The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-24
THAYER TALK SERIOUS.
THOUGHT HE WILL BE DEMO
 CRATIC STANDARD BEARER.

GubernatOriaI Campaign Beginning
 "Reminiscences of Connecticut Men.
 Hartford, Feb. 23-The idea of plac- ing Mayor Charles F. Thayer, of Nor wich, at the head of the democratic state ticket in the fall is not mere holi- day talk It is coming to be felt by democrats in all parts of the state that Mayor Thayer is to be the standard bearer and that his name carries with it greater strength than that of any one else who is likely to be thought of for the nomination in the party Since 1884, when Mayor Thayer was a sena- tor in the deadlock legislature, he has been popular figure in the democrat ic column. He is honored by the mass es at large and represents the princl- pies which democrats in general have taken up in the last few years. He would receive the nomination without a moments doubt were the democratic convention to be held this month. His personal popularity Is of the kind that has made ex-Ilieutenant-G Governor George G. Sumner the idol of multi tudes in the state. He is the friend of the working classes and there Is not the slightest difficulty in reaching him. In the city of Norwich he is every mans friend There Is wholesome ness in his friendship that makes its possession an asset in the daily rounds of CJov n,.t4x @F 4c st,H hos c | reward in the long run. Mayor Thay- CT is man of ideas and convictions. He made an able senator being lead CT of the democracy in the senate. He has had an extended political experi- ence and will give his party the pres tlge of his name and achievements.
 The republican candidate for the gov- ernorship who will be the competitor of Mayor Thayer for the coveted office, I will be New Haven's favorite son, Lieutenatn-Governor Woodruff Eve rything in this section of the state points to that solution of the republi- can problem. The lieutenant -gover- nor's aptitude for public life has been shown in scores of ways. As the pre- siding officer of the senate year ago he displayed qualities that won the ad- miration of every member. In dealing with members of the senate personally he showed tact and courtesy that bound them to him permanently. The pleasant testimony that was given to him at the end of the session fittingly expressed the luster of good-fellowship. Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff is the ideal business man, and the business men of Connecticut look upon him as an exponent of their interests. The business interests of the state will be fostered and protected by a governor of MT. Woodruff's training and in stincts He has the trust of. business men, who know from what he has done that he will give a safe administration. These are some of the views and feel ings towards Governor Woodruff that find expression in all oenters of trade and industry Hartford way. He possesses the trust and good will of the people of Connecticut and deserves both as public man.
 General Edward Harlan, of Norwich, who has been member of the Board of Pardons since it's organization, is an old friend of the civil war veterans, and every now and then a good story comes to light concerning him. He commanded the Connecticut brigade at Antietam which lost heavily in that battle. When General Harland started from Norwich as a student for Yale in 1S49 he good-naturedly gave each of the lads who had been in the school classes with him an old-fashloned copper cent. One of these old coins has been found in the possession of a veteran who was on the field at Antietam. Horace E. Cooley a past chaplain of Nathaniel Lyon Post, G. A. R. is the owner of the coin. He was a school-boy with General Harland at Norwich, and has kept the penny from that time till now. Chaplain Cooley was a raw recruit in the Sixteenth Connecticut when he met General Harland on the field for the first time In years at Antietam. The general in droll sort of a way said to him: Horace, what are you doing here? This Is no place for you"
 When the old school friend was strick- en with disease in camp at Falmouth, opposite from Fredericksburg, General Harland visited him personally in the hospital and arranged for his dis charge. The general graduated from Yale in the famous class of 1853 and was a member of the senate in 1870, be- ing president pro tempore of that body. He is one of the few men left in Con neoticut who held the rank of general in the civil war.
 Major William M. Beeman, who was in the First Vermont cavalry through the civil war will be eighty years old on March 5. He went into the great charge at Gettysburg with a squadron of cavalry under him and came out
 with six men from the encounter Ma jor Beeman was in the Confederate prisons for twelve months, being con- fined at Libby, Macon, Charleston and
 Columbia. He has lived in Hartford
 most of the time since the end of the
 war and Is one of the best known vete- rans in the city.
 One of the oldest residents of Hart ford county MT. Everett Case, of Granby, the father-in-law of Dr. B. E. Case of Hartford, is fast failing He
 will be ninetyfour years old should his life be spared until March 12 MT. Case is one of the most interesting representatives of old-time ways and manners, being the embodiment of the old-school courtesy and thoughtfulness.
 His life has been a benedictton for years in the community where he has lived. The Hon. T. NJ. Maltbie of