Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-26
ARousInG RALLY.


The Young Mems Republican Climb OF
West Haven-A Banner Raising
Addresses by Hon. LYnde Harrison
and Others.
Shortly before O'Clock last evening peo>
pie began to gather around the corner OF
Washington avenue and Elm street, West
Haven, to take part in the banner raising of
the West Haven Young Mems Republican
club. Long strings of Chinese lanterns in
front of DR.. Shepard's drug store, with the
electric light and occasional burning Of red
fire, furnished the illumination and dis
played the faces of many of the borough's
young ladies, who seemed to have a great
fancy for sitting on the fences in the neigh
borheod. It was about time for the exer~
cises to commence when horse belonging to
Thomas Mills, of Orange, attached to milk
wagon broke away from in front of DR.. Shep-
ards and dashed down Elm street at furi-
GUS gait, upsetting the wagon and distribut-
ing cans and other stores along the roadside.
The horses exploit caused but momentary
excitement. The rooms of the Young Mems
Republican club were handsomely decorated
and the club, which has about one hundred
membeas, is in very Furnishing condition.
It's officers are:
President-Wm. Harris Brown.
Vice Presidenis-Ge W. Adams, Israel KEEL
secretary-Harris q. Eames.
Assistant Secretary-Frederic w. Mar.
Treasurer-Walter A. Main.
Observation-Disclosures Bristol
Executive committee-F. W. Mar Chairman, G.
ler e. L. Nettleton, R. W. French, I. .Wadsworth
Advisory committee-Union district-R L. Aus
tin, G. W. Humphrey B. D. Brown, Nathan Hale
Western districtG. w. Adams. Allingtown dis
Second dfstrict-John ]. Merwin. Third district
Dwight Russell. Fourth district Clifford Clark
Member State Executive Committee-F W. Mar
Member State Advisory Committee-W. d
Finance Commissioned Kelsey, George w
Adams, Eugene F. Perry.
Delegate-H. G.. Eames.
In was nearly nine o'clock when the Wesi
Haven band, G. w. Humphreys, struck up 9
lively tune, the speakers assembled the plat
forrn, and q handsome banner with paintings
| of the Republican candidates WRs lung tt
/ the breeze across Washington avenue amid
| the applause of the several hundred present
On the platform: Hons. G. E. Graham, Lynds
Harrison, William e. Brown, Editor Graham
of the Meriden Republican, ]. T. Gill, Israe
Kelsey, Clarence E. Thompson and others
After the band had ceased playing William
81. Brown, president of the club, introduced
Senator James Graham, who arose amid
storm of applause and said:
Gentlemen: I feel highly h0nored to pre-,
side at this gathering this evening, as al
ways feel highly honored to preside at any
such gathering that has anything to do witt
the welfare and4success of the Republican
party. 1 have always been a Republican
and deem it great honor to see you raise {
banner tonight, with the portraits of tn,
next president and vice president of tn,
United States thereon. Applause.l I won
detain you longer and now take pleasure il
| introducing to you Hon. Lynde Harrison, thu
speaker of the evening, who will now address
| you.
Mr.. Harrison then arose and said during
his address: congratulate your club and thu
people of this town on the beautiful banner
you have put out to hang through storm anG
sunshine and to be drawn in on November
amid cheers for your President who will ther
have been elected had the pleasure O.
stating some time ago at the ratification
meeting that the party would grow stronger
and see by the papers and the conduct o.
| the gamblers who bet on such things that IL
| is true and that the ticket Is certain to b.
elected next fall. But still it is not by hang
/ ing banners and the burning of red fire thai
/ the victory will be gained, but by hard and
| earnest work in the open field. Mr.. Harrison
then described in glowing terms the
I manner in which the Democrats disposed OF
surplus and pointed out by a clear and
precise statement, backed by authority, the
defects of the Mills bill and why the people
of the North need protection from those OF
the South, who advocate free trade for their
own particular benefit from selfish motives.
He concluded by saying few words on the
prohibition question as follows: There is one
thing would say word about which would
almost make horse laugh, and that is when
the Democratic party talk of free whisky
platform in the Republican part. Now il
they really thought there was such a plat
form they would come over to onr side SC
quickly that not handful would be left
The only thing that could possibly lead te
| this is the rather hasty expression to repeal
internal revenue first. Here the speaker
| closed his remarks with some explanations Of
| the matter, and the meeting adjourned aftel
passing vote of thanks and giving thret
cheers for the SPEAKER