Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-30
REPURLICANISM TRIUMPHANT.

The League Give Their First shore |
Dinner Last Night-Eloqnent Adj
dresses by N. d. Sperry and others
All Are Confident OF Success for the
Grand Old Party.
The Republican League club held their
first shore dinner last night at Hills
homestead at Savin Rock. About half
hundred members of the club were pres
ent and many more who had gone out of
the city to escape the suffocating weather
sent their regrets. The meeting was for
the purpose Of reviewing the general ia
voring condition of the campaign rather
than for discussing the local plans for re-
publican success.
The regular shore dinner was served in
elaborate style consisting Of: Little neck
CLAIMS, stewed CLAIMS, bluefish, fried CLAIMS,
broiled oysters, soft she'll crabs, cold lob
sters, champagne, appollinaris.
The champagne had to be furnished by
the club, as nothing could be bought of
that kind at the shore.
the president of the league, called the meet
ing to order in neat little speech, in the
course of which he read letters of regret
from Congressman Charles Russell, the
Hon. Samuel Fessenden, and Senators
Platt and Hawley. He then introduced
Postmaster Sperry.
Mr.. Sperry then made one of his elo-
quent addresses. He reviewed the history
of the republican party and the ways by
| history of the nation. he spoke of the
| successful administration of President Har-
| 1ison, and paid a fine eulogy to the presi-
dent as noble Christian gentleman and
| a brave general.
The tariff policy of the administration
was next enlarged upon and what protec-
ton had done for the American mechanic,
the laboring man. On the financial ques-
tions and all the great questions of nations
al policy Mr.. Harrison's opinions were well
known and sound.
in which he spoke of the favorable outlook
in Connecticut for republicanism.
Ezra D. Fogg said that if the democratic
| party could point to one beneficent meas
ure that had been promulgated snd carried
| out by them he would vote for that party.
Captain Wilkins said that 80 per cent. of
the colored race were in favor of the re-
publican party. He reviewed the wrongs
of the negro in the south and asked that
the republican party, which had always adj
vocated protection to the American me-
chanic, continue in their advocacy of pro-
lection to the American citizen, be he
white or black.
Hon. E. D. Bassett, sx-minister to Hayti,
made witty and telling speech. Other
members of the club made short addresses,
all of them congratulating the party on
the favorable outlook for success.
Among those present were: N. D.
Sperry, James D. Dewell, Luzsrne Lud.
ington, 81. F. Peck, Major Beardsley, L.
L. Camp, Fred Parker, E. II. Sperry
George Belden, Edward Lawrence, Ward
Bailey, L. w. Beecher, E. B. Beecher
Robert Brown, G. W. Matthewman, S. w
Hurlburt, Colonel James of the Pal
ladium, John F. Gaffney, w. s.
Kenney, w. J. Atwater, E. A
Hotchkiss. Herbert E. Benton, Ezra D
Fogg, F. E. Hum, General E. S. Greeley
Joel F. Gilbert, Hart Monson, Henry Sut
ton, F. 81. Benton, E. D. Bsssett, Georgt
E. Maltby. J. B. Tuttle, q. B. Bunnell, II
g. Smell, Joseph B. Morse, E. F. Barnes
T. A. Belts, G. w. Pickett of the Leader