The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-14
NO APPROXIMATION
Politicians Slate Woodruff for Congress to Check Second
 Term Boom.
TO CLEAR LILLEYS WAY
Speaker John Q. Tilson and Senator Walsh fo Be Sent Back to
 Legislature.

Governor Woodruff is not to get second term. or that is a renomina- ton for a second term if the will of some of the political leaders, that Is the Lilley men, hold the fort In- stead, he is to be quietly taken out of Lilleys way and substituted for him as congressman-at-lar according to the program mapped out and which will be pushed to a finish If possi- ble To gain the end in view two other prominent men who had been suggested as candidates for congress- man-at-large had to be gotten out of the way-namely, Speaker John Q. Tilson of the house of representatives and of this city, and Senator James r, Walsh of Greenwich
 To do this was no easy task. Both men had lot of supporters who must be quieted, and 1t was decided that both men should stay where they are, that is Major Tilson to go back to the house and re reelected speaker there of and Senator Walsh returned to the senate. Then, with. Governor Wood ruff the only other prominent man mentioned for the republican nomlna- ton as congressman at large he would be handed the nomination and efforts made to have him accept 1t.
 That 1t Is the intent to get Cover nor Woodruff out of the way Is not questioned. The realization that if the convention was held tomorrow and the peoples wishes taken Into consideration that he would receive a renomination was not savory to those | backing Mir. Lilley so the only thing to do was to put him In somewhere else that the populace might be ap- peased The nomination as congress man will be the result if the plans don't miscarry.
 The first instance that Governor l Woodruff was not to be brought for ward for q renomination if 1t could 4 be prevented, occurred at the city 1 convention in this city. At that meet ing resolution endorsing his ad- minstration and pledging the assem- l blaze to work for his renomlnaton was offered It started something all right and brought Colonel Ullman to | his feet with the statement that it was premature and that of Governor l Woodruff was to be a candidate he knew that those present would be with him without any such pledge as offered He then amended the reso- lution to simply endorsing his admin 1 lstration The original resolution was withdrawn then, the men who had 1t presented being satisfied with the rise they had made. The resolu- ton was offered by Lake adherents the situation.
 The Woodruff nomination move ment has spread all over the state and was gaining such proportions tha, something had to be done to stop 1t The one great fear was that with Lilley and Lake doing mighty battle at the convention that the delegates would jump bounds and renominate the governor, if he was not nicely placed somewhere else.
 In their efforts to clear the track for the congressman those behind the plow did not forget Lieutenant Cover nor Lake and his ever increasins popularity. In fact they considered him to such lengths that they wer, forced to conclude that 1t must com, to a show down between the tw, forces at the convention, there beinl no possible way in pushing him asid as many others found out in his col lege days.