Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-19
THE GOVERNOR HERE.
Hon Mfr Lilley Entertained Him at
 ouassapaug Over Sunday.


 Quassapaug Over Sunday
 Seated in a handsome carriage, at +ached to two spirited horses in charge of a coachman who handled the r1D- bcns in a manner that showed him to be an expert Ut the business, the lion George F. Mclean, governor or con necticut: the Hon O. R. Fyler, railroad commissioner; the Hon Allan w. Paige. the famous trolley magnate. and last, but by no means least, our own Hon George l.. Lilley, one or Wa terbury's representatives, dashed lnto the city shortly after 9 o'clock this morning, the party attracting conslu- erable attention as they were Wnlrieu up West Main street to the postoInce, where a short stop was made Defore going to the Scoyill house When the carriage stopped opposite the latter place quite few notaDles croWueu around. and then followed hand shaking match which lasted until the impatient steeds grew weary and 1e- fused to remain there longer. Then the horses were driven to Mir Peck $ stables and the distinguished visitors entered the Scovill house.
 Through the courtesy of MT Lilley A Democrat reporter had the honor of an introduction to the noble trio, his excellency, Governor Mclean, acting as spokesman for the party, and i'll that happy manner which no doubt had something to do in winning his way to the exalted position which he now holds. informed the reporter that they had been spending Sunday with MT LilIey at his cottage at QuaSsapaug, and had just made flying trip to Wa terbury The governor appeared to be in a very happy frame of mind ana remarked with smile that his friend LiIley is such q charming entertainer that the party could scarcely believe that the hours had sped by so quickly. He said he had many personal friends in Waterbury and knew that where such men residede permanently must be a good place to stay. He thought that any community blessed by the presence of a few men like Mir Lilley must necessarily be happy. This was too much for Representative Lilley and he broke in on the governors remarks preceded by laugh and followed by a handsome endorsement of the Demo. crat as newspaper. though he did not quite like it's politics.
 The Democrat reporter has been {. wanting to have q quiet talk with Nil . Paige for some time past in the hope , of being able to convince him of the necessity of giving the south end peo ple the trolley service they stand in need of so badly and for which the Z residents have been clamOring for ovel { five years. and seized this opportunity to have a chat with him on the ques ton. MT Paige said that he was not acquainted with the territory, but that he would have MT Sewell go over il with him at an early date. He in Quired into the size of the district, tho number of it's inhabitants and how faI they have to walk to the nearest trOl ley road. He also wanted to know il the proposed trolley from Cheshire fC this city would run through that place The reporter informed him that ]: would not and. getting a little bold n this time, ventured the statement tha many have often wondered why tho company goes to so much expense making trolley roads through sparsely settled localities. where public neces sity and convenience do not require them at present and probably will no for years. while sections of a city like this that Is densely populated by work ing people who have to walk long dis tances to their work are denied tht service. The reporter also reminded Mir Paige. just as if such thing were necessary. that the trolley company had charter rights in all the thickly Ne that it was not taking advantage O them.
 MT Paige is a good listener. Th' reporter was not surprised at this. Al such men are, still he gave the assur ance that he would make a tou through the particular section whicl his attention had been called to. an. excused himself from being able to ex press an opinion on the subject at tha time by stating that he was new il the business along here and did no know enough about the place to tall 1ntelligently on it until he had had al opportunity to look over the ground.
 Time did not permit opportunity fo talk with Mir Fyler. To be candi, about the matter. the TOrrington gen tleman did not appear to care mucl about talking. for he was too bus laughing at the unstinted praise be slowed on his friend Lilley by Gov ernor Mclean. who acted as if he tool special pride in pOking fun at tn king pin of the republican party il Waterbury and the prospective occu pant of the gubernatOrial chair afte the present incumbent steps down an out. that is. unless a constitutions convention should give us pluralit rule in Connecticut. and then " would hear no more of republican gov ernors in this grand old common wealth But that's another matter
 Mr Lilley and his guests are joll fellows and so far as anybody know the worst thing that can be said c them is that they are high in the couI cils of a party which aims to mak kings of the few without regard f0 the welfare of the majority.