Putnam patriot., 1924-07-11
REPUBLICANS WILL
 CHOOSE BINGHAM
Lieut.. Governor Is Sure to Be Candidate For Governors
 Chair
Buckley and Others Still Wan. John
 N. Wadhams
Hartford. July s. 1a24.

Hartford. July s. 1924.
 The indications at the present time are that Lieutenant Governor Hiram Bingham will be the Republican eandi- date for governor this year. Nor is there anything to show that these in- dieations will be falsified by the action of the state convention. It would cause no surprise if Colonel Bingham had the unanimous vote of the convention. The nomination will go to him by de- fault. there being no other candidate in the field and none likely to enter it between now and the holding of the convention. Some weeks since it look ed as if Senator John NJ Wadhams. the chairman of the State Board of Fi- nance, would enter the race for the nomination. There was a strong sen timent for his candidacy, and he was urged by some of the most influential Republicans in the state to declare himself a candidate. But he could not be persuaded to formally announce that he desired the nomination. He would go no further than say that if nominated he would accept the nom ination. In the meantime Colonel Bingham was making an intensive canvass and the state organization made no concealment of it's favorable attitude towards his candidacy. Mir. Roraback. the state chairman. was candidly and above board in favor of Colonel Bingham. and the organization members of the state central commit tee, who control the committee. were in accord with the attitude Of the state chairman. It was not that they object cd 10 Mir. Wadhams. but they prefer red Colonel Bingham.
 Major Buckley For Wadhams
 Major John Buckley. who is very influential factor in the affairs of the Republican party in the state-per- haps second to none-has been from the first opposed to the nomination of Colonle Bingham. and. at the present time. his opposition to the colonel has not ahated. He has never made a con cealment of his opposition, but his at titude has not impaired. in the least. the close personal friendship which ex- ists between him and the colonel. Ma jor Buckley holds that the Republican party should not nominate a man for the head of the state ticket simply be- cause he has filled the office of iieuten- ant governor in an acceptable man ner. \ candidate should have better training for the highest and most i'm portant office in the gift of the people than that. In the opinion of the major. Colonel Bingham has not had the op- portunities to familiarize himself with the affairs of the state government. and that he should not have placed on his shoulders the responsibility which the incumbent of the geYernorshin ear ries. His fitness for the office should. in his opinion. be first demonstrated. and the sufheiencv of his qualifications should not he assumed. l. is the be- lief of Major Buckley that the state in the past has suffered, in the admin istratiou of it's government. from the temneramental and intellectual short comings Of governors. and that their mistakes should be avoided instead Of risking their repetition.
 Mir. Wadhams' Qualifications
 Major Buckley emphasizes that the Republican party should nominate a man for governor who has an official record which would be a guarantee of his fitness for the high office of chief executive of the state. Election to the governorship should be by gradual steps and not at one bound. lt IS for fHUf reason mat the mdlof iaNoFs the nomination of Mr. Wadhams. There is. perhaps. no one in the state who is SO intimately acquainted with the de- tails of the state government. in all its branches. than Mr Wadhams. He has served in the house of representatives and two terms in the senate. He gave very close and intelligent attention Co his duties and to the work of his com mittees. His work attracted attention and when the State Board of Finance was created there was general satis- faction with the appointment of Mir. W adhams as a member of ii. iiis ap- pointment was a recognition of his at tested qualifications for it. For years he has been the chairman of the board and it is no exaggeration to say that his work on the board has contributed, to q marked degree, in bringing about the present satisfactory condition Of the financial affairs of the state. He has a thorough knowledge of the insti- tutions Of the state. and his opinion as to their merits always carries weight.