The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-06
HARTFORD NEWS TOPICS.
POLITICAL DoIYGS AROUND THE
 STATE.

BridgepOrt Republicans-EX-Sena
 Paige's Nomination - Interesting
 Grand Army Event-NOminatiOn of : William McCOnvilIe for Judge of PrO-
 bate in Hartford.
 Hartford, Oct. 5.-The flippancy of : Candidate Thayer about the nomina- tion of civil war veterans, which char
 acterized a part of his letter of accep- tance of the democratic nomination for
 governor, has been met by the republi- cans of Bridgeport, who have nomina-
 ted two old soldiers for the House of Representatives, Major Thomas Bou- dren, past department commander of the Grand Army in this state, and Henry J. Seeley, commander of Elias Howe, IT,, Post of Bridgeport, are the nominees. Major Boudren was a field officer in the Twenty-fifth United States colored infantry, serving with ability and distinction. Commander Henry J. Seeley of the Bridgeport ] Grand Army Post, was in a light ar , tillery command from Indiana through , the war, and has an enviable record as , veteran. There is a strong belief in 5 Bridgeport that both of these old sol- ders will be elected in November. The nomination of Senator Allan w. Paige for the senate from the Twenty-trst
 district will be ratified at the polls.
 That is the unbiased opinion of repub-
 licans in Bridgeport The opposition
 that was encountered in his district ' two years ago is no longer factor in
 the situation. As everybody knows. 7 that opposition was from the outside, . being inspired by antagonism against
 Senator Paiges support of ex-Goyernor f Bulkeley as a candidate for the United
 States senate. It was not against Sen
 ator Paige as a citizen of Bridgeport
 that the opposition was organized, The
 attempt to defeat him was made be- !. cause he wasn't friend and supporter $ of ex- Governor Bulkeley's aspirations. x All that is ancient history. Senator 0 Paige has the full republican strength r of his district backing him for re-elec-
 ton. That he will be a conspicuous
 figure in the legislature of 1907 is not Sdoubted for a moment His leadership in the senate two years ago was effec-
 tive and powerful It was on the side
 of upright legislation. It was through
 his energy and clearness of view that V the corrupt practices act was passed t He was the champion of that bill. the . enacting clause of which Senator Fes- e senden tried with might and main tt s have stricken out. It was with the
 knowledge and consent of Senator r Paige that the personal tax bill was : stifed during the last hours of the ses t sion. The passage of this measure A would have lined up cohorts of work q ing men against the republican party n in the coming state election. Senator
 Paige is an able and constructive legis ' lator His return to the senate is de = served.
 ' The cities of New Haven, Bridgepor
 and Waterbury are to be invited tt y make exhibits of industries at tho 'i Jamestown exposition in 1907 The in ' itiatiye has been taken in Hartford an, r promises to be fruitful of high results
 The industrial achievements of New ,- Haven, Bridgeport and Waterbury vii W place Connecticut in the front rank a k the exposition.
 n The most interesting Grand Army Il function that is to take place at tn Is end of this month will be the dedica IS tion of soldiers monument il l. Bridgeport by Elias Howe Jr. Post, l
 will be attended by Governor Robert = and staff. Jdudge Alfred B. Beers i if chairman of the committee of arrange p+ ments. The monument is of granit [ and will support two bronze figures , one of a soldier and the other of ma 4 rine. The names of men from Bridge =, port, who sacrificed their lives in tn " war. will be incribed on bronze tab 7 lets.
 The nomination of William J. Mo
 Conville for judge of probate in Hart
 ford was the result of the hardes
 fought campaign in the district tha ,+ has taken place in a generation. It i ,r a part of the new alignment in repub ,d lican politics in Hartford Judge Me Q Conville is amply equipped mentall, and professionally for the office. H has been educated in the college of tn .o world, having won his way through b, " dint of hard work and common sense A reprehensible effort is on foot t
 turn the Hartford Yale men agains him. because he has not universit
 diploma. This, if successful, woul VI ', carry the republican Yale fraduates il
 the city to the support of the demo
 cratic candidate, Waldo Marvin, wh A- has a sheepskin. The introduction c
 the Yale diploma into a political con D test has been resorted to in Hartfor
 in the past and the effort now shoul , be repudiated.
 .44 Annual meeting of Kings Daughter " in this state will be held in Waterbur
 October 16 and IT. The order has ha prosperous year under the admins ne tration of Mrs Smiley of Hartford
 wife of Principal Smiley of the Hart sr' ford High school Mrs Smiley is tn state secretary and a woman of grea
 capability The convention has bee a. anticipated with much pleasure ag Kings Daughters in all parts of tn
 state.
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