The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-06
THE LITTLE GIANT GOVERNOR.
Hon. Thomas II. Waller, of Connecticut,
Creates a Sensation.

HARTFORD, Conn, March 5.-lIartford
had political sensation yesterday after
noon that is the sole topic of converse
tion among Legislative circles to-day.
The Legislature had been adjourned but
a short time, and the corridors of the
Capitol were still crowded with Lcgisla-
tors, when it was noised about that the
little giant, as Governor ThOs. NJ Waller is
called, had forcibly ectedJudge Birdsall,
Of West Point, from the Executive Cham
bers. The appearance Of the Judge him.
self with his face whittier than the min
isterial crayat he wears confirmed the ru-
NOR, and the Committee rooms, the
State Offices and Supreme Court Chamber
were soon vacated in the rush to the EX-
ecutive Chamber. The story of the rela-
tons between Judge Birdsall and Gov
nrnor Waller is full of details interesting
10 politicians of the State. The Judge
practices law in New York. but lives in a
palatia house in Westport. For some
time he has looked longngly orhonors at
the hands Of the voters of Connecticut,
and when Tom Waller, of New London,
was discovered two years ago as
candidate for Governor, the Judge tied
up to him, and latterly has posed before
the State as dictator. When the little
giant was elected it was limited that
the gentleman from Westport would be
made a yeritable Judge by being APP
pointed to the Superior Court bench.
Later, Birdsall united forces with
newspaper editor, accredited with bring
ing Mr.. Waller out, and who was to be
rewarded from the spoils Of the party
Last winter Editor Parsons was ap-
pointed Insurance Commissioner by the
Governor, but the Senate
REFUSED TO CONFIRM HIM,
And last fall he came to Hartford from
New Haven and started Democratic
newspaper with Birdsa. A few months
ago it was reported that Parsons was at
last to be rewarded by being appointed to
the Bank Commission with fat salary,
hut after months Of suspense Governor
Waller last week reappontcdJ w. Hyatt,
AT Norwalk to the office. Mr. Hyatt at
once resigned from the State Senate and
was confirmed, to the disappointment of
Mr. Parsons friends, and especially Of
Judge Birdsall, who claimed to hold the
given TO Parsons. The appointment of
Jlyatt caused Birdsall to issue an
cdlct Of war, and he came to
Hartford yesterday with n. ID. Sper-
by, Of New Haven, Republican
-lngleader prepared to make Tom Waller
BACK down, Birdsall called at the Gov
'rnor's rooms, and in his private cham
Ders proceeded to read articles which he
sad were TO appear in his newspaper and
in prominent Republican papers through
nut the State, disclosing official crooked
7lcss and duplicity. 1t is understood that
: ne ire of the Governor was soon aroused,
and after calling his visitor a scoundrel
and knaye he summoned his muscular
private secretary, who facilitated the
movements toward the door of the OBJ
AoXious caller. The Governor says that
IL IT had not been for sacrificing the dig
nlty Of his Office he would have put
Birdsall out personally by force. He dis.
claims all fear Of the threats Of Birdsall
ana refers TO the fact that his
ARMS HAVE BEEN SHAKEN
nearly out of their sockets by admirins
.~punlicahs as well as Democrats since
WI ulilculty atthe capital, and that he Ia,
n oeeh IN league with Birdsall in an,
pn'c-cial,' political or otherwise. Bird
san mas left for home and could not h,
hound by reporters after the row Ue i
known to have said that ne wonld hov,
sweet revenge and that he Womb mob ,','t
disclosures, and prove them. which u"nI,
show Connecticut's chief executive IN Nh VIZ
true light Birdsal has had hard Inc ~,
with the measures introduced for him !
The Legislature this winter, or tho.
championed by him, all of them belng p,
1ected. The bill to tax corporations
support the Government of the state W.
drafted by him,