The Connecticut labor news., 1921-09-02
Former Bitter Enemies Within Republican Ranks Line Up To- gether to Get Control of Things Next Fall. Lake Slated for the Scrap Heap.


 Haven are holding the stage with their primary fight, don't let any one for. a minute think that every thing is rosy in the Republican ranks. As matter of fact one of the biggest fights that. has ever been started in that party, which has gotten into the habit of late years of quarrelling, is now on and it portends a division in the state that has for at least one re- suit, the elimination of Governor Lake as a future leader or office holder. The lineup is now J. Henry Roraback, Senator George P. Mclean and all McLean's friends, against a force to be com posed of John T. King of Bridge port, Attorney General Frank E. Healy of Windsor Locks and the redoubtable Col. I. M. Ullman of New Haven. Truly it has been said that '|politics make strange bed fellows" :"
 King is back in the saddle III Bridge port and Healy has a toe hold on the upper part of the state. Col. Ullnlan has yet a little to say in New Haven county and together they figure that they can beat J. Henry and control state poll- tics once more The only snag in their way is Senator Mclean, who comes up for nomination again next fall, and un- less his party has gone dippy in the tur- moil surrounding 1t, will be renominated.
 But the King -Healy- Ullman bunch say mo" to his nomination and are lining up behind Schuyler Merritt of Stamford, congressman now from that district, as the man to beat Mclean for the sena- torial nomination and lead them into power. Just about year ago there was a big day in Danbury, called Schuyler Merritt Day." It was attended by all the powers that be i'll republicanism and a few democrats. As boost for Mer- ritt 1t was a huge success and 1t made him known all over the state whereas before he had been heard from only i'll his own county of Fairfield. Now the bears are beginning to be spilled and it seems that that t~$ affair was only the first move in the game for the senator ship and control of the state.
 Sen. Mclean a yeaS or so ago was
 
 1t was only a question of his serving his present term and retiring gracefully to the woods. But Sen. Mclean has won- derfullv improved in health and not only intends to enter the field for renomi- nation but now that he knows there IS an effort on to oust him, IS ready to enter the lists with the oppositlo4 and will fight for a renomlnatlOn.
 Naturally the new coalition of King Healy- Ullman, which a year ago was like a bunch of dogs in an alley scrapping over a bone, are aware of the renewed health of the senator and his determina- ton to stick They have no real objec- ton to his renomination and reelection but the only way they can get at Rora- back next fall is through Mclean and therefore they are going to go to 1t. They know they have job on their hands but flgure that with Healy up north, King and U1lman down south, east, and west they might be able to pull over the trick
 Poor Governor Lake, who also had as- pirations to succeed Mclean IS not being considered at all. In fact he is marked for the scrap heap and under the plans Lieutenant Governor Templeton o1 Waterbury is slated for the executive CTidn. eIllpleIOn dlfIlOSI Ildu tllS uOIlll- nation a year ago and if it hadn't beer for Cliff Wilson of Bridgeport ther Lieutenant governor, he would have land ed. The split between Wilson, Healy Templeton gave Lake the oppor- tunty to slip in and now he's going to be slipped out.
 Wilson doesn't figure at all in the present lineup. He and John T. King it is said, are not as friendly as they usec to be and therefore he is to be an out. sider. He has fight on his hands now in Bridgeport for reelection as mayor that is keeping him busy enough as 1t IS For the present he can be left out of i but if the King -Healy-Ullman crowd ge a head start on Roraback and Mclean Wilson will be found boring in some where.
 He won't be the only one. Already here in New Haven and elsewhere abou the state a division is seen. Former Ullman men are deserting him for Rora back and Mclean, while down III Bridge port, King men heretofore are going tt stand by the senator and say so openly Both political parties seem to be drop ping all local interests this year in play ing for the control next fall. They vii both be seeking the support of the work ing man as usual and 1t is therefore III to the worker to keep i'll touch and no be buffaloed any more.