New Britain herald., 1924-11-26
BINGHNTS CANDIDACY
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4 MACHINE PRODUCT
 Nomination Of G9v.- -Elec- Iu-am Bingham as G, Q. ?. candidate for the [. g. senate came about as was anttci7a-e5. Last week the ag.u.e soyernor-o,acr said he was not oantlda,e and would not cross the bridge before he reached 1t. Since that time he has bee0 pushed across the span ard evidently likes the out look.
 Such a nachine-mads candidacy rarely has come about in the necro- mantle annals Of state politics. That the ceremonial was arranged be- forehand there is not the slightest doubt. The marione,te performance between Tilson and Merritt was a cunning prologue 10 fool the state until the time was ripe 10 pull the main string, plungins the third md more important marionet,e in,o view. This done, all that was left for the astara J. Henry 10 do was to Jerk The man t3mu.ag-5act out in front and hy a wave Of inc hands knock t,4 other two off the per- forming stand, It was all over be- fore th4 auaence was through gasp ing.
 We don't r.a 'act with Prof, Btn=aam lie js eauIo4 Q accept al tae ooo.asa luck that is forced upon .no. The fault lies with the tac..os o1 t-c machine ina. grips the stat. Hagnam is a bcnelciary of fl, aw.ana, yc' personally may be Hig -a.r ..--..on aa lJeanst s,atn U....-' CT . r-<oraer Again. h. .4n.... -~.. ot '1oze qualities, Em h. '...' rs !. n4r, his srcccSs ha~ 4.-.0 #ra. ..as the tavore3 SUI or f.- uoroacl aesaroaut and that .s uuo.g4 10 cause d tiug4 of suspicion a- .o why the machine has fasorad fro for senator when other araHah.e card,5at"s were 10 be had wuaout soarung the rovernor-c.eet from the position to which he vas elected.
 Prof, Bins. am plays safe, Of course. If he is defeated by Holt he still will be the governor as the en- tire campaign will he over by De- cember IS. two weeks before he is to take office in Hartford. 1T he Is elected senator he will resign as gov ernor; If he is defeated he won't resign.
 Of course, in spite os the coch-a- hoop puppet show 90 imperjo1sly swaggered into public view, Bug- ham as senator may be as worthy a good fellow as ever donned the royal purple. He may be staunch defender Of peoples rights, an arous- CT Of big business enuity, and an in- divfdua Of sterling independonce. We say distinctly that he may be- But haynr ben fos' cred hy the gentle despoHsm that has tarrod and feathere1 tue Nntm 2 common wealth until 1t is all but decensoless tied with bare back 10 tie tree, ss it vere-it is a log}oal deduc'ion that the enpea'e cor4la1e exists for purposes Of mutual benefit rather than merely to reward an cs'.nable protege.
 The mach.na nus, desire h"E- ham in the senate because h. can represont the people there part o. the time end the machines frieras all of the time. The more caapan- 
 ionsbip. ingraust.ng and d.sarm.ng socia1i.ty he rossosses the better h. v4' suit the p1rpose.
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