The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-28
THE RACE CONNECTICUT.

THE RACE IN CON NESJICSs'
We have the honor to report prog
ress in the work OF the senator'ai
campaign in Connecticut. The SPRING
field Republican has not supplied the
information for which we asked. anu
the Waterbury American Is littie
backward about coming forward; out
the New Haven Register while ADMIT
ting that politics is very uncer TAN
says frankly that Sin the matter OIL
merit, Of answering the desire OF inc
majority of the people of Connecticu''
1T is Mclean, and there is no seconu'
The odds are on Mclean too (trom
which we assume that somebody mas
been betting on him, strange as such
an assumption may seem when enter
tanned as to the people living IN the
land OF steady habits). He Is gaining
every day. He has Buckley on the
run and his managers guessing. The
reason is that the people want Mclean.
and they are beginning to awaken to
the fact that even with our bungling
way of electing Senators. they are not
entirely helpless
We have succeeded in smoking out
the Hartford Courant to degree at
least. for even If 1t do scatter its fire
somewhat. as all Doctors of Literature
have the right TO do. 1T may be count
ed on for Mclean. that Is to say. II
"Charlcs f. BROKER, of Ansonia; Ebe-
nezer j. Hill, of Norwalk: Arthur I.
Hadley. of New Haven; John Fl. Perry,
of Fairfield. and Flavel S. Luther, OF
Hartford, and perhaps few others.
who out of their inner consciousness
must know they would be called" do
not take it into their heads that one
of their number might be able to beat
both Buckley and Mclean and form
a sort of trust In restraint of Mclean.
This is fine lot of Senatorial TIM
Der" as the Courant says, to be sure,
and we agree with it entirely; but all
of the big men named cannot be elected
and there must be agreement among
them as to the most available and de-
sirable man in the State. The Doctor
would pick Mclean" (whom he men,
tions first in listing the Senatorial
timber) first as to-day the foremost
of them all in the matter Of states
manship and forensic ability, and as
Enthusiastically the first choice of the
people of the State" If he is THE
foremost OF them ALL as we believe
him to be, what was the use of saying
anything about the others, unless it
be the Connecticut method in politics
to go around the block instead of go
ing through the alley?
AS we have said. however, we report
progress. The New Haven Register is
straight on the record. and we car
count on Colonel Osborne, of the Jour
nal Courier. doing the right thing. We
have prevailed against the Doctor and
got him where he is for Mclean first
If not all the time, and now we await
the firing of ten-inch gun by the
Waterbury American-loaded with al
sorts of missiles labelled none of youi
business" shiny on your own side,
'let Connecticut politics alone, but
aimed so straight that it will sink the
Buckley craft before it has fairly got
away from the landing, waterlogged
as it is. with his crew of grafters. Ii
all such matters. we believe in taking
a broad view of the field. We have ar
interest in this election. as we have il
the election OF all Senators because
though they come from the different
States, the Senators are, or ought Il
be. United States Senator'S in fact az
they are in name.