Putnam patriot., 1928-10-04

the Nutmeg State who responded "a
the poll, approximately five times as
many favor Hoover as Smith, the ma
tional committee announces. This
percentage m favor Of Hoover is low
Ter than the percentage in any other
OF the New England states.
New Englanders as a whole who are
listed in who's Who and who ans.
wered the poll give Hoover i .39i and
Smith 1874 votes, indicating a prefer
ence of ten to one for the commerce
secretary.
The poll of the distinguished citi-
zens of Massachusetts drew sos votes
for Hoover and sixty-three for Smith
from Maine. egihty-five for Hoover
and ten for Smith: from New Hamp-
shire, eighty-three for Hoover and
eight for Smith; from Rhode Island
eighty-seven for Hoover and six for
Smith: and from Vermont. sixty for
Hoover and three for Smith.
Political Breadcsstine
In an effort TO interest the voters
of Connecticut in the issues of the
present campaign a daily five-minute
broadcasting service from Station
WDRC, New Haven will be instituted
on the evening of September &c, &C
cording to an announcement of Con.
gresham John q. Tilson, head of the
eastern speakers bureau of the Re.
publican national committee.
The Hoover Minute Men," as the
issue-presenters have been named.
will each night devote the five-minute
broadcast period TO the discussion of
new issue. 1.-THE announcement OF
the daily ISSUE" the speakers bureau
head states. twill De an invitation to
votersFto devote that day TO general
discussionsof that issue. the days con-
troversy closing with the radio pre-
sentation in the evening by local
speakers, who will present the final
facts frankly and clearly"
| The first issue to be discussed will
be prohibition, II is announced. John
Calvin Brown, campaign speaker and
political observer, who will have
charge of the Minute Men," has is
sued two texts to be used by his radio
speakers as the starting point of their
debate on the opening evening We'd
nesday. Mr.. Brown announces tlsst
TIE debating will be conducted ION
the highest plane Of intelligent SPORTS
manship free from personalities"
Bingham and Aviation
The election of Senator Hiram Bing-
ham as president of the National
Aeronautical Association recalls the
part played in the Senate in the adj
vancement of aviation by The Con-
necticut senator who is the only air
plane pilot in that body.
Senator Bingham has been regard
ed by many as the chief protector and
advocate of aviation in the Senate.
He served overseas during the war as
pilot in the army and was command
er of the training field at Issoedon.
France. His active interest in the
promotion of military aviation has
not blinded him to the needs of com
mercial aviation. He is given much
credit by some for the adoption Of the
air commerce act of 1926 which re-
suited in the creation of the aeronau-
tics branch Of the department of
commerce and the regulation and con-
troll of civilian aviation.
Advocates of commercial aviation
development may look forward with
favor at the action Of the national
aeronautical body, Of which Senator
Bingham is president, in convention
recommendation that a committee be
appointed by President Bingham To
make a study of the needs of avia-
ton and report its findings TO the
President of the United States and to
Congress. In taking this action the
convention laid aside the proposal
that the aeronautical program of the
federal service be doubled.
Want Party Data
Complete and detailed reports COW
ering every form of activity in be-
half Of the presidential ticket in every
county of Connecticut have been ask
ed for by Chairman Work Of the Re
publican national committee. These
reDorts will supplement advices re-
eived regularly by Mr.. Work from the
national committeeman and commit
teewoman of the state.
National committeewoman Miss
Katherine Byrne of Putnam, has been
requested by Chairman Work TO lend
assistance TO State Chairman j. Henry
Roraback in the compilation of all
data desired by the national COM
mittee. In addition to the national
committeeman and committeewoman
reports. county chairmen of the Nut
meg State have been asked to furn-
ish Mr.. Roraback with full accounts Of
club and other political maneuyerr
throughout the state and the appar-
ent results; the issues peculiarly dom
inant in the state; number of speak
ers active. and other such data OF
comment pertinent to the progress OF
the state and national campaign.
Chairman ROraback win forward
all reports Of the county chairmer
70 the national headquarters where
such reports will be made public from
time to time, Chairman Work states.
The Hungarian Vote
A solid Hungarian vote for Gov
ernor AL Smith in Connecticut Is the
prayer in the eyes Of officials of the
Democratic national committee watch
ing the outcome of the organization
of the Hungarian Advisory Commit
tee By the New York City headquar-
tiers.
Democrats here point out that UNI
usual enthusiasm for Governor Smith
Is being evinced by Hungarian resi-
dents in Connecticut according to re-