Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-30
WORKING FOR TEMPERANCE.

WORKING FOR TEMPERANCE.
The @. #. A. U. state Convention in
Meriden To.day-WhO VIII Head
the ORGANIZATION for the Next Year
Candidates Talked Of-Delegates-at-
Large to the National Convention
For County Director, Vice Bree.
The annual convention of the @. T. A.
q. of Connecticut will be held at Meriden
today. The delegates, who represent So
cieties in every city and town of any i'm |
portance in the state, will assemble at a.
m. in st. Roses church, where high mass |
will be celebrated by Rev. P. F. McAleeny.
The convention will be called to order
at 10 a. NJ, and the reports of the various
committees will be read and acted upon.
Rev. Father Elliott of New York city will
deliver an address on the subject Of tenn
perance. Rev. Father Boyle will also de-
liver an address on the same subject.
The question Of a constitution and by
laws has been left to a committee which
will report at this meeting. The rate Of
tho per capita tax will also be discussed.
The matter of holding parade next year
will also be decided. The report of the
national convention will also be read by
David O'Donnell Of this city. The doings
of thia convention have been extensively
published, and Mr.. O'Donnell's report will
only be resume of the meeting.
The entire interest in the convention Is
conferred in the election of officers for the
ensuing year. That it will be- lively con-
test is assured, as the candidates for the
different Offices have been laying their
pipes for long time back, and when the
matter comes up there are likely to be some
surprises. The Office of president will un-
doubleday be one of the contested ones, as
the present incumbent, Mr.. Brennan of this
city, has declined denomination. Last year
he was elected unanimously. He could
continue in Office If he so desired, and he
would be unanimously reelected. Who
his successor will be is matter of
conjecture, but it is safe to say that Will
near landing in the chair. He has the
support of the st. Patricks' of this city
and has also large following among the
delegates from the associated villages. It
| is quite probable that he will get the sup
port of the New Britain delegation. In the
event of Mr.. Gaffney being elected presi-
| dent, it is quite probable that Mr.. John
Burke of the St.. Patricks' of this city will
be elected state secretary. Mr.. Gafney
is the present state secretary, but he is
looking for higher honors and
If he should fail to be elected
| president, his election to the Office of sec
| rotary will be assured. This would shut
out several young men who are aspiring to
the Office of state secretary, prominent
among whom are John F. Burke of this
city and John F. Storey of New Britain.
| Both of these young men have strong back
ing, and If they can agree the following
will be the slate that is almost bound to
win: For president, William Gaffney; for
state secretary, John F. Burke; for one of
| New Britain.
There are to be three delegates large
| to the national convention, and one Of
these will be, as stated, Mr.. Storey. This
will be done in order to propitiate his
friends. The state union is allowed to
send five delegates to the national oonven-
ton. This was agreed upon at the last
national convention. The president and
secretary of each union will make two of
these, and three are to be elected from
among the delegates. This will make it
necessary to elect two more delegates-at-
large. They will probably be from New
1
they will be cannot be guessed, as there is
hardly mention of any one. No one in
this city is seeking the election, and it ia
probable that someone in All out
side society will capture it. Mr..
| Francis Carroll has been mentioned for
the Office of president and the delegation
from the st. 1gnatius society of this city
have been instructed to further his
chances. But outside of this he has little
1 hoo II
Bridgeport is mentioned for first vice pres.
ident and Miss Mamie O'Connor of STAN.
ford for second vice president. Miss
O'Connor will be elected to succeed her.
self, as the boys are too gallant to defeat
her. The race for first vice president will
be uninteresting, as there is very little con
tention for the place.
The rest of the officers will doubtless BIZ
reelected, as there is very little tall
about any Offices except the ones named
the present monuments being very eff
Gent. James P. Bree, director for New
Haven county, has declined to run AGAR
and there will be an election to fill hit
place.
Mr.. James +. Brennan, president of the
state union, is one of the hardest workers
in the cause of temperance that the unior
has had. Since his election to the ofics
of president of the state union he ha.
been indefatigable in organizing temper
ance societies, temperance cadets and ii
doing anything that would help the cause
along: He has been instrumental
in bringing to this city noted
temperance preachers whose elouuenc,
has done much to aid the cause
During Mr.. Brennan's term of Office tn,
increase in membership has been very
great, and the members say that this il
due to the personal efforts of Mr.. Brennan
Mr.. Brennan has been repeatedly asked t.
accept reelection, but has declined. Hi
work will be missed by the union.
The matter of holding a state parad,
next year will be decided at this meeting
The New Haven delegates will make thei
here, and it looks as though they will sue
coed. The reason for holding none thi
year is that the Springfield diocesan unior
has invited all the societies to take part il
their exercises on Labor day.
Among those who have been mentioned
to succeed James P. Bree as county direc
tor are: Thomas P. Flood, Frank CATER
ty, P. J. Kilduff, all of New Haven, ant
Hugh F. Hagerty of Meriden.
Last evening meeting of the board O.
government was held. The board consist
county delegates. Thay arranged the or
der of business for to-day.
A committee consisting of T. q. Kebo
of New Britain and James T. Brennan ant
Bernard ]. Reynolds of this city were ap
| pointed at the last convention to draw III
new constitution. They will presen
their work at the meeting to-day. Tn
old constitution was defective and did no
cover the ground which is required. Tn,
one under which the union is now work
ing is twenty-three years old.
Funeral of DR.. Henry PierpOnt.
The remains of the late DR.. Henry Pier