Putnam patriot., 1923-08-03
GOVERNOR TRYING
TOOUST RORABACK?
s,oyv Gains Ground In Hart
ford That Mr.. Templeton
Wants New Chairman
A. Goodwin Not Party to Plan
What Governor Owes to Machine
By
"MORTLAkE"
sneeial Correspondence to The Put.
nam Patriot.

nam a&tAoNs
Hartford. July 26.-The story that
Governor Templeton is taking a prom
inert part in a movement TO Dust J.
Henry Roraback from the chairman
hin of the Republican State Central
committee will re received with some
sunrise. 1t is hard to see why the
Governor should be dissatisfied with
he political management of the Re-
vgbIican party. Ii was through the
Sxertions of Mr.. Rorabaek and his
assoeiates in the Republican organ
igation that Mr.. Templeton was elect
IL governor of the state last year. Mr.
Templeton was the weakest candidate
IN the Republican ticket, even in his
rome town, the important city of
Waterbury. He was too weak as
candidate to overcome the local OBJ
iection TO his candidacy. The organ
izatio Of which Mr.. Roraback was the
head did everything possible to cleo.
the Republican ticket, and their sue
fess. in spite of the handicap of hav
ing the ticket headed by man who
vas not strong enough TO carry his
own town, was the best proof OF Mr.
Roraback's efficient management of
the campaign and of his skill as po
litical leader.
Reason Not Known
Governor Templeton has not yet
given the reasons for his desire to
bring about q change in the ineumben-
eg Of the state craftsmanship II he
expects a sympathetic response to his
call. or alleged call, for change, ne
must give better reasons than that he
wishes il. Mr.. Roraback and his
friends in the organization were bear
ing the brunt of many sturdy tight
for the Republican ticket when Mr.
Templeton was engaged in the more
profitable occupation of attending TO
his personal business of selling hard |
ware to the mutual advantage of his
customers and himself. If there Is a
change in the Craftsmanship of the Re
publican state organization next year
the change will be brought about with /
the consent of Mr.. Rorabaek and his
friends on the eommittee-and they /
will easily control it-and on the in
itiative Of Mr.. Roraback. He has sur
yived attacks led by such resourcefui
politicians as Mr.. Wilson of Bridge +
port, John T. King, Frank +. Healy 1
and Colonel Ullman, and he Is not |
likely to sueeumb to an attack led by 1
Governor Charles A. Templeton.
Goodwin With Machine
Not the least surprising thing about
the rumor in regard TO Governor EN-
pleton's plan TO overthrow the admin 1
istration Of Chairman Rorabaek Is
the statement that il Is the intention
Of Charles A. Goodwin of this city TO
enter the lists against Mr. Rorabaek
The fact is Mr.. Rorabaek has no more
LOYAL friend than Mr.. Goodwin. The
prompt denial by Mr.. Goodwin that
he was in any way antagonistic TO
Chairman Roraback was all that was
necessary TO dispose of the absurd
statement that ne was likely to lend
himself to a movement to place him
in the craftsmanship of the Republican
State Central Committee as the sue
eessor Of Mr.. Roraback without the
consent. and the initiative too, OF Dir, 1
Roraback.
Il would not be a candidate against
NJ Rorabaek, and have always been /
Tor the organization" was the man
j.. honest reply of Mr.. Goodwin when 4
he was asked il he had aspirations |
FOR the ehairmanship.
Goodxin's Clean Record
Mr. Goodwin is man Of splendid /
character His name is a guarantee
for everything that is above board anu +
that stands for straightforward, hon /
orable politics. His political code Is /
a high one, and If the activities OF the
Republican party did not conform TO
them he would denounee the party. II
Is a tribute to the character Of the .
methods employed by Chairman Rora-
back that they are approved by men
Of the high stamp of Mr.. Goodwin. In /
1912, when Mr.. Goodwin was the sue
eessful candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor against EY-
erett j. Lake, there were accusations
81 the buying of votes, and sssiir. sscoti-
win did what he could to find evidence
in support Of the accusations, but ne
could find none. All his inquiries ien
TO nothing but shadowy generalitles
and unfounded assumptions. Mr..
Goodwin was the victim of the art OF
telling lies without mourning the pen
alties provided in the statutes. tie
was not elected governor, but ne re-
mains to this day one Of the most eA-
allied types of American citizenship IN
the state. and he has host of friends
throughout Connecticut who hope TO
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