Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-17
POLITICAL POINTERS
Candidate Lake Makes a Cain
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Republican caucuses held recently in the towns of Pomfret, North Ca- naan and Mansfield elected Lilley I delegates to the state convention. Lake won the delegates in East Gran by and Wilmington, while the Mans l field delegates go uninstructed. Ac- cording to the Hartford Courant, a Lilley paper, the latter now has 92, Lake 2S and Woodruff 6.
 In Bridgeport the delegates to the 1 republican town convention were 1 chosen last spring. It is expected that the convention itself where they 1 are to choose state and other dele gates, will be called for Monday next, the 25th. The Bridgeport Standard announc- es that Attorney F. D. Keeler of that town, who was at one time democrat l ic town chairman and candidate for probate judge, has applied to be reg istered as republican and has finish ed with the democratic party.
 1 The Middletown Penny Press says l that there Is bad blood in local poli- tics. It asserts that republican lead CTS secured democratic votes at the last city election by promise to register republicans as democrats this fall to help out the democratic regis trar, OConnor, and that this has. not been done.
 A private letter from Colonel Os- | born written to someone in Winsted is printed in the Citizen of that place. The colonel says his private views have nothing to do with MT Lilley's fitness for office, but that he is an independent in politics, inas- much as he voted for Mckinley in 1S96 and will vote for Taft in 1908. The branch of the state machine which is located in New Britain is naturally for Lilley and the people now backing the Waterbury man are the same ones who backed Lake for | lieutenant governor against Frank B. Weeks of Middletown two years ago. Ernest N. Humphrey, who is at pres ent acting mayor of New Britain, will probably head the local delegation and he is believed to be Lilley man. Following the usual custom the dele gation will go uninstructed except by the machine leaders.
 At present it looks as if the dele gation to the state convention from Manchester would be for Lake. The caucus will be held next Monday evening and there has been little talk in favor of Lilley. The Cheney fam fly Is in favor of the lieutenant gov ernor.
 Tn Bristol the friends of General Dwight of Hartford, who is out to se- cure the nomination for congressman against Mir Henry of Rockville, have become very active and will try to se- cure a delegation favorable to the Hartford man. The only thing which lies in their path is that Congressman Henry procured large appropriation for post office in Bristol and the people have not forgotten it.
 MT Lilley's nomination for gover- nor of Connecticut is regarded with composure by the political element backing him because this is a presi- dental year-and a Bryan year to boot-when beating democrats is like taking candy from a child says the Springfield Republican. Some risks will be run, however. as we'll as MT Lilley It was demonstrated in Massachusetts four years ago that a sure republican state could at the same election give a large plurality to a republican presidential candi- date and still another plurality. much more staggering. to a democratic can- dldate for governor. There was the same phenomenon exhibited also in Minnesota and Oregon. and 1t all most happened that year in Rhode Island. Connecticut should have a care"
 Those republicans who objected tc Bryan's canned speeches better look in their own household. for here is the New Haven Palladium. a good republican paper. giving out that re, ! aZ