Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1924-04-25

the Republican party in this state that.
while It might not have been in cordial
sympathy with the extension Of the /
franchise and other rights of citizen /
ship, before the amendment was 4
adopted, 90 women, Il has faithfully t
observed il and has Loyalty carried out
its provisions. 1t has been well known
that Major John Buckley, before the
amendment was adopted, was strongly
opposed 20 woman's suffrage. bat since
its adoption no one has been more ac-
tive in seeing that women were given
the plentitude of citizenship under IL.
New London county's Ambition
New London county expects sub
staHtial recognition of its political inn
portance at the Republican State con-
vention few months hence. Nothing
less than a place on the state ticket
viii satisfy 1t. There will be no dis
position To ignore the claim of that
county. The trouble will be in select
ing the place for il. Senator Ernest
Rogers. who did commendable work
( for the state as senate chairman of the
committee on appropriations at the
last session. will. it is understood, be
tttE AVAtAt1 AoA AAtN AAAfRA Va
the convention. and a better candidate
could not be chosen. At one time il
was thought that Senator Rogers had
a desire for the position Of comptroller.
II he had that desire he has abandoned
F IT, Rumor has since associated his
name with the nomination for state
treasurer. But that rumor is no long
er heard. IL ceased To exist before it
attained the dignity Of a fact or even
f of probability. The opinion is strong
[ in responsible Republican circles that
at the present juncture II would not
be politically wise nor officially rrl-
dent TO make change in the incum-
beney of the comptroller or of the
treasureship. The fact is recognized
that the best interests Of the state
make IL desirable 10 retain Mr. Salmon
in the office of comptroller and Mr..
Gilpatric as state treasurer, each for
another term. The nomination for
governor will go either TO New Haven
county or Litehfield county. and Fran
els A. pallotti Of Hartford will be
nominated 10 succeed himself in the
position of secretary of state. This
leaves hut one place on the ticket open
to Senator Rogers or to anyone else
who desires to compete for the nom
ination, and that place is the lieuten-
ant governorship. At one time II was
thought that Senator John II. Trub-
bull of Plainville would be nominated
for that office, but on second thought
il was seen that his election would
give Hartford county fifty per cent of
the elective executive Offices IN the
state. and that other counties might
think that the distribution was not
fair e them. The question Of locality
cannot be ignored in political assign
ments in Connecticut. That condition
suggests the name of Senator Rogers
for lieutenant governor.
Daylight Saving Time
Mayor Kinsella. who will soon re-
tire from the Office Of mayor to be sue
ceeded By Norman c. Stevens, the sue
cessfui Republican candidate. has Civ
IN the people of Hartford a new sub
iect of conversation by his change Of
mind on the question Of adopting day
light saving. He has announced that
he viii veto the resolution passed by
the aldermen at their last meeting es-
tablishing daylight saving for the sum
mer months Heretofore the mayor
has been in favor of the change in time
and he has strongly favored its OBJ
servance. In the statement he has
given to the public, explaining his
change of attitude. the mayor says he
finds that public opinion has under
gone a change and that the sentiment
of the city is now against daylight
saving. He also shows that he Is in
flueneed BY the recent opinion Of the
Supreme court Of the state on the time
that is 70 be indicated on clocks that
are publicly displayed. There is real
~ a doubt as 10 how the people Of
Hartford feel about the matter. The
only way of removing that doubt is to
take a popular vote on the question.
But il is too late to take the vote this
years so as to be effective. 1t could be
taken at the state election in Novem-
Der, but we would have returned TO
standard time before then. ID is To
be regretted that the confusion could
not be foreseen and the question put
on the voting machines for an express
sion Of popular opinion at the recent
city election. IL cannot be denied that
there is sharp difference of opinion in
the city as 10 the advisahilitv of adopt
/ ing daylight saving time. But until
there is a popular vote taken on the
matter the difference will remain I'M
settled.