Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-12
OF INTEREST TO waEELMEN.
Lantern Law Will Be Brought Up
 Again for Discussion

Again for Discussion
 The Hartford Globe published the following story yesterday, which will interest many Waterbury whealmen:
 The Wheelmen of Connecticut are lOOAlng over the lists of Yien elected tuesday to the state senate and house. and, considering the chances of the re- peal of the obnoxious lantern law. They believe, after examining these lists during the week, and consulting about the attitudes of the various members, that the repeal or modifictI- tion desired can be brought about this session.
 Some Of the features of the election as the Wheeimen see them, are unus- UaAly interesting. There is the case of Harold R. Durant, who has been Gefeated for the senate from the fifth district by William Kennedy. demo- crat. by majority of 309. although Mckinley carried the district by 400
 Nr Duraut as a Waterbury repre- sentative in the last house favored the lantern law. against the wishes of the Wheelmen of Waterbury. and was believed to he working solely in the interests of the Waterbury Brass cOm- p2ny and other manufacturers of bi- cycle lanterns. who desired to increase the trade in their goods by making it compulsory for riders 10 use them His opponent fought against the lantern 1 law. and this question entered not q little into the election-the Whcelmen taking the opportunity to express themselves against man who had worked for the law.
 James r. Bree, elected senator from New Haven by T94 over Averill was, as 8 member of the last house. one of the ablest supporters that the wheel men had in the fight against the law. IIC succeeded in holding up the bill, acting In the interests of the New TIa- ven manufacturers of rubber tired YG- hicles. But the measure was finally agreed upon in committee reported favorably, and put through the house in spite of all efforts against it. Mir i Brec was firm to the last in his OppO- sjtion to the measure, and having been 1 promoted to the senate will doubtless work for repeal.
 SUrges Whitlock. reelected from the fourth district. is also counted in favor of repeal from his previous rec ord on the subject: and the L. A. W. officers are also expecting the support Of SenatoTs-elect Wallace s. Allis. Samuel i. Cooper. Howard F. Ian
 
 well and Charles A. Thompson. The list is not official. neither is it com- Dlete but it shows the strength of the hopes of the wheelmen and their ex- pectation that the law can be repealed.
 In the house there is William A. KinQ. of Willimantic. reelected, and likely to he the republican leader. should the speakership go to John H Light, of NOrwaik. The cyclists feel that they will also owe 2 debt of grat- itude to NIr King for his splendid work i'll their behalf. against the lantern measure when it was pending in the last house.
 Charles B. Whittlesey of New Lon don. also reelected, is another man who opposed the law strongly last ses sion, and Dr Elias Pratt. reelected representative from Torrington, was also a hard worker in the cause of the whcelmen.
 Tho attitude to be taken by the manufacturing interests will bt watched with much interest. They have passed into the hands of the con solidated company since the old fight and the sales of wheels have fallen of becarse there is less evening riding under the law. The manufacturers favored the law before. but it is likely thCv may look at the matter in a new light and prefer selling a wheel tt selling a lantern.