The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-19

course at hand this writer doesn't
 think e ls his place Co point out
 what caM be d0ne legally. There
 arc certain steps, though, which
 could Do adopted which would re.
 move this matter completely from
 the hands ok local authorities.
 And is wouldn't Do necessary Go
 60 anything ike calling . special
 eanslon of the Legislature, R by
 any chance any legislators could
 be feund willing tO consider Wa.
 terbury's asSessment problem.
 The recent social announcement ue the engagement of Miss Mar gnTet Oonnors to CTO leader John Dr1scoll of this city caused some political speculation here In Wa. sefhury. Some wondered If Miss ConI1ors might not have legal residence established in the Fifth District at least six months before next November, which would en. able her to 90 on the local voting list and would also make her elig. able for political honors in the state elections of l946. In 1914 she Nas the unsuccessful candidate for Congress in the Fourth District, al- neit she gave CongreSswoman Clare 1oothe Luce some uneasy moments throughout the duration of the campaisn and, yes, right up until the last ballot of the district had been counted. Democrats of the Fifth District might turn to Miss Con- noEs K by summer State Treasurer sBill" Carroll has declared him. self out on the congressional nom- AEataon.
 Ahsence Oe Mayer JOhn s. Uaomn@mn from Waterbury during a1as height Of Ahe assessment are i. 9umentB has been Q moot ques- talM eAat he should have re zlmanea ae home, while others nEe tast a lnslslent that he was 5zs4l&iea in staying sway. AS . matter oe strict fact this VaeA- ten ee the mayors vas not by chance moe was it planned t0 e0- aEclda with anmoUncement of the new asBesmemts. He planned Q yammaxy vacation right after elec- tion. Of eouEUe, events have since pE0ve4 that he either could have pgovod himself Q martyr by re. ziaalning in Waterbury until the nasenamemts had been made pEh.
 se e he eould have made . hero ge hinseIk by taking steps tO change them
 The fact of the matter is, though, ezaat the bill setting up Q new sys- tenn of assessing here in Water bury more or less committed Mayor AEonagen as well as every citizen 10 accept what was to come. Wa terbury is certainly not going to ncrap e system that is supposed to Ae an ideal one in that 1t elimin- ates any chances of favorittsm be- ing shown to any property owner. Tn the individual cases of alleged injustice the machinery of govern mzent is provided and there is no chance that Mayor Monagan will order anything done that would in- feEfere with the efficeint operation Nf this new set-up.
 
 The recent ststsment from Washington by Senator Thomas 0. MaFt that he would not be Q can- afAaAe e suoceed himself thiS fall Msage 0e Iaas brought 8 few sighs ef TeIaee from Democrats and Re- pgblieana of Connecticut. Not that
 either party wanted tO appear hostile Co Senator Hart n ae de. sired Co suooeed himaek in office
 bat there was hesitation on the
 part ee both parties tO accept him
 ms their candidate in view of the
 fact that he is about As unpOliti-
 eal an Office-holder as can be Seund. It clears the way for the
 parties Co dig ID fheiT Outstand.
 Ing asplFants for the office. The
 Repuhlicans may find themselves 1aeeA with the prospect of giving
 ex-6enator John DanaheT an-
 ether whank at running, while DsnneeEats gre wondering if they
 want Lieut.- Gov. Snow Co take . chance nt going t0 Washington ~ 9 they ala0uid try t0 get Ches- teg A. BoWiss to switch over from eAe GPA e the Senate.
 The latter might not be as easy Ms lt sound. In the first place there ls no indication that MT. B0wFles wants ko run for the Senate on the DnmocFatjc ticket here in Connee- hleuk. Tn the second place there E. no indication that the paryt wants fn hand the senatorial nomination 1a afr. Bowles who has not been Arnminently Identified with the state &aFsg. And in the third place. 1t may well be that Senator Brien AfcAanhon wall have the control that #4II determine by convention time fslgt who win and who won't run Nnr office come next November. ..
 mnm't ssn Senator MehfahOn aheel ia the ssFtheemiag namina. 4iana end elections. He d0nlnated fhs scene at NeW maFan last week whGm khe State CamkEnl Commit tee elected Town Clerk John Me- GHlnD ef Wsliingferd chairman. Xna1 aoesm't mean ha viii dom fHsee ehe etase eoBvenaten ehas VeaR, hgt iE 6oss give him s hmzee om any potential opponents. EEehnbly thsre vent be toe much manll1am 1e 4emasoR Azeh4ahonB
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