The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-14
COP State Ticket Due NextW Week Baldwin Predicted
 As Candidate
 For Senate Seat

The Connecticut COP. slate of candidates for Fall election will probably be fully revealed by next week. Selection of convention dele gates at the party caucus Tuesday, Aug. 20, will best indicate the even- tual selection of candidates. As pirants for the various offices have, by this time, received individual pledges from the majority of possi- ble delegates.
 Reliable sources declare that Governor Raymond E. Baldwin will be the party's United States sen- atorial candidate. The Governor, it is reported, has been given until Sunday, Aug. 18, to declare his position as to whether he intends to withdraw from politics or again lead the party slate.
 Sources close to the chief execu- tive state he is warming" to the pressure to get him to run for the Washington post.
 Would Help Talbot
 The gubernatorial .aspira tions of Congressman Joseph E. Talbot (R.- NaugatucD will be strengthened should the Governor declare him. self a candidate for the Washing ton post, most observers felt today. Talbot, more than any other COP. candidate for the governorship, is capable Of attracting the diversi- fled vote, which also includes a certain amount of Democratic votes from Waterbury, Naugatuck and elsewhere in the 5th District. Said to hold the majority of the popular vote among the possible delegates, the Naugatuck Congressman Is given a good chance to win the nomination.
 Still possessing considerable SUD- port as gubernatorial selections, however, are Dr. James McCon- aughy, former Lieutenant-GoVern and until recently chairman of United China Relief and States Attorney Hugh Meade Alcorn, Jr., Of Hartford. The latter, 1t is said Is av1dly seeking the nomination. Dr. McConaughy, who now resides in Cornwall, may be given the 5th District Congressional nomination should Representative Talbot re- celve the gubernatorial nod.
 Should Governor Baldwin agree to run for the senatorial post, it will eliminate Rep. Clare Boothe Luce as a possible selection for this post. The latter has possessed di- Vlded strength as to any ambitions She might have for the candidacy. Like Governor Baldwin, she de- clared last year that she will not seek any nomination.
 That declaration, according to political protocol, remains unsullied should the party draft them for offices. Mrs. Luce may again be a candidate for Congress or run for Congressman -at-Large by way of the draft procedure.
 Leadership of a ticket on the part of Governor Baldwin and Repre- sentative Talbot, coupled with the Thanking support of Representative Luce and Dr. McConaughy. is viewed as one Of the most formida- ble tickets presented by COP. slate in many years. Republican leaders and pubhcists have been expressing full confidence in COP. chances for the Fall, based on l946 being an off-year and the people wanting a change" It seems cer- tain they will make every effort this year to present their most Formidable ticket in an attempt to substantiate these claims.
 Seek Harmony
 In view of this it Is reasoned that the party will make every attempt to go into the convention free of intra-party disputes thus present. ing confident and compact slate to the public. Party leaders there fore are giving consideration to the fact that failure to choose Repre- sentative Talbot may result in seri- ous displeasure on the part of COP. 5th District voters and some elsewhere in the State.
 While Attorney Alcorn is said to have the party leadership support, some members claim he does not have the voting strength outside of