The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-15

buttons are stlli . matter of dis-
 csiasi0n among various emplOye
 groups.
 The last session for making new voters showed that Republican strength was concentrated in cer- tain districts, mainly those of the North End. Hence it's easy to as- sume that the COP. group back ing ex-Senator Frank SulnIna vas hard at work. Such districts as 1-4. and 2-S showed q heavy prepond- erance of the new voters signing up on the Republican primary list. Democrats apparently concentrated their energies on the Brooklyn and Town Plot districts for both 3-4 and 3-5 showed corresponding Demo- cratic tinge in the primary list. As . result of these comparative fig- ures it is believed that Democratic leaders may make some effort tO combat the Republican efforts in the North End with determined drive ct the July session for mak- ing new voters. As July 26 Is the last day for enrolling any but new voters on the i946 primary. list this next session on July 3rd will be watched with some interest,
 The recent death 0f 1Ohn
 Gaffey in Hartford recalled the first time that he ran for mayor 0f that city. EHe lost Out by some
 thing like 20 votes Co former Mayor Walter 2. Patterson, Re-
 publican. It was . special election and the following year at the regular election Mir. GaiIey was again defeated. this time the Bat
 teFsOn majority being more cOn- vincing. Prior to this latter con-
 teat Mir. Galfey had tO win a
 primary contest In which hts 0p-
 panent was the late Postmaster
 William ]. Rankin.
 Congressman 4. s. Mike Monroney of Oklahoma brought a fortnight discussion of the congressional scene to Connecticut Thursday night when he was the featured speaker of the Connecticut Public Expenditures Council at its annual meeting in Hartford. Speaking to the large audience. after Gov. Ray mond Y. Baldwin had talked at some length about Connecticut problems of financing. the national legislator gave fair indication of what westerners think of such states as colonial Connecticut. His acknowledgment of sturdy roots. age and wisdom in government was suf- ficient proof that the East is not regarded as eftete or backward in such places as Oklahoma. When 1t came to discussing the national scene at Washington 1t was obvious that Congressman Monroney vas a man with a mission and will en- deavor. so long as he is in the Cap ital. to gear the wheels of national government to current times,
 Fairfield will vote some time iR
 the future 0n establishment of a city manager form Of government
 In that town The City 0f MeFiden sold SlO0,Oo0 In general improvement bonds this week at
 Che good rate of thFee-f0uFths Of one per cent. Edland Savage 0f the First National Rank 0f h0at0n represented that institution at the sale and tahulated the hlds which were offered. Mir. Savage alsa viS- tied in Waterbury on Tuesday paying his respects tO City COn-
 tr0ller Cornelius ', Maleney and other officials with whom he d0ea business Waterbury should be interested In an ordinance pre- posed tn MontclaiT. ", !. which allows . direct charge for use af sewers almost tn proposition t0 meter reading on volume of Wa- ter delivered t0 properties Connecticut finance officers will attend their annual seh00l at Uni veFsity Of Connecticut the week af June 24, Former Deputy Cen tFaller Joseph Cunningham af New York, g native Of Waterbury, is listed among the several lee- tuFeFs at the proposed school,
 The Hartford CouTant announced this week that it had obtained pFet- ty conclusive evidence that Gov, na.snaov.A n naIsfufra had ttnRUaA