The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-06
ringing appeals carried the day and

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 the fleld-republican, democratic and MT. Gallagher heading a third, or citt-
 zens ticket. He ran against ex-Mayor
 Lewis and siade most gallant fight, and received nearly 2,000 votes, not enough, however, to elect him. For several years he was chairman of the democratic town committee and was also for years a member of the demo- cratic state central committee. MT. Gallagher attended all the state con- ventions when he was in the prime of his political car,:sr ard was frequently
 called upon to address these gatherings and he always filled the bill with an
 enthusiastic speech.
 Hon. James Gallagher was, as above indicated, one of the most widely
 known and highly respected citizens of Connecticut. For years he was prom
 inent in business and political circles, at one time being the best campaign
 orator and advisor in the democratic party of Connecticut. He was known
 all over the country as "The old war
 horse," and for years his services dur
 ing campaigns were in great demand. During and after the war for some years MT. Gallagher's tobacco business
 was located on Union stret back of the
 Adelphi building.
 One of the first persons to arrive on
 the scene when MT. Gallagher's death
 occurred yesterday was MT. John O. Shares, and seeing what had occurred
 he went at once to the telephone build ing on Court street and telephoned to
 John Currier Gallagher, who was at
 tending meeting of the grand lodge,
 A. o. U. w., of New England, of which
 he is general master workman. So quickly did MT. Shares get the message to Boston that within fifteen minutes after the death occurred John Currier Gallagher in Boston knew of it, before hardly 100 people in New Haven had heard of it.
 He arrived home on the o'clock train last evening, and was met at the sta
 tion by Judge Cleaveland. It was re-
 marked by several persons last evening
 that large number of MT Gallagher's most intimate friends chanced to be
 near the spot where his death occurred. MT. Gallagher dined at Touhy's res- taurant on Orange street and was seen
 there at 1:30. It is surmised that he | might have hurried to catch the 1:40 car at the green and have become fa- | tigued, thus bringing on the heart fail- | ure.
 MT. Gallagher started in business in New Haven forty years ago or more In l an old frame building on Chapel street, where the Insurance building is now In | the same building Edward Malley had 1 his dry goods store afterwards for some L,,;I r+N 41 l old Glebe building. At that time A. H. | Maltby's book store was near by, and in l the Glebe building Leonard Daggett, 1 father os the late Dr. D. l.. Daggett,
 had his select school for boys. After ward MT. Gallagher's tobacco factory | was on Union street, as above re- l marked.
 | MT Gallagher had owned his sum | mer house at Morris Cove for twenty years. When he bought it there were no cottages at the Cove He called the | place his farm, and adhered to the name l sign on the cottage of late years des- | ignating it as "The Farm"
 MT. Gallagher greatly mourned the death of his beloved wife, which oc- cured several years ago, and to a | friend this week, Walter Leigh, who | was similarly bereaved recently, he had | spoken this week of the irreparable | loss her death brought him.
 l He was ever most genial, compan- | ionable man. man of great force and | energy, and of high character and earn | est and warm friends A noble spirit | ed political antagonist. He was of | large frame and commanding presence, | man noticeable and conspicuous in | any assembly. In his death city i mourns.
 | Last evenings Hartford Times says: | The report of the death of MT. Gal | lagher will be received with sorrow | by a host of personal and political l friends in Hartford. He was widely | known here, and in his occasional vis- | it's to this city in recent years he al- l ways made it a point to call upon the
 more intimate of his friends. He was
 a gentleman of cheerful temperament, courteous, cordial and kindly ways, and | it was always a pleasure to meet him. | MT. Gallagher was of the old school of 1 democracy steadfast in his political be- | liefs and earnest party worker in what ever capacity his abilities were needed, and a forceful speaker, whose voice l was in demand in every campaign.