The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-13
LINCOLN MEMORY IGNORED
THE BANQ JET OFTHE TO UNG MEN'S
 REPUBLICAN CLUB.

Prominent M Members of the Party Pres.
 ent from All Parts of the state Las, ! Night-Spseches by Governor Louns-
 bury, Congressman Ian dis and Others 1 -350 Sat at the Banquet Table.
 Seldom is large and more enthusas-
 tic host of republicans assembled ex-
 cept in the heat of political campaign
 than that Which gathered at the Young
 Mems Republican club last night to do
 honor to the memory of the martyr l president, Abraham Lincoln. There
 were present from all parts of the state | staunch adherents of republican doc 1 trines, the men who have done so much | to place Connecticut in the column of sure states and to help roll the great
 majorities which in recent years have gladdened the hearts of republicans
 from Maine to Oregon when the returns
 came in. Every man present was as enthusiastic as is the average man in
 campaign time and not an opportunity to cheer was allowed to pass without a demonstration such as nothing but po- litical feeling can inspire.
 The banquet was held in the hall at the rear of the club house. Tables were
 set the length of the hall, radlating
 from the speakers table at the rear
 about fifty persons being seated at each
 table. Fully $50 covers were laid and
 every chair was occupied, while another
 table was set in one of the club house
 parlors for those who could not get seats in the hall. About the walls were
 draped flags in profusion and over the
 speakers table was a life size portrait
 of Lincoln surrounded by the stars and
 stripes. At the other end of the hall,
 in front of the music gallery, was portrait of President Mckinley.
 At the speakers table sat the follow
 ing gentlemen: President of the club, John F. Gaffey, Governor Lounsbury,
 Congressman Landis of Indiana, Con-
 gressman N. D. Sperry, Colonel N. G.
 Osborn, George B. Martin, president of
 the Union league, ex-Mayor Farms worth, Donald c. Carmichael. State Highway Commissioner James H. Mac donald. Theodore H. Macdonald, chair man of the republican, town committee, John Hull, Rev. MT. Bispham, Hon. Hubert Williams of Lakeville, Stiles Judson, George B. Mclean, Rev. Dr. Gilbert, Rev. Dr. Ferris. Postmaster James A. Howarth, Assistant Postmas- ter Futile, Colonel Rolin $. Woodruff, Colonel I. M. Ullman, ex-State Insur- ance Commissioner F. A. Betts, Robert Schurig, Judge L. w. Cleaveland, Col onel John w. Lowe. Colonel c. W. Pickett. Minotte Chatneld, James Az Howarth, ,jr., Major D. A. Blakeslee, w. J. Martin Rev. MT. Sage, E. N. AL len, E. P. Lyon, Frederick Hotchkiss F. l.. Averill, Colonel Leavenworth, Judge Hubbard, Judge Studley, Judge Bishop, George McKendrick, William Merrells, Collector Mix, Clerk Heaiy of the last house of representatives of the general assembly, and Assistant City Attorney Howard Webb. u9
 Among those at the other tables were the following well known gentlemen: Sheriff Durham, County Commissioner Hart, D. Munson, Hon. T. Attwater Barnes, w. J. Atwater, F. C. Bushnell Police Commissioner Wilson H. Lee, MT. Lavigne Judge Dow, A. Maxcy Hitler, Councilman F. J. Rice Alder man Kelsey, Majo, Blakesee, Major Marcus Smith, Leo Herz, William Gay, Frederick w. Orr, F. w. Bradley, M. Hill, c. w. Burton ex- president of the board of counciImen, D. Swift, Samuel S. Well, A. McC. Mathewman, MT. Lambert, Coun- cilman Rowland, W. H. Ely, MT. Rob- erts, stenographer of the last general assembly; Alderman Felix Chilling worth, Deputy Sheriff Spiegel, Assist ant City Attorney Booth, Ward Bailey, clerk of the board of health: Deputy Sheriff Kirck, Stenographer. Cogswell of the superior court, Councilman Dawson, Prentice w. Chase, w. H. LotzN J. P. Goodhart, J. B. Ullman, F. H. Perry, George H. Morton, Police Commissioner l.. M Ullman, F. s. Hamilton, Dr. Wheeler, County Con- missioner Jacob Walters.
 After the banquetters had assembled and before the onslaught upon the menu was begun Rev. MT. Bispham, curate of Trinity Episcopal church, off, fered an invocation which was fol- lowed by the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" Unlike nearly all large banquets cold water was the only beverage served and this fact called forth humorous remarks from several of the speakers
 It was about 10:30 o'clock when Pres- | dent Gaffey of the club, toastmaster of | the occasion, rose and rapped for order. After a few preliminary remarks he an- nounced that he had received letters of | regret from Senators Hawley and Platt, | Hill Henry and Russell, | John Addison Porter, Attorney General 1 Charles Phelps, Samuel Fessenden, | Hon. William A. King, Frank Brande- gee, speaker of the last house of the | general assembly; Hon. J. A. Light, Hon. Joseph Barbour, Judge Warner, | Green, J. P. Kellogg Of Water bury and Rev. Dr. W. l.. Phillips of this ! ,ity.
 MT. Gaffey then exhibited a few me- nentoes of events in the life of Lincoln. They were the little gavel used in call ng to order the convention which nomi- lated Lincoln in 1860, the original letter If acceptance of the nomination sent by Mr. Lincoln to George Ashmun, chair nan of the republican national conven- ion in 1860, and the front of the dress If Laura Keene who was playing in 7ord's theater in Washington on the light Lincoln was shot. The dying president laid his head upon her arm
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