Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-17
BRYAN'S LEADER IN CONNECTICUT
Alexander TroUp inc Ever Faithful One in This Sia He WaHis no POsiIon-waO Who Would Run and Noi Be Directed
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(New Haven Journal-Cou,ier.) )


 When a man has been the editor of one newspaper for forty years and then hands the reins over to two sons, whom he has trained in the pro- fession, that calls for some notice, but when the same man has been leading figure in the democratic party, both in the state of Connecti- cut and nationally, during most of those years. as has Alexander Troup of the New Haven Union, and is to- 1 day one of the most intimate and in some ways the closest personal friend of William J, Bryan.
 Such success as MT Bryan has won in New England, or ever does win' his friend Troup is mainly responsi- ble for, and he is about the only man close to Bryan who doesn't want any thing if the Nebraskan is elected.
 Mo-" said Mir Troup to an intel viewer, 'I am not looking for any thing. and don't want anything. There's nothing in that tt all
 Even so, urged friend, Its but natural that Bryan should want about him men who have stood by and with him most closely if he should enter the white house. ln- deed, it would be an ungratefu. thing for him to pass you by"
 Tt wouldn't be question of that at all I want to live out the rest of my life comfortably; I've done con- siderable work in my time, and !! should certainly have t5 do a lot more in the cabinet"
 Oh, well, those departments in Washington run themselves"
 Mine wouldn't, if I had one. I'd run it."
 For forty years Mir Troup has been a militant force in Connecticut jour nalism, in Connecticut democracy, in municipal affairs in the city of New Haven, and latterly in national dem ocratic concerns. So pure Scotch an- cestry. tempered by a transplantin $ into Nova Scotia, he is as sturdily in dependent as he is straightforward. and honest. He cant abide grafter or a crooked politician, and he can't abide lot of other things. If you're not with Troup you're against him. And he says so. That is why he has been at odds with democratic leaders in city and state most of the time.
 A year and a half ago MT Troup would have done everything in his power to keep Bryan from the presi- dential nomination, for at that time he thought, that President Roosevelt was trying to manipulate matters so as to be nominated again, and he be- lieved Bryan wouldn't have a chance against him. Against Taft he thinks Bryan has a chance, for he believes a good many republican votes will ba alienated by the formers nomination. When Bryan returned from his trip around the world Troup labored with him to give up politics fur good, but when the latter couldn't see 1t the New Haven editor saw to the estab. lishment of the Bryan press bureau at Washington, with Willis J. Abbott at its head, and his son, Philip Troup, looking after the financial end. Since then he has been work ing hard for MT Bryan's nomination.
 Bryan sent several messages from the midst of. contsEsnGs- and councils Tin Washington last. winter by Con- neeticut men rethrKing homes, Tell Troup love hirhs and l Know he is my honest friend" was the burden of them. MT Troup was a delegate at-large from Connecticut to the Denver convention, but he went west before the other delegates to Lincoln. where he stayed with Bryan till the convention. isv} @'7.& e.