The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-01
NAMES LAKE
 AS INFORMANT Chase Gives Him as Authority For Statement Referred to
 About Morgan . GOODWIN WRITES LETTERS Sends Weak One to George Fox Suggesting Prevention as Bet
 ter Than Cure
GOODWIN WRITES LETTERS

New Haven, Nov. 1-Attorney Pren- tice W. Chase, in letter to Candidate for Governor. Charles A. Goodwin, in response to a reference made, he claims, to one of his statements by MT. Goodwin, declares that the in- formation which you claim to be a reckless statement on my part, was given to him by Ex-Lieutenant-Gov- ernor Lake, opponent of Candidate Goodwin, for the Republican Guber- material nomination. In connection with this matter the candidate upon receipt of MT. Chase's letter sent to the New Haven Register in the course of which he says it is difficult for him to believe that MT. Lake was not misunderstood by MT. Chase. The controverted statement is that regard ing the alleged presence of MT. J. day of the Republican State Conven- tion.
 MR. CEASES LETTER.
 MT. Chase's letter is printed below first followed by MT. Goodwin's let ter:
 Union League,
 New Haven. Conn. Hon. Charles A. Goodwin, Hartford,
 Conn.
 My Dear Sir:-
 As stated in my public reply to your open letter of this date as pub- lished in the Register of this city, I now state that MT. Lake on Oct. which you claim to be a reckless statement on my part. I might add that another gentleman and as l am informed an office holder, gave me this same statement. If the facts of the mooted question do not bear this out. I certainly owe you an apology which is freely given.
 Respectfully yours, PRENTICE W. CHASE.
 LETTER FROM GOODWIN To the Editor of the Register, New
 Haven, Connecticut:
 Sir
 At the request of MT. Prentice W. Chase. I herewith present a. copy of a letter not dated, received today from MT. Chase which I believe to be the letter referred to in his open letter to me printed in your paper of yester- day.
 I, of course, cannot vouch in any way for the truth of the statements contained in MT. Chase's letter. It is difficult for me to believe that MT. Lake was not misunderstood by MT. Chase.
 I request when you publish this letter that you will also republish MT. Chase's last open letter. Yours truly. CHARLES A. GOODWIN. GOODWIN TO FOX. The candidate for Governor has also written a letter to Mir. Fox in connec- tion with the work the latter is do- ing in attempt to uncover violations of the corrupt practices act. He | writes:
 October 31, 1s1o MT. George l.. Fox, New Haven, Conn. My Dear MT. Fox, I note your letter to the Journal Courier is in the Courant this morn ing I greatly appreciate your writing me.
 I do not care at this time to say anything in regard to the evidence which Judge Baldwin is going to pre- sent, for he is entitled to a reason able length of time in which to get his evidence together. l. I note that you say the work Is discouraging. MT. Fox don't you think prevention is better than cure? Don't you think if you would organize in the city of New Haven this year a citizens committee to prevent corrup- ton, it would do much more than the attempt to avoid corruption by cir | culating stories, which to say the least are not easily substantiated. I am sending, you a copy of a let ter which I have just addressed to Rev. J. J. McCook of Hartford, who has always been chairman of our citizens committee to prevent corrupt practices Try this method, and while there is not the satisfaction perhaps, of punishing the wrongdoer, it keeps, I believe, many men from wrong doing. I am in the midst of a campaign which is taking all of my time and strength, and I cannot stop now to organize citizens committees throughout Connecticut, but I shall take care of the city of Hartford. If you are in earnest in this matter, MT. Fox, go out and organize now a citi- zens' committee throughout Connecti- cut to prevent corrupt practices at the election on November Sth. Believe me, sincerely yours, Charles A. Goodwin.