New Britain herald., 1916-02-14

state convention which it is said King might not be able to control.
 Mclean for Senator As for the senatorial situation, the consensus of opinion among Connect icut visitors and statesmen here is 1 that George P Mclean will be a l candidate for reelection and will get the republican nomination without op- position. MT. Mclean has not vet an- nounced his purpose, but his friends say that he will stand for reelection. The senator has found hard work in Washington and he has done it. with out complaint, and done it we'll. He has grown in usefulness in the senate during the last several years The republicans say he will be here for six years more
 Mclean Senator Brandegee, Rep- resentative Oakley and former Lieu tenant Governor Everett J. Lake had a talk over Connecticut and other matters the other day in the Mar bfe room of the Senate.
 Petitions Presented.
 Senator Mclean has presented the following to the Senate; petition of the Brewery Workmen's Union of Waterbury, Connecticut, protesting against National prohibition; petition of the following in favor. of the Child Labor bill; members of the Sunday school of the Second Congre- gatlonal church of Greenwich; petition of Hammond Camp No. to widows and minor children of spanish war veterans; petitions of the following in favor of the Federal Gen. sorshop of Motion Pictures; Beaver Brook w. c. T. U., Danbury; Mill Plain, w. c. T. U., Danbury; w. c. Q, U. $. w. V. of New Britain in ford
 Bill For Prohibition.
 According to report, Representative E. J. Hill of Norwall1 will vote for national prohibition if the matter comes up before the house at this ses- sion of congress. He is understood to have favored prohibition for some time. As he is is also on record in favor of woman suffrage. It is re- ported that he will vote for the wo- man suffrage amendment to the Unit ed States constitution this year. It is said that he will be the only Con- necticut man in congress to take this position on these questions. The others are said to feel that suffrage
  should be left to the several states to legislate upon.
 Connecticut visitors here recently include Prof. H. c. Emery of Yale University formerly chairman of the tariff board under the Taft admins tration; Judge Arthur Bowers, Man chester; Edward B. Reilly, Sr., and Edward Be Reilly, Jr, of Waterbury.
 Reunion Bill.
 Representative Oakley has intro duced a bill to pension Charles Nal lay. He has presented petitions of the Hartford and Huntsville w. c. T. U. favoring federal censorship of motion pictures and a petition of Herman Roser & Son of Glastonbury in favor of the Hill dyestuffs bill.
 Representative Tilson has had pre- sented petitions of Wallingford women favoring national prohibition and woman suffrage.
 The postoffice department has or dered discontinuance of the post office of West Woodstock Windham County. Mail for it's patrons should go to Woodstock Valley the depart ment says.
 The postoff1ce at Mystic has been ordered removed to the south side of East Main street between Cottrell & WILLOW streets, which is not within the limit of 80 rods from the rail- road station, within which liimt the railroads are required to collect and deliver the mail. The change is