The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-16

Ullman Praises Lllley.
 Colonel Ullman was the final speak, CT of the evening He said
 There Is an old remark, once dropped by state politician, that when the organization is with you 1t Is the organization; but when the or ganization is against you it is q ma chine, This I believe to be true, and never was this truth more firmly em- phasized than in the past campaign, and the campaign at present, as some parties are waging it,
 There has been a great deal of talk In some newspapers recently about q bargain made two years ago to deliver to George l.. Lilley the nomination for governor of Connecticut The New | Haven organization and Governor Rollin s. Woodruff have always been close together. When Woodruff was running for senator, for lieutenant governor and for governor the New | Haven organization stood behind him | to man. When the delegation went 1 to the state convention in Hartford | four years ago there was some talk even then of running him for the gu- | bernatorial nomination against Henry Roberts, of that city. But when the delegation reached Hartford certain members went to the Roberts party and promised their support should MT. Woodruff be given the nomina- ton for second place on the ticket, and the assurance of such support as could be given two years afterwards for sthe governorship. So they were nominated, One man who did not en- ter into this agreement was George L. Lilley, of Waterbury, who even then | had ambitions to become governor | Efforts were made to keep him from | running against Mir. Woodruff for the nomination, but for long time he | held out against all urging Finally l he drew out saying. If l should draw out would you support mo two years hence?' Certain New Haven republi- cans said, We see no reason why we we should not That is all there is to the story that any bargain was en- tered into or tho nomination promised two years in advance. It would be impossible to promise a nomination SO | far in advance. The man does not live who could promise the support of you men here so far in advance You cannot handle men like cattle. no matter what people say,
 'The state convention here thls fall was the most independent convention I ever saw. Lilley and Weeks were the only men of the regular slate who were nominated. Major Tilson, whose majority in the nomination he sought, was not the slate candidate and prob ably did more than any other person to break the slate. And his majority was the largest of the convention
 The present governor Is one of the best we have ever had, The present nominee has adopted his policies. md is the man to carry them out. I person ally am not opposed to tho New Haven road monopoly nor the Southern New | England Telephone monopoly of the board of directors of both of which the democratic candidate for governor ia member But think they both should be regulated Ny public utilities commission, and MT Billey will work for this, Judge Robertson is one Of the best fellows l know and he is perfecly honest, but he could not do his dutief both by the state and the corporations No man can serve two masters, and tho
 Legislation urged by corporations of whose board Judge Robertson Is a member, was of such a nature at the last legislature that Governor Woodruff had to make frequent use of his veto power.
 About the submarine matter. Con- gresJman Hill, whom we all know and respect says that Liley saw skunk and fred at it. He was honest in his intentions. It is remarkable that a man should be cruci6ed because ha tried to do his duty. President Roose welt has sent q letter wishing MT. Lil- Icy slccess
 "Connecticut is safe for William H Taft. He is coming here, 1 think, not because he doubts that the state s cer- tain for him, but to show that he is not ashamed of the company he is ln.