Putnam patriot., 1923-06-22
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Eefa5srx an5 Je1n 7 King III -
again sxetansznz ce.seescss- Isers
j 70 reaSos r the World WY NJ.
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training n HITsrert fzrt5snzl car =
TIE tent u re general asaeq7arteYs
q the EepzbHezn party large
ezozgh fer s9s1.
Bs<kisy Sporadic Leader
Major Johr Bgcklsy wss = nlsster-
) and e@seie,t iezder g tie Ee1se =
1928 and Of - predecessor q 1921.
He Nzs very far WITH the Democratic
minority. ard - treated i VIII re
speef and eosr-eEy. Re Rad 10 warn
er friend IL TIE rouse IL 1928 tezz
M Fsrtar. ire Democratic leader
TIE splendid record ~hich the kspae-
leans made II re house vas largely
due 20 MS Azgzclty and APTITUDE Tor
Legislative xcrk II . not % be ~o1-
dered AZ tia. there should Be consio-
cradle TAX II Ire Second Ceagressaof-
Al district over TIE majors nomination
fer congress. He i positively g5vlng
70 eneourzgsnrenf &C those VINO So2Ae
ike nothing better than re authority
70 work for rs domination. sot Only
II he nc. 71vizg them encouragement
cut ne persists II saying that under
10 circumstance go2lc re accept the
nomination tcr congress. Win al
Ms political z.sdor-srd re = vsr-
table wizard " pa5ifties-the major
has really no desire g continue active
IN political hfs g an extent that
would interfere WITH MS practice Of
i4~. His an 5iti0n-Shd il = iaad-
able ore--ss 70 % successful lawyer.
Though be has Won many political
prizes, some u then being II the blue
ribbon class, activity n politics has
nor a prime attraction for MIN. That
he would mare MS marx II congress
there Is no de1bt-
Fre~nxn 20 Retire.
Il i underztooS IN Hartford that il
il the intention q Congressman Free
man 70 retire q. the end Of his pres
est term. There j. some talk that tie
Repu bliczns % ire district NAY 20 70
Windhsm county for a candidate 70
succeed Mr.. Freeman. and that WI
ian A. King. ~ Wiilimantic, an ora
ter q force and lawyer Of marked
ability. nay b. their choice. Il 4 be-
Heved tSzt General " " Potter Of
Deep River Is n ne field for the nom
nation. He vas in fhe race last year
oat retired in favor u Mr.. Freeman.
.snshsId Asother Baldwin
Some Of me leading Democrats Of
Hartford and many Democratic lead
ers throughoa- sae state. favor the
- Burton Mansfield. Of
Sez Haven. ana VII retire from the
state insurance ca1 misslonoEshlp July
) FOR RoFeru9= tne Democratic
s5eket next year. u IS needless 70 say
mat Hr Marsaeia would personally.
make a strsl as8 attractive eandi-
date rs aaHe sanaBsm for Ell
sHat Is righ worthy In busl-
aesz relation ~ would his caadi=
Haew anueai - Era rank and 6ie Of be
Democratic party 90 the state i the
grade = - which MH.
Mansfield Is 80 me0alment. popular
tf ~ 7. doubtful Those abe
zfe urging ~ nomination sag that
ihe Demo- rats would fnd another
me0n z Baldwin in Mr Man field
II they DID, the fact would not neces-
zflly seeare his election = tba GOV
er8srship Governor Baldwin was nos
s popular rana date II Was the mos
available man the Democrats could
secure=in 1910 But his election was
due 20 tne feud in the Republican par=
~ over ire rival candidates. q Gbas.
A. Goodwin and Everett ] Lake for
tae Republican nomination We all
know that that feud did not end a.
the convention. Il was carried 10 the
polls on election day. At the election
in 1912 Governor Baldwin was re
elected and the entire Democratic
state .!eks; was elected, not because
Of the inherent strength u the De-
mocraey. but because the Republican
vote was divided by the Progressive
As chief executive. Cry
ernor Baldwin was not popular with
his party. Another Baldwin at the
head Of the Democratic ticket will not
necessarily mean another victory for
the Democracy. II is hard to know
just what elements 20 into the make
up Of that indehnable parsonage
known a. a vote-getter. Even with
the most astute politician il is but
guess.
Binshsm's Great Popularity
II Is not always that the Office Of
lieutenant governor has been the step
ping stone for the governorship. But
Il has happened eften enough &c form
a precedent. The precedent has not,
however. the force Of rule. In 80
years there have been six governors
who held the position of lieutenant
governor before they were elected 20
the chief executive Office. The list in