Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-14
HOUSING RALLY.

Knth us1aSm ana CneerB 1Of tho |
speakers-Fully Eighteen Hundred
Persons Present-Ei whitney, ST.,
Presides-The Rally In Detail.
The republican rally at the Hyperion
heater last evening was one of the most
largely attended and enthusiastic of the
The rally WAS purely in the |
line of educational methods and conducted |
without the usual attendant circumstances
of parade and red fire, but, notwithstand- |
ing, one of the largest audiences that ever
assembled within the walls of the theater
was in attendance and enthusiasm was at
a fever pitch. The entire lower floor and
first gallery were filed to overlooking with
people anxious to hear the great and sail
ent principles of the republican party as
SGT forth by the secretary of the interior
under the present administration, Hon.
John W. Noble.
AS early as 7:45 O'Clock not single seat
could be obtained upon the first floor, and
before the meeting opened at exactly 8O5:
O'Clock nearly the same conditions pre-
vailed in the gallery. The audience was
representative one. composed of Republicans
of all ranks, conditions and nationalities,
and included large number of ladies, all
drawn together by one object. viz: To
hear and learn of the principles of the
grand old party, the party Of Lincoln,
Grant, Garfield and Harrison, the party
which saved the Union at the time of its
greatest peril.
The boxes were also all occupied, mostly
with representatives. of the fair sex, who,
by their presence, added not little to the
eclat of the occasion. The various boxes
were occupied by Mrs. N. D. Sperry and
daughter, Herbert e. Benton, wife and
party, Mrs. Jerome and daughter, Mrs.
water and Mrs. and Miss Winchell.
Prior to the opening of the rally the
Second regiment band, under the leader
ship of Fred Guilford, rendered several
selections which were much enjoyed by all
present. Promptly at o'clock the Young
Mems Republican Glee club. under the
leadership of Mr.. Howarth, arrived upon
the stage and at once rendered that ring
ing campaign song, "Grandfather's Hat"
to the tune of maggie Murphy's Home"
At the conclusion of the song, which was
the town committee, James Bishop, the
presiding officer of the rally, Eli
Whitney, ST., Hon. John W. No
BILE, General L. E. Merwin and the
vice presidents and secretaries, took their
seats upon the stage amid loud and pro-
longed applause, which continued unin-
terruptedly for several minutes. Among
those noticed on the stage were: Ex-Judge
Sheldon, Hon. E. D. Bassett, Thomas E.
| Fitzgerald, Councilmen Shaw and Atwater,
Ward Bailey, W. J. Atwater, T. NJ. Hub
Niles, Captain G. G. Ford, Paul Roessler,
Frank c. Bushnell, O. NJ. Shepard, Frank
Turner, H. E. Benton, Woolf Levy, S. W.
Punderson, J. P. Goodhart, l.. W. Cleve
land.
After the applause had died away snd
quiet had once more been secured the Gle,
club rendered GOOD Bye, Free Traders
Good Bye," Mr.. Eugene S. Willis render
ing the solo. After this Chairman Bishol
in brief speech introduced the chairman
of the meeting, Hon. Eli Whitney, ar
During the course of Mr.. Bishops remark
he said: "The thanks of the republicans o
this city are due to Hon. Samuel Fessen
den of Stamford, member of the nationa
republican committee, in consequence O
whose efforts in our behalf we have witt
us tonight two prominent republican
speakers who will address us upol
the vital issues of this campaign
When the electoral college meets il
5 | Washington shortly after the electio
, among the number who will, we hope, cas-
| the electoral vote of Connecticut for Hal
rison and Reid, will be one who is we
known not only in this city and state, bu
: throughout the broad e1panse of the land
| have the honor to introduce thecandidat
, for elector at large, Eli Whitney, sr.: c
this CITY,"
The mention of Mr.. Whitney's name wa
the signal for more applause, which wa
y | heartily given. Mr.. Whitney in the NEAR
. | time advancing to the footlights and bow
ing his acknowledgements.
= The glee club then rendered 'sfhe Loui
4 lana Plow," to the evident satisfaction {
q the audience, who applauded literally
Mr.. Whitney, at the conclusion of the SOD
advanced forward, but before be could So
: anything Theodore a. Macdonald, who wa
. seated in the first row of the orcnestr
@ chairs, arose and proposed three cheers fc
= Mr.. Whitney, which were given Justify an
L with hearty good will.
j. After the cheers had subsidized Mr.. Viii
). | ney said, substantially: "No man can affor
. to belong to any other than the repul
lican party. It is the part
of progress, and has the ooural
q of its convictions, and has the courage
A cast in the teeth of the democratic part
all the lies which that party launches
} attempts to launch at the republicans. II
of England, and that is policy which '
70 do not want. In November next we vi
, again put Benjamin Harrison in the pres
Dental chair applause], and by doing
Z we will prevent the free trade policy
(, England from becoming the policy of tn
10 country" Applause Mr.. Within
then introduced the speaker of the eve
ing, Hon. John w. Noble, secretary of Il
1. interior, who was greeted with lol
,o,iD 1nl rrySfh
" waving of American flags. It was inde
a magnificent reception.
FL AS soon as quiet was restored Mr.. Not
u spoke substantially as follows: II am n
is entitled to any great reputation as pub
re- speaker. Last summer in search of
ar vacation I took trip to the Pacific coai
On the way stopped at Helena, Montan
y where a very kind friend gave a receipt,
in | in my honor, at which there was a numb
of old gentlemen present. One of thes
AZ who by the way happened to be the secl
n tary of the Historical society, came up
me and asked me. ''Did you graduate
ut Yaleq" 1 replied, ri did," Well, said b
c. 1 heard your speech at Connecticut, al
20 though have never seen you since st
recall the great pleasure it afforded m
!" Well, replied, it is forty one years sin
as I made that speech and you are the fl
i'd man, woman or child who has ever me
4 toned it to me-" Well, my friends, it W
probably be forty -one years more before
am again complimented, except by, as
X | hope to be- the resident vote which y,
re- | will cast for Harrison and Reid next N
=. | vember. am a western man and am he
tonight to tell you some things which y
~ ought to hear from a western man. I t.
j. you here the only party which, beliey
or can carry on this beautiful country to
immortal destiny is the republican part
>, Here the speaker explained the workin
ID of the departments of the interior at co
in siderable length, and the Importance of t
n work done there. He then said: 81 p,
pose to demonstrate to you that when t
democratic candidate in his recent letter
No acceptance said that the democratic par
be | had at all times reposed entire confiden
70 in the people of the United States he to
ia what was false. This has never been t
40 case. That party has been receiving
as reward with interest in the past thir
rt years, with the exception of a short peri
a. of four years, and again this fall t
- people will show that they have no con
~ dence in the democratic party. Duri
.. these four years there were vast quantit
an of land in the west suitable for cult,
d. ton. Did the democratic party ask
pioneers to take It'll No! Most decided
no! The homestead bill was vetoed
lie by James Buchanan and later signed by
as S. Grant, who thus gave to the citize
er the privilege of making homes for the
- selves in the far west. In 1885 Comm
sioner Sparks prevented the citiz ans fro
aG- u To-