The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-30

Jan, 1, a week before Gov. Bald win has to leave office, since the state constitution provides that the gubernat0rial term begins on the first Wednesday after the first Monday of January in odd numbered years. Commissioner Lynch is able, respected and has remained alOOf from politics, so ordinarily the expectation would be that he would be reappointed. But 1t happens that MT. Lynch is Democrat. That's the rub.
 Job-hungry Republicans, seeing 8 dearth of patronage in the two years ahead, are seeking the post, which pays $6,500 a year. They say that appointment of an organiza- tion man to succeed MT. Lynch would help bolster up the party in the Naugatuck Valley. Some Of them are modestly suggesting that they are qualified for the position. Their anguished cries will rise to the Heavens if the governor should name the present commissioner for '7l1ch term.
 Or he other hand, many Re- lea IS, recognizing the ability
 the impartiaIity of MT. Lynch, AEse that he should be reappOint- ed. Candidates for his job would be surprised to see the signatures on some of the letters the gOver- nor has received recommending Commissioner Lynch for reap pointment. Several of those who wrote have shown the writer CO., pies of their communications, and it is not violating any confidence to say that they spoke of MT. Lynch in extremely laudatOry , terms. And these writers are not twO-fOr a nickel politicians think ing only of their own hides but men of substantial standing who want a well-run and fairly-run compensation court.
 There is no question of Commis- sioner Lynch's fitness for the job; the only objection to his reap pointment is that he is Demo- crat. If a record of thorough fair ness, detailed study of all cases, and solid knowledge of the law applied in 6 humane way counts for ayn- thing, then Jimmy" Lynch should be reappointed.
 The first heavy snowfall of the year last Tuesday night, and the traffic difficulties in the days that have followed, bring up the question of snow removal, which caused such a controversy last winter. One phase of it might be taken up today is that of state aid.
 It was pointed out year ago that, under the terms of legisla- tive act introduced by ex-Senator Joseph H. Lawlor, the state was ob- liged to blow two through highways in the city, one north and south and the other east and west, This was called to the atten- ton of city officials, but they of fercd objections to the invoking of the act. Their arg -aaert was that the state would simply rush blows through North Main and South Main streets. and East Main and West Main streets, paying no att tention to parked cars and only piling the snow at the curb.
 After the experiences of last winter and what promises to be a repetition this winter, it would seem better to call on the state to blow the two through routes after every storm and let those whose cars are parked on main streets take their chances. This would limit the street departments task on the main streets to clearing away the piles of snow from the gutters and allow department workers to concentrate on streets not touched by the state highway department. The city should be glad to accept any possible aid from the state and adapt it's snow removal program to that of the state. Such traffic jams as we had last winter and this past Wednesday evening might then be reduced, at least.
 
 No post-election development in years has stirred up so much talk as the Victory Dinner" sponsored by Senator George T. Culhane and his organization and to be held at The sElton, Dec. IT. The senator has announced that Gov. -elect Rob- ert A. Hurley and other leading Democrats of the state will be on hand, and that an invitation has been sent to National Chairman Edward J. Flynn.
 Local party leaders are in quan- dary over whether to go or not to go. They don't want to offend the g0vern0F-elect, and yet they don't want to help anything di- rected by Senator Culhane. The chances are that at least some of those listed among the invited guests will not be on hand, either because of timely illnesses, official duties or even blunt refusal to have anything to do with the af- fair.
 6enator Culhane nevertheless goes ahead serenely with his plans, con- fident that he will have a packed house for the dinner and not seem- ing to care whether the local or ganization leaders bother to attend or not.
 FREIGHT TRAIN In one scene of Lady With Red