Putnam patriot., 1924-10-17


 he will have a plurality of votes in the district But he has Co contend with the great personal popularity of the Democratic candidate, Mir 0'Sullivan, and he readily comedies that fact. But the concession .ls..s .fe9 discourage hiI Y l. Las s.sa e.fest af ap4Ef.as, him into greater activity in his can yass he will overcome it.
 Nothing but overeonfidence and fac tionism can prevent the reelection of Colonel fiison in the Third District. i The difficulty which the Democrats of ! this district have had in securing a candidate was due to a belief that the nominee of the democracy in the Third was doomed to defeat. Quite q mum Der of aspirants for the nomination have run Co cover since the Democrat ie national convention in New York. it was expected that Harry T. King. the mayor of Merideu. would be the Democratic candidate and he would have been the choice of his party if he had stayed in the race. But he read the signs of the times alright and de- cided that this WAS not a propitiDus year for Democratic candidates.
 The Democrats have nominated an estimable gentleman. Mir. Hoyt of Milford as their candidate for con- gresa. There is no doubt Of the re- election of Congressman r.. Hart Fem in the First District lie has a rec ord for devotion to the interests Of his district that makes him unbeatable. John T King af Bridgeport will again demonstrate his ability as 6 political leader in the majority which he WlH roll uR for Schuyler Merritt in the Fourth District. There will be no change in the representation of fhe Second District. even though Mr- Free man will have opposed 70 him as the Democratic candidate Frank r. Fen- ton. vino Is personally very popular and who deserves his popularity.
 Providing For Teachers
 If there is one thing more than an- other that should be remembered t8 the credit of the state it ia the pro vision that has been been made by the legislature fo secure for the school teachers of Connecticut retiring al= lowance that will provide for their ne eessities when they have reached the age when they are no longer able t9 teach or are incapaeitated by disabil- i ity from following their profession be- ] fore old age overtakes them.
 The request of the teachers retire ment board for S250,090 for the next ] two years Co meet the demand on the board has directed attention e. th,s matter The state has laid n . ! fund of Sl l,170.000 for the benent of l the teachers The teachers pay Il small percentage of their salaries into this l fund and they are thereby secured aa annuity when they are unable to earn. i The fund was established about seven years ago. and the amount Pasa in'a 1t by lhe teachers is only S72630. No school teacher in the state will nos De left uuprovided for. and the future ms no longer for teachers. the dread of extreme poverty or dependence This has been the heneAcient work of legis. laiures controlled by the Republican party.
 Whatever shortcomings may be laid at the door of the Republicans as po- litieally organized. ii cannot be said that they have been unmindful of the claims which the school teachers of Che state have on the people for gen erous consideration. The action of the legislature was in harmony with the sentiment of the people of Connecticut ! and was iu entire accord Vith their i wishes Up to fen years or 70 aVo the needs uf che school teaeherz were ] ahamgfaily dIsrcgarded. Their com reuzatinn= when employ el was miser ably small and it was impossh hle for l teachers Co nuke provision for the fu- t.re oHl of it Inc uea policy. slg i gesfed hy iustist and failatss. is now ] firmly nstuhli he'd ad the anlV change that Witl he made in t is t1 make l il more generous
 Efficient Service
 l Wiadham County has reason to take q laeal pride n the efficient service winch Raymond F. Gates is rendering tho state as head of the state depart ment of agencies and institutions and us administrator of Che widows pen sion fund The department does the work which was formerly in charge of the state comrtoller's office. II |. about six years in existence and th, work which it has Co it's credit, since it was organized hy Colonel Robert O , Eaton has more than justified it's ex istence.
 Mr Gates was deputy to Colone Eaton and succeeded the latter wher rho enfa5tfl retired frftri tha aarvifs4 aI