The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-17
WATERBURY MEN
 OPPOSE LlLLEY
Continued from First Page.)

 mending himself to popular favor, much of his wonderful zeal in seeking the office could well he overlooked; but we fall to discover n convincing reason 10 warrant his vaul.ing ambi- ton. aside from the agreement, iron bound and copperfastens d, solemnly entered into between him and other leaders In the party year or more ago.
 People in Waterbury are ,ot openly expressing themselves in he matter. for If tho bosses are all powerful, and If Mir, Lilley's nomination is a fore gone conclusion, what Is the use of opposing a man openly with whom you live In the same community when that man Is the governor if the state
 We were not surprised at the result of the submarine boat investigation, we only remarked among ourselves: "Tt was just like George to do 1t but this time his bluff has been called" Ills successful entrance with the polit- lcal arena was accomplished through like play, when, as the older citi- zens recall he accused the old town officials of wasting public money. of- fering in series of letters 10 tho newspapers to do the work of. the town upon its highways for a sum that was obviously too small by half The people seemed to like that sort of thing, however, and the board of se- lectmen were apparently too stunned to reply or else for other reasons they preferred to let 1t go. About this time MT. Lilley became a candidate for the legislature and once in the race his untiring zeal and startling liber- allty won the day for him Every representative of every newspaper in the state, who came within his reach. became the studied object af his hos pitality. Nearly all the representa- ; tives in the general assembly con vened, singly and in droves, wera gladly welcomed to all they could eat and drink, the best there was and plenty of If. Members of the conven- ton that nominated him: officials of high and low degree; all were received and royalty entertained st his camp at Lake Quassapaug. About this time the office of congressman large | was to be filled for the ,irst time and | where was the man quite so availa ble as MT. Lilley? Was there another man in all the state so popular amono the leaders of his party as he?
 Everyone knows who has read the report of the submarine boat Investi gating committee that he never had a leg to stand upon and that except for specific charges of a personal char aoter made before the committee on rules. which were afterwards with. drawn, as was about every other charge before the hearing was over. nc committee would have been appoint. ed and the state of Connecticut
 would have been spared the em.
 barrassment of MT Lilley's confession
 under oath, that his charges agaIns
 his fellow members of congress were
 based largely upon rumor. Tn view
 of this testimony, how 1t can possibl,
 help the case of Mir Lilley to assum,
 that the methods of the boat com
 pany were of a corruptlng character
 but that unfortunately he was unable
 to prove 1t, we cannot possibly see, O how the case can be affected by th fact that the committee finding tha Mr. Lilley was not only not helpin,
 them in their work but actually op posing them and so treated hin somewhat brusquely.
 While the foregoing would appea to be inspired by feeling of person al animosity toward MT. Lilley never theless 1t is not true. For reason only partly stated we are opposed t
 his nomination for the office honor ably and worthily held by Hawle, Jewell, Hubbard, English, Harrison lngersoll, Waller and others. We be
 lleve that the people everywher would prefer the continuance in offic ! for another term of the present ir 4 cumbent, Governor R. s. Woodruff that he may be enabled to carry
 completion the work which during h present term he has so successful
 inaugurated. Nor in the absence q this can we find either in the perso 1 or career of Mir. Lilley any satisfa 1 tory reason why Mr Lake should l d retired in his favor Party organizt : ton to limited extent is indeed ne
 essary, but to Insist that a small b.
 dominant faction shall have the poy : CT to sell and barter the highest off T in the state to the highest bidder year or more in advance, in direct O