New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1922, Page 19

I HEALY-KING STAND S NOT TEMPLETON'S S Governor-Elect Repudiates State- ‘ ments Made by These Republicans Waterbury, Nov, 17.The so-called "Vietory Dinner” given in Bridgeport Wednesday night to the republican #late ticket quickly brought forth a political situation in the state that oerain of the leaders determined should be cleared up at once. A few hours after the first reports in the time some of the leaders had n" heart-to-heart talk with Mr. Temple- ton following which he made a state- ent in which he repudiated any in- tention of subscribing to what was obviously an attack on the republican state organization. The text of this statement follows: Consequently, I was as much sur. prised as many others seemed to be when Mr. King, after being {intre- duced as toastmaster, made the state. ment, in effect, that we were not there to celebrate—I believe he said, ‘“not to wave the flag"—but to re. organize the republican party, T know of no reason why the republican par- ty should be reorganized, The rank and file of the party gave that ver.| dict in September when Mr, King and Mr. Healy, with others, asked the party to make a change in the state chairmanship, Therefore, T did not hesitate to express the view, when T newspapers had been read, telephone | was called upon to wires in and out of this city quivered with some fairly warm conversations | with the result that a threatened | awkward sltuation for the republican rarty was straightened out ‘and safe #oiling 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 mude 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 pre-election caucuses for control of the state cen- tral committee, 1§ was assumed that inasmuch as Mr. Templeton gave his presence to the occasion that he aiso lcoked with sympathy on the senti- ments expressed by Messrs, King and Healy. !/ King's Talk of Readjustment. Mr. King among other things said 'that the election had shown that the readjustment of the republican par- senatorlal district. The ty had begun and although he seemed | to be talking generally it was thor- | oughly understood that he particu- larly meant C'onnecticut as later in his talk he said the vote throughout the country, from the great sweep of two years ago, bordered on a collapse of the party and that the reason the) republicans carried this state when states all around went democratic or nearly democratic was because the democrats made a fatal blunder in | f their nominations. ‘ Mr. Healy in his remarks gaid among other things that Connecti- cut under Templeton was golng to open up new avenues of helpfulness for thoge who nced it. Not Resented By Templeton, .Mr. Templeton in his remarks said | nothing that would lead any one to believe that he sympathized with any word that might reflect upon the Roraback regime and in fact teok exception to some of the more genera! remarks. He did not how- cver, come out in defense of the men who were instrumental in nomi- nating him for governor and to find cut just where he stood was the cause of the quivering telephone wires. Wanted To Know Where Templeton | Stood. Tt wasstated here today that the party leaddrs, with a comprehensive plan of legislation under discussion cere not going to have this plan opardized by any misunderstandings iWith the governor with whom they proposed to work in perfect accord. If he was against the leadera - they wanted to know it'and they would put no obstacle in his way or in the Fath of any plan that he might have 10 view. In other words they would give him g free hand. On the other hand if he wanted the advisg and the sipport of these men he could have ft for the asking, but he must make {t clear that he was not lined up with the enemies of the organization that had just worked its head off, o to speak, to elect him to office. Tenipleton Repudiates Attacks. The atmosphere was cleared up within an hour or so during ' which ' Suit— than in the weight. jeral's e . Men’s Underwear T the lowest prices in six years— A gray, superweight, honest-to-goodness $1.50 Union “Duofold” Union Suit in gray, warmer than they look, the warmth being in the quality of the worsted rather Sell for $3.00 everywhere. Eeru and gray heavy rib Shirts and Drawers— Glastenbury Heavy Weight Shirts and Drawers that other stores sell for $1.75-— speak at the Bridgeport dinner, that 1 considered the republican party in Connecticut to be in excellent shape and prepared to capitalize on the reconstruction work of the republican congress by devel- oplng an increased plurality in the presidential election of 1024, More- over, I endeavored to show In My, brief remarks that I did not sub- scribe to the proposed 'reforms’ rec- ommended to me by Mr, King. Text’ of * Templeton's Statement. Some of the things that were raid in my presence at the so-called *'Vic- tory Dinner” given at Bridgeport| Wednesday night, it is possible that the public may receivé the erroneous impression that T, as the governor- eleot of Connecticut, subseribed to what was obviously an attack on the republican state organization. “When the invitation was extend- ed to me to attend this affair, no in-| timation or suggestion was given to) me that it was to be anything other than what it was called, a "“Victory Dinner” bf republicans of the 23d information gjven to me was that other members of the elected republican state ticket were to be present and that my pres- ence .as governor-elect was desired. T was not' told that the affair was in the hands of John T. King, and that he and Attorney General Healy had a message to deliver, in fact, it was not made clear to me that there was to be any speaking. The attorney general, who follow- ed me, spoke without any authority from me when he announced that “Connecticut, under Templeton” was going to establish certain policies which he described. I have never discussed any such policies either with Mr. King, who preceded me, or Mr. Healy, who followed me, and have most certainly not authorized them to speak for my administra- tion. I was clected on the platform adopted by the republican state convention which norgnated me. T accepted that platform when T ac- cepted the nomination for governor. 1t would be to break faith with the electorate now to deviate from the pledges conveyed by that platform. It is unnecessary for me to say, therefore, that the attorney gen- attack upon the platform, , was clected, did not ect- my sentiments. tunate that these in- dtviduals itd have chosen to em- | barrass me, as the governor-clect by | delivering inessages of this nature at a dinner Where my presence might be construed as lending my endorsement to what they said. I repeat, what I said in the campaign, that it will be my purpose during my administra- tion to carry out the constructive pro- gram that has been carried out to date by the republican party of Con- | necticut, In this, T hope to have the | co-operation of those who, in my judgment, are largely responsible for the success of the republican party in the state in the past several years. (Signed) CHAS. A. TEMPLETON. Put your energy into achievement today rather than into regrets, to- morrow. NEW BRITAIN DAIL'Y HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1922, Besse Leland €o. 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