The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-28

is 8 luxury which not many can afford.
 House Speaker Hugh M. AlcOrn, IT,, Suffield, has been mentioned for this place, but there is no certainty he will take it. There is 8 possibility Alc0rn may appre- ciate better the nomination for attorney general Another who would like this nomination is House Majority Leader William l.. Hadden, Orange.
 Attorney General Francis A. PalIotti is the problem child of the organization. What to do with him is giving some of the ambi- tiOus party men a great deal of trouble. He is not friendly with the Bradley leadership, and if &his group thought it could get away with it, PallOtti would not be renOmianted.
 But it is afraid the racial issue might be brought into the pie ture if PalIotti was sidetracked. So there is a distinct possibil- ity that Pallotti might get on the ticket again, If the leadership de- cides to avoid a struggle.
 Mrs. Sara B. Crawford, Vest port, probably will be a candi- date again for secretary of state. Joseph E. Talbot, Naugatuck, would like the treasurer's nomin- ation once more, and there is nothing to indicate that Fred R. eller would turn down the con- troller'S post.
 However, the whole picture rests on Baldwin'S decision. AL corn, it was believed, would run for lieutenant governor, only if Baldwin were the top man. If Baldwin is not the candidate. the fight for the nomination might become a free-fbr all between Tal- bot and Hadden, and possibly Al- corn.
 The top men in. the party un- QueStionably are this trio, and Baldwin.
 Rep. Stanley F. Mead, R., New Canaan, according to the legend at the state capitol, did not take a place In the court picture in his home town because he is an ac- tive candidate for appointment as a juvenile court udge.j
 Mead, it was reported, has asked the assistance of some influential persons in gaining the namina- ton.
 Guy B. Holt, former state treasurer, is now working as dep- uty administrator of the state defense council. He gets $500 8 year in this capacity.
 Rev. E. Dent LIackey, state sem ate chaplain, who is sort of con- tact man for the council, going about the state making speeches, gets 5000 plus expenses. Origin ally his vouchers were said to call for $6,200 yearly.
 State budgetatry authorities are now looking into the expense ace counts of certain state cOmmis- siOns and commissioners. and be- fore long, will summon some of these officials to 8 hearing to cx- plain certain items.
 The state grants five cents . mile for automobile expense, and some state officials get more than s1OO q month in expense money, some of them apparently for tFav- cling from home to office. Only elected state officials are entitled to this item of office-tO-hOme expense.
 Superior Court Judge Inglis' de- .cislon prohibiting state payment to drafted soldiers of. the differ. ence In their two salaries made the state controllers office happy.
 This ofilce regards the opinion as granting the controlelr authovs ity to interpret the statutes Te" gardlng operation Of his office, anyway he wishes. without benefit Of Mn attorney generals opinion. In other words. the controller is authorized under the ruling Co determine operation Of his office ln any situation without having % request. the attorney geenral fer q FifliaR.