Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-25
IN OLD CONNECTICUT
BuBcbes Of Sarcasm RHrled at
 Politicians By New York Sun.

The barbarian unsteeped in the mysteries of Nutmeg politics may be perplexed in the extreme by the fact that the Hon George Leavens Lil- ley, M. C., of Waterbury is likely to be the republican candidate for governor of Connecticut. At the close of last week he had twice as many delegates as Governor Wood ruff and Lieutenant Governor Lake had between them. MT Lilley may be still remembered faintly by stu dents of ancient history as he statesman whose wealth of accusa- tion and poverty of evidence were displayed at Washington early this year. It would be difficult to make a more pitiable figure than he did in the investigation of his charges against certain and uncertain mem- bers of congress. It was said at the time, however, that he wanted to be governor; and what would be a loathsome notoriety to many men seems to be a glory in Connecticut. There by polite fiction MT Lilley is martyr. He has tried to find out the secret sins of the house of rep resentatives and the sinners and scoundrels have blocked his patriot ic efforts. Lilley and public virtue must be vindicated.
 Who is to succeed the Hon Frank Bosworth Brandegee in the senate after March 3, 1909? That is the question. Lilley and virtue are incl dental. Indeed, the republican au. gurs must. have hard work to hide their grins. Former Governor George P. Mclean told at Simsbury caucus the other day of a most hor- rible attempt made by the emis- saries of Lieutenant Governor Lake, too young a man to strive against the old wise codgers of the republic can party in Connecticut:
 ''I had been told that the wiss thing for me to do would be to take no hand in the Simsbury caucus because nobody could tell what might happen, l was left to infer from things said to me that in the altogether improbable event of q vacancy in the United States senate, it would not hurt me to have an anchor to windward; and, although have the kindliest feeling for Lieu- tenant-Governor Lake and in no way hold him responsible for any thing that might have been said to me by others, it seemed to be my duty to let my neighbors know that I did not desire to Serve two mas- ters.
 "I also stated that while I should loyalty support the lieutenant-gov- ernor, if nominated, it would he im- possible for me, under any circum- stances, however remote and im-. probable, to accept anything at his hands"
 MT Mclean didn't say who his one master is. Is it the Hon Morgan Gardner Bulkeley, whose term in the senate doesn end until 1911? On the day after MT McLean's re- fusal to feed out of the Hon Everett Lakes hands this dispatch was scattered through surprised couu- try:
 Hartford, Aug 22.-An an- nouncement which has produced sensation in Connecticut political circles was made to-day by former Senator George P. Mclean of Sims bury, to the effect that if Congress- man George l.. Lilley is elected gov- ernor by the republicans he will be candidate for the United States senate. If Lieutenant Governor Everett J. Lake gets the nomina- tion and is elected MT Mclean de- clares he will not be candidate. as there would be no chance of an election against Senator Frank B. Brandegee.
 MT Mclean is one of United States Senator Bulkeley's closest | friends. His friends say that an an- nouncement of his candidacy was expected after the election, the an- ticipation being that Mir Lilley will win the gubeTnatorial nomination over Governor Woodruff and Lieu tenant Governor Lake. To-day !t is admitted that the complex pos litical situation is still more involv- ed by Mir McLean's declaration.
 Friends of National Committee man Charles F. Brooker of Ansonia and of Congressman E. J. Hill are quietly working to develop strength for them against Senator Brande- gee, whose term is about to expire"
 Virtue and Lilley can't stand on ! their own merits. They must be mixed up with the political intrigues of a great life insurance philan- thropist and the ambitions of divers statesmen who haven't Lilley's de- votion to the truth. Or are both Bulkeley and Brandegee, the old and the new. doomed because they l were slow last spring in taking the Taft tip" from Washington? Con- fusions and mysteries all. from which let the outside barbarians refrain. IL might look at this dis tance as if the Hon Charles F. Brooker. if he isn't too rich for these reformed times, were the com- | ing or come man. Meanwhile, let us trust that Lilley, if elected. will be as ilIustriOus a governor as he has been a representative in con- gress.-New York Sun.
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