The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-12
REPUBLICAN CLAM BAKE.


and Congressman Sperry and Others
An Enthusiastic and Successful Meet
ting.
After a reception to George p Nc
Lean, the republican nominee for gov
ernor at their club house yesterday af-
ternoon. the members of the Young
Mems Republican club, in company
with a large number of other republic
cans, more or less prominent, took cars
for Mansfield's Grove, where they en-
iOyed their annual clambake. The party
numbered nearly thousand in all and
| the affair was more of success than
any of the many others given by the
club in past years, The dinner, an old
/ fashioned Rhode Island shore dinner,
had been cooked on heated rocks, and
was served the party Immediately on
their arrival HOLSTERS, chickens, corn,
clans and watermelon were served the
diners in abundance, and it was with
thankful hearts and a realizing sense of
the prosperity Of the times that they
prepared to listen to the after-dinner
eloquence Of the prominent members of
the party present.
The numbers of the latter were not
few, and the club was exceedingly for
tunate In securing the attendance of so
many invited guests. AT the reception
to Mr. Mclean earlier In the day were
noticed Senators Hawley and Platt,
Congressman Sperry and Henry, 0. r.
Fyler Ex-Governor Buckley, Mayor
HARRISON of Hartford and State Sena-
tor Keeler Of Norwalk. With the ex-
ception Of Senator Hawley, Congress-
man Sperry and Senator Keeler, these
gentlemen We're unable to attend the
bake. but many others of prominence in
state politics were present of whom the
following were noted: Senator Charles
G.. r. Vinal of Middletown, Abiram
Chamberlain. nominee for comptroller,
of Meriden: Senator Hawley, Congress
man Sperry, Senator Burton of Ansonia,
Judge Cowell Of Waterbury, Postmas-
ter Allen of Middletown, III. Wales
Lines of Meriden, Postmaster Guernsey
of Waterbury, Robert o. Eaton of
North Haven, Hon. w. S. Workman of
Bethel, Postmaster Howarth, ex-Repre-
sentative Charles r. Graham of West
Haven, Census Enumerator William
Countryman of Hartford, Colonel Leav-
enworth Of Wallingford, Frederick l..
Averill nominee for state senator; Stur-
CESS Whitlock Of Shelton, Gilbert Ben
ham of Hamden, Edward Foote Thomp-
son of East Haven, George b. Martin,
president of the Union League; Theo-
-, -
llcan town committee; County Commits
sioner Brewer Of Waterbury, Judge Dow
of New Haven, Walter Main of West
Haven, Judge Bishop, Rev. Mr.. DECKER
man and George f. Hall, and Major
Dennis A Blakeslee, candidate for repre-
sentatives; John w Mackrille Of West
Haven, City Attorney Howard c. Webb
Judge Studley, Attorney Samuel Hoyt
George McKendrick, Henry H. Guern-
sey, Major Ludngton, and William
Gay
When Mr. Mclean was introduced by |
President Gaffey of the Young Mems |
Republican club, as "Our next COVER |
nor" there was a loud outburst Of APP |
plause, and the former arising to adj |
dress the gathering had to wait several |
minutes before he could begin His |
speech was direct and delivered with i.
sincerity of voice and manner that |
seemed to impress his auditors deeply
In the opening he referred to himself
jestingly. as feeling much the same as
did Congressman Sperry on returning
home after his first course dinner The
latter was asked by his wife how he
had enjoyed himself and replied that he
would have enjoyed himself better II
he had stopped at the third dish Of
soup. For myself, continued the speak
er, I would now feel much better had !
I paused at the third dish of clans
The compliment to their dinner was evil
IDENTIFY appreciated by the club mem
bers. Continuing Mr.. Mclean spoke in
part as follows; When a man ven
lures nthe sea of politics he must ex-
pect to meet turbulent waters When I
first embarked on my present voyage
the sky was serene and the wind fair;
it seemed as though there was to be |
nothing ahead but plain sailing. But
had scarcely reached the limits of the
ilarbor when / saw a dense fog in the
direction of Long Island sound. An
American boatman never sails back
ward, however, and there was nothing
for me to do but to go ahead 1t con-
tlnued to be foggy sailing for a consid-
cradle part Of the voyage, but as | pro-
ceeded further / was glad to see the
fog dispal. Now I am gratified to say
that the port is in sight and before long
trust to be at a safe anchorage again.
I've only to say to you here, gentlemen,
that / expect every man of honest heart
and honest hand to do for me as he
would expect TO be done by in the same
position.
The speaker then changed the topic
and spoke Of Bryan and anti-imperial-
ism. Don't be afraid Of anti-imperial-
ism, he eXhorted, it is only a herring
bone across the scent: the fox is run
ming the other way, and it IS a silver
fox, too. That plank is only a Massa-
chusetts chestnut The policy of the
abroad is right, consti-
tutionally, historically, logically, and
If the administration had
abated one jot in its policy it would long
ago have been buried beneath the heel
Of contempt.
This nation belongs to the men who
work, and / count myself among the
number The laboring man is its pos