Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13

three years after graduation was ad- mitted to the bar. He practiced law in the west for a few years and then moved to New York city and opened an office there, but made his home at Rfdgefield
 In 1890 he retired from the active practice of his profession to devote his time to educational and literary pursuits. Several years ago he pulp lished the Cyclopedia of Political Sci ence Political Economy and United States History, edited by John J. La [ Tor, which is the standard authority on those subjects.
 Last year MT Cary was elected pro- lessor of medical jurisprudence in the medical college in New York which is named after the late Governor Flower, and which was so Iiberally endowed by him. After due consid- eration he declined the honor. feeling that he did not care to re-enter pro- fessfonal life in New York city.
 He has always been consistent democrat, and began his political work by making speeches for Tilden in 1876. but had never consented to be candf- date for office until unanimously noIn- mated for senator from the twelfth district in 1894.
 in 1892 he was unanimously nofnin- ated to represent the twelfth senator ia district of this state on the state democratic committee and entered on an aggressive. vigorous campaign of education which resulted in a large increase in the democratic vote in that district. During the two months pre- ceding election he published. at his own expense, paper called "The Con- necticut Citizen" which attracted at tention throughout the state by it's clear and forcib1e presentation of his party's doctrine, and was of valuable assistance in the campaign.
 He is a leading champion of inc cause of constitutional reform in Con- necticut, of which question he has made a thorough and exhaustive study. He is recognized authority on this subject and the prominence this has given him led many of the democratic newspapers and party leaders of this state to urge his nomination for gov ernor. But he has always refused to be candidate
 He is the author of a book entitled '"The Connections Constitution" which was published in August 1900.
 He was chairman of the democratic state convention at Hartford June 10. 1896, and on September 26. 1898. was unanimously elected chairman of the democratic state central committee. At the following election the republi- can plurality was reduced from 53.OOO to 16,000.
 At the Waterbury convention in June, 1900, he resigned the chairman ship of the democratic state commit tee, although urged by a unanimous vote to remain.
 MT Cary is rightly regarded as one of the ablest and most conservative leaders in the democratic party in this state The consummate tact and skill which he has displayed as chairman of the state central committee durino the troublous period through which the democracy of the state as well as na- ton has passed has won for him the highest regard of his associates.
 In many quarters MT Cary is consid- cred the type of man who should be chosen to run on the democratfcs ticker this year.
 The following is from the files of the Ridgefeld Press at the time of his nomination for senator: stMr Cary' $ candidacy and campaign, we predict, will be fearless and honorable He is above anything that might appear petty. bigoted or disreputable Con- yinced that a principle of politics or moral is right, he will firmly stand by his convictions without f1inching or wayering in the face of the strongest faunts of an enemy. He has been q personal friend of many people n the district, especially in Ridgefield. and has been heartily in accord with all the movements for the betternent of the people,
 The following is from the Bridgeport Farmer: Elsewhere, we publish the brilliant speech in which Melbert B. Cary of Ridgefeld accepts the demo- cratic nomination for senator i'll the twelfth district. Mir Cary's election would go far towards promoting the triumph of the movement in favor of constitutional reform through a con- stitutional convention of which he has long been an earnest and able adyo-