The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-06
HOW DID LILLEY STAND ON THE
 SPEAKERSHIP?

(COnt1nu6Q From E1rSC FdSe.)
 ed a mild sensation by declaring that his candidate was the choice of the retiring Governor as well as the incom- ing Governor.
 Supporters of Judge Banks appeared for the nonce non plussed at this broad declaration for while it has been under stood that the governor-elect was not taking an open part it was believed that he had forseen the outcome and was friendly to Banks. Some of the close political associates of the gover- nor-elect openly stated that Lilley nev- CT authorized such a staten ent as was made by Representative Hayes which brought forth the rejoinder from those allied with Hayes that the latter had been daily repeating the same thing in his canvas for votes for Malone; that the new governor knew of 1t and that no denial of it had been made at any time
 One statement made was that Lilley had promised Malone to make him speaker in return for support given him by Malone who as a Hartford county man had openly advocated his nomination against the candidacy of Lieut. Governor Lake, also a Hartford county resident. MT. Lake and his friends made no bones of their position and what assistance they were able to CNS~1O of the latter.
 The interesting conjecture now con- cerns the make up of the speaker S committees. Judge Banks names the House committee and there are many desirable plums to be handed out. The chief post is the House chrirmanship of the Judiciary committee ..nd it was generally understood that Judge Parker of Hartford was being strongly con- sidered for the berth by Banlts in event of the latter's success Whether Par k CT stands the same chance to-day as he did before the caucus rem aims to be determined. It would not be at all surprising if Charley Burns of Green wich. who was House chairn an of the Railroad committee in the lat General Assembly was elevated to t1le post of House leader by being the first named to the Judiciary committee. This is the position which the present speaker
 filled two years ago. Representative Bartlett of Bridgeport wol Id fit in nicely in this committee which is com posed of members of the legal frater- nifty and he may be one of the nine selected by Speaker Banks for this committee. Fayette c. Clark of Bridge port, who made an able speech in sec onding the nomination Of J. C1in Howe for assistant clerk, it is said would like to have his name appear among the 1H6I1DoTS Ol CHo COIHII1II06 OH ClLl0S and Boroughs. Speaker Banks, how ever, will not announce his committees until after the election of g. United States senator to succeed Senator Brandegee. In the mean time there is bound to be no end of wire rulling for the choice places, and the speaker is sure to have few unoccupied moments.
 It is known that the sugge stion has been made to Judge Banks that he make his opponent Judge Malone, chairman of the Judiciary committee. Perhaps the Hill -Brandegee senatorial fight may cut a big figure in the ap- pointments of the House committees. porters of Brandegee are el9ted over ali of the Brandegee support in East against Malone.
 Judge Banks should make an able speaker No member of the legislature is better fitted for the post hy experi- ence in legislative affairs. He knows sonally acquainted with practically the Burton Rogers of Danbury, who was a Banks man wanted the caucus to call the new speaker in for 8 speech last night after his nomination, but this was not done because one of she Hart ford county representatives objected on the ground that no election Of speaker had been effected and the course pro- posed was again precedent. Judge Banks received the vote of every rep resentative in Fairfield county except one