New Britain herald., 1918-06-20

WILSON TOSSED
 OVER THE GUNWALE
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 to the party, ruthlessly decided to lop off the head of the lieutenant governor There was little ado about it, no bouquets or soft phrases. The l two dictatOrs of the destinies of the Republican party in the state decided without ado that Wilson must go that no furth CT tolerance of King as a factor in the state would be en- dured. To be sure it might prove more or less of an experiment, but some such words of J. Henry as, Let's slide him anyway" settled the whole thing. The remark of Gilman that he was willing to take a chance is taken to indicate that he was not quite convinced of the expediency of the overthrow of King. but he was Willing, like the good sportsman that he is, to let it go at that. Later the die was cast and Wilson's goose 1 cooked.
 Now it remains to be seen whether John T. King, with his invaluable DO lltical acumen will abandon Wilson or betake himself with Fairfield county in the palm of his hand right out of the party or not. The remo- ! crats are laying great stress upon 1 Wilson s exclusion from the ticket. i incldently the two up state leaders i got out of town as quickly as they l could, and no one had & chance to 1 interview them upon their business. 1 The man who will get the nomin- ! alton Tor lieutenant governor is F. 1 Austin Wadhams, of Goshen, a mem l per or the state board of equiliza ton. The reason for the fact of the se-
 cret conference being held here is that
 n %r,o ] When they asked him for his support l to dump Kings man. he answered: ] If they want anything let them 1 come to me. I have never received 1 anything from the state party and 1 don't propose now to go to them.' The state chairman thought the i dumping of King of sufficient interest
 to get Frank Healy to go with him to the Elm City, and arrange for the ex- clusion of Kings man from the ticket 1 Even the King enemies have said that ! the state leader would hardly dare to 1 scorn King in such manner, however ! much he might desire it personally. , 1t was looked upon as an exceedingly 1 daring political maneuver to be ] fraught with so much significance as i the famous Goodwin-Lake break and he was advised that political expedi- 1 ency would not permit it at this time 1 He certainly could not do it without 1 the aid of the local leader. Moreover l 1t was recalled to him that the 1 strength of the Fairfied county 1 delegation which could be diverted
 from the party. The fact that Fair
 field boiled big majority for Hol- comb in his first election, and also the consideration of the chairmanship
 of the state central committee are in 1 volved
 Roraback wants the dictatorship
 of the party again. and this political l insult to King, might easily encour- 1 age rebellion among the Fairfield ] county representatives on the com- l mittee, sufficient to jeopardize his ] chances. In spite of all these con- l sidera tions. with the tenacity for ] which he has some repute, the state i leader decided that the war to the
 knife again King must begin now.
 And Kings friend phOphcsy that it
 will be war to the hilt. Such a fight
 in the fold of the party as has not
 been staged since the Lake Goodwin
 fight. will mark the election. They
 say that the delegates to the con-
 vention next week will not dare to
 re-elect Wilson. and there may re-
 volt against Roraback.
 One of the conditions upon which
 the support of the New Haven dele
 saton would be given to Holcomb,
 and the ticket which J. Henry is to
 fix, was promised by Col. rlman in
 his insistence that the governor and
 the state leaders cut loose altogether
 from States Attorney Arnon A. AL
 ling, who has been Governor Hol-
 combs representative here and is a 1 member of the governors staff. The
 things which Col Ullman told j..
 Henry about Col. filling will not bear 1 repetition in print but he insisted
 that if New Haven delegates give 1 their support to Holcomb, there
 must be no suggestion, even, of a su-
 perior court bench appointment for ! States Attorney filling.