Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-25
SCRAMBLE FOR JODGESH|PS
Representative Liliey of this
 City in the Thick of the Fight.
He It Was Who Helped to Break q We'll Prepared Slate-New Haven Republicans Must Hereafter Take MltGrillrr lnta Il
Waterbury Into Consideration. .

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 Representative George l.. Lilley has thrown the Hon Samuel Fessenden's forces Tn New Haven into q cooked hat ana hereafter the republicans at this eld or New Haven county will have something to say on the question or patronage or any matter of import ahce that would effect this city and New Haven. For political baby. Mr Illley Is truly q wonder, for his foes yesterday in the fight for the judge shlps Of the court of common pleas m New Haven were some of the fore most men in his party, cid warriors, so to speak, in the party's battles, but the Waterbury man, even though he is republican, was 2 match for them all. He knocked over the county sher- 1ff, Abe Dunham, the whole box and dice of the county commissioners; Fred
 Averill, clerk of the court of con-
 mon pleas in New Haven: Judge Stud
 ley of that court, NIT Ely, and the whole kit. MT .Fessepdens forces in the Elm city are scattered far and
 wide. and the gentleman up the val ley, Mir Fyler. is basking ill the sum- light of the laurels won by that won derful baby in politics, Mir Lilley, from the Brass city,
 It is hard to admit it; nevertheless,
 it is q fact, that this is said to be the
 first time that republican represen- tative from Waterbury interfered with politics in the Elm city and won out.
 hands down.
 Judges Studley and Hubbard were
 ''out' for their own reappointnent as judges of the court of common pleas. They had the aforementioned back
 la T, rf hDl strongest forces in New Haven. Messrs Averill. who naturally was seeking to have himself retained in working for Messrs Studley and Hubbard; County Sheriff Durham, the county commis- sioners. excepting MT Munson, who has his hands more than full taking care Of his interests. and I number of others. Judge Cables, formerly of the city court Of New Haven, was op-
 posed to Judge Studley for his own 1 nomination, and he was fully aware of the intensity of the fight he was going into. Serious as it was, yet neverthe- 1 less there is said to be q very comic feature in the situation. The Hubbard | forces arrived early on deck Tuesday ! evening. There was quite a lot Of 1 them. and after reviewing the field, 1 they became overjoyed with the pros pect and accordingly Tell Ill love WILL 1 themselves They entertained right 1 and left. and when they found they 1 could no longer cheer up the Wayfarer | and stranger they set to and enter | tained themselves. The consequence l was that next day. while. the Cables men were hustling things. the others
 were still dreaming of the,victory they
 thought they saw. The early bird Ill
 this case did not catch the worm, or l else the bird had taken it for granted l that the worm was already his. When he came on deck he found things all l awry: too late to rectify. Representa- 1 five Lilley was all over She board and 1 his tracks. were behind him. He had 1 broken up the forces thst have Kept this end of the county in the back l ground for years; the ciIqs-e that op-
 posed the establishing cf the district
 court here and for years succeeded; the 1 clique that have for years conducted
 republican politics in New Haven coun- ty pretty much as they pleased, have
 lived on the fattest of appointments
 and enjoyed all that was worth look
 ing for; but henceforth they will not
 be allowed to speak as much as they
 have been accustomed. There is, l therefore ructions in the republican 1 party. ,-- t-5.-,st ,y