New Britain herald., 1924-11-08
RORABtCK. TILSOS OR MERRITT FOR SENATOR

10 discuss Republican candidates appears obnoxious to the Republi- can state organization. especially as the Independents are inclined to be entirely unmuzzed. Not caring what is known in polite society as B whoop what the organization thinks, we hereby discuss candi- dates for the nomination to sue ceed the late Senator Frank B. Brandegee.
 There appear 70 be three candi- dates the well known J. Henry Roraback. chief operator of the steam roller over the states smooth . political highways, Representative | John Q. Tison, who was head of i the speakers bureau of the Re- publican national committee. who has re-announced his candidacy for the nomination. and Representa- tive Schuyler Merritt of Stamford. The Roraback candidacy does not come directly from MT, Roraback himself, although 1t is believed by those on the inside that the gentle man from Canaan has had an aureole Of ambition to be a '. s. senator. He has plenty of friends high Up in party circles and some have let it be known they favor the political chief for senator, said ob- seryation bringing no Eociferous cries of objection from the victim Of their consideration. His friends declare that since 1912, under the leadership of Mr Roraback, the state has been growing stronger as Republican bulWark, that to &C., complish this he has worked like a mule for the interests of the eLe- plant, and that he is entitled to some of the honors now that he has brought the situation to nearly 100 per cent efficiency. It is said that should J. Henry desire to run he will obtain the nomination from the grateful delegates to the con- vention. But it must be added that some high party officials are not inclined to take the subterranear Roraback boom seriously.
 J. Henry himself hasn't beer making any statements about 1t evidently taking his cue iron "silent Car' in the White House that nobody s injured by what h' doesn't say. Before the convention starts the interested friends in hi behalf will know whether to stel on the accelerator or put on tn brakes.
 Rep. Tilson Is strong candidat for the nomination, particularly a he has the ear Of the White Houst where he is regarded highly. It believed In some circles in Connect cut that the state Republican CT xanization cannot deny to Tilso l.. the honor of being the candldat and that the national adminstrs ton stands behind him in his d' sire. If word comes from the sl per-organization in W a hin ton that Tilson is desired in tf senate, 1t is declared that the Joe organization will have to give " and let him have the nominato This isn't saying that the nation organization is stronger m Come lieut. than the state organi2at1o hut it would be considered b. politics and likely to lead to I sension if the wishes of the n tIonal administration were f1oo'f
 The only way in which the std organization can frustrate the a' bitions of Tilson, if they are in tS hacked by the national admimsh ton. is to pull the wires to siNc h something else just as d~s.rtl Politicians declare that t is D sible to interest the third dis'r congressman in the sp"saersh.p
 the house. filling The '.c4- caused by the election of Spoai Ginett to the senate. Another scho is that he be given a Fuigoship
 the Connecticut supenor court
 he wants it.
 As Tlson is in the good grac s President Coolidge, who conjr the Republican party. ii Is q
 that he cannot he sidetraeked
 the state organization if his nm lions run counter to what the
 raniation would like him 10 -7 The state organization. fl IS % fully realizes the poTss @ MT