Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-10-31
uNnouNpEp ENTHUsIAsM

Local Candidates at the Hyperion
Last Nfgfit-Unfmpeacha Argus
meuts by senator HaWley, Hon. /
mahlon Chance and Others-Chcers1
for Reed, Harrison, Merwin and
other Prominent Republ1cans-The
Evening Parade and Elaborate II.
Nominations.
atmosphere and slight falling Of rain,
last nights republican demonstration was
the grandest and most enthusiastic politi-
cal display which has been held here since
the national campaign of two years ago.
The Hyperion was filed with an enthusi-
astic audience and the most unbounded
enthusiasm was manifest for the speakers,
as well as the state and local candidates,
and for the great national leaders.
The demonstration began early in the
evening. The Young Mems Republican
club assembled with the Second Regiment
band at it's headquarters at 2 o'clock. The
march down Chapel street and up Orange
was through food of red fire and fire.
works. Orange street in the vicinity of
General Merwin's house was mass of
Nominations. General Merwin, Senator
Hawley and Hon. Mahlon Chance were
here taken in carriages and the procession
proceeded through Trumbun street, down
State to Chapel, and thence to the Hy-
perion. The entire route was blaze of
fireworks, and the sight was most bril-
liant one, Notwithstanding the unpleasant
condition Of the weather On Trumbull
street and vicinity fine displays of fire.
works were made by Messrs. General
Greeley, w. J. Atwater, Fl. D. Clark, E. I.
,Atwater, James E. Killam, M. Sonnen-
berg and B. q. Warner. :
It was shortly after o'clock when the
procession reached the Hyperion. The
band proceeded to the orchestra box and
burst forth in a lively march as Chairman
peared at the center entrance of the stage,
followed by Ex-Governor H. B. Harrison,
Senator Hawley, Hon. Mahlon Chance,
Mayor Peck, and two hundred other
prominent republicans. The gentlemen
took their seats upon the stage amid a
period Of enthusiastic applause. General
Merwin did not appear, much to the dis
appointment of the thousands which
filed the house. Among those on the
stage were Hon. Fl. B. Bigelow, General
A. Il. Terry, E. 81. Trowbridge, G. S.
Mersick, Thomas R. Trowbridge,
F. Peck, Charles 5. geete, III Henry L.
Hotchkiss, Even Mcintyre, Arthur D. Os-
born, N. Sonnenberg, Rev. A. P. Miller,
General F. Barton, General A. II. Emb
| Ter, Wolf Levi, Henry Killam, w. S.
Wells, F. H. Hart, Henry F. Reyes, Wei
gand Schlein, L. w. Beecher, James D.
6ewell, William F. Stahl, Theron A.
Todd, O. M. Shepard, J. M. Marlin,
N. Easterbrook, jr., Charles w. Blakeslee,
Robert A. Brown, Fl. G. Warren, Colonel
Frank T. Lee, J. P. Goodhart, Joseph R.
French, E. R. Jeffcott, S. E. Dibble, F. Il.
Colonel S. J. Fox, Charles B. Dyer, William
E. Chandler, Wallace B. Fem. John G.
North, DR.. w. Fl. Sage, Samuel Heming-
| way, Luzerne Ludington, F. A. Monson,
II. Grant Thompson, o. B. North, George
| D. Watrous, F. g. Bushnell, C.B. Mathew
man, Julius Twiss, J. B. Morse.
This enthusiasm warrants the opinion
have already formed, that grand vic
tory awaits us at the coming election, said
Mr.. Bishop. He introduced Ex-Governor
H. B. Harrison amid great applause.
The senate of the United States is one of
the greatest parliamentary bodies in the
world, said the governor. It is great in
all respects, administrative and judicial.
It is great in the talent and power dis
tributed among its members. If Connec-
ticut has anything to be proud of, it has
iits two representatives in the senate of the
l United States to be proud of. Zap
plause.] Gentlemen, they must stay
there, both of them, as long as they are
willing to stay there. They have won the
profound respect of the people of Connec-
ticut, irrespective of party. I will intro
duce, without further preface, Joseph R.
Hawley.
| The senator was greeted with pro-
| longed burst of applause.
They used to make fun of us, said he,
for beginning our documents with eve
point with pride" Well, we of the rspub-
lean party couldn't help it, but our demo-
cratic opponents certainly could not point
likewise to their record. This party was
formed and established by the greatest
/ crisis ever known to modern nation. We
have shown the world how free people
conducted a long war, and that this can be
done better by free people than by any
1 other.
notice that neither. party had free
majority in congress until the Fifty-6rst.
It has either been half democratic and half
republican or hampered in one way or an
other. We have made profession of what
we would do had we the power. We finally
got it and we have done what we promised.
There were some fifteen or twenty contest
ed elections There was an obvious con-
spiracy to rob us of our house by false
counts and false certificates I need not
tell you how the republican party deter
mined the majority should rule and how it
did rule. There is no greater period under
Grant or Bismarck in legislation than the
last congress under Tom Reed. Enthusiastic
cheers, We proceeded to our work. We
had promised a number of things upon our
platform. We promised an adjustment of
the silver question. To our surprise we
/ found o11rsalvas unanimously anraaipo fr
bill which has obtained the respectful
comment of the powers of Europe and
| America. AS to pensions, we could not
l pension everybody 1t would add millions
to our debt. But we declared we would
never see an honorable ex-soldier go to the
almshouse. We have passed bill sc
just that were Jay Gould broken
minded and feeble of step from the
!: effects of the war, we would give
him So or $40 week. We have taken the
ground to pay every suffering man. Those
who are still hale and hearty must wait
till the actual distress is relieved. The
pension role this year is about $1S5, 00O,
600. 1t is tax of So piece for every
man, woman and child in the United
States. Some time, doubt not, there will
be a general pension, as after the Mexican
. war. This annual expenditure is enor.
nous, yet cannot say, my comrades, it il
L
not go in to be paid in dollars and cents.
i. Applause You went because you thought
your country had right to demand your
service. IA voice: "We'n do it again. -
Yes, of course you will. U. S. Grant him.
self told me he would not give dollar to
an able bodied man while there was suf
fering ex-soldier in the country. The
country has right to the services of itf
citizens in times of peril.
General Hawley continued with numer-
GUS incidents of his campaigns, all show.
ing that he was the most staunch of friends
to the soldier.
We also passed lottery bill, he con.
tinued. We have bankruptcy bill In the
, works, as understand. We have q sub
sidy bill that will encourage ship building
and help build up that commerce we sc
much desire. We intend to follow the
English example and give fair bounties te
mail steamship lines. We can build bet.
ter and faster ships than any people
abroad. Applause. We can build steam
ships that can be turned in day to pow
erful ships of war. Our naval condition
is an eternal shame. A foreign nation car
blockade our big ports-Boston, New
York, San Francisco lay tribute o.
a hundred millions upon us which W.
would be bound to pay. As soon as W.
got this last congress by tho skin of the
teeth we began to build up our navy.
II I come to the tariff question. Zap
| plause. Our people do not seem to fee
! any depression thus far. Indeed, our shops
are running on double time repeat, nc
diplomatic stroke of Bismarck or Of Glad
stone has passed bill like ours. It's