New-York tribune., 1911-01-11
SENATOR BULKELE LOSES
Ex-Governor Mclean Takes Toga
in Connecticut Contest.
VOTE OF CAUCUS 113 TO Ga
Bulkeley's Own County Turns
Against Him-Crowd Fills
Capitol to the Doors.

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 0-Morgah "
Buckley, United States Senator from Ion
necticut, lost his first political nght siIe
he became an alderman in HARTFORD ~
Is7s. when he was rejected by the hepup-
ncan legislative caucus to-day as caiul-
date 20 succeed himself. His successor III
the Senate will be George p. Mclean, VINO
was Governor Of the state in 1901 ana lV-'
The official vote was: Mclean. 49, buiAo-
law 81. State Senator Stiles Judson' /
The caucus was secret and turned out 10
ne very ouiet affair, although large num-
So ~ nersons gathered from various parts
OF the state. In fact, the crowd was
much bigger one than attended the inaueu-
rs,icn of Governor Baldwin, just week
sro BY o'clock. the time set Tor the
calling of the caucus in the hall OF the
1souse n, REPRESENTATIVES,, the Capitol was
thronged 10 the doors.
Among those who took an active interest
IN the struggle were Senator Bulkeley s
colleague in the Senate. Frank B. Bran
deeee: Congressman Edwin W. higgins
lieutenant Governor Blakeslee, President
NNoodruff Of the state Senate and Speaker
Scott of the House.
There were no nominating speeches, but
voted that the roll Of members be called.
Hartford, Senator Bulkeley's home county,
was first on the list. 1t cast only 13 votes
for him. as against % for Mclean. This
Immediately showed that there was no
hope for Bulkeley's selection. The total
vote of the members Of the Senate was l.
for Mclean and for Bulkeey The House
cast iOl votes for Mclean and 90 Tor
Buckley.
After the caucus Senator Bulkeley said
he felt that most of the Republican mem
pers Of the Legislature had been elected
with the understanding on the part of their
constituents that they would vote for him.
81 believe" he continued, that on popu-
lar vote the electors Of the state would be
tust as loyal to me now as they have been
in the past"
Considerable excitement was caused
early in the day by rumor that Bulkeley
had decided TO withdraw his name ana
would urge a coalition Of his followers with
those OF State Senator Judson. So per-
slstent did the report finally become that
the Senator was forced to issue statement
in which he denied that any such plan was
contemplated.
pointed TO the selection Of Mclean, but
Senator Bulkeley's reputation for spring
ing surprises led many to think that at the
last moment the political wires would be
manipulated in such manner as TO bring
about his denomination.
Before the caucus formally organized 10
take up the question Of the Senatorship the
contest over the seat of John ]. HutchS-
son as representative from Essex came be-
fore It, Hutchinson failed to obtain the
Republican nomination. He then took the
Democratic nomination and was elected.
Hutchinson said that he wished to vote for
Mclean and desired'to be admitted TO the
caucus. letter from the Republican town
committee of Essex was read asking that
Hutchinson be unseated, as he was trying
20 disrupt his party in Essex II was
finally determined that he was ineligible
to sit in the caucus.
George Payne Mclean was born in Sims
bury, Conn, on October Z. 1857. and gradu-
ated from the Hartford High School in 1871.
-Four years later he was admitted TO the
bar and began the practice OF law In
Hartford In 1888 he was elected to the
Connecticut House of Representatives and
the following year was made clerk OF the
Board OF Pardons. which place he held for
seven years. lie was chosen State Senator
in 1886 and later became United States At
torney for Connecticut and counsel for the
State Controller and State Treasurer. In
1901 he was elected Governor. serving until
1903. Yale conferred the degree of Bachelor
of Arts on him in 1904