The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-24

iltlcal appearance next Weeh "Aeh he is the guest of the Democratic Women's Booster Club of Water hury. The club is sponsoring picnic at Lake Hitchcock and Sem ator McMahon has indicated his intention of being present for the event. Inasmuch as the outing IS scheduled two days after Demo- cratic conventions probably other local nominees will be present, too. The conventions are set for next Tuesday night and will result in
 the nomination of Senator Ed ward P. Egan in the 18th district, x-alderman Martin F. Sullivan in the 18th, and the two Demo-
 cratic representatives, Daniel J. Mahaney and John A. Membrino.
 Incidentally, next Tuesday night promises to be busy occasion for Town Chairman Maurice F. Tang ney. Seven conventions have been called for the evening, so there Will be much scurrying here and there to get delegates in the right meet ing places and to see that all the gatherings are properly organized and procedure followed. No changes are expected to be made in the ranks of local Democratic State Central Committee members this year when these nominations are made. Del egates to the state convention Will meet a week before the 18th Of Sep tember to name their choices for these posts as well as for the con- ventions honorary officers, stand ing committee members, etc.
 Conneeticut's 0,000, 900 public
 works project is in the same
 amount as water projects approv-
 ed by the Federal Works Agency
 throughout the nation. Scattered
 through 545 communities these
 projects range all the way from
 few thousands up to the preten-
 tious S27, 100000 Brazos River job
 in Texas. A single project in Con-
 neeticut is included in the list
 Norwichs S513,200 sewage treat
 ment plant, towards the planning
 of which Uncle Sam has advanced
 S20,000. Waterbury can boast that
 it's sewage plant plans were com
 pleted without federal aid and
 now simply awaits favorable mar
 ket conditions for the start of
 actual work on the project. There
 might be something done on it
 next year if labor and materials
 are available for the plant or the
 Mad River interceptor.
 It remains to be seen whether or not Republican leaders in Connectl- cut can make Congressman Joseph E. Talbot of Naugatuck the party's stepchild. While Joe enjoys com plete approval in certain sections of the state and the confidence and endorsement of leaders like Rep. Clare Both Luce, he still finds op- position from within the ranks. And such opposition may be difficult to overcome when convention time rolls around. Of course, there is this to 1t, right now the real threat to the Talbot nomination is that of former ieutenant-gov James L. McConaughy. But one wonders if Republicans want McConaushy or are going to use him to break up the Talbot front and swing the gu- bernatorial nomination to someone else like Attorney-General William l.. Haddon.
 There should be solaee for Dem oerats in the Republican pre- con ventiOn sk1Iniishing, because there's always the possibility oI . COP fTeeze-0ut of Talbot mean ing the difference between Demo cratic successes up and down the Naugatuck Valley. Much depends on the Democratic vote in such places as Waterbury, Naugatuck Warrington, Ansohia, and Derby this fall in the Fifth Compression al District. Not only are kocd eAsdtd ates or the persecra tic side