New-York tribune., 1909-04-22


Who died yesterday
the three sons Frederick, John and Theodore
L.iley: Mrs John A. Lilley, Dr. Graves and Dr.
Beach, who had been the attending physicians;
Charles 4. Goodwin. executive secretary, and the
two nurses. Mr.. Cook and Miss Lowe.
As : the spread abroad the hre
bells Of Hartford sounded the &c Of the dead
Goverrof -forty-nine-and detachment of the 1st
Company, Governors Footguards, Immediately was
mustered TO go on duty at the executive mansion
in Pennington avenue
The funeral will he held in Trinity Church. Hart
ford. but the time has not yet been fixed The
body of the Governor will be escorted to the State
Capitol prior TO the funeral and placed in the
rotunda. where It will lie in state.
After certifying to the death of Governor Lnley
the attending physicians gave out this statement:
The Immediate cause Of death was toxi-sema the
hypertrophy
According 20 br. Beach the Governors illness
began four weeks ago Monday. and when he ar
rived home his case was almost hopeless His Won
derful vitality enabled him to rally but II not
sufficient 10 pull him through and the forces OF
disease quickly undermined his strength and con-
stitution. and the end came through the develop
ment Of specific causes.
Frank r. Weeks Of Middletown. the Lieutenant
Governor. has been Acting Governor ever since
shortly after Governor LilIey's Illness. He has
had all the executive powers OF the Governor.
George /. I1Hey. as Representative-at-L Large from
Connecticut. drew good deal Of attention to him
self early in 1a0S by resolution calling for an
investigation Of the methods by which Holland
submarines sold to the government 4 spe-
ciaI committee was appointed but after looking
into the case the committee censured Mr.. IiIley.
accusing him OF violating his obligations
ber of the House and acting in bad faith with the
committee and In contempt of The House.
Mr.. Ley's brief political career was marked by
his activity In ferreting out what he believed were
corrupt practices. trait inherited from Puritan
ancestors and fostered by a laborIous boyhood in
Oxford Mass. where he born This pro
pensity first appeared in 1900. when he in
town meeting at Waterbury, Conn, where he had
lived for twenty years. and denounced the Demo-
cratic Seectmen for their alleged misuse of public
money. The next fall Waterbury sent him to the
state Legislature. and there he brought about a
consolidation Of the town and city governments OF
Waterbury and die away with the town meeting
altogether.
At this time he Joined battle with the New York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company in be
half Of the Central New England Railroad. since
absorbed by the New Haven road The Central
| New England line building extension from
TarinvlIe. Conn, to Springfield, Mass. to give
outlet for Western freight. The New Haven COM
pany tried to stop this and finally bought some
land that blocked the right Of way The case went
from the courts to the Legislature. and there was
a lively fight in that body. Mr.. Liey, mem
| Der the Joint committee railroads. stood by
the Central New England although he
heavy shipper over the New Haven road and had
many friends close to it.. Every effort made
| to get his vote but in vain.
Then, 1903, the Republican party Mr.. Liiley
| to Congress. He became member of the Com
mittee on Territories The Honolulu Legislature
| gave a charter to electric light company allow
| ing 1t to charge 20 cents kowatt hour for thir-
! ty-fve years. This needed the sanction of Con-
| gress. and ii before the committee of whicn
| George l. Liley was freshman member. AS
| a form of courtesy they asked his opinion.
| and he told them what he thought Of charging
| any such price for the service. Nevertheless the
| committee reported favorably When it came to a
| vote however. to every ones surprise the
member had the of enough influential
| members, that the measure defeated and
a new substituted. giving the Hawaiians cleo
tricity at Is cents a kiowatt hour and the right
! 10 nulIify the charter when they chose.
During Mr. Leys first session in Congress the
| submarine boat business attracted much atten-
| ton Simon Lakes efforts to sell his type of boat
! indirectly interested the new Congressman. He
! didn't like the methods of OF those fighting
for the Holland interests. In the next Congress he
! appointed to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
| He began then a study of the methods of the
! Navy Department. which resulted In his attacks
| on those methods.
on September O. while political circles still
! stirred by the submarine boat affair. George l.
| LilIey nominated for Governor Of Connecticut
| at of the liveliest conventions ever held by
/ tIlS iNepubHSdl parry III tIdl 9'''e' ~ ""'
! elected. Then arose curious complication over
the failure of Governor Woodruff, Mr.. Iileys pred
| ecessor, accept his resignation member of
Congress. 1t was urged after Mr.. Lieys inaugura-
| tion Governor that he stu legally a MEM
| Der Of the House and entitled to draw two sala-
! res. The point finally settled by Congress
declaring MI. Liey's seat vacant
MIR. Liey reputed be wealthy. He was
partner III. the firm Llley, Swift & Co. deal
| in and other provisions He als6 was a
| IaVge of He Texas
cattle raising, but not successful. He owned
fast horses and liked nothing better than exercis-
ing his shrewd Yankee talent by driving about the
country in old clothes, trading with the farmers.
Governor LIlley carried insurance policies aSGre-
/ eating about SS0OOO0.
Mr. Lilley born in 1859. He educated In
| the public schools and the Worcester High School
and Technical Institute He married Anna E. H.
| Steele, OF Waterbury. In 1854.