroll will not seek
 reelection in the Torrington poll
 ing. He is both local treasurer
 and State Treasurer. but will
 forego the former to devote more
 time to the latter, as we'll as his
 banking duties at the Brooks
 Bank and Trust Company. This
 institution may retain its connec-
 tion with the treasurer's office,
 thought, as the Democrats are
 ready to come forward with an-
 other candidate of the Bill"
 Carroll type-Edwin J. Dowd,
 co-worker of MT. Carroll's and
 an immensely popular Torring-
 tOnite. State Senator Alex Con-
 stable, chairman of the Demo-
 cratic Town Committee, is ex- pected to seek again his post as
 City Clerk.
 The speech of acceptance of nom- ination delivered by Mayor John s. Monagan at the Democratic city convention Wednesday night could stand lot of reading by local resi- dents. While 1t was heard over the air-waves and was printed in full by the local press too often the average citizen passes such 8 speech hy as mere campaign oratory. If that is what they label this par ticular address, then it was pretty smart campaign oratory. In about i2 minutes, Mayor Monagan man. aged to express all the hopes and desires of Waterbury for a future about which we know very little, but towards which we can look with confidence by virtue of our current municipal position. It was both a delineation of what has and what can transpire, as well as a challenge to Waterbury to go along with the Democratic administra- tion in providing wide-awake, pro- eressive, far-seeing administration.
 Rumors persist that Harry
 Beardsley will emerge from the
 COP city convention as the can
 didate for mayor. He is said to
 De regarded by local leaders with
 more favor than any of the other potentialS mentioned in the c0l-
 umns of our local newspapers. Further these same leaders are said to be more or less agreed that his aggressive campaign of 194z against Probate Judge Pat rick Healey, which should have shown local Republicans the strong appeal that Judge Healey makes to the average citizen and should have convinced them of the need of endorsement by both parties, earned him the right to the 1945 nomination. Further they may feel that Beardsley candidacy might entice the so- called independent Democratic vote, which is as paradoxical as the statement above. An inde- pendent Democratic vote for a
 COP candidate would be an inde-
 pendent vote and not an inde-
 pendent Democratic one.
 The long-lost 1945 Jefferson Day | Dinner will finally come to pass at the Taft Hotel, New Haven, on Saturday night, August 18th. The tariff will be $25 8 plate, which many of the faithful contributed last spring when the dinner was | flrst scheduled and which they had begun to figure had sprouted wings. However. for mere $l00. Demo- cTatic faithfuls can have their | names recorded on the off1cial pro- yfams as sponsors. Two years ago l S25 contribution won the status of sponsor, while $10 would let you | sit at the banquet tables and par take of the same fare. State lead CTS are obviously hopeful of load |