Republican farmer., 1918-06-28
KING LIFTS LID
 FROM POLITICAL POT NOW STEWINC Hartford Courant Says He Puts Personal Ambition I Above His Party. Surrenders His Opposition to Denomination of Hol-
 comb For Governor. WANTS TO SHOW HIS
 OWN LEADERSHIP

i T. King of Bridgeport and the up- state Republicans is recognized here as merely taking the cover off the stew that has been on the fire for a | long time, ever, indeed, since King $ election as member of the national committee, which set a-burning his inf1ammable ambition. It will be re- membered that, soon after he reached the national committee, he. began t7 reach for it's chairmanship, and members of the committee say that he still has that little position among the thing to be got.
 It is admitted by various promi- nent Republicans that King said l time and again that he would have no more of Marcus Holcomb, and Lieutenant Governor Wilson has been frequently quoted in private circles as declaring that he would not take second place again. It was the top or nothing. When it became evident that there was no such thing as stopping Holcomb's nomination the tune changed.
 ! From his speech at the congress sional convention in Bridgeport on Saturday, quoted in part in "The Courant" of Sunday, one sentence goes a long way to state Kings posi- ton. He is quoted in yesterdays Bridgeport Post as saying that due to some psychological phenomenon there is apparently no opposition 1T this county to the renomination o1 Governor Holcomb." This is cordia endorsement.
 It must have stirred the hearts anC aroused the enthusiasm of Holcomb'! real friends. He accepts the fact tha the nomination is coming because i cannot be avoided, but it comes abou through some strange phenomenon which, perhaps, might be explained that Holcomb has been independen and has made his own appointment instead of taking orders from Kins is statewide.
 Governor Holcomb is going on '. years of age. He has borne splen didly the great responsibilities thrus upon him by the war and must b. weary. He should have for an asso ciate man with whom his relation should be confidential. This evident ly would be great help to him anC to the state.
 Politicians hereabouts note tha such relations have not in four year devloped, though they are very gooC friends That is one reason given fol the common desire to recognize polit ical traditions and change the ticke below the top place, which, as Kint says, must go to Holconfb becaust the people will not stand for anybod. else.
 Two years ago MT. King undertool ! to assert his mastership of Republican affairs, when he put his own fellow citizen, Senator Bartlett, in a bacl seat, side-tracked him as presiden pro tenn. of the State Senate, fo ,: which he was unanimously slated and showed Senator Hank Hall o Holland county forward for the place The scheme failed and the attempt t demonstrate power demonstrated tn, other thing.
 Now comes a move in which h. seems to take defensive attitude but in fact it is an aggressive atti tude, demanding that the state office shal be filled three terms in succes sion by the same men There ha been no talk of discrimination agains his friendd, MT. Wilson. It is change clear through of the two-tern office holders, except the one mai whom the state insists upon keeping on the job Most of them have signi fed their own disposition to retire MT. wilson himself is quoted as say ing it was head of the ticket or noth ing, which is equivalent to leaving 6 the lieutenant-g -governorship.
 Democratic papers, that have bee1 . hankering\ for something to stir II ] trouble with, are making all they ca of the King demonstration, but it = not believed that that will have an il more serious effect than to disclos
 again MT. Kings ambition to be tn
 leader of the Republican party in thi . state preparatory to advancement O.
 the national committee which make
 those in the committee smile whe
 they tell about it. Republicans aroun
 here are glad to have the issue raised
 They say it could not come at bette
 time, especially as it is accompanie
 by a surrender in advance by Kin of his ffrst line of attack. He recog ' nizes the psychological phenome A mon" that pervades the state and as 2 sures Holcomb of the governorship.- -
 Hartford Courant.