The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
CHAIRMAN kENEALy TEsTrFIEs,


 Chairman Kencnly Of the republican state committee is another to take Congressman Lilley to his arms and present him 10 Stamford audience as m Injured patriot, Like Congressman Hill he sees only the greatness of the mans Washington enterprise and the villainy of questioning it Tho judgment of MT, sherman, the republican eandi- date for vice-presldent he repudlatea, which of course amounts to the repu- dlation of Mir Sherman. A supporter of Mir. sherman cannot support Mir Lilley while a supporter of Mir Lilley cannot support MT sherman That's sure
 Says Mir Kenealy of the action ot the state convention in nominating Congressman LIlley; "At the conven- ton In New Haven all of the foo odd delegates who voted for Mir, Lilley knew that his nomination would meet with dlsapprobation in certain quar- ters and yet they went on and nomi- mated him. Why? Because the his tory of the last six months showed that he had faithfully done his duty as God gave him light to do 1t. For that we were asked to turn him down and we didn't do It. We regret to note a growing habit on MT Kenealy's part of drawing the bow long In discussing po- litlcal matters. Mir, Lilley does not owe hs nomination to a realization on the part of the delegates to the con- vention of his performances in Wash ington, nor are we willing for a mo ment to have the irreverent impression get abroad that a Providence worked thus mysterlously its wonders to per form. Providence has done many things to make men misty in their conclusions but never thing like this,
 The delegates 10 the convention which nominated Lilley did not car. bus,on one way or the other for the Washington experience, They came to the convention for the purpose of, car rying out the instructions of the ma chine and redeeming promise made more than a year and a half ago to elevate Mir. Lilley to the governorship, The faithful "40o-odd" were ticketed and labelled before they alighted al the railroad station, and would have changed their votes only after direct orders from the machine. This was well understood by those who moved among them and heard them talk dur ing the afternoon and evening before the final session. It Is well for the sake of history that the character of the convention be understood. Even Mir. Kenealy cannot paint the lily.
 In swallowing whole and accepting the wild theories of Mir. Lilley with re- gard to congressional corruption in submarine boat matters. we cannot be- lieve that Mir. Keneely realizes where 1t lands him. He is the chairman or his party committee and on that ac- count more weight, attaches to what he says than another man less sea soned in politics When he champions Mir, Lllley he repudiates the republican congress as an unclean thing for tha, body has officially declared Mir. Lllley to be an improper person to associate with his fellows When he champions Mir. Lilley he condemns MT sherman as an unfit man to sit in the chair of ce-presldent. When he upholds MT. Lilley's course he necessarily upholds Mir. Llleys methods. which according to sworn testimony include faked in- terviews, forged letters, denials and equivocatlons on the witness stand, the defamation of personal friends and demonstration of broken pledges made 10 friends and acquantances. Mir Kenesly cannot undertake to dlscrim- mate in a case like this, because 1t Is lnconceivable that one should under take to make support of congress. and the national ticket reconcile itself with support of MT, Lilley We are quite sure that Mir. Kenealy does not realize the awkwardness of his attitude at the present moment He is hasty In snak- ing himself out of the ranks of the regulars, especially as he Is an officer in the party organization.
 AS for Mir Kenealy's general propo- sition that questionable practices are indulged In at Washington, we have no uouDt tnat tnere ls measure or truth in it. Had he said that question: ble practices are not unknown on Capitol Hill in Hartford we should assent in the same way. We would remind him, however that a man proves his tenn peramental unfltness for public office when he accepts suspicion and tea ta- ble gossip as basis for direct charges which he cannot prove. That Is MT. Lilleys discredit, and Mir. Kenealy's, too, If he climbs up on the wagon with him.
 POLITICAL ASPECTS.