The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-15
EAST HAVEN DEMOCRATS
THEIR CAMPAIGN CAUCUS NOT Az
TOGETHER HARMONIOUS.

Resolutions Introduced Favoring the
Freedom of Cuba Relative to tho Death
of Hon. James Gnnagher--Condemni
Cleveland's Administration-A Demo-
cratic Victory Perchance in 1900.
East Haven. May 14,-A quadruple
meeting of the lnvincible and unteTi-
fed democracy was held at the town
hall in East Haven last evening. Near
y all sections-the center and Foxon--
were represented. Most of the old
wheel horses. Il, M. Sperry, ex-Select-
man Thompson, G.. j. Tuttle, II. A.
Smith and C. w. Bradley, were pres
emit
If the number of ballots is any evil
dence there We're many aspirauts who
are DESTROYS of taking an early morn
ing passenger train to the Capital city
Wednesday, June 10.
The outcome was that Horace A.
Smith and Leverett S. Bagley were
elected delegates, AT this time every
thing was harmonious, and until a
room by the Introduction of the follow
Ing proposed votes relative to the
Cubar war, the death of James Gal
lagher, the third presidential term, and
Cleveland's so-called civil service re-
| form.
Voted, That Cuba "the gem of the
Antilles" should be free and independ-
ent from the Spanish government.
Humanity and the important interests
of the people of the United States de-
mand this without unnecessary delay.
Voted, That by the recent death of
the Hon. James Gallagher the demo-
cratic party has sustained a great loss,
and that it will be difficult to find an
other war horse" so eager and ready
| for the fray at all times, and under all
circumstances.
Voted, That while we send the dele
gates to Hartford uninstructed, we de-
sire at the same time to place on record
| our positive and unqualified disap-
prevail for third nomination for the
presidency of any; and our contempt
| of the so-called civil service reform as
practiced and put into effect by the
| present national administration.
The resolution respecting the death
of Mr.. Gallagher was passed unani-
mously. Grove ]. futile eloquently
eulogized him, and said that the last
| recent conversation he had with the
| late veteran champion of the democ-
racy, was respecting the political out
| look for the fall of 1896. Mr.. Gallagher
said the prospect for a democratic vic
| tory might not be brilliant, but the
| principles of the party were as fixed as
| the stars in the heavens and would
never die. If we lost now, victory
| would come again in 1900. c. w. Brad
ley attended to his distinguished party
services and the many OCCASIONS Mr.,
Gallagher had addressed the party in
East Haven, and said the very ground
on which the town hall stood had be-
come historic owing to this fact. AS
| Hancock was superb" at Gettysburg,
SO was Gallagher in his democracy.
The trouble was with the other reso-
Iutions.
L. S. Bagley--whose son-in- law is
| deputy collector in the custom house in
4 Hartford defended the Spaniards, and
the administration at Washington c..
4 W. Bradley said that 1t was traditional
that the democratic party stood as q
bulwark against oppression and tyran-
ny in every land. Suppose that the
| United States owned an island within
almost a stones throw of Spain, France
or England. The government of the
| first named could not exercise arbitrary
4 and despotic power over the island
! forty eight hours, and retain posses
sion
Cuba should be free, or belong to the
United States There was no other
logical conclusion. Mr. Bradley then
spoke in defence of the last proposed
vote in the series. He said that the
free silver and tariff questions were not
all the trouble the democratic party
had to contend with. The federal Of
fees from Texas to Maine were honey
combed with republican officials. In
the language of that great statesman,
| Horatio Seymour, their first prayer in
| the morning, and the last one at night,
| was that their employers might be-
come bankrupt. A political organiza-
| ton with such a deck load and sailing
against wind and tide" would find it
difficult at all times to make a sure
and safe harbor
| The Cuba and INSTRUMENTATION
votes proposed We're not adopted, but
there was narrow margin against
them. M"