Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-09
.L|LLEY ON THE FIRST
Has More Than Enough Votes,
His Friends Declare.
BALLOTING AT NEW HAVEN
There Is Much Bitterness in Guber-
material Fight.
OPPOSITION STILL HOPEFUL
Lieut. Gov. Lake and Col. Ives Of
Danbury Also Placed in
Nomination.
BALLOTlNG AT NEW HAVEN
OPPOSITION STILL HOPEFUL
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW HAVEN, September 9.-When the
republican state convention opened at III
O'Clock this morning there was every pre-
liminary evidence that storm was brew
ing The Lilley men sat slum. sullen and
sour. but determined. 1t was evident that
they controlled enough delegates to push
the nomination of Lilley for governor.
The Lake and Woodruff men were some
what jubilant on account of the attack
made on Lilley by the Manufacturers and
Business Mems Association OF the state
last night, when protest was hied
against his nomination on the ground that
he was unfit to be governor of state
with such wide business and manufactur-
ing interests as Connecticut.
1t was certain that when speeches nomi-
mating Lake and Woodruff were reached
the attack made on Lilley by the manu-
facturers would be revived The only
chance of victory for either Lake or
Woodruff was felt to be in a sudden SIAM
pede of the convention. And the only
hope for such q stampede, 1t was tnousht.
was at the moment when the contents OF
the circular arratgning Lilley were mace
known to the convention.
Lilley Leaders Confident.
The Lilley leaders declared that they
would lack only few votes OF 40O, and
that Lilley would be nominated on the
first ballot. Only 291 votes are necessary
for a choice.
Joseph L. Barbour, head OF the Hart
ford delegation, and Erasmus r. Fyler,
formerly chairman of the state centrai
committee, nearly came to blows In an
Haven House. Fyler is one of three lead
ers who have the Lilley boom in charge,
while Barbour is stout packer OF Lake.
his fellow townSrnan.
A felow-delegate was trying to con
Vince Fyler that Lilley should not be
nominated and that the action OF the
manufacturers indicated the sentiment or
the state in the matter. Fyler was mann
tanning the position that this was not
the time to take such action; that the
manufa curers should have taken part in
the caucuses, and that now the delegates
who have been chosen should act as they
saw fit The manufacturers, he said, had
no right to come here and interfere with
Just at this stage in the dispute Barbour
appeared and he introduced himself with
a remark which drew FLYERS lightning
upon him. Fyler turned to him and said
that he was a stump speaker who got 500
whenever he opened his mouth. Barbour
then set into Fyler and returned the COM
pliment by stating that he had a well
paid job and did not open his mouth with
became more and more heated. several of
Barbour's friends came up and pulled
him away. He backed out of the New
Haven House, doubling his fists at his
opponent.
Garvan Nominattes Lake.
The name of Everett ]. Lake. now lieu
tenant governor, was placed before the
convention by Judge Edward J. Garvan
Of Hartford. a brother of Frank J. Gar
van, assistant district attorney OF New
York.
Lilley's name was put forward by John
s. Light of Norwalk. formerly speaker of
the house of representatives.
Col ]. Moss Ives of Danbury presented
the name of Gov. Woodruff.
Rev G. w. Clark of Brooklyn and
Lilley's attorney at the submarine boat
graft hearings In Washington, both sec
onded Liley's nomination in brief
speeches.
Lilley Nominated.
Nominations having closed. the conven-
ton balloted, with the result that Lilley
received 403 votes out of ST. cast, and the
nomination.
The vote was: Lilley, 403; Lake, 123;
Woodruff, AZ.
Other Nominations.
The nomination of Col. Frank B. Weeks
of Middletown for lieutenant governor
was made by reclamation.
For secretary of state three nominations
were made, as follows: Eli Gledhill of
Stonington, Mathew II. Rogers of Bridge
port and Theodore Boderwein of New
| London. Mr.. Boderwein is the present
holder of the office.