The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-27
NEXT GUBERNATORIAL.
THE CANDIDACY OF LIEUTENA MT
 GOVERNOR WOODRUFF

GOVERNOR WOODRUFF.
 Favorable Opinions on the subject--
 Mayor Thayer of Norwich May be
 the Democratic Candidate--E-M Mayor
 Preston HartfOrd's "vote Catcheru-
 The Hawley Memorial Commission
 Senator Jones' IIIness-FairfieId
 County's Importance.
 Hartford, Jan. 26.-Senator Arthur L. Clark, of the Thirty-first district, who is an influential business man in Win sted, regards the candidacy of Lieuten- ant Governor R. s. Woodruff for the republican nomination for governor with approbation, and says his section of the state considers him worthy of advancement. There is no question concerning the high regard felt for
 
 tness men throughout the state. As Senator John W. Atwood of Windham county expressed it not long ago, the lieutenant governor will be the busi- ness mems candidate and will give a business mans administration as gov ernor. The outspoken approval of Sen- ator Clark shows what may be expect ed from the heart of Litchfield county in the way of support for Governor Woodruff Senator Franklin H. May berry oi the Fourth district is warm admirer Of the lieutenant governor and has no hesitancy in expressing his pref ere1ces for his nomination. The north- ern tier of counties in the state will give the candidacy of Billie" Woodruff as the New Haven friends of Lieuten- ant Governor Woodruff call him, handsome backing. The lieutenant gov ernor is at the head of the great bus mess house in New Haven that was founded by the late Charles S. Mersick, who was state treasurer under Cover nor George E. Lounsbury. MT. Mersick was a man of exceptional business qualifications and the training, which he gave man, was of the highest value from the business point of view. Lieutenant Governor Woodruff has maintained in every way to high stand ing of the Mersick company that was reached under it's founder. But apart from the fact that he is a superb busi- ness manager Lieutenant Governor Woodruff possesses clements of popu- lerity that make his candidacy accept able on all sides. The outlook for his nomination has not been brighter than at the present time.
 It is held in the best informed dem- ocratic centers in the state that the democratic, nominee for governor will be Mayor Charles F. Thayer of Nor wich. The democratts of this city will be given place on the ticket to be headed by Mayor Thayer in the person ! of ex-Mayor Miles B. Preston.
 The Hartford vote catcher" ex- Mayor Preston, is slated for scomptroll- CT or state treasurer. He is personally in accord with Mayor T9ayer and has long been one of the NGrwich mayors advocates. The placing of ex-Mayor
 neston on the state ticket by the dem-
 ats will ad2 stige and power to the partys canvas in Inv fall. Mayor Thayer was in the deadlock" legisla- ture in 1891, serving in the senate from the Norwich district. He Is the broth- CT of Judge John M. Thayer and a | cousin of Congressmay Thayer of Mass achusetts. In Connecticut he is the champion of municipal ownership of . public utilities, which has come to be ! an idea of considerable popularity in . the cities of the state. He is one of the steering committee of the commits sion on uniform city charters and his ! handiwork will be seen in the results of that body's deliberations. The state . campaign this year is not likely to be devoid of exciting public interests.
 The commission on the General Flaw ley memorial has organized by the elec tion of Colonel Frank w. Cheney as chairman and Prof. H. w. Farnam of | New Haven as secretary The members of the commission appointed by the general assembly, include ex-Governor George P. Mclean, Senator Thomas D. Bradstreet of Thomaston, Speaker Mar GUS H. Holcomb Charles H. Clark, of the Hartford Courant, and Colonel | N. G. Osborn of thte New Haven Reg isterister. The state commission on sculpture is identified with the work that is to be undertaken. Colonel | Cheney and Senator Bradstreet are the only veterans of the Civil war serv- ing on the commission, Senator Brad street was in Litchfield county's crack rani nart and is the nresident of the 1