The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-14
POPULAR IN HARTFORD.
EX-SENAT0R NET, DEMOCRATIC
 NOMINEE

For the lieutenant Goyernorship--In-
 terest Over McGovern-Mayberry of
 the Fourth District--Mayor nrahan of
 New London.
 Hartford, Sept 14.-The nomination.
 E. Hin, Norwalk, compound air-com- for the position of lieutenant governor by the democratic state convention on Wednesday was an example of sane political work Ex-Sena tor Ney is one of the most popular democrats in Hartford. Two years ago, when on
 the democratic state ticket for treasur- CT, he received total vote of S,1S6 in the city. This was sixty-six votes ahead of Emor A. Smith, who was elected to the house by the republi- cans. MT. Ney was the last senator; from the old First district and was an honor to Hartford in the senate. His nomination will compel the republicans to pick out a strong candidate for lieutenant governor at the state con< lvention, which will be held in New Haven next week Senator Everett J.. Lake of this city who carried the Sec-I ond senatorial district by a plurality of 1,141 two years ago, IS the only man who can defeat Senator Ney in his own city. Senator Lake will have the Hartford delegates in the convention and the backing of Hartford county in the candidacy for the lieutenant-gover- norship. His great personal popularity and qualifications for public office will not be lost sight of in the convention. His name on the state ticket will be one of strength and inspiration, The young republicans of Connecticut like n leader of Senator Lakes make up and ability. From the present point of view there can be no doubt concerning his selection for the second place on the state ticket.
 There is q great deal of interest felt in the second senatorial district in this city in regard to the renonlination of ISenator McGovern, He represented the district iii the session of 1905 with ability and distinction. Some time ago his candidacy for reelection was an- nounced by the senator. There is a competitor against him for the sena- torship in the person of Representative Emor A. Smith, whose services in the house last year were eminently suc- cessful Representative Smith Is ti4e Hartford manager of the Southern New England Telephone company and a man of superior business tenpera- ment. He is popular throughout the city and has served in both boards of the court of common council. He was acting mayor last year during the ah- sence of Mayor William F. Henney In Europe, He would make an able and conservative member of the state sem ate.
 It is conceded that Senator Franklin H. Niayberry, of East Hartford, win be nominated in the Fourth district, and that Howard A. Middleton, of East Windsor, will be tue republican candi- date in the Seventh, and that he will be elected, succeeding Senator Pattison of Simsbury. General Henry c. Dwight, of this city, who Is a member of the Republican State Central com
 mlttee from the Third senatorial dis- trict. in which Senator Lake resides. will be reelected. General Dwight is the president of the Hartford RepublI- can club and one of the most promi- Inent veterans of the civil war in the state He was a member of the Twenty Massachusetts regI- ment and has held the presidency of the RegtmenAaq association for twenty years. He Is also a distinguished member of the Army and Navy club of Connecticut. Harrison B. Freeman, Jr.. and Colonel William R. A. Bu1ke- ley are members of the State Cetral committee from the First and Second districts. It can not be said that they will be reelected as confidently as in the case of General Dwight. It will not be surprising if opposition is met with by each of them.
 Mayor Bryan F Mahan, of New London, who has given that city a business mans administration during the past three years, is 8 candidate for reelection. The democratic caucus for the nomination will be held September 23 and Mayor Mahan will be renomi- mated with unanimity. The election will take place the first Monday in oc- tobsr at the same time as the town elections. Mayor Mahan has been postmaster at New London and was q delegate to the national democratic convention at St. Louis that nominated Alton B. Parker for the presidency. He has been a member of the house from New London and is amply equipped for public office. Three years