Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-30
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST
Candidate Lynch Nails a Few Ghost
 Stories Made By Senator phelan.

The poIitical situation in the six teenth senatorial district. so far as It concerns Attorneys Lynch and Phalen. two of the three candidates. the third being Alderman John Hur- ley, is becoming quite personal. Re- plying to Attorney Phelan's state- ment that the proposed Milldale troll ley line was without financial back ing and that if charter had been granted the company 1t would have been sold, Attorney Lynch said this was far from the actual state of af- fairs. The fact that such men as the late F. B. Rice, Otis s. Northrop, John B. Mullings, George F. Hughes and Senator Clark of Southington, besides almost everyone living in ISouthington favored the contemplated line shows that the company had plenty of financial backing and was in earnest in every step taken.
 MT Phalen says the trolley com pany would not build anyway. ask how does he know" said Attorney Lynch. He also says there was provision in the charter which gave the company the privilege of selling out. That was true, but 1t was not true when the bill went before the legislature. The provision to sell was removed, so that you see the company would either have to sur render the charter, if 1t had been given one, or it would have to build. Tt was Senator Clark's hobby to get this trolley line working. and he had the support of everyone in South ingtOn. Senator Clark would have financed the entire undertaking, and he proposes to make another bid to get charter for Milldale trolley at the next legislature. The people of Southfngton would prefer to do busi- ness here than in New Haven. Wa terbury Is nearer to them, whereas now they have to go aronud a great ways to get here. The loss of troll ley to Milldale is Waterbury's loss. The Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co has no charter to build line through Town Plot. MT Phe- Ian says the company would not build that way anyway. Perhaps he knows. But if the Connecticut Rail- way and Lighting Go does not apply for charter at the next legislature to build trolley line on Town Plot, the property owners of that place will make an application and they will build. So far as a charter is concerned. anyway, 1t is not abso- lutely necessary to have one. All that is necessary is the consent of the property owners and the board of aldermen and that could easily be got"
 NIeigs for Senator.
 The latest in politics in the Eff. teenth senatorial district is Attorney Charles E. Meigs, the prosecutor in the city court. It was reported to-day that Mir Meigs is out for the senator ship of the Fifteenth district, the First, Second and Third wards, and 1t was also said that his entrance on the political. board was the result of meeting of friends held on his farm in Oxford yesterday and SatIr- day. The report has all the earnlarks of yeracity and the situation now Is decidedly worth the attention of the most indifferent voter in the Eff teenth. Rumor has 1t that Mir Meigs entered the race in order to offset Irving H. Chase if possible, for it was generally reported that Mir Chase's aspirations for the senate were founded upon a desire to get after Judge Burpee and scalp him. It is scarcely necessary to remark upon the relations existing between Mir Meigs and Judge Burpee, only to say that he is the judges appointee in the city court and successor to At- torney H. R. Durant. With Mir Meigs in the senate Judge Burpee would have a good show to be re- appointed, whereas with Mir Chase there a most serious obstacle to the continuation of the title Judge Bur- pee" would be established.
 Society in the Second and Third wards. the Second particularly. will be somewhat effected by this rivalry of political aspirations. It Is said that Mir Meigs has the support of the Goss family and the friends of its indi- vidual members, and the influence of the Scovill Manufacturing company for which Judge Burpee Is counsel. On the other hand the influence of the Chase Rolling Mills company. the Waterbury Manufacturing company and the Waterbury Clock company will be thrown for MT Chase If he continues in the race. There is very generous sentiment favorable to AL derman Larkin in this matter. for 1t is said that with him as candidate he would save the party from all danger of being split up by the rival- " between the other candidates.