The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-22
 WINDHAM GOES
 AGAINST TAFT Town Caucus Sends Anti Roosevelt Delegation to Hartford Convention
 Next Month. BULkELEY MEN ON TOP Strong Movement on Foot to Put Sen ator Gates on the Republican
 State Central Com mlttee.
BULkELEY MEN ON TOP
Special to the Jourpul-couricr.,

'NP''"t tp Hartford, April 2l.-The first strong opposition In thls state to the candi- dacy Of William II. Taft among men who will be delegates to the republican state convention at Hartford, May . and has developed in a Bulkeley stronghold, Willimantic. The senti- ment there is about 10 1 m favor of Taft, but the Taft men were so con iident that they did no work before tho republican caucus few days ago, and when they arrived they found that Senator Bulkeley's supporter Gen. D. $ Boss had arranged ticket and that ticket went through.
 The delegation to the state conven- ton Is made up of men known all over the state. Gen. Boss Is agent for the American Thread company and as such Is the head of tho largest cotton mills in the state. He was formerly a mcm- Der of the state central committee and has been mentioned many times for state offices. When Mir. Brandegee was advanced from congressman to sena- tor, Gen. Boss was given the opportun- | ity to take his place, but his business interests forbid. The other members of the delegation are Guilford smith of | South Windham. head of the Smith and Winchester Co., and Arthur l. Bill and Frank Larrabee of Willimantic.
 Who the choice of the delegation will be in place Of Taft will not be known until the state convention. Gullford Smith is president of the Windham National bank and is opposed to Roosevelt for a third term, and thinks that Taft would carry out his policies. The other members of the delegation are opposed to MT. Taft because they think that the recent financial troubles were caused by Roosevelt and that with Taft as president there wolld be no return of confidence in business cir cies. One of the delegates voiced this opinion to reporter to-day.
 Besides opposing the endorsement of Taft in the state convention the elec- tion of these delegates had as a prime object the removal of State Senator Charles A. Gates from the state ccn- tral committee. Mr Gates has been q member of the committee for several years from the 20 senatorial district and Is well known throughout the state
 From the 29th senatorial district 2S delegates go to the state convention and to defeat MT. Gates for recollection as well as to voice the opposition of the district to an endorsement of MT, Taft l5 of the delegates will have to be se- cured. The opposition to MT. Gates has secured the four men from Windham but 1t Is doubtful If enough others from the district to make 15 can he secured The district caucus will be held in VII. . lmantc April go and at that time the 2i delegates elected from tho various towns will choose two delegates al large. The strength of tho opposing sides will be tested then for each fac. ton will have ticket of two delegates In the field.
 The opposition to Mir. Gates are m, certain as to the man to take his place but the choice lies between two mer both former members of the state cen tral committee, Gen. Boss and ex-May ? or George M Harrington Some year ago MT Harrington defeated Mir, Bos for committeeman.
 With MT Gates is the younger ole ment of tho district. He Is very pop ular and in his contests for senator ha always won with q large plurality IA the caucue a few nights ago for tn first time in years he was not electer to the town committee, He is yer, strong in tho other towns in the dis trlct and 1t is doubtful if the opposition ! will win.
 The split In the republican rank causes Mayor Daniel r. Dunn { chuclse with glce, This Is Dunn's sec ond term as mayor and the first tim he ran he won hands down. In the re cent election he won by a very snla
 majority and with Representativ George A. Bartlett at the head of tn
 town committee, a republican boar
 of aldermen and other city official
 were elected. Mayor Dunn has Il doubt now that Willimantic and Wint
 ham will go democratic next fall.
 Attorney George F. Hinman, eecre
 tary of the state central committs
 nominated MT Bartlett, a Gates mal
 to head the state decgation the nigl
 tlGt the opposition won. Former Attoi
 ney General William A. King, one
 the foremost politicians of the stat \ has not yet sided with "~ ngainst M N Sates