New-York tribune., 1910-09-01

arc for Mclean. and that is about fair
measure OF the sentiment of the state
Mr.. BulkeIey is not a purist- He IS on
record as saving in effect that man mas
as much right to sell his vote as MS po-
tatoes How far this doctrine Will go III
these more sensitive days is to be seen
II manffestiy has its risks It IS a coii-
mon saying that II the state had pr
mary Mclean would sweep Connecticut
whether the vote were taken by towns or
statewise That" say some OF the most
active among "the boys is just why we
don't want the damn thing
Mclean is an experienced POLITICIAN
uitb a rare personal charm that attaches
TO him the men he meets. and he IS 1ortu-
nate In such a campaign to have with him
many of the most influential among the
practical politicians of the party III Is
plainly a struggle of great forces, but IL Is
youth against age, progress against IN
ertia the future against the past. anu
though II is too early for any sort of a
count (only four members have been nom
mated so far, and three of these are for
Mel ean) still it is noteworthy that those
who were so confident of Bulkeley's sue
cess month ago are now talking IN
lower tone 1t is. perhaps, significant that
state are for Mclean. Among these are
The New Haven Register" and The New
Haven JournaI-Courier." The Hartford
Courant," The Waterbury Republican"
and The Waterbury American" The An
sonia Sentinel" The Stamford Advocate
The Torrington Register" and The
Litchfield Enquirer"
The Republican nomination for the gov
ernorship lies between compare lively
young men-Everett ]. Lake, Harvard.
92. and Charles A Goodwin. Yale. 'es-
Lake got into politics backward and seems
never to have Strengthened out. He was
Lieutenant Governor under Governor
Woodruff in 1907-09. and when his term
ran out he was a candidate for the gov
ernorship- He was beaten out of his
boots then by George L. Lilley by a
vote of 402 to 1913. or about 10 1. His
friends say that's why he should be nom
mated now. His opponents say II is evil
dence that the state has spoken already
and has said II doesn't want him. He is
man Of large means and notorious lib
eralfty. and a genial good fellow when he
feels that way He calls politics a
game and he is making a desperate
fight for the coveted nomination. Good
win is a son Of the leading citizen of
Hartford, gentleman held in affeCtiOnate
esteem and gratitude throughout the city
The young man was Lflley's executive sec
retary and confidential friend. and since
Lilley's death has held the same close re-
lation TO Governor Weeks. who succeeded
TO the office and who declines TO be can
didate- LiIley never forgave Lake for
what he believed 10 be dis1oyaIty after the
convention. and Li1ley's friends are the
foundation OF Goodwins strength. Good
win has had the opportunity of a whole
session at the State House in which TO
make friends of the members, and 1t was
after finding how popular he was that his
friends made him get into the race He
attracts all who meet him. and the next
convention will include very largely the
members of the preceding Legislature
The town caucuses are already occurring
but not quarter of them have been held
and II is early to make predictions. Both
sides profess full confidence and their
estimates of strength SO far developed are
too far apart to be compared except for
purposes of sport.
The Republican State Convention comes
in Hartford on September Is and IA. The
Democrats meet in New Haven on Septem-
Der and 8. 1t is conceded that the Hep
Simeon F. Baldwin, of New Haven. former
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. will