Connecticut western news., 1914-04-02
"NO POLITICS." SAYS ]. HENRY

' State Chairman Isn't Losing Sleep Over
 New Haven Uprising.
 That mysterious gathering in New Haven two weeks ago, of the commingled spirits-the purified and rectified spirits -of political purity and reform, which brought together the directing heads of the bull moosers and the conscience stricken penitents of the republican party, is to be supplemented today with another and similar meeting at the same place. and presumably for similar pur- pose-whatever that purpose may have been for it is only by hearsay that the anxious public thinks it knows what happened two weeks ago. The wicked newspaper reporters were heartlessly barred out, with the other goats, from that meeting, and the scanty informa- ton that leaked out through the key hole, lacking the trademark of authen ticity, was not only nnsatisfying but in some details conflicting.
 It seems fairly we'll established, how ever, that while the meeting was sup posedly a bull moose enterprise, it was apparently dominated by some hitherto straight-out republicans that it agitated for revolt against the organization that makes the wheels of the machine go round that it put our own distinguish ed fellow -townsman, Chairman J. Henry Roraback, on the pan and subjected him by absent treatment. to -well-done roasting. and that it started to inflate an incipient gubernatorial boom for ex- Lieutenant Governor Everett ). Lake, who, by the way, halls from Hartford, which happens to be also the home of Judge Henney, about whom that ,garru- lous old spinster. Madam Rumor, has been assiduously whispering that the reorganization" contemplate running him for Governor.
 Among the regulars" who attended this irregular meeting were ex. Governor Woodruff. ex. Mayor Farnsworth, ex- Senator Ohatfield, ex Lieutenant Cover nor Blakeslee. Senator Whiton. and two unsuccessful aspirants for the House Speakership-Col. W. H. Hall and Judge William J. Malone. N.i
 The gathering today is presumably called for the purpose of taking up the work of pnrifcation where the other meeting left off; devising ways and means of snatching thls good old state, as brand from the burning, and con- signing the corrupt machinists to the demnition bow. VOWS.
 Chairman Roraback was pursued into his Canaan office, Monday, by local scribe, and subjected to a grilling cross examination, with the usual indifferent result. He said he had not given much thought or attention to the performances of the progressives and dissenters, and had no opinion to offer as to their pur- poses or prospects,
 "What about the criticism and roast ing they are said to have given you, as state chairman ?" he was asked.
 With broad and audible smile the chairman replled ''Why, I'm used to that !; it's part of the game, and it al- ways goes with the chairmanship Now as 8 matter of fact. at the present time politics is the least of my troubles-it isn't worrying me bit !; and to tell you the truth, I'm not only not losing any sleep over this antagonistic political up rising, but I've slept better during the last two weeks than had before in two months. No sir ;; I have no time for politics. these days. I have plenty of other things to keep my mind occupied, and Pm working hard, six days week, attending to matters pertaining to my own business. So far as politics is con- cerned, this is the dull season."
 MT. Roraback said he had no intention of resigning the chairmanship of Che committee in fact he had not had time. inclination nor occasion, to think about things political in several months, as his mind was otherwise engaged with busi- ness interests of entirely different na- ture. .-
 Superior Court Docket.