The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-01
KING TAKES OVER
 REPUBLICAN PARTY '
 FOR NEW HAVEN ROAD

party Of Bridgeport, last night. The fob was engineered by that talented political worker. John T. King, who enjoyed locally the powerful assistance of the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company.
 The drama was a small part of a greater drama being enacted through put the country whereby the railroads hope to control the next United States Senate.
 The chief prize at stake was the United States Senatorship, although the light between Goodwin and Lake has been pushed to the front and made to appear the vital issue.
 The victory of King, backed by these powerful special interests was sweep
 Night delegates to the State conven- tiQG will be for Goodwin Undoubt- HdIy Senators and Representative will be chosen who will favor the candidacy of George L. Mclean for United States Senator. over that of Morgan G. Bl1lke- ley, with whom the railroad interests
 But the victory was not procured by railroad and water company influence alone The movement to dethrone the 'tOid Guard'' had the backing of a very large and sincere group of young Re pubhcans, who had become disgusted with the selfishness of the old leaders and were willing to remove the party from the influence of such leaders by any avenue that offered. /
 The cowardice of the ''Old Guard"
 
 In the result.
 "A number of them are running for office, or expectiny to do so. Their desire to poll a full vote, and their desire to influence results without get ting caught at it rendered them well nigh helpless.
 the mercy of King and his fotces. So potent a leader as William H. Mari gold has been had tc. eat humble pie to be- admitted as delegate to the Con RFAaSfnn9I C0nVAntt0n fO vote for Con- gressman HILL
 Other old guard members who have an interest in special nominations were compelled practically to go on their knees to King in order to get onto the Allegations they sought. Their boon was granted. as a crumb thrown to pauper from a rich mans table.
 Elmer Havens, who had hitherto worked with the old leaders, went over to King. But he is not recognized by the King forces. his power in his own district is wietded by former Senator w. R. Brown, and Brown will prob ably be given his place on the State
 An evil feature of the entire matter Is that it has been clouded by the shadow of Lorimer methods. There has been talk of money, of purchase,
 Nobody has seen the greenbacks guilty 3 sla Hi' hands, - but ner have hay % acted as men do act in politics when they aban- don principle for a price, and hence khere are tales of bfeck methods that will not down, perhaps, until the story pf Ptttsburg is repeated in Connecti- cut.
 Certainly delegates have unaccount- ably abandoned friends with whom they have always lined up,i and the change took place after the primaries were held and the delegates elected.
 King is a brilliant leader. He pos NeeseB rare talents as fighter, and yet is q great peace maker, and gift ed in reconciling dfscordant elements.
 In the last session of the Legislature he was most successfully engaged in opposing legislation not desired by the New Haven Railroad. He was espe- cial1y hostile to a public utilities bill sRnd is said to be still hostile to such a measure.
 His abiest assistant in the fight was "A B. Lavery, who is employed by the Bridgeport Hydrau1ic Company, and who can frequently be found near the Common Council chamber when 1egis- iation 1n1Tn1cal to the company is be- Ing considered. I4avery was elected a delegate to the State convention.
 Percy G. .FarweI, whom King has named as town chairman, was former ly an Alderman and voted to ratify the 20 year water contract.
 Another clue to the kind of influences that were at work was shown by the detection of Andrew J. Northey, who headed the delegation in the Second. Northey has always been the most loyal of old guard men, but his change,
 
 common gossip before the convention Was held. He is employed as a fore man by the Warner Bros. Company.
 It appears at this time that w. D. Burnham Is beaten for the Senatorial nomination in the 21st and that Alder man R. H. Gould is slated to the place. Gould is the Alderman who fathered the harbor grab and car barn surrender of recent fame.
 Attorney Frederic A. Bartlett who was the candidate for Senator of the King faction, against Burnharn, in the 21st, has been thrown overheard. Bart lett as 8, member of the Judiciary com He utilities legislation of two years ago.
 John T. King is tos local Repub1i- name implies. He trimmed the 'fOld Guard" almost to frazz1e in the Re publican city convention last night, 10 the State convention for, Charles A. Goodwin for governor and e1ecting Former Alderman Percy c. Farwen town chairman over the choice of ander L. Delaney. The vote on the delegates at large was B to 13. Far vote was not so much against Delaney IS it was against the "Old Guard which it was claimed he represented.
 There was another little fight be- tween Howard C. Challenger and James Te1ford, assistant treasurer of The A W. Burritt Lumber Co. and reputed to be the Taxpayers League candidate for the nomination of board ee education member Challenger won by vote of 26 to 8. There were Two delegates who did not vote.
 About 100 people had crowded into Republican headquarters shortly afr ter 8 o'clock, last night, expecting to see the business of the convention conducted in free and open man ner that would be typical of true American citizenship. There were groans when Attorney John Smith from the Eighth district moved that the convention go into secret caucus and Chairman Malcolm MacFayden told Sergeant at Arms Nicholas Tesi- ny to clear the hall of all but the deIegates The doors were locked and like a gang of burga1rs the dele eatas proceeded to make nominations