The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-24
Truman, Hamegan Reported Pressing Democrats To Name Chester Bowles Candidate for Governor
Move Seen As Payment For Services
 Drive Is Aimed
 At MeMohon, Said
 To Favor Snow
By JAMES NJ. MOORE

President Harry s. Truman and Democratic National Chairman Robert E. Hanne- gan are said to be preassur- ing for Chester Bowles as the Connecticut party's guberna- torial nominee, it was reliably reported to The Waterbury Democrat today.
 The move is said to be In payment for Bowles' effort" as national OPA expediter.
 The pressure is said to be direct- led toward Sen. Brien McMahon (D.-Conn1, State party leader, who is believed to favor Lt.-Gov. Will bert Snow for the gubernatorial nomination. Senator McMahon IS now in New York and could not be reached for comment.
 Waterbury Leans To Bowles
 The Washington office of the Postmaster General told The Demo crat that Hannegan was out of town
 It is also reported that John Golden, New Haven and State party leader and Thomas J. Spell lacy, Hartford leader, favor the nomination of Bowles. Despite previous indications to the contrary, the Waterbury faction is said to have somewhat reversed it's position and now views BoWles as a poten- tial vote e-getter
 Sources also declare that the Democratic party's complex situa- ton may be 'ironed out by the end tof August" to the satisfaction of all. What this actually meant could not be determined at this time.
 IL is further reported to The Dem ocrat that moves by the President and Hannegan in Bowles' behalf are not without belief that he is capable of attracting the votes. The former Economic Stabilizer is re- portedly the choice of the rank and file voters who view him as a guardian against increased living costs"
 Recompense Promised
 It seemed logical that the national leaders might attempt to influence State leaders in behalf of Bowles. Sources declare that when Bowles left Washington, on retirement, he was glven the tacit promise of the President that the latter would ''re- pay him for his services"
 Bowles, 1t is said, is ready to de- clare himself as seeking the party gubernatorial nomination or "noth- ing at all" The belief has been that he might be the U. s. senatorial nominee in opposition to Gov. Ray- mond E. Baldwin.
 The former OPA. official has been actively campaigning, behind the scenes. for the past few weeks. It Is known that he has contacted numerous city and town party lead- CTS, where his reception has been di- vlded between rebuffs and accept- anceS.
 What the position of It. Gov. Snow will be now cannot be deter mined. The latter is considered close to Sen. McMahon. A spirited cam. paign, he is believed to have strong support from many of the smaller towns. It is possible he will become the party's senatorial nominee,
 AS reported yesterday by the United Press various dark horses nominees are now being mentioned within the party. These include Thomas J. Dodd, assistant prosecu- tor at the Nuremberg Nal trials, Thomas H. Beck, president of the Crowell-Collier Publishing Company and Stanley Griffis, New Canaan, a New York investment broker.
 Tuesdays party caucuses through out the State may indicate the trend as to candidates. Whether or not any of the 1,245 delegates to be | elected will be instructed or pledged 70 support certain candidates can- not be determined now. A success ful gubernatorial candidate must have 623 of the votes.