Putnam patriot., 1925-09-18
"MORTLAKE"
Special Correspondence to The Putnam Patriotl

Hartford, Conn, Sept. Il, 1895
 Unless the unexpected happens Gov
 ernor John H. Trumbull will be nomi- mated for another term by the Re- publican state convention next year.
 IL would not be correct Co say that he
 will be renominated since he does
 not hold his high office by virtue of
 nomination but by succession when 1t was vacated by Hiram Bingham when the latter was elected United States senator to succeed the late
 Frank E. Brandegee. It must be said. |.
 however. when Nr. Trumbull was nominated for lieutenant governor
 last year the opinion was freely ex-
 pressed that he would be nominated for the governorship two years later.
 His succession simply anticipated
 what would have come to pass any way. By the manner in which Gov fernor Trumbull is performing his duties as chief executive he Is show ing. in a conspicuous manner, his fitness for the office. IL must be said that Governor Trumbull is not dis playing an over-weening desire to continue in the governorship on the expiration of the present term. But i he is human and 1t is but reasonable 1 to expect that he should have de
 sire to serve in fl for a term to which
 he would be elected by the votes of the people of the state. He has ire quently said that he values the office
 for the opportunities which j: gave i him to serve the people of his native
 state. That is a patriotic and high
 minded view and if comports with
 the reputation which he established | by his useful and conscientious work as a legislator It is not an exag- geration to say that the present Satis- l factory condition of the finances of the state is due in a great measure | to the work which he did at two ses-
 sions as chairman of the important committee on finance. He applied his sound business sense and his ex- tensive business knowledge to the solving of the serious financial
 problems which confronted the state
 after the World War l. Is recalled
 that when the period of office of
 Governor Weeks was drawing to a
 close there was a strong disposition in the state. and f was shared by many Democrats. that he should be given a term that would be his own. that is by election bv the people.
 Governor Weeks, who was lie tenant governor. succeeded to the governorship on the death of Governor LilleV. He was im- portuned bv Republican leaders, including the late O. R. Fyler. who for years was the masterly chairman of the Republican state central com mittee, but he was unyielding in his determination not to continue in the rovernorship at the end of the term. His determination was for domestic reasons and not because of a disin. elination to continue to serve the people. The sentiment for the nomi- nation of Governor Weeks was sim!- lar 10 that which exists for the nomi- nation of Governor Trumbull next year. There is a proverb which says that republics are unarateful. but it does not apply to Connecticut when gratitude is deserved.
 Interest In Republican Ticket
 IL is of interest to note the atten- ton which is eiven the make up of the next Republican state ticket and the indifference to that which will be placed in nomination at the Demo cratic state convention. This atti- tude of the political wiseacres shows that they believe the Republicans will carry their ticket next year and