Putnam patriot., 1925-09-18

that there is very little chance for the Democratic candidates. There may be two. and there will certainly be one contest at the Republican con vention, IL Is said that Lieutenant Governor J Edwin Brainard will be opposed for the nomination for the office which he now fills to the satis- faction of everyone. Like Governor Trumbull he is filing out another's term. He wishes to De elected, for a term that would be his own, by the choice of the people. There is a great deal of sympathy with this wish and the sympathy is likely to be transfer red Co support at the convention. On the other hand there Is desire for the nomination of John NJ Wad- hams. the chairman of the board of later he would be nominated for the governorship Both men have excel lent public service to their credit. Either would make a strong candidate IL is more than likely there will be contest for the Republican nomi- nation for attorney general. lt is understood that Mir. Healy. the pres ent incumbent. who is filling a second term, will not be a candidate for a third. II is said that Speaker Ebert L. Darbie of killingly may be in the field for the nomination. But that statement is taken with some reser- vation in view of the fact that Major John Buckley is said to have a desire to succeed NIT. Healy. Another story is that NIT. Darbie will come back to the legislature as a senator and that he will be senate leader at the ses- sion of 1927.
 Dr.. Hamilton Holt
 It is the sincere hope of the Demo crats of Hartford. West Hartford and other towns that are neighbors to the capitol city. that Dr. Hamilton Holt's appointment to the presidency of a college in Florida will not suggest to the distinguished appointee a change in his legal residence Dr. Holt's popularity last year. when he ran as the Democratic candidate for United States senator. was shown by the fig- ures of the election returns. He car ried Hartford by a plurality of l,273. This is remarkable in view of the fact that Hsrtferd is considered q Repub- lican city Al the state election in November last year Hiram Bingham as the Republican candidate for governor. carried the eapitol city by a plurality of 7,9s1. In the same election Senator Bingham carried West Hartford bv plurality of 2.- 7a5 That plurality was reduced to 373 a month or SO later when he ran for the United States senate against the Democratic candidate. Dr. Ham. ilton Holt. The people of Hartford were in cordial sympathy with the candidacy of Dr. Holt for senator and the vote of the city was the substan- tial proof of that sympathy. They have entertained the hone that they may have another opportunity to vote for him. and they regret to see In the Florida anuointment the possibility of heing deprived of that opportunity On his campaign visits to Hartford nf. Holt rra@~ number of friends and the frie ndshins which he formed then continue. It would be uncandid to attempt to conceal the fact that fo quite a number of Democrats in Hartford and elsewhere in the state the league of nations. to which Dr. Holt is SO honestly and intelligentlv devoted is anathema But they and Mir. Holt have views in common on many other questions and these views incline them to think very highly of Dr. Holt personally.