Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-17
The Bigelow Reception.

Prominent Republicans.
 The reception and serenade to Mayor Bige- | low, the Republican candidate for Governor, l which took place last evening, was grand
 success in every particular. At o'clock the companies from the different wards con- nenced gathering on the Green, the veterans,
 one hundred and twenty-five strong, being ! the first to arrive. They were under con-
 mand of Colonel George M White, and were
 assigned to position on the right of the line
 by General Frank D. Sloat, the grand mar
 shal. The line was formed on Temple street, ! the right resting on Chapel street. Then l came a company of ttBoys in Blue, 7" followed l by the Various ward organizations who were
 assigned to places in line as they arrived.
 Many of the ward organizations carried ban- ners on which the names of Gar field and Arthur were conspicuous. One banner in the procession bore
 the following: 'tH- B. Bigelow for Governor. IA Friend of the Workingman." The Amer
 ican band preceded the veterans, and the
 Broadway band occupied position in the
 center of the line The line of march from the Green was out of the south gate, down Chapel to Orange, and up Orange to Mayor ! | thousand men in the procession, while hun dreds of interested persons crowded the side | walks and to the music of the bands marched ] up Orange street. As the procession turned 1 into Chapel street there was, as if by magic, l general explosion of fireworks. Roman can
 dies, rockets and red fire were let off and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The march l up Orange street was grand ovation. The l residences were brilliantly illuminated, Re publicans and Democrats vieing with each l other in this regard. On reaching
 Mayor Bigelow's residence the crowd filled the spacious grounds adjoining his residence
 and the street was filled with people for long distance up and down the street. Fire
 works in abundance were let of when the Mayors residence was reached and the enthu- 1 siasm was great After music by the Amer ican band and cheers for Mayor Bigelow, John S. Fowler, chairman of the town con- mittee, appeared on the piazza and addressed the assembly in substance as follows:
 Fellow citizens-You have come here to- night to signify your approval of the work of the recent Republican State convention. That convention was one of the largest and most enthusiastic that ever assembled in this
 
 the interests of merchants, manufacturers, business men generally, laborers and work ingmen. That convention came to our city l and selected one of our most esteemed and l enterprising manufacturers for Governor. I now have the honor to introduce to you the next Governor of the State of Connecticut, I Hon. Hobart B. Bigelow Mayor Bigelow was greeted with loud cheers, and when they had subsided, spoke as follows: thank you most heartily, my fellow townsmen, for this handsome demonstration of your favor. Feeling as do most deeply the grave responsibilities of the office for which have been put in nomination. I assure you the hearty good will toward me which | your presence here manifests is fully appre- ciated. Do not think, however, that I as- sume all this demonstration as intended for personal compliment to myself. I take it rather as an indication that the Republicans of New Haven are fully determined to place our dear old commonwealth side by side with 1 the other Republican States of the North for | Garfield and Arthur. I am not a public 1 speaker, but plain business man as you all l know, and business man I want l to make one statement and ask you a | single question. few days since in conver- sation with gentleman from eastern Massa- chusetts he stated that the census enumera- tors of the city of Lowell did not find 8 sin 1 gle person out of employment. Visit our manufactories and you will find them running full time and with full force Visit our mercantile establishments and you will find them doing prosperous business. Walk through the streets of our city and men. Business is good. We all prosper ous. I would like to ask the capitalists, Do you want change? I would like to ask the | business man, Do you want 8 change? I would like to ask the mechanic and laboring man, Do you want & change? do not want tn tO- mic hI1t ponder it well and answer it at the polls next November Three rousing cheers were given for ''Gov- ernor" Bigelow the conclusion of his ad- ! dress and MT. Fowler then introduced Gen eral William H. Bulkeley, of Hartford, the l Republican candidate for Lieutenant Cover nor. General Bulkeley, on being introduced, 1 said: am pleased to witness this ovation to | your honored Mayor. I am proud to be as- sociated with him on the ticket of the great Republican party. Hartford delights to honor him you delight to honor him, and I believe that in the early November days we shall be able to say to him: You have been faithful ruler over one city, we will make I you ruler over many cities.
 General Frank D. Sloat was next intro | duced and said: It seems to me that on such an occasion as this one should be prepared | to speak the sentiments he is about to utter, l but find myself without that preparation. will say, however, that we are gathered here tonight to give expression to our delight | that one whom we love to honor has been honored by the State. He is representative man. He represents not only the cultivated but also the laboring men of the State AL ready our opponents have set to work to find l candidates that will beat BigeIow and Bulke- l ley. They are searching as it were with 1 lighted candle am glad to meet the hon. orable gentleman from Hartford (Bulkeley) here tonight, and think you will agree with ! me that the convention made no mistake in placing him on the ticket. In closing, Gen. eral Sloat alluded to the national ticket, and after paying a compliment to General Han | cock as soldier, said the Democratic party were obliged to cling to him, distasteful as it | was to them, as a drowning man would cling 1 to straw. Colonel D. R. Wright was next called out 1 and made ringing speech. He said he was i glad to be present and aid in the welcome to l Hon. H. $. Bigelow, our candidate for Gov
 ernor. think, said the speaker, that the Republican convention acted wisely and we'll | | We are going to elect Garfield and Arthur, l Bigelow and Bulkeley, and the Republican | party will not be satisfied with anything short | of this. While we believe that no prayer | soldier than General Winfield Scott Hancock
 ever fought on the field of battle, yet we say l that his nomination by the Democratic party | was fraud. They want the American
 people to forget that the Republican party
 crushed out the rebellion. They want us to I
 rebel brigadiers. They nominated man
 whom they thought would give them success. l They tell us that we flourish the bloody
 shirt; well, it is Gods truth that we have
 got to fight the same issues that we did years
 ago. When they acknowledge their wrong 1 we will kill the fatted calf, and not till then
 They say we are corrupt. We say that if
 there are any impurities in our church we can
 purify it by kicking out our ministers and
 putting better ones in their places. The
 Colonel closed with an eloquent appeal to the
 workingmen to stand by the Republican par
 ty as their only safety
 The closing speech was made by Charles
 A. Baldwin, Esq. He said I came here to
 congratulate you on the nomination of citi-
 zen for Governor whom we all delight to honor,
 and one who will do honor to the cause of
 the Republican party. You have nominated
 for Governor man who has worked out his mission, and he is friend to the working
 man every time. He has been true to them
 year in and year out, and is as pure as any
 man that the Democratic party can place i n
 nomination. The Democrats fear this nomi-
 nation. They know that our candidate will
 stand for the right every time In closing