The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-20
REPUBLICAN FEAST.
All Listen to Prominent Speakers at
Infantry Hall.
A ROUSlNG RECEPTION.
Hon. w. E. Barrett of Massachusetts, and
Hon. A. w. Paige of Connecticut
Interest the Vast Assembiy-Oh
Elected.


guests. The banquet was laid at 1:5o
o'clock, and for one half hour previous
Reeves matchless band of musicians dis
coursed the finest of music. Among the
guests were Gov. Ladd, Lieut.. Gov.
Stearns, Hon. William Z. Barrett, 5olon
w. Paige, Hon. III. j. Spooner, His Honor
Mayor Smith, Atty. Gen. Burbank, Col.
Frank Il. Olney, Hon. Ellery Wilson, the
Rev. S. G. Babcock assistant rector of
Grace church, Elisha Rockwell, Charles
G.. Thurber, Arthur II. Watson, Henry G.
Armstrong, the Hon Adm Is. Capron, Ed
win Miller of Connecticut, the Hon. j. &:
b. Woods, the Hon. w. w. Douglass, and
others.
The invited guests headed by Vice Pres
icent Utter, took their places at the table
directly In front of the platform. Each
person present wore a very handsome
souvenir in his lapel in the shape of but
ton manufactured of American tin and
bearing in relief picture Of Mckinley
and the inscription, American Tin Plate,
Mckinley" circling the picture. Rev.
Samuel e. Babcock invoked the divine
blessing and the banquet was opened
The feasting was continued for upwards
of half an hour and was followed by the
speeches.
The opening remarks were made by Sec
retary of State Utter, who called the at
tention of the club to the increase in MEM
bership during the year. IL began the
year with membership of 726. During
the year there have been withdrawn,
either by resignation or the dropping. of
large number for non-payment OF dues,
103; but the increase has been such that
tonight its membership numbers 40, an
increase of 80 over last year.
Excellent work has been done by the
club during the municipal campaign, and
it has played no mean part in the con-
test of last year, during which the State
was wrested from the Democratic party
and put in the hands of the Republican
party.
The speaker also advised the club to see
to IL that there was an election for mayor
at the first count, and urged all to vote
early.
The Hon. William Z. Barrett of Mel
rose, Speaker of the House af Represen-
tatives of Massachusetts,, was then intro
duced by Mr.. Utter, and his appearance
was the signal for an enthusiastic and
long-continued round of applause.
Mr.. Barrett prefaced his speech by stat
ing his pleasure at seeing, almost the first
thing on his arrival here, a staunch Re
publican paper, and expressed his great
sorrow at being unable TO meet his old
comrade and schoolmate, Mr.. John l..
Heaton, editor of the NEWS, who was un-
able To be present. 81 am always proud
to be introduced TO an audience of stran-
gers as having been born in New Hamp-
shire" he said. The influence, and not
the least influence is that which makes
man when he believes anything to believe
it with his whole heart, and not only on
the Sabbath, but on 365 days i'm the year.
II, only had Providence in New Hamp-
shire next Tuesday there would be no
doubt Of the election IL would be q clean
sweep for the grand Republican party,
carrying everything before it in its mighty
rush.
L. Il
November, which proved "A first-class Re-
publican victory. We carried the State,
saved the State Auditor, lost last year,
and kept down our young friend, Gov.
Russell's majority, about 80 per cent.
The situation in my State is peculiar.
There seems to be great call for young
men just now, the general inference being
that man knows more at 80 years of age
than he will at 60.
In the Executive Council we have seven
Republicans to one Democrat; in the
House of Representatives, one hundred
and fifty Republicans to ninety Demo
Gratis; and in the Senate we have a large
majority, so that it will be impossible for
Gov Russell to do us any great injury.
Yet we felt, when the news went out
throughout the United States that Massa.
chusetts had elected a Democratic Gov
ernor. that the good old commonwealth
had unfastened her moorings and sunken
into the Democratic slough of despond.
But when the polls close next year, when
the people of Massachusetts realize that
they are voting on national issues, we
shall have elected Republican ticket,
both State and national, by large ma
jorty
After a few general remarks refer
ring to the importation of speakers to
Massachusetts, during the recent cam
paign, and the consequent disapproval of
Mr.. Mills as to the conrse taken, the
speaker closed by saying that next year
the Republicans proposed TO install in the
White House at Washington, that grand
banner carrier of the Republican party,
James G. Blaine, and do it in such way
that would leave no doubt in the minds
of the American people that the party
stood firm and steadfast TO the great Re-
publican principles which as yet have
never been successfully assailed. Mr..
Barrett's remarks were followed by tre-
mendous applause.
Hon. Allan w. Paige, speaker of the
House of Representatives of Connecticut,
was next introduced, and after brief
statement of the peculiar political condi-
tion in Connecticut, spoke about the
statements made by the Democratic press
concerning the decay of so-called Yankee
Republicanism in the three Southern New
England States. If an investigation was
TO be made il would be found that instead
of decrease there had been increase during
the last forty years
The great question to-day which is agi-
tating the minds of every well-versed
business man is the question of protec-
tion TO American industries.
The question is and always has been
whether we shall keep our present policy
or place our workingmen on level with
his Europen cousin"
A business meeting of the club followed
and the report of the treasurer showing
balance OH hand of Sl2S was read.
Chairman Watson of the nominating
committee in reporting the nominees, said
that he was instructed by the committee
10 state TO the club that the committee
would have acted more promptly in the
matter of presenting a candidate for pres-
dent had 10 not been for the particularly
able and efficient manner in which the at
fairs of the club had been administered
during the past year by Vice President
Utter. Your committee, said he, had
hoped TO have been able TO present 20 you
the name of Mr.. Utter for the Office of
President, but upon consultation with
him, your committee agreed with his sug-
gestion that the Office OF president should
be filled by resident of the city of Provi-
dence.
He then presented the following nomina-
tions; President, Hiram Kendall; Vice
President, George II; Utter; Secretary