Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-09
ENrHUsIasrIC nEpunL1CANs.

I
 The State Candidates and senatora
 Hawley and Platt Given Ovatfons
 at the Annual Banquet of the Com
 necticut Republican League at the ! winthrop, Meriden . Resolutions
 Adopted by the League-Prominent
 Guests-Ringfng Speeches by the
 Senators, Postmaster SperryJ Gene-
 raI Merwin and Others. I'll -.. MERIDEN, Oct. 8.A notable gathering of Connecticut republicans filled the hand some parlors of the Winthrop hots this evening" It was the occasion of the annual meeting and banquet of the Connecticut Republican league. Prominent republicans from every large town in the state were present and the utmost enthusiasm was displayed for the state ticket and loyalty to Senator Platt, who was among the distin- guished guests -.
 Early in the evening business meeting was held in the parlors of the hotel Pres ident E. L. Lindsley of the state league presided and short addresses were made by the presidents of the clubs in Hartford, Waterbury, New Haven, New Britain, Mer- | iden, Bridgeport and other places.
 The following resolutions were offered by Samuel G. Bryan, president of the West Haven. Young Mems Republican club, and unanimously adopted:
 We, the representatives of the Connecticut l Republican league, assembled in convention, find in our review of the past and study of the pres res ent much to confirm our political faith.
 e give | to-day give hearty life to the party. We take g,rds in our standard bearers, xho ii the United are applying with good conscience and marked ability the principles of the republican party to tries and a free ballot.
 state officers represent the highest ideal of what is essential for the control of the state affairs
 republican party adopted at the last state con. S | vention, and we pledge with all earnestness and sincerity our best efforts in the support and as- | sistance of those who are leading us to victory After the meeting followed short in- | terval of social chat. It was about 9 | o'clock when President Lindsley, arm in arm with General Merwin and followed by l Senators Platt and Hawley, headed by the gathering of 150 or more republicans, who filed into the spacious dining room, with it's handsome appointments and luxuri- ously furnished tables. Senators Platt and Hawley occupied seats upon the right of President Lindsley, while Lieutenant Governor Merwin and the state candidates
 
 Bulkeley sat near by, as did Hon. N. D. Sperry, Hon. H. E. Benton, Hon. H. Wales Lines of Meridsn, Mayor Page of Meriden, Mayor Pease of New Britain, Rev. Dr. John Rhey Thompson of this city, formerly of New York, and ex- Minister to Hayti E. D. Bassett of New Haven.
 Others about the tables were: Colonel F. T. Lee, chairman; James Bishop of the town committee, ex-Alderman F. c. Bush nell, Councilmen John w. Lowe and Mich oil, James A. Howarth, c. B. Mathewman, Amos P. Wilder, w. J. Atwa- ter, A. H. Kellam of New Ha- Colonel Tomlinson of Shelton, Edward J. Somers of New Haven, s. J. Bryon of the West Haven Young Mems club, Captain Luzerne Luddington of Fair Haven, Gen. eral Dwight of Hartford, B. F. Ess, D. H. Clark, George F. Maltby, c. N. French, ex-Senator James Graham of New Haven, Theopolis and Robert Eaton of East Haven; John Kenney, H. c. Hin man and J. P. Platt of Meriden; Colonel Charles R. Spiegel, F. A. Betts of New Haven; NJ. L. Bradley, Meriden; President Judson H. Root of the Hartford Young Mems club; I. L. Stiles of Middletown; Mayor Briggs of Middletown; ex- Congressman John R. Buck, R. A. sathbasHn, snns, F. C. h R. 9sKnss' stusSt, 1; H. P P. Hitchcock, R. D. Lane, Judge c. B. Bennett, George Menshafer, E. c. Frisbie of Hartford, George Corbin of New Brit ain; A. M. Lane and ex-Representa- tive Edward Welch of Windsor. The officers of the state league present beides the rresident were Vice Presidents E. M North of New Britain, L. c. Hinman of Meriden, George NJ. Guernsey of Mystic Bridge, A. B. Beers of Bridgeport; Secre- tary w. Harris Brown of New Haven, Treasurer R. A. Grifing of Hartford. The banquet was an elegant one, fully up to the high reputation which the Winthrop has achieved.
 Hon. o. H. Platt was the first intro | duced, and he was given an ovation. This occasion suggests great deal, said he. I am glad to know so many young men are interested in the success of the republican party. It is the party of the young men and they should take charge of the party. Thirty years ago the young men organized the party and carried it to victory. They have taken charge of it at all great ino- ments in the party's and the nations life. It seems to me fitting and we can expect no less than that now the young men should come to the support of the repubh- can party and carry it to victory. [Ap- plause. What has the democratic party ever done for young men or for the country anyway! Why should not Connecticut be a republican state! I know of no reason. More than any other state it is indebted to the republican party | for its growth and it's ability to hold it's | own. If this year you put Connecticut in i the line of republican states the election of ! 1892 is won for the party. Applause. | The sure republican states are enough, so that if the democrats lose New York, In diana, New Jersey or Connecticut they lose the election. Applause. We must i do half the work and you make the fight l in 1892 twice as easy by putting Connecti- cut in the column of sure republican states. Great applause.
 General Merwin was cheered and ap- plauded for several minutes when his name was mentioned. I said when l was nomi- mated. he declared, that my election would be due to the young me. I am of the same opinion now. assure you am in it to win. Applause. I am in it not to see what can do for the republican party alone, but for the state of Connecticut. Applause. I want to advance the in- terests of the commonwealth in any way. If there is anything I am proud of it is that I was born in Connecticut.
 My friends, I, Q candidate, hesitate to ask men to work for me. But I am but the standard bearer of the party, and know you will not consider it personal to me to ask you to help the cause you love so we'll. Applause. If the whole repub- lican vote is out at this election you will
 elect the state ticket and return our hon.
 ored friend, Senator Platt, to the United States senate. Great applause.
 Hon. George Austen Bowen of Wood
 stock was given a rousing three cheers.
 He expressed his pleasure to meet the
 leaders of the republican party of Connec-
 ticut. He prophesied that the leaders of
 the party would come from the young ele- ment, for they are the progressive and ed
 ucated element, and this leads in every good cause. [Applause.l I am here to- night because new element in politics is
 being recognized throughout the country. Uncle Wayback has begun to think.
 His organizations are designed to stay.
 The republican party is the only one !, who has recognized this element and is ready to protect it with its policy. , [Applause.] I wish to refute statements { made by opposition papers to the effect that the republican policy has caused the decadence of American agriculture. This
 is not fact. Applause. Barriers tc the prosperity of the farming element are being erected by the republican party con
 tinually and, in my opinion, one of the
 greatest of these is the recent Mckinley | hill TGreat apdlause I