Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-11
w'LEAN WINS SENATORIAL BAT.

TIE.
There a. no real surprise that ex-
Governor Mclean came off with nearly
r1wo votes FOR the sena torship in the
frepubFcan caueus 20 one for Sena tor
7sukeley. since the battle was begun
,55rior to the stete convention and was
- sally Fought out at that time since the
'ScicI can faction and the Goodwin fac
qion were one and the same.
There Is no taking exceptions 20 the
, picture o. the political methods Of this
campaign - described by the Spring
Held Mass RepBoiican when it said:
AN OF tho arts. devices and methods
charscteristic 0f the old school Of polit-
7csl warfare in Connecticut have been
used to the utmost possible effect; the
rovernorship nomination on the re-
tpubiicsn side was made wholly sub
ordinste 20 the contest for the greater
g,rize and the election Of members Of
the present legislature hinged mainly
on the various aspects Of The senatorial
question. The small town representa-
tives have been nercefy fought for. and
many a farm mortgage may be lifted
sDefcre the winter is over because of
the competition between the political
egente OF BIessrs. Buikeley and Mclean
up and down the countryside.
1T has been. in short. one OF those
! highly iubricstsd and elaborated cam
paiED@ in the old school of strategy
which the system Of senatorial elections
through legislatures has so highly de
Vsloped. There has been very little
- a -,
rpealinE directly to the people them
selves. and there has been about it all
9 certain gloss. decorun and lack Of
noise which reveal the finished work OF
the old masters
In reality Senator Burseley has lost
r nothing since he has had all the honor
II has been possible for the state to
confer upon him. and he went down as
one would have expected him to have
done with his nag at the masthead in
evidence that he was no gutter.
George p. Mclean, who will be a
senator from Connecticut. was long a
oloee friend and business associate
with Senator Buckley, whom he has
defeated. In political life his career
may be said to have become notable
through his campaign for governor in
the fall Of 1909 when he ran against
Donald r. Warner of Salisbury for the
republican nomination That campaign
has been pointed out as the bitterest in
the history OF the republican party in
the state. Mr.. Mclean won out and
after being elected he faced one Of the
most progressive Legislative pro-
tsyrsmmes that he'd ever been presented
| Ply the republicans up till that time.
The session wss marked by many con-
ts-ts over legislation. and from the
session Governor Mclean emerged as
one OF the most popular men in the
public life OF the state. From tina,
time until his ambition was rea LIKED
-0day Mr.. Mclean was ever . likely
candidate for the senatorship In the
.aucuses OF 1906 he had complimentary
~ots~. Bv profession ne Is lawyer
and WAS elected 10 the lower house in
1884 from SiuSbury. He was then %
years ofd. making his present age 54
lie eported the bill creating the board
Of pardons - che ir7Ilan OF the commit
see on state prisons. In 1902 ne was
on the commission to revise the sta =
in 1892 United States district attor-
ney. As governor ihe called the consti-
tuticnal convention and was Thereafter
known popularity IN the towns as
against the small town principle of
fspreser tstior- He received an hon
orary degree from Yale in 1901 As an
orator he Is one of the best known and
most eloquent in the state. brilliant in
Wit and cpigra-n. lie is married and
= reputed to be very wealthy.
The men Of greatest power in the
senate of late years have not been the
nblest men in speech but the ablest
men in action. Mr.. McLean's eompe-
tence Is not questioned, but like other
brilliant men who have reached the
senate he may be n disappoint rnent.
His powers are to be tested and Tho
Bulletin assumes upon the brilliancy Of
fnis career that he win not be found
wanting
II Is &c he hoped that this method of
tlectinx senators is nearing the end.
nnd that Connecticut win l-nd it's
voice to the movement OF the states
row so near achievement for the cleo
ton OF United slater senators by the
people.