The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-29
Heard And ODerheard
The State Capitol
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Arnold, . rip,roasins Ae1a.wime. e, had inst wyisten . b60k. "4hh Eolkloee 0e Capitalism" and yes portealy asked saxon fer oesss. ilaeht. Saxon, by she way, is qulsA . conservative.
 Arneld asked Saxon for sont6 comment, the story goes. sAxon said he couldn't give any. We'll, Arnold perslsted, could Yr0s. Sax. on come through with pnfavorable comment3
 "Yes," snapped saxen. 'Ten psr cent Of your book is sound. The other 90 per cent is SOUND"
 Gov. Baldwin and his aides are studying the serious problem of the care of the senile in the states mental institutions, mad c solution, soon may be brought about.
 The administration estimates there gre about 1000 persons in state hospitals who really are not mentally sick, but merely suffer- ing from old gre and its dasahll- tiles. In many eases, their fam. ilies cannot take care q them, end have them taken to tho stAte hospitala
 aThese elderly psrsoae aFs not really lnsane,s 'Ono sulr0e ealA. They arc tust old psssons, sslsf cases"
 The adsninistration figures if tt can take these 2000 cAses from the state hospitals 1t can Ind more room for more urgent eases.
 One plan under consideration is transformiag seaside SAni- tarium, now Q tubescvlar Aespl- tai, into sort of an old people4 home. There k atiotitey scheme in the works, too, but t is to0 early to disclose 1t.
 Democratic Town Chairman David Mccoy, New Haven. iS said Co be cooling towards Natl0ntl Committeeman David F. Etts4 Gerald, supposedly his party su- perier in that city. This FuHnee spread . weak CT @ agA but merely was given mention.
 Now, tt is taken laosA sts3otssly. Moreover, there are Senae gepptee New Haven DenAocyatb e not Seel haYpy about FitSG Getas6's szsslses ence that his son, John, ct the federal jsdgeship.
 Ono source sal9 if t cAsne e . test Of strength At the moment at New Haven, TjtsGesAle couJa be deprived of conttol .WltA the spring convention t6n4lns up seen, something iS bound C kfesk.
 Republican State Chairman Benjamin '. HarwUpd Is planning a. meeting of the state central committee for tntd.A6arch to de. eide the date for the spring Con- vention, and other ltsettefg. ;.
 There S . strong school Of thought in the party which does not take seriously the build. up Gov. Baldwin for either tho ptesi. dential or vice presidential nom. ii1ation.
 As enc party man pit t:
 'AThe build-up is ( smart move, not to put the governok in the national picture, but to asstire his reelection as eCveFncg. And t is working"
 State ControlIeF Eeed n xelier has completed . drA4s as . rev state financial sheet NhieA win sh0w, at ai,y given tiz,se, just what E Connectlcut's budsetssy sitaa. ton.
 He soom will subinit tie lsy.eut to the governor fer appreyal, which was expected. Tke sheet shows the status 0e the stste's budget for the current HnontA, she same month . year 9geb and tlse preceding month. ZelIer saiA Oaaee the new system wss put iA eDsfa- tiOn. t w0ulA be mach easieg e tell whether expenses were geing up or dewn, and why.
 Possibilities to succeed statute revision Cpmptissicuer Frederick Scott, III with c nervous aiimeat:
 Col. Ernest l. AvegtIl.
 Rep. Matthew KeneaIy, NoF- walk.
 There are qualified ohsesveHe in the Capitol whe win say private. Iy that Dr. Chester Wstsrnaazl. re- signed supeFintem9eat es NoFWich State hospital wss net e blame fer conditions there ard was sam- ply the ~goat"
 'Tt was the fAult se she sys- tenl," enc man sAId, ssAn6 pr. Wa teEnan was not G blame. xze was a iigurehead. The pzace MAs run by political pressura. and ramp- ant with eliques nn& blapa. Wa terman was pokeFless Co aet.s
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