New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14
THE REPUBLICANS WILL PUT
STATE TICKET IN IHE
FIELD THIS WEEK.
-ur SITUATION AS IT APPEARS IN AID
y.NCE-PRoBABLE NOMINEES FOX
GOVERNOR AND OTHER OF
FICERS-

I'll have some entirely new matters 10 lace
=. ,rsv Of choosing candidates ana III 'ile p'e3
.t,cn OF State affairs as they may feidte 10
enial ..a1 reform the constitutional conVeh-
I'D IFS results having some bearing oi' '- "
H'n s,-;sf review Of conditions may not "e
..arssting The General Assemoiy Oh lS0L ~
trcen in both branches, passed nial Iesoi1.o s
,bs1 mad been laid over for one session "i
- nroyisions of the constitution l'S04-, P.,
u ~ the neople TWO amendments TO 'he ooiis4
me g. ac+ion One Of these amendments Pi0
80 FOR nl,,ralitv election OF stale otACe4
irt for public discussion IN calhp"ts -
IS o,o which the Democratic parry i"s -,
Is large handle OF IN It's cahNasSe@, -
orber provided for the en!ar sei'ieA' " -, .,,,r-,-
,ror, tyenty-four members to moi more &c lante7
lioli THESE resolutions were both adop'eo
by the people ..;., so Ear
This demand for constitutional 'eNisLon'
- .. -eia-ed TO representation IN the 1eleiA' -
-, ,ras 50 great however. that governor NJ
fsih"is, g a.. c;aneral Assembly 10 call a con-
-. e. the purpose Of revising the Fundamental
In End the convention was called l's uth0 ,
-, she presentation Of the REVISION anu ~ 80
.,a-+ 5sfeat by the people are matters OF is'V''
. sc year and the question VIII naturaliS ieI~.'
what is the party going TO 90 aoou' ~
g ia TO say that the sentiment OF the
tss,-v men will for amending the cons,l.uloi
:, -.a,,ods rrovided in the document ltseli on"
,o+ nv constitutional conNehlioH 0ei ANN "a
osent conditions brought about by lhe @u
fhe - .,-nent of the Economic League ana
20 xo,,1s,e On other state matters there Is
little cali for expression. and SO 1aT as ia'olia
ns++ars are concerned the policy OF the aoihliiis
-, D-ir he Endorsed With strong resolutions
without doubt -. e ,,o,,,oc,i
- -.aI,zA that the coming contest is not 10 ne 'he
o,.y sort OF canvass that has preValleo i"r 'Iie
,as. .ix Years in the State, but there Il III ~
=. che ~esult in their minds. There Is however a
denomination TO put forward good ticket maze
= 20 ,o,serxative- men of experience. who yer
have a large measure of popularity me ''a.e
rornn,itfee is under new and younger ledoei9Hp
-hsn in the campaigns OF the last Re" years anu
,here viii be energy and judgment used to BRING
.to,t the most satisfactory results Anore" r
c.+sx +r7e chairman. IS OF the best known OF
the Younger Republicans Of the state ana was
.srI,- in The political field. He is Ne"-I@ohooh
county man. 2 native of Lebanon. but for some
Years practising lawyer in this city Nhile YET
= student in the Yale Law School, nc was CHOSEN
resistant clerk Of the House, and that with pTac-
.,sIlv no opposition This position is usually the
starting point for young politicians who become
interested in State affairs. and many prominent
n,eo n both of the parties Of the State have had
the training o. the assistant clerkship and those
which follow 1t starter for their public life
Nj Gates is a typical Connecticut Yankee.
rhrexd good thinker, active and energetic
worker and = man with host of personal friends
throughout The State He has been inside OF
Tire political game longer than almost any other
Young man in the party, and the committee, rec
osnizing this and his peculiar fitness. put him at
the head OF the party management Since he has
beer chairman he visited all parts of the State
and has made himself thoroughly familiar with
fire conditions existing and knows more about them
than any member OF the committee can possibly
know by actual touch with the people and the
party men, Under his leadership the party machin
a-v will run smoothly and there is doubt that
st xiu TN tremendously, Chairman Gates has a
hapov faculty for harmonizing things He is at
present Tax Commissioner Of the State. position
70 which ne was appointed by Governor Mclean.
his close personal friend
The Governorship first of all. the consideration
n the convention, and circumstances have made
n somewhat remarkable this year. There had not
been a 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 has had IN many years, and his OUT
spoken ard well put arguments in regard to the
needs Of the State and particularly as TO the con-
stitutionai matters. have for him the esteem
not only OF his own party but Of the Democratic
leaders and Of the Democratic press Unfortu- !
nstely his health broke down and he was forced 10
abandon the duties of the Office altogether and
seek rest re is row In Maine. where he Is re- !
ported as Improving and II it should happen |
that his health should be such that ne would be |
wiling to enter field. that his friends could
depend upon him to accept a position, there Is /
every reason to believe that he might solve the |
problem OF Consressman-at-L Large. even now But
there is scant probability of any such thing hap |
perdng Governor Mclean is out. and is out 10 |
stay. the force OF circumstances having taken MIN
sut greatly TO the disappointment Of the people OF
Che State and to the checking Of whatever imme- /
diste ambitions he may have had /
TIE information Of his absolute declinauon 10 be
a candidate was made by Chairman Gates early in |
the summer. and the canvass for the nomination I!
begun at random, so to speak 1heie
seemed TO be no concerted action anywhere in be-
half OF any one candidate. but all possible candi-
ST. .SkHffsl a
quent Frank 3. Brandegee. of New-Lonoon'
speaker Of the House in 1929, was prominently /
mentioned and Judge John H Perry. V1ce-presi-
cent OF the constitutional convention ana TOT 'ie
greater part OF its sessions its presiding olhce,
brought forward by his friends. and il looked
for a time as II he would be the finally agreed
CT. but Judge Perry took himself out OF the can
yass. much the disappointment OF many friehos-
IL Is possible however. that the move was n wise /
che on account of his connection with the con- |
vsntion, the people having siSnally defeated its
sction. Judge Perry is a man TO whom the peopie
are looking In the future, without doubt, ana ne
may be called into the service of the State in a /
large way before many years
Mayor Studley of New-Heven was also IN the /
ssd and there were many suggestions in his favor. /
He had taken part in the settlement of the street
railway strike in NewHaven in favor of the men. j
and fhis Itself had in II political possibilf
ties He also declined, but New-Haven is not with
out candidate for the Governorship. Judge Liv- /
one OF the candidates for the nomination, and his
csndidacy has hsd some peculiar features Judge
@eaveland is q young man. native OF Bloomfield.
'ost north OF this city. ana he began the practice
o. law IN New-HaVen about a dozen years ago.
being strong Democratic city. it
nfs fortune 10 be the nominee Of the Republicans
,of Judge Of Probate at time when there We're
aissehsions In the Democratic party and he
e8ected. not only 10 his surprise, but the 2
eipflse Of the party which nominated him. he
iaoe an excellent Judge, and for three terms has
'eei continued in Office He was selected by his