Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-09
SENATORIAL FIGHT.
Hartford People See No Show V hat.
 ever for Fsssenden.

Hartford People See No Show V hat.
 ever for Fsssendsn.
 This mornings Hartford Courant has quite chapter on the Bulkeley- Fessenden scramble for office. We quote: a.., .,.st q,;z ~,;
 This week will see the senatorial eau GUS and is, of course, or surpassing In terest. Up to date the situation is about as follows: Tue Bulkeley adler- ents have elected their candidate for speaker, who went in unanimously after it had become evident that he was going in any way, and the winner of the assistant clerk free for all was a Fessenden man. who in the legisla- ture six years ago was strong for hlm. By quick and smart management, evt dently preaTanged, the Fessenden ele- ment choused the Bulkeley men out of the control of the caucus committee and then hogged the victory so out. rageously that the house turned about and knocked the 'shrewd" scheme out of the Capitol windows. This was real ly the first actual test of strength. Judge HOlcomb's election as speaker was an equal victory, but it lacked ill martial quality. because the other side put up no fight. The vote so over. whelmingly strong in favor of adjourn ing over to Thursday afternoon was evidently n surprise even to the Bulke ley men in Its sweeping nature. It was so strong that nobody on the other side dared to call for the revelation of weakness in the Fessenden ement that rising vote would have brought. The trick that scooped all three mem- berS of the caucus committee had sug- gestive audacity about it. When the unexpected vote authorizing the chair man to appoint had slid through, tue most that was looked for was com mittee of two for Fessenden and one for Bulkeiey. But, no. not smell was given to the Bulkeley element. It was all for FesseDden and the caucus was deferred beyond all precedent in order to put the Bulkeley men in hole. But when the game was made plain by Messrs Tillson of New Haven, Alcorn of Suffield. Pearne of Middletown and Clark of this, city, the vehement ap- peals Of old campaigners like kenealy and Banks had no effect whatever. They. made specious arguments and got lots of applause. but not votes. The caucus will he held before the com mittees are announced and probably, if the committee had been fair. the an- nouncements might have been made. in advance. That was done six years ago; the "smartness" has upset the cart and evidently overshot the mark.
 The conviction of all who were pres ent at the test vote was that Bulkeley has the house by a very wide margin. It is understood that the senate IS fully as strongly for him. And yet the Fessenden men are putting up q front of confidence that Is as obtrusive as was the confidence of the demo- cratic state committee that they had this state-before election. \ Hart ford man who was in Stamford the other day reports that down there ev. erybody Is cock sure that Sam" will win. This recalls that six years ago two special cars of admiring fellow citizens came up to Hartford to see him do up Hawley. They went back by regular train. At the same time the underground telegraph brings in formation that vigorous and very per suasive efforts are making to win over every possible member The intima- ton was made in this column a week ago that Dr Smyth of New Haven had been unconsciously led into his cam- paign against Bulkeley by those who arc working for Fessenden. Very strong corroborativc evidence has come to light during the week. The Fessenden element looks 10 the so- called refOrmers and purists as one of its own best holds and takes much cheer in the fact that Fessenden him self has been put of with. the simple statement that he should not he con sidered. The fire is all directed at Bulkeley. If it is making any impress sion on his handsome majority. the fact has not become evident.
 It is very difficult for old campaign CTS to figure out where Fessenden ex- poets to develop strength. He is known to have his own county fairly well in hand. but not nearly 50 surely as hitherto. The Bridgeport contingent is against him and there are weak spots ali along tine line some due to Bulkeley and others to the Hill irrup ton. Through Congressman Brande- gees personal influence and appeals hc is likely to do very we'll in New London county. But experts put him far be hind in every other county in the state and it is said that he has not T vote in Hartford county. which isas the most representatives of all. \ Fessenaen shouter declared that there wasn't ten votes difference between Bulkeley and sam '' and that the floating vote was heavy and would 20 to FesssndeB after the attacks on Bulkeisy had ITO gres-ed. On the other hand friend of Bulkeley says fiatly that their side has 16D votes out of the 2fs in all.