The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-01
AN HARMONIOUS MEETING
SESSION OF THE DEMOCRATS TN
 ELKS' HALL.


 ELKS' HALL.
 The Object Was to Decide Upon Plan for the Formation of n County Or- ganization for Campaign Purposes Speeches Made by Many Representa- tive Men-WhoIe Matter Referred to l Committee of Five.
 | If the spirit of last nights meeting I of democrats held in the Insurance building prevails there will soon be a reunion of the two portions of the dem- ocratic party in this state and per- manent county organization formed that will be heartily supported by all. The meeting was primarily called for the purpose of having representative democrats of the twenty-six towns in the county give an expression of the present political feeling in their respec- tive communities, and, second, to ob- tain an expression as to the proper kind of a county organization. The meeting was quite well attended. It was held in Elks' hall and the large assembly room was filled to It's capacity. Almost every town in the county was repre- sented.
 Most of the speakers at the meeting l told just how they stood on the f1nan- 1 cial question and gave their views of the platform adopted in Chicago, but l all admitted that if the democrats of the state were desirous of being suc- cessful this fall unification was neces-@ sary Frank s. Andrew, president of the New Haven Democratic associa- ton, was chairman of the meeting. In l his opening remarks he said that the purpose of the meeting was to talk over matters and try to adopt some plan for a healthy county organization. He then introduced Henry D. Norris, presi- dent of the board of aldermen, who de- Elivered the address of welcome, coun- selling harmony and briefly eulogizing the democratic party.
 Letters of regret were then read from Homer E. Cummings of Stamford, Ho-
 bart l.. Hotchkiss, Carlos French of Seymour, Lynde Harrison, Einus Bird-s sey of Meriden, William Kenndy of Naugatuck, Charles Kern of DanburY and James P. Bree. Aurelius Steward, president of the Bridgeport Democratic
 association, was the first speaker. He heartily approved of the object of the meeting and spoke of the Bridgeport as-
 sociation saying it was organized for
 the purpose of promoting good govern- l mo ho "a al 6 I with only little work of the proper
 kind @ democrat could be elected into every office in the city of Bridgeport
 and in Fairfield county. He said. The
 proper thing to do was to quit quarrel r. ing among ourselves and fight the op-
 posite party instead If we do that
 every governor and president from now
 on wilFbe a. democrat''
 Ex- Mayor Cough1in of Bridgeport spoke for Bridgeport democracy. He fsaid that the democlats were already Epreparing for the mkt campaign and they proposed to make it "a "Dewey'' campaign. An organization had been perfected in Bridgeport on democratie
 principles. Democrats who disagreed in 96 were there and everyone agreed n and all was harmony. He said he be- | had principle and one fflat could De re- Il lied upon.
 !, James B. Martin chairman of the New Haven democratic town commits
 tee told of the condition ofsthe demo- . cratic party and said that so far as Fl organization was concerned the party
 was in better condition than it mad , been in the past two decades. "De- | lo l,oc ,o+ sSa4
 adversity has not discouraged us, but
 they have made us stronger to do bat
 tie in the future."
 Ex-Mayor Kilduff of Waterbury on
 being introduced said that there was
 some little trouble in the democratic ranks in his city. but that better
 feeling now exists. He counselled har-
 mony and approved of a county organ- ization.
 The next speaker was c. Collarda
 Adams of Waterbury. He said: we , have an opportunity to win and if we |are united we will win and if not we
 will fail"
 j.. James M. Smith of Ansonia said that the democrats of his town were alive land with very little effort could be
 brought together.
 Grove j. Futile of East Haven was 7 agreed upon the question of getting ) together upon the main issues which have controlled in the past and in his , opinion were good enough for the fu- } ture. He, favored the proposed county ! organization. So did Mr. Kennedy of : Derby.
 Harry Leigh said that he hoped for l harmony and that it was the chief need of the democratiot party l George M. Gum of Milford. prose- l cutting attorney of the court of cons mon pleas. made an excellent speech. -IsHe said there were not enough demo- crats in '72 to be counted. When 1t didn't represent my principles 1t wasn't my party. "All these years he said, q have felt that this party
 has represented the eternal principles
 which underlie our offices. We have
 taken more good lickihgs than any, l thing else, yet we are still ready to l face the music. We want to do some- thing which will be best for the people in this state and country. One agrees
 on one set of principles and another on another, but the question Is, is } there any way in which we can get to- I io lot if I