Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
Reports Reaching the National Capital Have
 Created Considerable Feeling e
CoNNECTIGUTHAs BEEN MISREPREsENTED
No Foundation for Statement that Reference Made in Any Way the Senatorial Any Other Political Contest in this State Mr. Coles Speech-Reflect- ion on All Concerned.

| tened to. There certainly was no in dicatien at the banquet of any such feeling as described in the article in ] question. We were all together, ] friends of Senator Bulkeley, and there | was not a whisper of any objection to | my remarks. Why. on the contrary, l when I got through, the guests not on Iy applauded but stood onSStheir feet and yelled. It was one of the great est receptions ever got, and it pleas ed me very much.
 The Proper Thing to Do.
 Only the other evening I met Sen ator Brandegee at the White house reception. and, in speaking of the banquet at Norwich, he remarked that he had noticed in the printed reports of my speech that had taken care not to touch upon the senatorial question in the. state at all. and he said he was glad of 1t and that 1t was the proper thing to do. l. think I know how to observe the proprieties on an occasion of this kind, as I have been making speeches since I was fifteen years old, and I certainly had no in tention of aiding or injuring any man in his political ambitions.
 Sensational and sUnfounded Reports.
 T have written Governor Mclean to explain my position to him, and expressing to him my regret at the turn of affairs. although I think this is really unnecessary. I want to re- peat once more and emphatically that there was no agreement as to what I was to say, nor was there any sugges- ton from any one regarding my re- marks. I am N earnest about this, and I hope the friends think made on my visit to Connecticut will under stand this. am very sorry this mat ter has been distorted into such sen- sational and unfounded story. I can not conceive how or where anything like this can have originated
 Connecticut Members Pretty Sore.
 The Connecticut members involved are loath to say anything in relation to the subject. They feel it keen1y, Tilson said: The only connection had with this whole thing was to in- vfte MT. Cole who Is a personal friend fdr 6f mine, nine, te the banquet e5t had let to get someone who knew the late President Mckinley, to come to the Mckinley banquet at Norwich. thought at once of MT. Cole, but both considerably to go. I certainly did not suggest to him what to say, and as for the report that some of us held a conference to map out a programme, that Is all rot. I never heard of such a thing. As matter of fact the whole story is ridiculous, but I am very sorry it has involved Mir. Cole, who made a special effort to go to Connecticut at
  self. and who is one of the finest men I know in congress. Of course he had no idea that his remarks would or could be construed into any such tale as this, and naturally he resents it."
 Statement by MT. Higgins.
 MT. Higgins would say but little. and simply authorized the following state ment: q said nothing to Congress- man Cole about his triD to Norwich, except to urge him to go." Senator BulkeIey Refused to Be Quot
 ed.
 Senator Bulke1ey, the storm center" in the whole affair, refused to be quot f ed in any way. He knew nothing of Representative Coles visit to Norwich, | has never met the Ohio representa- tive, and did not think he even knew | him by sight.
 The other members of the Connecti- l cut delegation were in no way involved | and of course had nothing to say.