The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-31
LOCAL POLITICAL FIELD
CHAIRIAN MACDONALD'S BUSY
CORPS or WORKERS.

Both Parties Confident of Carrying the
City-The Silver Men Blufflng--No Fig
ures Will Warrant Their Assertions
Gold Legion-Order for the Hartford
Parade-Many Silver Rallies.
Three days remain for the completion
of the work of the campaign. Chair
man Macdonald has a corps of work
ers employed at headquarters mailing
the official ballots. Confidence and en-
thusiasm mark the party's headquar-
tiers for the last week. The question of
carrying the city and town along with
the balance of the state for Mckinley
has never been doubted 1t is now a
question of majority.
The silverites are equally confident,
but it Is well known their confidence
is pure and unadulterated bluff. The
clamor that the city will give 1000 ma
jority for Bryan is based on no correct
figures.
The republican ward committeeman
canvass.
1t was suggested last evening by a
prominent citizen, that it would be an
excellent idea to have the residents
illuminate their homes this evening, it
being flag day. All residents, whether
republicans or sound money democrats,
are invited to participate.
The New Haven Gold Legion will
participate in the monster demonstra-
| ton in Hartford this afternoon. The
| legion will take the los p. m. train.
Major Frank T. Lee has issued the fol-
| lowing order:
Headquarters New Haven Gold Legion.
| This command Is hereby ordered to
assemble in full uniform at 1915 on
| Saturday noon, October 81, at Warner
| hall, for parade in Hartford. Horses
will be in waiting at the depot in Hart
| ford for the staff. The assessment has
been fixed at $3.50 per man, which
amount is payable to Adjutant Rod
mond v. Beach, chairman of the trans
portation committee, at the hall before
starting. This amount will cover the
expense of band, transportation and
other necessary charges.
| In case of absolutely necessary alb
sence, members are requested to send
their uniforms to r. B. De Busy, 1904
| Chapel street, or personally loan the
| same to friend who will fill It,
An out-of-town trip having been In
anticipation for so long, now is the time
to show ourselves in earnest in our en-
| deavor to make this trip the browning
glory of our campaign.
The advisory committee of the silver
town committee will meet this evening
to hear reports on the state of the or
ganization and the enrolment of volun-
teers for election day. II
The town committee itself will meet
for the last time next Monday night
| when final arrangements will be made
for election day.
The national democratic town COM
mittee will meet for the last time be-
| fore election day next Monday night
to prepare for election day, and the
republican town committee will meet
on the same evening for the same pur.
i pose.
]. B, Sargent, silver candidate fol
governor; S. Ashbed Crandall, candi.
date for lieutenant governor; Charles
T. Russell of Haddam, DIR. A. B. Fuller
candidate for congress, and other silver
men spoke at an afternoon meeting II
Deep River yesterday. They spoke ir
Haddarl last night.
Mr. Crandall was in New Haven yes
terday morning. He spoke in Walling.
ford Thursday night He has hope.
that Bryan will carry Connecticut.