Putnam patriot., 1926-02-12
FORMER WOODSTOCK
 MAN FOR GOVERNOR
JUDGE A. Mec. MATHEWSoN OF NEW HAVEN WILL BECOME ANTI-RORABACK CANDIDATE IF
 PEOPLE DEMAND HIS NOMINATION
Born In Neighboring Town Graduate of Woodstock
 and Yae-Wel Known In This Section

Judge 4. Mcclellan Mathewson of New Haven, born in Woodstock. q graduate of Woodstock Academy and Yale University. for a time a practic- ing lawyer in Putnam, has declared that he will be an anti Roraback can didate for governor of the state of Connecticut if the people of the state should demand his nomination.
 While Judge Mathewson has been away from Woodstock and Putnam for many years, he makes occasional visits to this section, where he has many friends and aequaintances.
 Regarding Judge Mathewson's can didacy a Bridgeport paper has the following;
 penounees Roraback
 Judge Albert NJ. Mathewson, of New Haven, made known his candi- daey for the Republican bugernatorial nomination last night. coupling with the announcement a denunciation of ] Henry Roraback. Republican state chairman, and the political conditions of the state.
 Conspicuous among the Ullman, or anti-state organization Republican forces of New Haven, Judge Mathew son asserted he would not consider the nomination under present conditions. but eff the people of the state should demand my nomination it would cer- tainly be an honor to serve them as governor"
 "It must be decided now whether Roraback is the state or whether the voters have some voice in making their laws" said the former judge of New Haven city court. "To repudiate the party now in power in the state and place the Democratic party in charge of the government would be Jumping out of the frying pan into the fire" he said "The alternative is that some man must be nominated for governor who is strong enough and independent enough to remedy the evils which now exist If I am that man I have pledged my best powers to accomplish results.h he concluded.
 Hears of Boom
 My attention has been called to the fact that my name appeared in the state papers in connection with the nomination for governor and l can only say to the people of the state as I have said to several friends who have recently urged me to allow my name Co be used in connection with this nomination that 1 would not con- sider the nomination or even accept election under present conditions, V said Judge Mathewson.
 To-day 1t would be impossible for anyone to be nominated unless he was willing to go to the chairman of the State Central committee and beg for the office. but if the people of the state should demand my nomination t would certainly be an honor to serve them as governor.
 "The present political condition in this state is dcplurahle and l believe the better citizens of the state are rec ognizing it. In 1912 when ]. Henry Roraback was elected chairman of the Republican State Central committee, he promised the citizens that as long as he was chairman he would keep clear of the lobby and during the ses- sion of 1913 he transferred his head quarters from the State Capitol to the Allyn House. but with the session of 1915 he returned to the State Capitol and has remained intrenched there ever since.
 Climax of Effrontery
 "The last session of the legislature reached the climax of effrontery and the people are awake to the perils which confront them. Practically no one was allowed to serve on the all powerful judiciary committee, and no one could be appointed to the chair manship of any committee unless he