Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-28
fsneoial tn The Bullstin.l.

Special to The Bulietin} New London, Aug 27-Former Mayor Ernest E Rogers is an accommodating sort of a politician and seems ever ready 50 sink his. political ambition for party harmony. He wanted renomination for mayor, but for party sake and in order to help keep a party promise he stepped aside to make room for Mayor Morgan. Then he expected the managers or the party locally to keep faith with him and hand out the nomination for state sem ator He was asked to keep out of the senatorial contest so that the nonina- tion might go to P. Leroy Harwood and he again side-stepped. Relying on the promise that he would not be opposed in the nomination for the senate in the 1921 session he started his campaign and felt reasonably sure of the nomination, when the party managers announced that this year the nomination ought to go to a {sroton man, as it was many years since man from that town was nominated for he senate Again MT. Rogers stepped aside. with the understanding that he is 10 receive nomination as one of the rep resentatives-
 Friends of Mir Rogers are of the opinion that this is not just the oppor- tune time to nominate a Groton man. as IL is kf.Evn that Groton is to make a de- terf1ined fight in the legislature against New London in matters pertaining to the New London -Groton ferry. It seems the time of times when New London should have all possible legislative strength. It is also a question Wheth- CT any Groton man pitted against a New London democrat could win out. Local pride sometimes enters into the ques- ton. and just at this time more than ever. due to the ferry nluddle. Mir.
 
 dom of the gentlemen in politics who dl- rect local affairs. as they know all about ths political machinery. It appears just uow as if Mir Rogers was out of the sen- atorial running.
 Cornelius Costello of the town of Gro- ton will probably be the opponent of the deanocratfce nominee for the senate from this district which includes the towns of New London and Groton, and the nom inee- will A-e Senator William c. Fox, who is not avs-Se to renomination. MT. Cos fsllo. although a resident of the town If Groton is employed as jeweler in New London and is very much interested n local affairs. He is president of the New London Rotary club, a director of the New London Chamber of Commerce, and classed as a boomer for New Lon don. He is familiar with the game of politics and was classed a few years ago in politics as one of the Mystic Big Four, said to be composed Of Ben Hewitt. Con- ny Costello and Frank Hinckley and the late James McKendrick Therefore if the republicans are to nominate a Gro- ton man for senator. a stronger candidate than Mir. Costello could not have been found within the limits of the town.
 The republicans Of the inner circle of state politics are surely experts in the game and plan well into the future. Some -F q that William H. Hall. of Wilmington, would crop out and spill the political beans when the time for nomination for governor came around. More than a year ago, inner circle politicians were quietly advocating Hank Hall as a candidate for congress to succeed Rich ard P Freeman, of New London Not that they did not consider NIr Freeman fit candidate, nor for any political love they held for Mir. Hall They simply feared that Hall would bob up as a candidate for governor and the bob could be overcome if the nomination for con gress was saddled upon him. While Hall is the dean of legislators, has wealth and all the qualifications to be governor yet he does not stand in with the inner cir -cle men. those who are held responsi- ble for party success MT Hall was a member of the senate of 1917 and aspir- ed to be president of the senate and to control the power that went with it. He practically defed the inner circle mer and he was defeated in his ambition by 2 much younger man who was eompara lively green in the game of politics That was one of the many sessions of which Mir Hall was member that did not en. joy
 William H. Hall, or Hank as he i. faniIariy known has announced his can didacy for the gubernatorial nomination, and this gives the New London con