Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07
EASY TO BEAT
Democratic Stale Central Com. mittee Tbink LilIey Will Be
 a Lemon
WALLER MAY RUN

New Haven, Aug. 7-At the meet
 ing of the democratic central com
 mittee held in this city yesterday
 afternoon it was decided to hold the
 state convention to nominate state
 officers and electors. of the president
 in Hartford, September 15 and 16
 Nearly the entire membership of the | committee was present.
 It was decided that ex-Mayor I
 A. Sullivan of Hartford, who ran against Mayor Hooker in the past city campaign, should be temporary chairman of the meeting. The de. cision as to where the headquarters for the committee during the cam paign should be was left to the chairman, Charles w. Comstock oi Montville, and he was decided to have the headquarters in this city. The matter of the permanent chairman of the convention was brought up, and though the final de cision will be left to the committed on permanent organization, it was George M. Gum of Milford will be the man for the position.
 It was decided that an executive committee consisting of one man from each couty be appointed. The man will be chosen from the mem- bers of the committee from the va riOuc dictrinfc In tho oounty Co far only three members have been chosen and they are: Thomas F. Griffin of Middlesex. Thomas H. Kehoe of New Britain and Mayor James B. Martin of this city.
 At the regular meeting of the committee the matter of the gover- norship was brought up in a very friendly manner and the following men were spoken of as possibilities: Jurge A. Heaton Robertson of this ciey, Senator Archibald McNeil of Bridgeport, Judge Bronson of New Haven.
 Assurance was brought to the meeting that Judge Bronson, if the nomination was offered him, would be glad to run: Judge Robertson had been out with a statement in the morning to the same effect; one of the members from Bridgeport said that Fairfield county felt very strongly in favor of Senator MeNeil.
 George NJ. Gum was spoken of as a man who might make good run and there was some talk in favor Of Melbert B. Cary of Ridgeield. Tn fact the meeting was a very cheer full one, for most of the members of the committee believed that George L. Lilley you'd be nomina - ed by the republicans and would be an easy man to down.
 But 1t remained for the session after the meeting to wake the real enthusiasm. Then 1t was that ex- Mayor Bryan Mahan stated that he thought ex-Governor Tom Waller of his home town, would be willing to run again. He said that though Mir Waller had sometime ago said he would never run for office again. has felt the old enthusiasm in his blood and might be prevailed upon to make the run.
 One of the members of the execu. tive committee, Mayor James B Martin of this city, was in the par. ty to which this announcement was made, and he with others, fell :l with the idea although they did no commit themselves. Before there Is any further talk of a candidate for the office. Governor Waller will ho fnfarvfau,ad
 The members of the state central committee are:
 Chairman, Charles W. Comstock. Montville.
 Secretary. Edwin S. Thomas, New Haven.
 District 1. Joseph c. Gorton. Hart ford; 2, Daniel J. Mahoney. Harts ford: 2. I. A. Sullivan, HartftId: I, William E. Carroll, East Hartford: 5, Andrew ]. Grammar, Forestville; 6, Thomas H. Kehoe, New BritaI1: [, Laurence Pagan. Simsbury: 2. James B. Martin. New Haven: g. Frederick J. Brothers. New Haven. 10. Thomas II. MOlloy. New Haven, II. John F. Doughan. New Haven! 12. Louis A. Fisk. Branford: I5. John F. Tenders. Meriden: 14. Ed win s. Thomas. Orange: IS, James H. Freney of Waterbury: l6. Tbom- as Wagner. Waterbury: 17. John W. Melbourne. M. n. Derby; IS, Bryan F. Mahan. New London: Ig, James I. DonahEe, N. D.. Norwich, 20. Seldan B Manwaring. water- ford: 2l. Daniel F. Walker. Bridge port; s2, Donnie 0'Neill. Bridge port; g. William F. Russell. Bridge port: 24. Patrick H. Connollay. Dan bury: 25. William J. Beecher. New town: 2S. John l. Walsh. Norgsik: 27. Gallen A. Carter. Stamford: 2s. John J. McGarry. Putnam: g., Thomas J. Kelley. willimantic: %. Eugene T. O'Suilivan, Torringt ln l 5I. Edward s. Roberts. East cz- naan: g. Charles ". Hodge. Hox- i bury station: 33. Thomas F. GrIFn. 34. Roliin L. Tyler. rylervilte; 35, Gorge Forsts-. Rockville.