Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-30


 and election I see by the good old
 Bulletin that some of my dear friends are on the reception committee, name ly J. D. Aiken. C. P. Bushnell and George Beardow, and I hope when you
 have your caucus that the boys will turn out and elect delegates favorable to Everett J. Lake
 Mir. Sanderson was for a number of years the energetic town committee man from the Fifth district and his
 letter was loudly applauded.s
 What Lake Stands For. Colonel Gale explained that the
 gathering was a representative one of
 publieans and democrats. They'll all
 be Lake republicans when I get through. Charlie" replied Mir. Lake. to which the astute chairman added that
 he had no doubt of it. As Mir. Lake
 was presented to the assemblage he
 was given loud applause and said:
 This is not the first time that Nor
 wich has extended to me the glad
 hand. Two years ago you gave me
 warm reception, but it was like the
 woman who thought considerable of
 some citizens which she wanted to
 drown and provided warm water for
 the drowning 0aughter.)
 Of course in this game there are
 two ways for the candidate to ap-
 proach the office. One is the old fash
 toned way of sitting on the veranda
 and waiting for the self appointed
 committee to call and present one with
 the office. Mir. Lake said that his
 training had been in the business
 world, that he believed in an open
 direct avowal of a candidacy. He be-
 lieVeS it best that he visit the voters
 of the state and allow them to judge
 of his fitness for office. It is good
 thing for the candidate to show him. self and he should aspire to learn his people before he gets to the office mix N nd their own towns as well as in Hart ford Another reason is that I should like to state what I stand for. I am a republican and shall try to get my ideas into the platform and if nomi- na ted shall stand on the platform the 5S0 delegates draw up. If elected ev- cry promise of my party shall be full filled if within my power. The chief issues before the people include the creation of a public utili- ties commission on which I have talk en a flat stand in favor of such a bill. I believe in the principles enun ciated in the bill of the Business Mems association and I shall support it un- less I can be shown that it can be inn proved.
 I shall also work for the settlement of the employers liability controversy so that the money shall go into the pockets of injured employees and not into the hands of lawyers. This will carry with it the removal of the 5000 death limit.
 am not charging graft but the expenditures of the state have increas- ed so in the past few years that 1t needs a microscopic inspection. I also believe that the employees of the state should give to the state the service the state is paying for. For a public official to use the time which he has contracted to give to the state or the expenses incident to his office in lobby, political or personal work. is as dishonest as to put his hand into the state treasury.
 Mir Lake stated that he has served as representative, senator and lieu tenant governor, and has no apologies to offer for this service. did the best I knew how on every act. and shall 1 try to do the best I can and give the best service within me if I go into the governors chair.
 want to be elected governor if there lies within me the ability to be | governor not because some other man l is unfit He urged them to keep dirty | politics out of 1t and If you believe I in me. support me. and let the other fellow alone
 i Two years ago I WAS well received here and Norwich supported another candidate who was nominated, and after that I did all I could to see that | he was elected. Some cannot con ceive how this could be done, but 1 | worked under the advice of the chair man of the state central committee, and he is competent to judge of my | work at that time and for such I re- | fer you to him.
 | If nominated and elected I shall be l g republican citizen of the state of ! Connecticut striving to do what is best