New Britain herald., 1916-07-27
Connecticut Politics Warming Up.
(NeW London Day.)

N4\eN LOndOn Ddy.)
 The political situation in this state is not very clear yet. so far as the gOVernOrship is concerned, although in other respects everything seems to be doing quite WelI--for the republi- cans.
 A new sign of activity was noted last week around the BlakesIee head quarters when a letter endorsing Mr. Blakeslee signed by leading New Ha- ven business men, was mailed to all republican members of last general assembly. These men were thus hon. ored under the impression no doubt, that following an old custom most of them will be permitted to attend the next republican state convention. The fact that one state convention to se- lect delegates to the national conven- ton has already been held, to which most of these men went as delegates, may cOunteract this custom so that other men will seek the honor. was overlooked.
 It may be significant that the name of Col. Isaac Ullman does not ap- pear among the names of the New Haven signers. He is some political power in New Haven county as past events have proven His brother is out with a letter calling attention to the fact that he is not the Joseph M. Ullman who appears as one of the signers of the Blakeslee letter. Thus it appears for the first time that there are other Ullmans in New Ha- ven.
 The other republican gubernatorial bOOms are being carefully guarded. Healy and Wilson and Webster are all still in the ring with Governor HOlcOmb willing to run again if his party wants him. Just how the Rora- back machine will line up is yet to be learned.
 There is to be a senatorial election this year in Connecticut, a fact which escapes general notice. Of course the republicans will renominate Senator Mclean. They cannot do anything else. He is the angel child' of the party. Whatever he does must be instantly defended or denied. To say anything unkind of Connecticut's junior senator is to be accused of lese majesty, a traitor or worse by a certain element in the republican party of this state. So strong is this element that no other candidate will have the courage to oppose his re- nomination. The Hartford Times and other good democratic factors are trying to manufacture republican dis cord by proposing the nomination for the United States senate of ex-Pres- tdent Taft, but this is not creating much interest. MT. Taft has had his day in political life. What to do with our eN-presidents is a live ques- ton in his case.
 One phase of the political situa- ton in this state gives rise to some speculation. What will become of the 34,0O0 progressive votes cast for Roosevelt four years ago? The high priests of the party, Herbert Knox Smith and Senator Joseph Alsop, have come out for Hughes and so have nearly all the little bosses. A noisy minority still refuses to follow their leader. It is certain no progressive ticket will be in the field. The pre- diction is made that over two-thirds will vote the republican ticket and the remainder for Wilson.
 The result of the election in Con- necticut cannot be considered doubt l full A state which two years ago l lican split as to elect a republican l governor and legislature, a 49epubli- l can United States senator and five re- 1 publican congressnen Is not likely | now, with the progressive party elim l mated, to show any less republican 1 strength. And no one knows how 1 many thousands of good republicans l in 1912 voted for Wilson to make cer- l tain that Roosevelt would not be suo- cessful.