I think if you had been on deck you
might possibly have fixed tt this morn
ing.”
Two days later Judge Mall wrote to
Charles F. Brooker, another of the
men on trial and then a leader of the
Republican organization:
"It seems that Senator Steele Is
disabled from attending the Senate
further this session. We wish to heat
the Montville electric road. The lobby
have taken hold of this matter and are
trying to put it through over the report
of the committee. What we want is to
have Senator Steele write Senator
Kendall that he Is against the con
struction of the road and get him to
arrange a pair for Steele with some
one who favors the road. Can you ar
range to attend to this? We wish to
beat this bill on account of our New
England extension from Norwich to
Groton."
The same day a letter went to Sam
uel Fessenden of Stamford—whose
"God Almighty hates a quitter" was
then less than a year old—in which
Judge Mall said:
"To-day In the Senate Kendall tried
to indefinitely postpone the (Mont
ville) bill, but was unable to do so.
Now, we want to reach Lounsbury,
who voted against indefinite postpone
ment. What I want is to get Louns
bury to support the anantmous report
of the Railroad Committee.
