New Britain herald., 1918-10-05
Town Topics

War takes first place in the minds
 of all, and during the past week or two the Spanish influenza epidemic
 has run a close second, leaving poor old politics almost a dead issue. How ever, election is but a month away and within the next few weeks it is expected that considerable campaign interest will be aroused. All indica- tiOns at present point to Senator George w. Klett returning to the senate, where he will doubtless again head the all-important judiciary com mittee. Several attempts have been made by prominent people about the state to induce MT. Klett to run for the house and if elected be candi-
 date for speaker. While this would be
 quite an honor, MT. Klett has listened
 to the requests of his home town con-
 stituents who feel that he can best
 serve New Britain. and the state at large, by returning to the senate.
 There will be many new faces in the
 senate this term and there will be
 much need of older and more expert
 enced heads to guide the newer mem
 bers. If elected, this will make the
 third consecutive term that MT. l<lctt
 has been elected to the state senate.
 Four years ago he was elected over
 Dr. Henry T. Bray and was at once
 placed on the judiciary committee.
 Two years ago he defeated George M.
 Landers and was elected chairman
 of the judiciary committee, the
 most important office in the senate.
 Senator Klett's record in the senate
 is one of which he may we'll
 feel proud. During the two terms
 +Ioo l,<, ;1
 session nor was he absent from a
 single meeting of his committee.
 While head of the judiciary commit
 tee he instituted night hearings on all
 bills affecting the workingmen in
 order that they might be represented without interference with their daily labOrs. He put through several inn
 pOrtant changes in the Worlmcn's compensation law, chief among which
 was the change by which an injured
 man has to wait only seven days, in stead of two weeks, before drawing benefits, and by which there is no time limit for the period during which he can draw benefits He also was in strumental in having the maximum weekly benefits raised from $10 to $14
 per week. By his interest in these
 matters he won the esteem of the working men and labor unions and has been publicly praised by their leaders on several occasions. The teachers pension bill was passed, largely through his efforts, and it was his bill that has given the soldiers and sailors in the service the right to vote.
 One of his biggest fights in the senate was for the reelection of Charles F. Smith to the state board of educatiOn Friends of c. D. Hine are said to have opposed his election bitterly and fought for the election of a Litchfield County man named Hood. As war worker, Senator Klett has also done considerable. He managed the War
 Savings Stamp campaign here last spring, putting New Britain well up with the leaders. He has been one of the Four Minute speakers, has headed the first district legal advisory board and is in charge of war risk insurance information for this city.
 At present everything also points to the renomination of Edward F. Hall and Richard Covert to the house of
 representatives. If elected, this will be the second term for each man. If successful it is expected that MT. Hall will be made chairman of the appro- priations committee and MT Covert of the roads, rivers and bridges com mittee.