The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-04
ISBELL'S FUTURE IS MUCH INVOLVED
I'M CIVIL SERVICE BILL AND COURT
FIGHT AMONG COP. OF NEW HAVEN
CORRESPONDENT Sees Who
Has Antagonzed Factions Within His Party
Attitude of UImanites Judgeship Row Adds Inter-
esting Phase to Unique Political Situation.

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Of those who may have had the nerve
once in while, to get up little
organization of their own for the
purpose of ditching the U1Iman mas
Chine. And coupled with such threat
ening comment and gossip on the pre-
dicted annihilation OF the senator.
those who had the courage to follow
.dorsement Of the legislature on the
nomination OF Hall are to so into
Oblivion also, SO far as the politics
of this city is concerned.
Lest They Forget.
Those who do not appreciate what
Senator Isbell has accomp Iished in
the city court judge contest, go back
into the political history Of this town
I on the Republican side and are heard
to say that the senator and those
friends who helped him to put
through the Hall resolution appar-
entity have forgotten all that the U11-s
man machine has done for them in
the years gone by when the p1ums
and the political favors and the stuff
that filled the Republican pie counter
IN New Haven were put through the
process of patronage distribution.
Even some of them go so far as to-
make the declaration that Senator.
Isbell and his supporters wouldn't
have been ace high in the political
game NEW haven LaGna 5fD6Sn5
for the consideration of Colonel UII-
man and his side of the Republican
forces here.
Looking for Political scalps
Colonel UlInan isn't saying a word
for publication himself and what
his thoughts are or what his corclu-
sions have been since he ascerfained
that number of;5the prominent Re-
pubIicans of the town, including the
-
committee were lined up against the
candidate for Judge favored by the
colonel or the Ul1nan machine, con-
stitutes a guessing problem for the
Republicans of the city. The head
of the U1lnan machine has been
credited with saying that there viii
be a basketful of political scalps to
be buried right after the next Repub-
lican caucus for the nomination of
mayor.
Appeal for Help.
Colonel UIlman hasn't been active
~ engaged in the political doings of
New Haven for some time. not in
fact since the last city election. Then
he jumped into the strife. or rather
was pulled into it, at the last moment,
so it has been stated by those who
should know what they are talking
about. 1t appears from the story,
his active return to political work
was que TO the appears OF the aEkS5-3
publican leaders who had figured out
that there was a defeat coming to
the Republicans and to Mayor Frank
j. Rice if Colonel UIlman didn't take.
his coat off and plan for the cleo
ton Of the Republican ticket. He
finally consented to lend a helping
hand to the desperate leaders. with
the result that the epub1icaT1s9 pull
ed out another city victory and there
was great rejoicing. But it was adj
1nitteds that if it hadn't been for the
colonel and the push he gave to the
machine at the time. the Democrats
would be in power IN city hall to-
day. ct, according to the cool cal
culations of the leaders OF the UII-
man machine, the very individuals,
or many Of them, that the U1I1nan
machine helped in the last city cleo
wishes and the preferences Of the
uIlrnan machine in the judgsnip test
in the general assembly.
When IsbeII Was Dumped.
But in the discussion Of the Repub-
lean political situation here today,
and to give every one his political due
attention has been directed to the fact
that Senator Isbe1l has not always
been found cheerful follower of the
UlIman machine. He has been very
much of Independent in politics at
times and the machine has been i'm
pressed with that qualification, too.
Those who defend the attitude of SEN
ator Isbell in the judgeship contro-
yersy and who do not blame him very
much for sooting back atSthe machine
while he had the power in the state
senate to do SO, do not overlook the
fact that in the recent saake-ll1 in the
municipal conmissionership appoint
ments Senator Isbel got a throw-down,
although it must be admitted that he
was a bit prepared for the throw He
had been police commissioner for a
number of years and was looked upon
by many citizens as a good man for
the place. Mayor Rice didn't re-
appoint him. OF course there was nat
uraly more or less rebellion. Whether
the machine had anything to do with
the overthrow of Senator IsbeI1 for DO
lice commissioner is debatabIe The
senator's friends assumed that the ma
chine was the responsible power for
his removal from the police board.
The machine wanted ex-Judge HoyI
named for city court judge Senator
Isbe1 presented the name of Major
Hall and he won. That is the end of
the present chapter. What the next
chapter win contain remains to be
seen.
Another Throw-Doyvn.
One of the other prominent rept1bIi-
cans who got a ike waTfop from Mayor
Rice when the commissionership ap-