The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-15
MANY MOVEMENTS IN
 TIE CAPITOL CITY
Interest in Mayoralty Contest Mayor Henney Against
 William Bro Smith.
REP. HOOKER TO RUN AGAIN
Considered Impracticable to Finance Independent Tel ephone Company in
 This State.

Special to the Journal and Courter)
 Hartford, Nov. 14,-Captain Charles J. Fuller of the Thirteenth Connecticut has been appointed vice-presldent for Hartford county in the state organiza- ton that is working for a law to be passed by congress, placing the volun- 'feer officers of the civil war on a re- tired list with half pay. Judge A. B, Beers of Bridgeport is president of the organization and Elliot Littlejohn of New Haven is the secretary. General A. H. Embler, also of New Haven, is the treasurer. Union onicers from Boston have been in conference with the Connecticut organization officers in New Haven in regard to the project, which has been taken up with en- thusiasm thriugh the north and west. The backing of citizens, who were not in the war, will be secured, giving the idea prestige in congress. In Hartford citizens of the standing of Governor Henry Roberts, Mayor William F. Henney, State Senator McGovern, Ralph w. Cutler Frank C. Sumner, Joel L, English and Meigs H. Whaples are on a petition of weight and infiu- ence in favor of the law, which will be submitted to congress in December.
 No steps will be taken by the Inde- pendent Telephone people for the or ganization of company in this state under the general law that was adopt ed at tho January session of the leg islature. Ex-C Congressman Lewis Sper- ", J. H. Hale of Glastonbury Robert F. Lyon and Harrison B. Freeman, jr. of Hartford and Promoter Reynolds who was here through She session last winter, representing western telephone interests, consider it impractioable to finance and independent telephone com pany in the state. In addition to thai obstacle Messrs. Lyon and Reynolds have had a falling out that will pre-. vent their working together in future
 The Hartford city election, which will be the first important politiea. event here in 190S will play a leading part in the state campaign next sum Il liam F. Henney is one of the possi- bilities of the political layout. He will have the support of Postmaster flag. gerty and of the forces that gave thu postmaster ascendenoy In Hartford DO ltical management. It is not an Jin- common thing to give Hartford may ors third term Charles R. Chap. man was mayor three terms in success. sion, beginning in 1866, and United States Senator Bulkeley held the may oralty eight years from 1SS0 Miles B Preston was also mayor for eight years from 1896 until 1904 Joseph H Sprague and William Waldo Hyde helt the office four years each. There f no prejudice in Hartford against third term mayors. Only once since the wal has republican mayor declined re- nomination. This course was taker by Mayor John c. Root, who would not allow his name to be used for second term. He could have been re. elected without the least difficulty, hi; administration of the office having made that result certain. But nothing could induce him to swerve from the decision not to take a second term Mayor Henney will be the strongest candidate that the republicans can put up. That conviction is expressed from all quarters. The democrats have { new candidate under consideration ir William BroSmith of the Travellers In. surance company. MT. BroSmith is the president of the board of charity com. missioners and is a lawyer by pro- fesslon. He has been in Hartford fol a number of years and is citizen ot tip top qualities As an insurance man he stands among the best in tht city,
 The friends of Representative F. w Hooker of Hartford look upon his re- nomination for the house with excep. tional favor. He was house chairman of the committee on banks at the ses. sion. this year and co-operated witt Senator Butterworth of New Haven ir the committee work. Representative Hooker is a lineal descendant of tn, founders of the Connecticut colony Thomas Hooker, and is a man of broa( education and training, He made onJ of the most successful representative!