The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-09
Get Little Satisfaction When Resolutions, Protesting His Nomination, Are Pre-
 Sented to the
 Leaders, 6O MILLIONS REPRESENTED Fifty. three Prominent Manu- lecturers Get Together and Later Have Lively Tilt With Messrs. Kenealy,
 Fyler and Other
 Leaders,
50 MILLIONS REPRESENTED

In a final effort to prevent the nom- ination for governor of George l.. lil- ley of Waterbury, ffty-three manu- facturer. and business men of Con necticut, all republicans, representing invested capital of not less chan s5O- 100000. and paying to employees in wages each year more than s10,00o.- 0o0 met yesterday afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce hall on Chapel street. The conference lasted for about two hours.
 The call for the conference was sent out Saturday, and everyone Invited responded The chairman of the meeting was W. T. Rodenback of Nau- satuck. who Is connected with J, H. Whittemore factories one of the larg- est industries in the Naugatuck val ley and the secretary was Charles S. DeForest of this city.
 The situation was thoroughly dis cusscd and the general sentiment was that if Mir. ,Lilley were nominated Judge Taft would lose Connecticut. And 1t seemed to those present that democratic governor would be pref erable to Mir. Lilley George S. Palm CT of New London said
 They ask us to take coin stamped spurious in Washington, and put the mark sterling on It In Connecticut Gentlemen, 1t Is asking too much"
 A set of resolutions was drawn up and a committee of five with the chairman was appointed to go to Chairman Kenealy and the other re- publican leaders in final effort lo prevent the nomination of Mir. 1illey, The committee consisted of w. T. Ro- denback of Naugatuck J. Il. White more of Naugatuck, George g. Palmer of New London, W. Whitcomb of Der by, Col. Rutherford Trowbridge and Charles S. DeForest of thls city. The resolutions follow:
 Whereas, It Is feared that the re- publican state convention may nom mate George L. Lilley as the candidate for governor of Connecticut, and
 Whereas, The next congress Is cer- tain to discuss the tariff, and may sc change 1t as to vitally affect the busi- ness interests of Connecticut, and
 Whereas, The national house of rep resentatives has so overwhelmingly repudiated MT. Lllley that his nomi- nation for governor would be dlrec, affront to the dignity and judgment of that body, and
 Whereas, The public record of MT Lilley is sufficient proof of his unfit. ness for the office, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That we know that the civic conscience of thinking republican , citizens of the state is stirred by MT I,illey's candidacy to a depth not real. ized by our party managers; forecast Ing such determined opposition as tc compass his defeat at the polls.
 Resolved, That We soemnly protes against the nomination of MT Lilley as inimical to the best interests o Connecticut and disastrous to the su. premacy of the republican party ir the state.
 Resolved, That committee of Ave be chosen to present these resolutions 10 our party leaders and to use al honorable means to prevent the nom ination of Mir. Lilley.
 The committee went to Michael ke nealy just after o'clock and asked him 10 call some of the republica, leaders together MT. kenealy willing ly acceded, directed the six men to g private room on the third floor of the New Haven house and called together the three most public spirited and dis interested republican leaders he could find They were: Railroad Commis sloners o. R. Fyler and Andrew F Gates, and J Henry Roraback, all Lil ley men. Charles Hopkins Clark Q Hartford was present for a time. Mir kenealy remained to preserve order. Mir. Rodenbach not bit frightened by the arbitrary and dctatorial man Ter of o. R. Fyler, spoke for the man ufacturers and business men. He show cd that he was life long republican and said that many times in Soul Carolina he had voted the republican ticket with revolver pointed at hi head. Up to a few months ago he wa an ardent supporter of George l.. Lil ley, but was forced by his record 1 congress to work against, rather tha for him Mir Rodenbachs statemen was followed by one from each mem Der of the committee, al of whor showed the absolute unitness of M Lllley for the office
 Then MT. Fyler began to talk H tried to Tighten the committee. H said he too had been republican al hls life. He then asked Mir, Palme what he intended to do.
 Mir. Palmer replied
 "Carry my purposes to their logiee end"
 Mir Fyler then said that he under etood Mir Palmer was willing to us