Putnam patriot., 1911-05-05
Senate Reieeta Caldwell.


 Last week Wednesday was the biz day of the month, To say the least The long expected tug of war between Gov. ernor Baldwin and the senate came to pass. and the senate won. il having the power 10 turn down the governors nomination. The day before Senator Spelacy had asked that the governors nomination of William IL Caldwell for highway commissioner of New Britain be made the order of the day for Wednesday noon in order that the gov ernor might have an opportunity to send In another name if the senate should turn down his first nomination and after granting his request the Re. publican senators had caucused and decided 10 stand hy Highway Commis sioner Macdonald and refuse to ap prove all nominations Of successor. Previous to the executive session which came in at noon. the Democrats of the senate eHucused for an hour and decided on their course If action which was aimed merely at forcing the Republicans to declare themselves in open votes If possible. The newspaper men are not supposed to know whni went on in that executive session. but they do know On behalf of his com | mittee on executive nominations Sen | ator Woodruff exported in favor of con firIning Andrew ]. Broughel of Hart ford and George C. Waldo of Bridge port for shAllfsh commissioners dh, first being d new appointment and tn, 'econd reappOintmenU. Norris < I.Ip pit of Norwich us the reappontee for one of the bank commissioners and some other unimportant appointments. but against approving the Caldwell nomination.
 SD Iscy's Bold Effort.
 Senator Spellacy at once presented | minority report from the committee in favor of approval of the nomina ton and moved that this be substl tuted for the majority report. Senator Woodruff urged against this course on the ground that the statute provid ed that the governor should appoint to this office an experienced road builder, and there was nothing before the committee or the senate to indi- cate that Mir Caldwell was that. Sen ator ualloran took up his townsman's cause and plead with the majority not io make this n matter of politics. IT. ? Insisted that the Republican sena1 VI had caucused on Caldwell witlEs'F - knowing anyna his qu
 fa9np fellow sullenly set about task, and EuSs. turning to Gress. VI ~lf you've any -i4huenee Wit,Io' .,,,h xati'.l suliIg Ubouc-@s.s A -tIiuc' tl8tls~rc, the othce.
 Senator Judson. the Republican seI ate leader, assured him and the othel that there was nothing political in tl refusal to approve the governors nor nation. if this Sbould be the resul for the responsibility rested fully much with the senate as with Il governor. Besides thHt. Republic, votes elected Governor Baldwin al did not elect my of his associates The ticket. which was clear indit Nen that the people of Connecticut ( not desire d complete change in states othciay
 McNett Speaks For Governor
 Then Senator McNviI came un W
 statements which he said he had b' authorized by Governor Baldwin
 make He said that thc governor
 received many letters of condem
 ton of Macdonald from Democr and Republicans alike, Chat he did
 believe him competent road bull and that many others who did
 had voted for Baldwin last fall N the belief that he would not reapp'
 Macdonald
 The Spellacy minority report in
 vor of Caldwell was, however, tur
 down by straight party vote of
 to 12 Senators Parker, Foster
 Hammond were absent The
 two were paired. and Senator Mcl
 was paired with Senator Hamm
 and thus didn't vote.