New Britain herald., 1929-09-07
ROraback Fight on AlcOrn May Echo Klctt Incident

May HiNtt
 Interest in the report that states Attorney Hugh NJ. Alcorn is being considered for appointment as as aistant attorney general Of the United States in charge of prohlbI- ton enforcement is becoming more acute daily with rumors being ban died here and there.
 Persons who would be expected to have contact with the situation are as loquacious as cigar store h. dians. J. Henry Roraback, rcpubIl- can dictator in Connecticut has nothing to say. |. s. Senator Hi ram Bingham has nothing to say. Mr. Alcorn has nothing to say, Therefore, figure students of poll ties there must be great deal to be said by all concerned if they would but speak.
 According 10 reports Mir. Rora- back and Senator Bingham are op- posed to any honors being bestowed on Mir. Alcorn. Their hostility to- ward his promotion may be but an echo of Mr Alcorns determined stand against the appointment to the same position of the late Judge George w. klett of this city several years ago. Judge Klett was in line for the post and his supporters felt optimistic. He had the support Of Mr. Roraback and the republican state organization, which is one and the same thing. But looming up in his path stood Mir Alcorn who, for reasons never disclosed, blocked the appointment. Thereupon MT. Ror- back and Mir. Rora backs state machine waxed wroth. Mir. Alcorn was the victor For once in his otherwise unhampcrrd career MT. Roraback was forced to taste the bitter ashes of disappointment.
 Mr. Roraback has a keen mem | ory. It is possible that he recalls the incident and is prompted to punish MT. Alcorn for this mortal sin and for several Venial sins which he has committed in the 1 courSe of his career. Then again, i it is possible that Mir Roraback has not forgotten that MT AlCorn made public the names of several prom inont state officials in connection with the Watkins fraud case. MT, Alcorn does not seem to realize that the persons of government officials that is officials of MT. Roraback's $ eoVernment-are saCrosanct. Noth- ing must be said or done to reflect on them as individuals or state of- ficera. That is an unpardonah!o crime.
 Senator Bingham's opposition tc Mr. Alcorn's appointment is easily understandable. He stands by the Grand Old Party in sunshine or stress. If the G. o. P. chief doesn't want thing done, it won't be done if Senator Bingham's influence counts.
 Mir. Alcorn's stock has gone uI since Senator Walcott announce. yesterday that he approved of tn appointment. Senator Walcott an' President Hoover are old friends | IQeN were lOBclutI III iciIt4 "oi in Europe. Senator Walcott strength in the national election las
 fall helped to roll up a Hoove plurality in Connecticut. Also wor thy of consideration, it must be re called that MT. Roraback was no q Hoover booster at the Kansas Cit, convention. Not until he foun, himself floating upon a raft in al ocean of confusion, did MT. Rora back and the Connecticut delegate to the convention turn to the rlsn' Hoover sun. Calvin Coolidge hal said firmly and with emphatic geS lures emphatic for MT. Coolidge
 ''I do not choose to run.' But MI
 Roraback does not understand Yer
 mont English and he didn't get o
 the Hoover bandwagon with a fore
 ed grin and a weak hurrah unt'
 the nomination of the present prcsi
 dent was virtually certain.
 Senator Walcott's opinion wi
 weigh heavily in the White Houst If Mir. Alcorn is appointed, Senate
 Bingham's prestige will diminis proportionatcly.