Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-15

f a candidate for lieutenant governor. MT Roberts is banker and to-day some opposition has been Waged against him because he would not be popular with the masses, being a man of wealth. There is also sugges- ton of compromise in favor of Judge John H. Perry of Southport. It is sort of Kilkenny fight on a mild scale and it may die out Hartford will make an effort to defeat Iilley, but outside of here and it is reported 1n N1iddlesex county, the opposition IS said to be sGattering. Bridgeport Iele- gram.
 Wednesday the state republican con- vention will be held in Hartford and as that time draws near the friends or MT Lilley appear to grow more contl- l dent that he will get the nomination for ongressman-at-large The con- vention consists of 510 delegates ap- Iportioned as follows: Hartford coun- | ty 90; New Haven T6; New London 50; Fairfield 66; Windham AS; Iitchfield S2; Middlesex A. and Holland A. That the convention will be held in the home city of the only other candi- date, B. c. Frisbie, MT Iilley's friends do not look upon with any alarm at lall. They say that it is almost inn possible, notwithstanding the concert ed movement, to wrest the nomination from him. MT Bulkeley's alleged plan ! to show both MT Frisbie and MT Lilley that it would be a great injury to the party to nominate either of them, and then to pitch Judge Perry of Southport f in upon the delegates for the no1nina- tion will not work MT Lilley, they say, was too early in the field for such l a plan to work successfully now. There being 51O delegates in the con
 vention, 256 will have to be counted lup to the credit of the winner. MT Lilley's friends here reckon up the re suit of his canvass in this way: They
 give him all of New Haven county, all Iof New London, Fairfield and Wind ham counties also, which give him 250 Evotes and six to "go.' Some of them claim about one-ha1f of Litchfeld lcounty, which would give llim41 votes more His less sanguine friends claim The will not get so many from Litch- lfield and are very doubtful about get, Il lting all of New London. They think
 Holland ought to stand by him and
 make up for what he may lack in New
 London. On these calculations they claim he will get the nomination.
 lSLEEPLESS NIGHTS FOR LILLEY
 And His Days May Be Made Very Un 2. comfortable.
 In the congressional matter there is
 Inc let-up in the push for Represents ltive George l.. Lilley of Waterbury : says the Hartford Courant. 3e His ibackeFs sGIaim sog muc1lI that the listen iers wonders if Ithere3 is anything. but
 statewide unanfnity for him.e He
 has been about his canvass for two
 years and it has been shrewdly con ducted. Many people feel personally
 indebted to him and these and many
 others like him personally. They pro
 fess to feel no fear of the s'beef trust talk that every observer can see vii lspring up as sure as his nomination is effected. The man who has been tht
 partner of the beef magnates for twen
 ty years is going to have some sleep
 less nights and some mighty uncom
 fortable days if he succeeds in getting , lon the ticket. It will become de
 fensiye campaign from the start so fal as the congressman at large is con fcerned, right i'll the time when the yot ling public is especially sensitive as t
 all that suggests trusts. This is set
 ting thoughtful republicans to think
 ing whether the safety of the party i,
 not the first consideration.