The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-05-02
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
WITHDRAWAL OF FESSENDEN
CONSIDERED BLOW re M.LEAN.

Believed That 1t VIII Force Warner
Leadership Into FieId-Candidacy of
senator Paige Gaining Headway-4
Congressmen Hill and Brandegee
Also Command SuppOrt-Warner,
Mclean and Paige the Striking Fig
ures I'm the Arena.
Hartford, May 1.-The withdrawal of
the Hon. Samuel Fessenden from the
Senatorial contest as announced in his
letter will be the worst blow that can
be inflicted on the fortunes of ex-Gov-
ernor Mclean. It will force into the
field the leadership of Donald L. war
ner of Salisbury, who was the cnan-
pion of the small towns in the constl-
tutional convention in 1902. Through
the whole session of that body he was
the spokesman of the country districts.
Mr.. Warner has held high position IN
the republican party in Litchfield coun-
ty. Last fall he was most unfortunate
ly defeated for the house by combina-
tions emanating from Railroad Commits
sioner o. r. Fyler, ex-chalrman OF the
republican state central committee.
Judge Warner was to have been the
Fessenden candidate for the speaker
ship of the house. The Fyler forces
were hurled against him with all the
energy which that old time campaigner
possesses, defeating the judge by an
insignificant majority. Judge Cramer
was the rival of Ex-Governor Mclean
in the state republican convention OF
1900 He was member of the commits
sion on revision of statutes and is a
lawyer of superb attainments.
The candidacy of Senator Allan w.
Paige of Bridgeport is gaining Roadway
straight along. He is one Of the ablest
leaders of the republican party in the
state of Connecticut, ana won that po-
sition through ability and merit. Since
the day he entered General Russell's
military school in New Haven in 1872
lie has been successful in every field
that has commanded his attention. He
graduated from the Yale Law school in
1881, and was made speaker of the
house of representatives In 1891, after
having served through house and sem
ate clerkships and one term in the gem
eral assembly, when his aptitude for
legislation was demonstrated in a dozen
fields requiring high intelligence and
equipment. Senator Paige is especially
strong in the present general assembly,
and deserves every position that he
has won. Congressman 2. B. Hill, who
is one of the most honored representa-
tives in congress from this state, and
the Hon. Frank B. Brendegee from the
Third district both command support in
their congressional districts, but moth.
ing vet that can be compared with the
Warner and Mclean forces Congress
man Hill is fitted by experience and
studies of financial questions for SER
vice in the senate. 1t is more than
possible that he will gain in strength
as the canvas advances Judge Warner,
Ex-Governor Mclean and Senator Paige
are the striking figures in the arena.
Hartford, May lit lis only fair to
Ex-Governor Mclean and the small
towns in the state to give the so-called
reasons for the opposition in these
towns to his candidacy for the United
States senatorship. It has been stated
time and again during the last few
days that Governor Mclean had the
unanimous support of the republican
state central committee in the reform
an representation in the general as
sembly In 1901. In a limited way this is
true. But it was desired that the re-
form should be perfected through the
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