The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-12
THE GOVERNORS STATEMENT.

urged by personal friends, political supporters and citizens resident in every section of the state who believe in the issues, which have made the Woodruff administration notable among modern administrations, to give them an opportunity to again support him at the caucuses and in the nominating convention, Governor Woodruff has issued dignifled state ment of his attitude. It will be found elsewhere in the columns of this news paper.
 The meat of the governors state ment will be found in these words: Tt is true that great many people have come to see me and have written to me promising their support, and that sentiment has not been confined to New Haven or to any other section of the state. l therefore feel that the proper course for me to pursue Is
 'D simply to say that I am at the service of the people of this state If they choose to call me again to be their servant. But am not seeking a re- nomination in the sense that other active candidates are seeking 1t, and may say that without any attempt or desire to disparage their efforts efforts which they have right to make"
 In this same edition of The Journal Courier we print an impressive mani festo from representative business in- terests of New Haven, duly signed and credited, In Governor Woodruff's be- half It may safely be taken as pre- senting the wishes of the business in- terests of the city and emphasizing their confidence in the program of purpose which has for its final achievement the improvement of the machinery of government. Had not Governor Woodruff declared his atti- tude before this convincing document was printed 1t would have been i'm possible for him to escape such an- nouncement afterwards It Is true that he owes much to the republican organization, but 1t is also true tha, he owes quite as much to the people of the state of Connecticut, who re- sent having their thoughts expressed and their constitutional rights exer. cised for them.
 It will now be seen more than ever to what an extent the republican or. ganization is ready to go to cram down the throat of the voters of the state candidate whose nomination is not desired and whose election, ever with MT. Taft as the wheel horse, 1. exceedingly improbable. The situa. ton is now clearly up to the organi.
 
 zation, whose duty, theoretically al least, is to interpret the popular will In his interesting speech to the mem. bers of the Ninth ward Saturday las Colonel Ullman spoke of Governor Woodruff as one of the best, if no the very best, governor Connection ever had, but he did not know that h, was a candidate for renominaton. H. knows 1t now and 1t will soon bt known whether the very best gover nor Connecticut has ever had in hi. judgment will receive his support ant the support of the New Haven organ ization.
 In the meantime it Is the duty O the republicans of the state, who favo the renomination of Governor Wood ruff, to swallow their intelligent dis like of the ridiculous caucus law anC register for the primaries. This the, will do by either calling on the distrc registrars or sending them lorna notification of purpose by mail A last the real battle is one forced b, the aroused indignation of the citi zens of Connecticut
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