Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08

Hartford. March 26- lt is we'll
 within the range of possibility that the
 next governor of the state will be a
 resident Df the Second Congressional district made up of the four eastern counties This possibility is predicated on the active interest which is being taken in the candidacy of State Treas urer Ernest F. Rogers. of New Lon d5n for the Republican nomination Of governor. It is thirty-two years since the district as at present laid out. had
 the distinction of being. by the votes of the people the home of the governor 0f the state That was during the term of ls9597 when the chief ex- eeutive was the late Governor 0. Vim cent Coffin. of Middletown Since then Frank E Weeks has filled the position but not by election He succeeded to the office OF the death of the late Geo l.. Liiley of Waterbury, and when his term was drawing to a close he posi- lively refused Co be a candidate for another term Not even the late c. R Fyler. who was then the most dumiz HaHt personality in the Republican
 tate organization. was able fo per
 uade Mr Weeks Co stand for q term that would be hi own. that is. ta which be would be elected hv the votes of the people New London county. which is the largest of the four counties which make up the district has not had the RoYeruorship since lss3=s5. when the position was filled by Che late Thomas NJ Waller That s almost a half a century and it is not to be wondered d tfat the people Of Che county should HHIFAr HfssF ha.HF4 Ha Rleetcd and that it is about time tu re- paif tho neglect here is no doubt that the matter x receiving consider able attention n New London county and lt is equally certain, from the re- ports which have reached Hartford. tHat the other three counties Tn the district Windham. Holland and Mid dle=eX aTe sympathetic towards the aspirations If New London county Of course everything will depend on the attitude of Governor TrumbuH To- ward his reuamlnation for another term 1T b. desires it there will be graceful retirement of all other eandi dates from the race. lt is not at all certain that the proposition Co give hlm another term appeals to Governor Irumbull. I he argument chat his first " 4Af NA8 ny NAAtHHAlHH ana tHHA By election does not imprs him. at least 70 f Is said
 The State Budget
 Now that the committee on appr1 Ff.attaHs has reported Che budget for tbr feeal period af the next tWo years fl ls possible Co guage tbc expenses of | ht state he budget call For to- f#l appropriation of s53 635 CO., This f# HH increase of SI s56 27 over thp budget reported by tHa committee al tho oH of lq25 k hauld not be forgotten Ibat Jhe budget s strictly far maintenance and that it does not fHrlHHE many other malter for which appropriations have -tiil tn he made One of these j4 che appropriation of ! eeeioHo II year for state aid roads. IL would cause no surprise f. at the end of fHe session. it is found that the total amount af lhp appropriations for all purposes wlll be nearly S5.000 GOO in excess uf the total of the budget rc- ported this week
 The htIi for an annual aRpr8pria- tlou ai sl Aa0.Hu6 a year for stata aid read has T provision which gives the 'atvH financial interest ia the spend