Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-14
FRIDAYS GOSSIP IN
THE LOBBY OF THE WILLARD.
National Tariff commission-Roose-
welt Elected Baldwin Governor of
Connecticut-Taft the Logical Can
didate in 1912.
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Especial to The Bualetin.)
Washington, Jan. 13.-Most of the
delegates to the convention of the Ma
tional Tariff Commission association
expect to get out of Washington to-
day. The Connecticut members will
leave some time this afternoon The
convention was a great success and
the delegates seem to think they are
almost sure of getting congress to
adopt the commission idea.
BulkeIey's Successor Not a Rich Man.
The Connecticut delegates were very
much in evidence around the lobby of
the Willard. Charles F. Brooker. as
the Connecticut member of the repub-
lican national committee, is always in
of Washington, and generally he has
something to say to them. This is
what he gave out this trip: George
p Mclean nominated by the reprfb-
lican caucus in Connecticut on Tues
day to succeed Senator Morgan G.
Bnlkeley, is not a rich man, as report
ed in press dispatches. Governor Nc
Lean is not a. millionaire. Some of the
newspapers, I see, print stories that he
Is immensely rich. This is not true. He
Is comfortably well off but is far from
being millionaire. He was governor
prominent in republican politics. His
sister is Sallie Pratt Mclean, the nov
elist, and his family has been one of
the most noted of New England
. Had Roosevelt Kept His Hands Off.
Had former President Roosevelt
kept his hands out of Connecticut pol
itics, 1 am confident we should have
elected our candidate for governor. 1t
was due entirely to Mr.. Roosevelt's in
reference that Judge Baldwin won.
There are thousands of men who live
in Connecticut and vote there who
have business interests in New York
and who go every morning to New
York and return to Connecticut in the
evening. There is no doubt that many
OF these men We're influenced by what
they heard and read in New York in
the day, and cast their ballots accord
ingly. Governor Baldwin Is one of the
eminent men of New England, and will
make a good governor. Tie is of q
higher class than either party has
been accustomed to nominating for
governor, and there is no doubt that
his personality won him votes, but I
am sure the republicans would have
won had Mr.. Roosevelt kept his hands
off,"
Pendulum Will Swing Back.
II do not see anything SO ominous
in the democratic victory throughout
the country. There has been for
months feeling of discomfort among
tne p6Oph6. laAS UiSCuTDdnCo mas nOL
been confined to the United States,
but is worldwide. In this country it
has found it's reflection in our cleo
tions. I do not believe this discomfort
will last, and look for a swinging back
of the pendulum before the next ma
tional election. No one, in my opin-
ion, can analyze correctly the reasons
that led to the upheaval"
President Taft in 1912.
President Taft will be renominat-
ed in 1912, and I am confident will be
reelected. There is no reason for not
nominating him. He is the logical
candidate
Surprised at Size Of McLean's Vote.
The Connecticut delegates TO the
tariff convention, had little to say
about the senatorial caucus All of
them expressed themselves as surpris-
ed at the size of Governor McLean's
vote, but not at the result. Some of
them were classed as Mclean men
and others as Bulkeley men, but ali
were apparently the best of friends.