The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-20
DOINGS IN HARTFORD.
RETURN IN 4 DAK OR TWO OF
 U. S. SENATOR BULKELEY1

His Insurance Position Opposed by
 Hartford Companies-Frank c. Sum-
 ner ecOvering-HartfOrd Democrats
 and the Coming City Election.
 Hartford, Jan. 19,-United States Sem ator Morgan C. Bulkeley will be back from Washington for a few days Sat- urday. Mrs. Bulkeley will be with him, and will participate in number of social functions next week. She is one of the most prominent society leaders at the State capitol and her absence from the city is a genuine social loss. Senator Bulkeley's return at this time will be mainly on account of business, politics not cutting any figure in the visit. The senator's outspoken opposi- tion to Federal supervision of insur- ance has brought him into much notice in insurance centers throughout the country and strengthened his support in Hartford materially. The insurance companies in Hartford are unanimous ly in accord with the position which he has taken in Washington concerning Federal supervision. He will meet a number of Hartford insurance mana gers, while back from Washington.
 State Prison Director Frank c. Sum- ner who has been sick since New Years, is recovering satisfactorily, be- ing now able to be out. His absence from the business activity of Hartford is promptly felt Besides his connec- tion witht the Hartford Trust Com pany in which he holds the office of treasurer, he is a member of the Fi- nance board of the city and of the Con- necticut River Bridge Commission. In all of these positions he is an honoeed exponent of Hartford interests.
 The Democrats of Hartford are talk ing decided ground in support of regu- lar party nominations for the city elec- tion in April. This will make our and out contests for the office of mayor, the city treasurship and the collectorship For years the candidates have been oil both tickets. Party nominations by the democrats will break up this method and ensure expression of public feeling | The name of ex-Senator John M. Ney | of the old Fist District has been pro | jeeted into the canvas for mayor this week, andis a taking element in tht situation. MT Ney was on the demo. cratic ticket for state treasurer the las presidential year and ran far ahead Q his republican competitor in the City of Hartford. He led the vote boiled il Hartford for Governor Roberts by 1,17l | In the contest for the senatorshin il 1902, MT. Ney won by plurality of 2SS | receiving a total of 6,5S7 votes in thu District, which comprised the whole O city His contestant was Senatol McGovern. There is no question con cerning the personal popularity of Sen ator Ney in Hartford. He represents the type of democracy of which ex Governor George c. Sumner is so ad mirable ,an exponent. Good citizen ship, honest civil government consti tute the senator's motto in public life He is an able business man, being on
 of the foremost for that matter in tn
 city. As In the case of ex- Mayor Mic B. Neson, whose name has been used ; great deal in connection with the nom ination since the first of January. Sen ator Ney is not seeking the office. would be a personal sacrifice for tn
 senator from q business point of viey to accept of the office for two years.
 The reduction of telephone rates
 Hartford, New Haven and Bridgepor went into effect the first of the yea an the outlook for 1906 is extremely in teresting so far as the increase in eele phone service is concerned. Last yea
 the Southern New England Telapnon
 company installed eight thousand ne1
 telephones in the state, being tL
 largest number in any one yea in tn companys history. At the presen
 time it has an aggregate of forty thou
 sand instruments in use in Connactiou
 The record for the present year in tn
 way of new installation will far, out
 strip that of 1905, The eompanys cor
 duit and cable work, new exchang
 construction and expansion, and gene
 ral progress will signalize the eurrer
 twelve months as being the most in
 portant in it's advancement up to tn
 present time. It has kept the compat
 that was made with the public las
 winter, and has given a service just
 flying the legislation that was enacte
 by the general assemly in its favorl
 At a session of the state grange hel
 few days ago there was more or les
 debate concerning the telephone lav
 Some misstatements and reflection
 were mede relative to the members
 the general assembly who supporte
 the bill It is known on all sides ths
 the law was adopted on its merits an
 has given the public at large invalus
 ble results. The attempt by the grang
 to involve the chairman of the ju1icis
 ry committee, which reported tf measure without dissent of any kin
 inserious charges, was without justif cation. Senator Allan W. Paige
 , Bridgeport, the chairman of the con mittee, treated the telephone bill, as | 5 did every measure of importance, vii
 eminent fairness and public spirit. IT a1,,, I.rr I.