The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-17
GOV. BALDWIN Is WINNING
 CONNECTICUT
Rev. John Wal, h of ThomastOr, On Way to Good Roads Con- gress at Rcc..e ter, Says Con- nectic"t Will Favor Gov. Ballw.n For Pre-, idency.
(Buffalo Times.)

(Bu1IaIO IlmeS.)
 Governor Baldwin of Connecticut is making our state one of the best chief executives it has ever known, and he is held in high esteem by all our people irregardless of their polit- ical affiliations, said Rev. John J.. Walsh of Thomaston, Connecticut, while in Buffalo this morning.
 Father Walsh was named by Gov. Baldwin as one of the three dele gates from the. State of Connecticut to represent that state at the Ameri- ican Good Roads Congress which oped in Rochester this week. This was peculiar honor to come to clergyman, but Father Walsh has made a study of good road building. 1t being sort of a hobby with him. and he is known throughout New England as a foremost advocate of good roads. He reached Buffalo yes- terday and spent the night here at the home of his brothe erin Jaw, Dr. L.. G. Hanlcy of Porter Avenue. He left this morning at 8 o'clock for Roches- ter to be present at the opening of he will meet the other delegates from his state.
 Not a Politician.
 .T am not in any sense a politi- cian," said Father Walsh this morn ing, but one does not have to be a politician in order to be interested in the good road movement. Connec- ticut was one of the pioneer states in giving state aid to the towns in the building of continuous highways and after almost twenty years of this CO., operation between the state and the towns Connecticut has more miles of improved roads. for it's size than any other stat in the Union. This is a fact well known to thousands of au 0hitiSfC from other AtQtpC who drive over our Connecticut roads ev- cry year while passing through New England. From the New York State line, leaving New York City to the Massa chusetts and Rhode Island state ines. Connecticut highways to-day This is also true of the main high ways running in every direction throughout the state. There is hearty cooperation on every hand in the building and maintenance of our good roads in Connecticut. and prob ably in no other state in the Union have the farmers co-operated with the authorities in good road progress more than they have in our state.
 Governor Simeon E. Baldwin of Connecticut has done a great deal during his term to aid the good road movement. He strongly favors bet ter highways, and it is the purpose of our state delegation to the Good Roads Congress ct Rochester to get whatever new ideas we can that will aid Connecticut in the furtherance Of the good road movement.
 Baldwin for President.
 k"In Connecticut there is a strong movement being put forward by our representative men to pre- ent the name of Governor Simeon E.. Bald win to the Democratic National Con vention for the Presidency. We know of course that the names of other prominent Democrats are being men toned for this honor, but we of Con- necticut feel that in Governor Bald win we have a representative Demo- crat who not only brought Connecti- cut back into the Democratic col umns. but who is making our State a chief executive of which we ars. very proud Connecticut has never known a more business-like admins tration than the one Governor Bald win is giving it, and there is no ques- ton but what the name of our gov ernor will be a prominent one at the next Democratic National Convention. As I said before, I am not a politi- clan, but I firmly believe, as do hun dreds of other New Englanders, that with Governor Baldwin's name on the Dem ocratic national ticket next year Connecticut, Massachusetts. Rhode Island, Maine and possibly New Hamp hire could all be carried by Democracy"
 Father Walsh is a graduate of Ni- agara University. He was accom- panied on his trip to Buffalo by pr. John Kane of Thomaston, Connecti- cut. Dr. Kane is the famous ex-Yaie sprinter. and as Jack" Kane, was prominent for several years as a member of the Yale track team.