New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14
70 MEET IN HARTFORD.
THE REPUBLICANS WILL PO1'
STATE TICKET IN THE
FIELD THIS WEEK.
r srTIrATIoN AS IT APPEARS IN AID
,-,>cF-PROBABLE NOMINEES FOR
GOVERNOR AND OTHER of
FICERS.

com, Sent e tSpeciaD.-The Repub-
= convention, which meets IN TINS cLt! 'ie
-t,s week on Tuesday evening ana on
- Ill have some entirely new matters 10 i1ce
-. wsy Of choosing candidates ana IN 'ne pies
.-,on Of State affairs as they may 'ei -
eD'Na ,.,o,a, reform the constitutional conNeii-
w I'D its results having some bearing oi1 ''e 81
IT,, a brief review of CONDITIONS nus! n" =
,+.restins The General Assembly OF lS'l. ne
Unn ILL., IN both branches, passed final resoluuolis'
-,e,, had been laid over for one sesslo" U1'U
s-'e i<tons ,f the constitution itself, preseit
'aS ~. ,,sanle TWO amendments TO the coilSu-
- for action. One Of these amendments p
ss.s for plurality election OF Stale o'ioei -
IL. fer public discussion III ca1hpa.sH -
20. - which the Democratic party mas o.
.-aae large handle of In its canNasSes 60
n.ner nrovided for the enlargement OF .le 80,
80 tr,entx-four members to not more man t-.
=. .-,hers These resolutions were oo' "N0f
by the people ..., vox,sio, so far
TIA demand for constitutional feElsIo"' -
a. -.,e+eI to representation in the General As
81 :. LOT however that Governor Nc
80 s tbe General Assembly TO cai con
-, Cor the purpose OF revising the fohoa '
-. on6 the convention was called It's ush"e
- +5,a presentation Of the REVISION anu l'9 So"
segment defeat by the people are 'eis - 80
- ,,eor and the question will naturally reeUi'
u '4ie ;. a.. marty going TO DO about ii! II Is
.,..u,, safe to say that the sentiment OF tiie
3a,rg men will be for amending the coieu. ~ !.
a+,,ds nrovided in the document ltseii' oi.~
"S =. o,S-ir,,tional convention. certainly not III
- crescent conditions brought ABOUT p9 'ii7
'"e =. ,.,-nert Of the Economic League ana
e.. 1orouirs On other State matters unete Is
,,++rs cali for expression. and so Tar as iia
-,.-s are concerned the policy or the aulillhis
,-.tion ain he Endorsed with strong Resolutions
without doubt *. ,-,,,,ao+i
- heaters az the Republican party Of tonnecti-
- selsza mat the coming contest is not to be the
es.v sort OF canvass that has preN''lIeu '"l "
,ax. .ix wears in the State, but lheie II 'io "0t
:. e.. ,ss,lt in their minds. There Is however
s.o-,,iration 10 put forward a good ticket, maze
III of conservative men OF experience "ho
Sc. large measure OF popularity Inc state
Committee is under new and younger leddeiei'ip
Than in the campaigns OF the last re" years anu
,he-e will be energy and judgment used 10 brlrs
.bopt the most satisfactory results Anore" r
Gates the chairman. is one Of the best known oI
r. younger Republicans of the State ana was
e.-I, IN the political field. He is Ne"-Lonooh
,-oun-v man. a native OF Lebanon. buI foF some
wears z nractising lawyer in this city. WINE yet
2 student in the Yale Law School. ne was CHOSEN
assistant clerk Of the House, and that with pTac-
,.,l, m 7r,posftion This position is usually the
starting point for young politicians who become
interested in Stale affairs. and many prominent
men in both Of the parties Of the State have had
she training Of the assistant clerkship and those
which follow it a starter for their public life
Mt Gates is a typical Connecticut Yankee,
.hrewd a good thinker. active and energetic
worker and 2 man with a host of personal friends
throughout the State. He has been inside OF
TIE political game longer than almost any other
Young man in the party, and the committee, rec
oenizing this and his peculiar fitness. put him at
.he head Of the party management Since he has
been chairman he has visited all parts of the State
and has made himself thoroughly familiar with
TIE conditions existing ard knows more about them
than any member OF the committee can possibly
know by actual touch with the people and the
marty men Under his leadership the party machin
erv will run smoothly and there is no doubt that
II will r11n tremendously, as Chairman Gates has
happy faculty for harmonizing things He is at
uresent Tax Commissioner Of the State, a position
70 which he was appointed by Governor Mclean
his close personal friend
The Governorship is, first of all, the consideration
IN the convention, and circumstances have made
II somewhat remarkable this year. There had not
been question on the part of any one but that
Governor Mclean would be the nominee without
contest. He is easily the most popular Governor
Connecticut mas had IN many years. and his out
spoken and well put arguments in regard to the
needs OF 5he State, and particularly as to the con-
st..utional matters, have won for him the esteem
not only Of his party but OF the Democratic
leaders and Of the Democratic press. Unfortu-
nstey his health broke down and he was forced 10
abandon the duties of the office altogether. and
seek rest Ee is row IN Maine where he is re-
ported as improving. and If it should SO happen
that his health should be such that ne would be
wiling TO the field, or that MS fflenos couio
depend upon him accept position, there is
every reason to believe that he might solve the
problem Of Congressman-at-Large. even now But
there is scant probability Of any such thing hap
penins Governor Mclean is out, and is out 10
stay, the force Of circumstances having taken MIN
ct greatly to the disappointment of the people OF
tke State and TO the checking Of whatever imne-
date ambitions ne may have had.
The Information Of his absolute declnation to be
a candidate was made by Chairman Gates early in
the summer and the canvass for the nomination
was begun -.at random to speak There
seemed TO be no concerted action anywhere in be-
half Of any one candidate but all possible cano4-
dates were mentioned and declarations were ire
ouent. Frank 3. Brandegee. of NeW-Lohooh'
Speaker OF the House in 1899 prominently
mentioned and Judge John II. Perry, vice-presi-
.=s......sI....l cnrzeratinra the