The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-13

of Harry E. Back, judge, and James N. Tucker. deputy judge, of the town court of KiIlingly. The judiciary com
 mittee will not report until next week on the East Hartford town court
 judgeship. The contest for the position
 has been one of special interest. Ed win O. Goodwin, who has made an ex-
 ceptional contest for the place, backed
 by Judge John A. Stoughton of the East Hartford probate court and ex
 Representative Percy c. Bryant of the law firm Of Case, Bryant and Case
 was for twenty years the trial justice of the peace in the town. He is at
 the head of the East Hartford fire de-
 partment, and is known throughout the
 state as an enthusiastic representative
 of the interests of Connecticut firemen.
 His rival for the positions Dr. E. w.
 Pratt, president of the state dental
 commission, is backed by Senator
 Franklin H. Mayberry of East Hart
 ford, and is g. man of winning traits
 of character. He is a native of Essex.
 and has many friends and supporters
 in that section of the state. The po- sition of c. w. Roberts of the state
 bridge commission, and who is the
 prosecuting attorney before the court,
 is involved in the contest. He has held
 the place for many years and his re-
 tention in the office is desired by
 large number of residents The deci-
 sion of the judiciary committee in the
 contest is awaited with much interest
 in Hartford and neighboring localities. The appointment of Judge George H.
 CoweH of Waterbury as judge of the Waterbury district court by Governor Roberts, together with that of Judge
 John Goats of New Britain as judge of the court of common pleas in Hart. ford county will be confirmed by the general assembly. The district court of Waterbury is on a par with the su- perior court, having cognizance of cases
 of the same caliber as those coming be- fore the civil side of the superior court, and the judgeship of this court is par ticularly desirable. Judge Cowell, who has held the place eight years, gradu- ated from Yale college in 1S63,, being a classmate of :, Bishop Chauncey B..
 Brewster and Judge Coats. He began
 his, public career as assistant clerk of the house in 1871, and has steadily ad-
 vanced in the public service to the | judgeship which he now occupies. He is in the prime of life, being only six | ty-four years of age. He has been \ leading republican in New Haven coun- | ty for twenty five years He is one of 1 the closest friends of Senator Peck of l Waterbury. By the way, Senator Peck has been one of the most extensive 1 foreign tourists in the state, having | made the trip around the world. He has been in Japan and China and un- J derstands the eastern question as thoroughly as any observer in the
 state. His entrance into, politics was a
 gratifying step, and has brought into
 public life a man elaborately equipped
 for meeting state issues and policies.
 The railroad committee is expected to
 report in a few days on the granting
 of a charter on the Milldale and Wa, l terbury trolley road. None of the troll | ley lines asked for in the present gen
 eral assembly has created greater in
 terest than the Milldale and Water-
 bury. The granting of the charter
 means the opening of important com
 mercial relationships with Waterbury
 throughout an extensive lnanufactur- I ing and farming section.
 The commission on repairs to the ] capitol and the purchase of a site for. a
 new building for state officials will l have an additional hearing Wednesday,
 March 15, before the committee on cap l ftol furniture and grounds. The Hon. H. Wales Lines of the commission, one 1 of the most experienced builders in the
 state, and thoroughly informed in re. gard to the structural changes that ! ought to be made in the state capitol,
 making it fire proof and safe, has been
 in the capitol daily for the past legis.
 lative week, coming up regularly from l his home in Meridem. His views of the
 situation will be regarded with great
 consideration by the committee.
 I Senator Hammer of Branford who is
 at the head of the committee on edu- ] cation, is one of the most successful collectors of Indian relics in the state.
 Since boyhood he has been engaged in l making a local collection, covering the
 territory of. Branford, East Haven and
 Guilford, and has the best collection of | old Indian utensils and arrows that can be found in Connecticut. It is unrival. ed in it's way, its duplication being i'm. practicable. Some day this noted col lection will find it's way in the Black, I stone library in Branford. \
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