The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-04
PHOTOS OF LILLEY
Costly Billboard Sized Pictures
of Waterbury Statesman
Sent to Politicians.
THEY BEAR HIS SIGNATURE
Stamford Flooded With the Lovely
Things--Rife in New Haven
Did Sherman Get One?
Especial 10 the Journni-conricr.)

Especial 10 the journal Couriero
Stamford. Aug, 3-Whatever the i'm.
precision made upon the republican vot.
ers OF Fairfield county by the Lllley In
vestigation at washington there Is a
general admission that as n cam
palener Connecticut's congressman-at-
large Is picturesque In his campaign
methods. Many years ago when a To-
cal politician, who felt aggrieved by
the treatment he had received at the
hands of the Stamford Advocate, was
inclined to visit the editor and admin
lister tongue lashing. Before UNDER
taking the task he wisely called on
Sam Feesenden who listened to his tale
OF woo and then. with a twinkle In his
eye, advised him to postpone his visit
to the sanctum. TITS doubtless hard,
my young friend, to have things said
about you that are not so, but II Is ten
times worse to be overlooked entirely
In your local newspaper. II you call
at the office of the Advocate. you will
appear in It's columns no more and an
asset will have been destroyed"
las letter writer Mr.. Lilley Is with
out a peer In the state when he was
first nominated for congressman-at-
large he wrote to every friendly dele
gate In the convention word Of per-
sonal thanks Many a back country
heart beat With pride at the attention
which grew to be a conviction when
letters from Washington and seeds In
neat packages followed from time to
time. It was the Lilley method To
keep close to his constituents. This
summer he has kept his auto trottlne
all over the state bearing him TO the
remote homes Of town leaders. In ev-
cry one of tho one hundred and sixty
eight towns Of the state Lilley buttone
have been fastened on coat lapels by
his constant companion and loyal sup
porter Mrs Lilley. This she has done
SO eharmlngly that n she were the
candidate for governor her election
would be unanimously conceded.
Close on the heels Of the caucuses
has come the receipt by Fairfield coun.
~ officials and politicians Of an impress
slve photograph Of the candidate from
Waterbury, signed affectlonately by
him and ready for framing. Nor ar
they ordinary Autographs or cabinat'
sized photos They are the real thnt
and Of the expensive kind; the sort |
young man sends 10 his hest girl From
what can be learned here of the dis
tribution In other parts OF the state o
the Lilley picture. standing as states
men do who are about TO say wori
TO their waiting constituents. hundred
Of them must have been sent through
the Waterbury postofrlce. It is incon
celvable that the possessor Of one o
these pictures should forget 10 atten,
the caucuses and there support III
Lilley program. The one fear tn
friends Of Mr.. Lilley have Is that |
thus sending out photos promiscuousl
he may suffer the fate OF wedding In
vitations and overlook the very person
most necessary to soothe.
Two local politicians met THE morn
ing in front of the new town hal
With look Of pleasure on his fac
one asked the other II no had receive
one "of Georges phlzzes?" An adver'
reply sent the disappointed political
down the street with an evil look
his eye.