Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-09

democratic advice, ike the lrisn- mans dream, must be taken by con traries. If we should allow ourselves to be beguiled by such claims, and go down to defeat. we might have the cold consolation of saying to our selves in the language of the wolf in the fable: This came of needing people who say one thing and mean another"
 It is true there has been some as- perity growing out of the zeal which necessarily accompanies such spir- ited contest for the nomination as we have witnessed, but know my fellow republicans too we'll to believe for a moment that any such feeling will find expression at the ballot box. Our fight shall end here.
 Those opposed eyes.
 Which, like the meteors of troubled heaven,
 All of one nature. of one substance bred,
 Did lately meet in tn intestine shock, Shall now, in mutual, well beseeming
 ranks
 MarCn all one way. A mans friends and likes and dis likes serve to reveal the man. He who loves Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt is not far from the king dom; and he who takes George P. Mclean as model governor has the spirit in him to go out and do like wise. The man whose experience Is a compound of successful work upon the farm, in the factory, and in mer- cantile business, and honorable and notable service In the legislature of the state, the congress of the nation, is certainly well equipped to become chief magistrate of this old common wealth.
 MT Lilley needs no new friendships or experience to entitle him to enter the race for favors in this convention He loves Theodore Roosevelt and Will liam H. Taft and believes in their policies. Nominate him and the state of Connecticut will have gov ] ernor who will keep his administra- tion in step with the union, and the i people will have a leader of honor, | courage and ability.
 MT Light was eloquent throughout | his speech and his sallies at the dem, | ocratic party brought laughter. He said he had in his pocket a letter from a democrat who said there were SS democrats in his town who were anxious to vote and work for MI Lilley. He also said that MT Lilley had shown his courage in rising from I sick bed to refuse to retract any thing he had done in the Washing. ton inquiry
 MT Light was followed by Judge | E. J. Garvan of Hartford, who amid applause presented the name of | Liertenant-Governor Everett J Lake.
 Judge Garvan's Speech.
 Judge Garvan said:
 l AS citizens of one country and as | freemen of the state of Connecticut we have gathered here in convention
 to-day to pass resolutions, setting forth the policies of the republican
 party in the state of Connecticut and
 also for the purpose of selecting | from the members of our party: mer
 who will be candidates for the vari | ous state offices on the republican
 ticket-men of the highest rank
 men of integrity, men of ability, meI i in whom the voters of the state may have confidence, and upon whom we
 can safely rely to carry out what
 ever pledges and promises we make
 in our platform to-day.
 l We, the delegates assembled here have been selected under the present i rules of the republican party. of tn,
 state of Connecticut as the means
 through which the republican party shall adopt it's platform and through
 which the various officers of our state
 ticket shall be chosen.
 We cannot, no matter how smal
 the town we represent, no matter
 how few there may be who take par in our selection, we cannot, I say
 faithfully perform our duty to al the republican voters of Connecticut
 and likewise to the republicans oI the nation, unless We carefully and conscientiously. each for himself study the candidates who are pre- sented to us and having done this
 select impartially, without fear !ol dictation, remembering at all times our obligations to our constituents
 not forgetting the high standard oi office that has always maintained 1T our little state ,and ever mindful that at the head of our common
 wealth We should have an executive possessed of these qualities of mind and heart that will give to our state safe administration, indorsed al | home and applauded abroad.
 Two years ago Hartford presented | to this convention a candidate >ol iertenant-governor He was at thai | time already known in public life ir | Connecticut, having been elected 1T | 1902 by the citizens of Hartford by very large majority to serve as its representative in the lower house oi | the general assembly. Two year; | later, the citizens of Hartford, rec. ognizing in their former representa-. | tive a man of the utmost ability and anxious to have in the general as. sembly a man in whom all Hartford l has confidence, nominated him as their senator from the first district
 He was elected by an overwhelming majority, and served the state, dis. trict and city with universal satis. | faction.
 The people of his town two years ago, took up with him his candidacy
 for lieutenant governor. He fought a clean, open and manly fight and
 in this hall you placed him in the second position on your ticket. Botf
 as presiding officer of the senate
 where he won the love and admira I # ,,. tI