The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-14
POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
FEAST IN HARTFORD.
Love Affair the Only Thing of Importance for
 Weeks.

Hartford, June 13-The only event of political significance that has taken place in Hartford for weeks was the love feast given at the Hartford club Monday night by ex-Speaker Michael Kenealy of Stamford The affair was attended by considerable number of senators and members of the house. Lieutenant Governor Everett J. Lake and Sheriff Sidney E. Hawley of Fair field county were also guests of the chairman of the republican state cen- tral committee. The senators who had their legs under the mahogany at the love feast were F, s. Butterworth, Den his A. Blakeslee and Franklin L. Ho- man of New Haven, William R. Brown of Bridgeport, James F. Walsh of Greenwich, D. Luther Briggs of Middle town, Clarence D. Thompson of West Haven, Alton Farrel of Ansonia, Charles A. Gates of Willimantic, Charles w. Barnum of Line Rock. The members of the house who took part in the affair were Elmore s. Banks of Fairfield, Charles c. Allerton of Mid- dlebury, Edward W. Hooker of Hart ford, Charles G. Burns of Greenwich, chairman of the house railroad com mittee; William J, Malone of Bristol, Dr, George H. Knight of Salisbury, Andrew Kingsbury of Coventry Ed ward Griswold of Guilford, N. Barton Rogers of Danbury, Frederick B. Griffin of Granby, F. Hart Fem of Wethers- field, Frederick H. Quintard of Nor walk, Daniel D. Bidwell of East Hart ford, Frederick P Latimer of Groton, Dr. William Lincoln Higgins of Coven- try and Abner F. Hayes of Waterbury, There are three or four men in the list who may be expected to figure in the republican conventions in 190S There is not the least likelihood that Lieuten- ant Governor Lake will be sidetraek- ed in the convention for the nomination for governor, He has been accepted by large numbers of republicans in the senate and house since last January as the logical candidate for the goyer- norship. He course through the ses- sion has in no way alienated members of the senate from him. On the con- trary, he has won steadily in the ad- miration and support of both houses. His democratic characteristics have made him the friends of everybody in the capitol, politicians and plain legis- lators taking to him with noticeable enthusiasm.
 Senator Walsh of the Twenty-sev- enth district, who was state treasurer two years ago. is in the field for the nomination for congress in the Fourth district, succeeding Congressman Hill, who will complete fourteen years in congress at the end of his present term. Judge Walsh has been a sue | cessful republican leader in his section of the state and has taking qualifica- tions for legislative halls. He has serv- ed in both houses of the general assem- ply, being member of the lower body in 1901 and of the senate in 1903 From | the senate he was elected state treas urer and served through the term of Governor Henry Roberts. He is a man of ability and force and would make name and reputation in congress. <
 It is hardly doubted that Senator Bar mum of the Thirty-tirst district will be
 tapped" when the convention is held ] for the selection of g. state ticket He I is bound to stand high in the better politics of Connecticut and will merit the promotion that Is awaiting him, He | has distinctively led in that line since the first day that he stepped into the ! senate.
 Ex-Speaker Kenealy's love feast was an event of more than days interest It is going to bear fruit in the political field for months to come.