The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-02
Desperate Ruse to Affect Labor Voters by Suggesting En. dorsement of Lilley
 by Labor
THE ISSUE IS REpUDIATED
Extra Edition of New Haven Labor Herald Completely Exposes New Sheet Which Has Been
 Sent to Voters.

A campaign paper that appears to be obviously an attempt to confuse the labor voters of the state and espe- cially of this city regarding the stand of their organizations in connection with the gubernatorial fight has made its appearance in this city and has all ready been repudiated by the New Haven Labor Herald which Is the only paper endorsed by the New Haven Trades Council and organized labor. The New Haven Labor News Is print ed as volume 1, number 1, and Is plainly a Lilley campaign sheet but 1t so closely follows the style and make up of the New Haven Labor Herald and Is So apparently an att tempt on the part of the Lilley camp to catch the labor voters that the New Haven Labor Herald felt that 1t was bound to issue an extra edition last night in which the ruse Is en- tirely discredited as any way connect- ed with organized labor
 The Lilley sheet Is desperate ef- fort to attract the votes of thinking labor men and to secure this effect the better the portraits of Lilley and of William Costello, president of tho New Haven Trades Council and dem- ocratic candidate for representative from this city, are printed on tho first page. Starting in the last ccl- umn Is q sketch of the life and ac- complishments of Lilley which with some articles against Judge Robert- son make up the paper. To make tho sheet look like the official labor paper the leader Is an article which urges that regardless of political ties Union labor should support Costello. William Costello stated last night that the first he knew of the sheet was when 1t was shown to him and that he never authorized It's issue in any way nor the use of his portrait | in connection with that of Mir. Lilley. The Trades Council has made no en- dorsement of any candidate other than Costello and Labor should not be caught by this ruse.
 The extra edition of the Labor Her. aid which is issued this morning ap- pears with the headlines, The Herald Copied. followed by Last dispairing effort discouraged and dispairing can- didate--Lilleys latest ruse.''
 The copies of the new Labor News were sent out Saturday to all sub scribers of the Labor Herald and out before the regular edition of the pa- per for the week arrived. The extra. of which 15,000 copies have been is- sued, which will be sent out to all sub- scrbers and thoroughly circulated to avoid the effects of the ruse bears the l following announcement, headed, Attention"
 The New Haven "Labor News" has made its appearance in this city to conforrd the workingman It copies closely the New Haven Labor Herald, the only paper endorsed by the New Haven Trades Council and organized ] labor.
 It Is q campaign sheet devoted to the election of Geoorge L. Lilley and the defeat of A. Heaton Robertson for governor
 It contains an article with reference to Eabors candidate for representa- . tive, William F. Costello. which is neither authorized by him or endors- cd by the New Haven Trades Council.
 Frank H. Early, chairman, Trades Council political committee"