The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-04
HIS GUESTS SW AMPED HIN.
IUt/ING 81 Tf1UE or iDyERrTSIN0
I POiIIitt ~ hhrT IEEE.
Nr. Dillon of New Haven was Wiiilng To- sprnd
$1,000 To- IIrip long III" democratic Cam
didgtr ior Go,crlor, hut Ills scheme Cost
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Nrw HIVES. Conn, Nov. 3-C,r'ainly tho
mos, sur.ri-,d politician in Connecticut to-
day j. John n Dillon of this city. one of tho
leading merchants in this town. While Mr..
Dillon has alNH, been a party man the oulr
polite IN " he ever held WIZ that ~ r.liHs
Commissioner. and since hr retired from that
Ilac" th" pol 'nmen have '"cn hoping ta,s
som" -iii' IN tl" political world would lruu
hin back ON IN" board again. This year Mr..
Dillon has hlu-,uwod ont into the most ardent
advocate of the election Of Samuel |. Bronson
Of this cit iof Governor. The Democrats
nominated Bronson. and Dillon is 50 sure thas
he will lead the Republican nominee for Cow
ernor. Grorr" p Mclean, in the popular vote.
that hr has Iut NJ several thousand dollars in
support OF hi opinion.
Last Satlriay Dillon was In Waterbury,
Conn, and In 20 group of Democratic Leaders it
was charged thIt Bronson had practically ig-
norcd the Democrats Of Waterbury inasmuch
~ hc had not one" d Iring the present campaign
mad" h- appearance in that city. They fclt
very much uc'tlrd over this apparent slight.
especially a. Waterbury wns the birthplace u
Bronson.
I'll iN hat for YOU, gentlemen" quickly ob-
served Dillon. and I'll have Judge Bronson
make n trip To this CITY. Depend on IL he will
come and We will have tho biggest kind Of a
demonstration in honor Of waterbury's favorits
son"
Dillon stepped TO a telephone. called up Bron-
son in this city. found him agreeable to tho
plan for a trip TO Waterbury, and II was ther
and then definitely arranged for Bronson 10
visit hi- old ueighbOr- Oh NoudaN night 81 his
week. Non" in N" crowd Of Wnterhurv
Democrats dreamed what was going on In Df'-
Ions mind az the time. Dillon is a person II
impulses, and even while he gos,iped with his
Waterbury friends he hurrirdly mapped ont
mentally how he could emphasize Bronson'I
pilgrimage TO the Brass city. lie returned TO
New Haven that night, communicated with a
few political friends how he intended 10 intro
duce Bronson to the Waterbury Democrats
and Republicans, too. and then set in motion
the machinery that was 10 carry out his plans.
In brief. hs programme wa 10 invite about
five hundred leading Democrats Of New Haven.
charter n special train, hire a brass band, and
with Bronson and plenty Of reworks plunge
into Waterbury after dark on Monday night.
He was 70 engage a band IN Waterbury. too.
that would meet the New Haven special. There
Wis 60 ho q parade in Waterbury and speaking
on the green with Bronson. of course. a. the
central t.Iure. How Ia get word to 800 Demos
Crat- IN time for Monday night was tie problem,
II was finally dcD'ed 70 put n notice IN "a new
paper OF tins city and Onion sent out a commit
Tee of two to give the details of the proposed
dcmon~trai ion. The ittecrlen said they.
were s44lItIlYt0 10 invite All tlIt' lpllntTulS on
New Haven, and the nevsTare or in behalf Of
the committee on Monday morning invited the
democrat, Of the town to 20 on the speoi"l
train to Waterbury that night IL was also an
uounccd that he trip was free and that thcro
would be- irre refreshments. You can just
ahh"un'" in The paper, said one OF the com,
Ml'jrulu,i, that expense l. 70 be Unlimited
and rnat ,Ir niion v ii pay all the bills The,e
b"g"'rai, WHO 70, on this trip are the guests
II D.il'u 80. orr ,or Judge Bronson
IT," "o",t of that Notification of the free ride.
druk-. w.I never be forgotten by Democratic
Leaders in l.i- city, th" Officials Of the Water
r"ad, nor 10y Dillon himself. During the day
I,u'- OF Now Haven Tat led him to feel assured
'.u' be- would have the 500 Democrats wanted
uu lis special. Along In the afternoon hs
Na- very c].u,ident tIat nj escort would be II
mio,lng MI, r-Inn and Iy ~nivi,tfall he COM
nnn,ni IT, rctl2r taHt he wa likely to have
an elephant on u- hands.
The escort Va, scheduled to start from the
central green ~ u O'clock for the railroad
station. pil,u vi. OF the green at $50 witt i
stan of poiIti,ll iricnc- awaiting the coming
81 III" SO frDc.n miruts, later they heard
j"var,i JIo green Bach Of that martial ,mGsir.
vii ]honnrr, iIord.y waving in the breeze,
t.cil too youn, 10 Vote. but. all BEN IN
r.hi- in th., n" ride 10 Waterbury pIlon
CuutmL,It of The Dillon escort. Not long
.i,.r came anot ier drum corps heading =
.T.c.>,lnu OF So or more, Dillon ives dlIuI-
founded Before 9 o'clock he and hs s;uft
~ advisers were surrounded by not less thau
1000 men joyluily ana eagerly anticipating
inc was distracted. Never before had IL,
rruitzed tie extent of iI> popularity among
local democrats just then, Ii Tie multitude
had tic POW or. ne would have been substituted
en- rln ]iatlonal Den ucrltlc tpkct for William
%J""ruln.- BRAN il was aIr"Inng ~
ny God Men! Dillon exclaimed 10 his
s.i.ud.. Wbut m In. name of Heaven an
GOING to do Win tbs crowd l didn't exIoet
and don't want more than 300 But here's
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