New Britain herald., 1922-11-17
HEALY KING STAND lISN0T TEMPLETON'S
GoYernor-Elect Repudiates State ments Made by These Republicans

Waterbury, Nov. 17.---The SO called Victory Dinner" given in Bridgeport Wednesday night to the republican state ticket quickly brought forth a political situation in the state that cfrain of the leaders determined should be cleared np at once. A few hours after the first reports in the newspapers had been read, telephone wires in and out of this city quivered with some fairly warm conversations with the result that a threatened awkward situation for the republican rarty was strengthened out and safe sailing assured for the coming two years.
 Templeton's Presence the Cause.
 The trouble arose over the pres- ence at the dinner of Gov elect Charles A. Templeton of this city who unconsciously attended an affair that from speeches made by John T. King and Attorney General Frank Healy took on the appearance of an anti organization or anti Roraback enter prise by men who had opposed the party organization in the prediction caucuses for control of the state. cen- tral committee, I1 was assumed that inasmuch as Mir. 1empleton gave his presence to the occasion that he also looked with sympathy on the senti. ents expressed by Messrs. King and Htaly
 Kings Talk of Rcadjustment.
 MT. King among other things said that the election had shown that the readjustment of the republican par- ty had begun and although he seemed to be talking generally it was thor oughly understood that he particu- larly meant Connecticut as later in his talk he said the vote throughout the country, from the great sweep of two years ago. bordered on collapse of the party and that the reason the l republicans carried this state when states all around went democratic or nearly democratic was because the democrats made fatal blunder in their nominations.
 Mir. Healy in his remarks said i among other things that Connecti- cut under Templeton was going to i
  for those who nded it.
 Not Resented By Templeton.
 Mir. Templeton in his remarks said l nothing that would lead any one to believe that he sylnpathized with | any word that might reflect upon the Roraback regime and in fact | tcok exception to some of the more | general remarks. He did not how over, come out in defense of the ' men who were instrumental in nomi- l hating him for governor and to find cut just where he stood was the cause of the quivering telephone wires.
 Wanted To Know Where Tcmpleton e Stood.
 It wasstated here today that the party leaders. with comprehensive plan of legislation under discussion were not going to have this plan Jeopardized by any misunderstanding with the governor with whom they proposed to work in perfect accord. If he was against the leaders they wanted to know 1t and they would put no obstacle in his way or in the path of any plan. that he might have lr view. In other words they would give him a free hand. On the other hand if he wanted the advise and the support of these men he could have t for the asking, but he must make f clear that he was not lined up with he enemies of the organization that had just worked its head off, so to ,peak, to elect him to office.
 Teniplctm Repudiates Attacks.
 The atmosphere was cleared up within an hour or so during which