Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-16
BUSINESS MEN OPPOSE LILLEY
Many Would Not Vote for Him
 Favor Woodruff Again.

New Haven, July 15.-The oppo
 siyion of the thinking citizens of the | state to Congressman Lilley, who
 wants to be governor, is increas' | ing by leaps and bounds, and were il
 not for the pledges made by the pro.
 fessional politicians to support the
 Brass City, man year ago, MT Lil- ley, these citizens say, would not
 have chance on the eve of the con- vention.
 The business men of the state are very much opposed to MT Lilley. and very much in favor of Mir Woodruff While they would prefer MT Lake to Mir Lllley, they are in general of the opinion that Mir Lake should run agair for lieutenant-governor with Mir W oodruff running for first place, and that two years hence Mir Lake should take up the work where Mir Woodruff leaves off.
 But as the tragedian says in the play 'I have the papers," Mir LII ley has the papers. He received them a year ago from the leading professional politicians of the state. promising their aid in getting the nomination this coming fall. At that time 1t was generally believsd there would be no objection to MT Lilley. but this general belief has been knocked sky high in the past six months. and the. people who op> pose Mir Liney will be heard from by the professional politicians when they go to select the delegates to the convention which will be held here in September.
 The business men of the state are almost unanimous in opposing Mir I.illey. and many of them say they will bolt the party. at least so far as the state ticket head Is concerned if the Brass City gentleman is nomi- mated.
 Reuben H. Brown. president of the R. H. Brown Manufacturing Co, of Ashmun street. said to The Jour nal-Courler yesterday:
 "If Congressman Lilley is nomi- mated for governor by the republi- cans. will not go to the polls on election day this fall. and I believe there are many other business men who feel the same way about it. Congressman Lilley would not be good governor.
 Governor Woodruff gave the state a good business adminis,ra- tion. and nominated again am sure he would be elected and be even a better governor than before. This present system of having the same governor for but one term is a bad one. It is like breaking a new man into any business. The manufaet- urer has 10 lose while the new man is being broken tn. but after he has learned the business the gain over shadows it The same can be said Of the goyernorship of Connecticut with the siae as the employer. Al governor has hardly learned the bus iness before he is shelved aside and some one else broken in in his place.
 Governor Woodruff started out Co do a great many things. a good part of which he accomplished. II think that if he were sent back TO Hartford again. he would carry the other through 10 a successful com pletion
 The nomination by the repubii- l cans Of Governor Woodruff again I would Inspire confidence in .he country towns throughout the state in the party. and he caucuses would l nominate for positions in the genera, l assembly men whom they could i trust. and men who would work for the best interests of the state. 4 Wiih Governor Woodruff in ofnce again. and this general assembly whlth would he in sympathy with his plans fer lettering conditions sn he state a Ersaf good could be sc- rompiished The business men ~ould stand back of Governor Woodruff. while they would not stand hack of such a uan as Nr lflley.~