New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-02
REUNION OF LAWMAKERS
MEMBERS OF LAST CONNECTT-
CUT LEGISLATURE MEET.
MEMBERS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CON
VENTION, WHICH THEY GRE
ATED, WITH THEM AT
HARTFORD.

Hartford March ! CSpeciaD.-The reunion Of the
Legislative Club Of 1901, held in this city at Foot
Guard Hall Wednesday. success, in spite
Of the unpleasant weather. over two hundred
members gathered, and there present besides
many members from other legislatures and from
the constitutional convention. which adjourned
early in order TO be present. The hall was draped
in gold and blue. and the tables were handsomely
set. Lieutenant Governor Keller, of South Nor
walk presided as ex-oicio president Of the Senate
and the meeting almost wholly of a social
The condition Of affairs at the constitutional
vention such that political expressions were
somewhat risky. and there were none in any of the
speeches which. by the way. we're informal and of
no special significance.
P. Davis Oakley. Of this city. a member Of the
Board Of Assessors. extended the welcome Of the
city IN behalf Of Mayor Harbison who unable
70 be present. and pleasantly suggested that ii
would be good time 10 take a vote representa-
ton, but afraid that 1t would put some on
record" The principal speech Of the afternoon
made by Judge Dwight LOOMS retired, guest of
the club, who refrained from speaking OF the
stitution for fear that he might emulate Mr.. Bart
lett. Of smsbury, and talk all day. He thought
the best thing the legislature of 1901 did was to
call the convention. and. : for that body. ii
still problematical what il would do. He very
sure that neither the small towns the cities
could go IL alone and thought that the idea of
mutual interdependence would come IN for solu-
ton Of the troubles before the convention Senator
Kenesy, I'm brief address, resented outside criti
cisu Of members Of The legislative body. saying
that they the best judges Of their actions
and that they had a right TO resent outside inter
ference
Lieutenant Governor Keller was most cordially
received by the members of the club. and is easily
one Of its popular members Although he belongs
down IN the southwest corner of the State. where
the present management Of the Republican party
often has to look hard for friends. he is stanch
supporter Of the organization and bright and
active man. He is a wholesale grocer. and has
worked his way into politics with little dif1cuty
and before he was nominated for Lieutenant Gov
ernor was president pro TEN. OF the Senate and a
strong in that body.
The Legislative Club Of 1901 differs from other
legislative organizations in this State in name only
Ali previous organizations have been called
.ociations but the present Iegislature-for IT is still
in readiness to be called upon in emergency
has preferred the more informal title Of Club in
that il easily conveys to its own members and
TO the people Of the State the idea OF the good
fellowship and sociabilty which characterized the
session Of 1901 Former legislative reunions have
had at times political bearing in the setting in
motion Of a gUbernatorial boom or some such
thing but recently the contests have been so hot
that Il has not always been safe to launch a BOOM
even at a social banquet party. There are how
ever men in the club who would make a splendid
showing IN the running il they should by chance
carry off any important nomination
OF these Representative George Lilley, of Water
bury is undoubtedly He came TO the legis-
Iaf,,re unknown save to few. but easily the
most influential Of the new members Of the house.
and he is understood TO have made himself so ac-
c.ntahle to his party that he is likely TO carry off
the first nomination for Congressman-at-Large
from the Republican State Convention. He is ex-
ceedinglv popular and although he one OF the
big losers in the Waterbury fire is not known,
The snoring men have it, "a hard loser" He is
one of the Jolly good fellows Of the club, and has
many friends all over the State. most of them
made within the last two three years. He was
one of the developments Of the session.
Senator Seeley, of the club. had an experience
with advertising lodges which while not different
from that Of all other members he had the grit 10
resent and eventually 10 overcome in a large de-
gree. He was busy one day at his desk LOOKING
over the file for certain bill he was interested in
handed him a dispatch He hastily opened 1t and
found that 1t was only an advertising circular adj
visng the Senator and all his friends 10 buy clothes
at a certain well knc-sn city store The firm ad-
vertlsing had hi. the boys to circulate
the natt.r in the guise OF kilograms. The Senator
denounced the scheme the floor OF the Senate
and while no action taken, there were no more
fake" dispatches brought TO Senators in course OF
the session.
One OF bright young men of the Senate Is
Senator Brothwen VINO comes from down the river,
where pretty much everything from witch hazel
extract TO piano keyboards is manufactured. He
Of the legislative party that visited the Mon
tague farm property the line OF the proposed
TsrinvilIe extensions As the party neared the
break in the line 313 feet which the Connecticut
Western road asked 10 span with its rails sign
put up by who appreciated the situation
confronted the who were 10 decide for
against the extension. The sign read: