Putnam patriot., 1924-04-18

point The Democrats want partic- ular recount and not a general one. They are not likely to secure that. A general recount fills them with dis may. The Republicans welcome 1t.
 Democratic Differences
 Mrs. Fannie Dixon Weieh, the vice chairman of the Democratic State Central committee, has thrown bomb into the organization of her party by an expression of dissatisfaction with the representation of her sex in the list of delegates to the Democratic state convention in May, at which delegates to the national convention at New York will be chosen. She complains because more women in the towns of the state were not chosen delegates. Mrs. Welch Is a woman of conspicuous ability, and, even though she is seldom convincing in her public speeches, she is never dull or uninter- esting in what she says A criticism by Mrs. Welch of the ways of the Democracy of Connecticut cannot be dismissed as unimportant There are a few other developments which are calculated to make the leaders of the Democratic party in the state uneom- fortable. One of these is the move ment for the adoption of the unit rule. The Democrats of Waterbury have forgotten their differences in their unanimous opposition to this rule and their leaders do not mince their words in expressing their de- testation of it. James Haggarty, of the town of Windham, veteran of the Civil War and who has had the ear of the Democracy of his county for many years, has condemned the rule with his usual force and custo. mary effect
 A few leaders of the party in the state are bending every energy to se- cure the Connecticut ieigation for McAdoo. They claim that at the present time they are sure of four delegates and that a few more are in sight The operation of the unit rule would be to the advantage of McAdoo and that Is why these lead CTS are so strongly in favor of its adoption. IL is also the reason for the opposition to the rule.
 Trolley Service
 IL would not be correct to say that the sentiment of the people of Hart ford is hostile to the Connecticut Company. They have too much com. mon sense as a community not to ap- preciate the importance of this service would result in a serious inconven. fence te the people and a financial loss to the business interests of the city But it cannot be said that the munici. pal government has been encouraging ly friendly to the company. The peo. pie have passed on the policies of the local government and the verdict has not been favorable to their continu- ance. These policies included the course taken by the administration in the controversies with the Connecticut Company. A spirit of good will has not been shown towards the company or sympathy with it in it's efforts {, overcome the difficulties which 1t hal encountered since the World War Nothing can be more hHrtful to th, material interests of the state thar the spirit of corporation-ba whici shows itself SO frequently and alwayi without a reason to justify it. Every one regrets the increase in trolley fares by the Connecticut Company But in cur regre. se should not closs our eyes to the conditions that mad, the increase necessary. There wa, only one alternative and that was tn, reduction of service to the lowest pos sible minimum. If that alternativ, was forced on the company the great est sufferers would be those who neec the service of the trolley, including thousands of working people who have built their homes in places where land was cheap and which were made acces- sible by the trolley srevice.