The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-03
ROCKETS AND RED FIRE
SECOND WARD REP UBLTCINS' EN-
THUSTASM UNBOUNDED.

Other Local Politics.
Despite all the apprehensions of the
contrary, the Second ward banner-rais-
ing last evening was not disturbed to
any extent by the hoodlum element,
and the speeches We're made and en-
thusiasm allowed to burst forth un-
trammeled, with no dlreful swish of
the ancient and bespattering egg to
mar the tranquility of the occasion.
Previous to the banner raising a par
ade was held. The line formed at
o'clock on Crown street near the Young
Mems Republican club, then marched
to Howe street, to George, to Sherman
avenue, to Sylvan avenue, to the scene
of the banner-raising at the corner of
Howard and Sylvan avenues. At the
head of the line rode the marshal, Ma
jor D. A. Blakeslee, and his staff, coh-
sisting of Captain Ludington, Lieuten-
ant Lowe, e. j. Harm gton, John Man
son and Francis Orr. Behind the mar
shall and his staff came the Mckinley
Bicycle club with about fifty members.
uniformed and carrying torches. Fol-
lowing the bicyclists was the Second
regiment band. The rest of the line
was made up of members of the Young
Mems Republican club and delegations
from the various ward clubs about the
city.
The residences along the line of
march were brilliantly lighted and pro-
fusely decorated with banners and
flags Among the residences on which
the decorations were especially notice
able were those Of Edward Swift, c. M.
Blakeslee, w. e. Smith, w. A. Lowe.
w. NJ. Parsons, Major D. A. Blakeslee,
Clarence Blakeslee, Frederick Carlton,
Commissioner Bishop, A. M. Beebe, T.
r. Blakeslee, B. A. Booth, Louis Elliot.
George Powning, William Fl. Brown,
Henry G. Newton, Henry c. Porter,
John W. Lowe, Isaac Newman, Isaac
Waterhouse, Abner Hendee, Dwight w.
Baldwin and John Leonard.
The banner was suspended across
Howard avenue at the corner of Sylvan
avenue, and in front of Loves drug
store. 1t is a large banner and of pref
ty design, the national colors being pre-
dominant The pictures of Mr.. Nc
Kinley and Mr. Hobart are shown and,
besides their names, the names of Mr.,
Cooke and Mr.. Dewell, candidates for
governor and lieutenant governor, re-
spectively, are stamped at the lower
edge of the design.
On the south side of Howard avenue,
just above Sylvan avenue, stand for
the speakers had been erected on va
cant lot. W. M. Parsons was chairman
of the meeting. A crowd of fully 5000
persons filled the street in front Of the
speakers stand and extended up and
down the street for some distance on
each side. Some small boys endeavored
to make their presence known by juve-
fnile demonstrations, shouting for Bry-
an and Kissing, but the major portion
of the crowd was extremely orderly,
and listened courteously to the speak
ers.
The first speaker was James A. How
arth, who wore In the front of his vest
a large white lily, probably as emblem
atical of the purity of the principles
upheld by Mr.. Mckinley and the re-
publican party in this campaign. Mr..
Howarth said that in this campaign we
recognize no democracy or republican
ism, and that he hoped that the result
of the election in November will show,
not a republican vote, but vote of
patriotic citizens He said that nearly
two thousand five hundred million dol
lars had been lost to the laboring men
of the country since the present hard
times began, and that now the labor
ing men have a chance to decide wheth-
er they shall have prosperous or dull
times. At the close Of his brief ad-
dress Mr.. Howarth proposed three
cheers for Mckinley, and they were
given with willingness and volume
surprising in the old democratic Sec
ond.
Commissioner James Bishop was the
next speaker. He said that the repub-
lican party had been right on every po-
litical question In the past. and that it
now deserves popular support because
it stands for the protection of American
industries and the maintenance of an
honest sound money standard.
At the close of the speeches the men,
bers of the organizations who had
marched in the parade We're invited
to the supply house at the corner of
Spruce and Oak street. where lunch
of sandwiches, coffee and apples was
served to them through the generosity
of the Second ward republican commit
tee. Alderman Belden was instrument
tai in getting UP the spread, as at his
house, 1856 sandwiches and four boilers
of coffee wer prepared yesterday after
noon to feed the hungry marchers.
A gentleman prominent in republ-
can politics in this city, speaking last
evening ofthe absence of any riotous
disturbance at the Second ward rally,
said that he believed there would be
nothing more of that sort in the cam
paign, as people begin to realize that
the interruption of Mr.. Bryan was not
brought about by citizens of New Ha-
ven, and that, therefore, meetings of
citizens should not be disturbed in re-
taliation. The gentleman said, further,
that when James G. Blaine spoke on
the green In this city in 1884. a students
democratic club pressed up close to the
spea king stand and for twenty minutes
made so much noise that the speakers
were obliged to cease speaking. Mr..
Blaine. however, had tact and by jul
dicious use fit, dealt with the stu
dents in such a way that they finally
listened attentively to his entire speech.
The regular monthly meeting of the
The only arrest made during the eve
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