The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-16
AN ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY
GRAND OPEJeA HOUSE PACKED
 WITH IMMENSE AUDTENCE

Night-Escorted by the Yale RepubIi-
 can CIub-Judge Livingston w,
 CIeavcIand Chairman of the Meeting.
 The first big republican mass meeting
 of the campaign held last night in the
 Grand Opera house was complete
 success and was the most enthusiastic
 political meeting held here this fall.
 Especial interest was taken in the rally because of the presence there, as speak
 CTS, of Hon. George F. Mclean, the
 candidate for governor, and Hon. Jo- seph L. Barbour of Hartford ex- speaker of the Connecticut house Of representatives and we'll known as one of the best speakers in the state. MT
 Mclean and MT. Barbour stopped at the New Haven house after arriving in the city yesterday afternoon and stay ed there until the time for the meeting
 last night. Hon. Chauncey M. Depew,
 who addressed the Yale Republican club, also stopped at the New Haven
 house and about o'clock the Second Regiment band stationed in front of the hotel serenaded the distinguished gentlemen prior to the starting of the parade of the Yale club. The sidewalks about the hotel and the streets were crowded with people anxious to get look at the gentlemen.
 The Yale Republican club with about 600 men in line, ak carrying torches and headed by the Second Regiment band, escorted the speakers to the Grand Opera house. As the parade passed the Young Mems Republican club red fire blazed from every window of the building, making a beautiful display.
 Judge Livingston w Cleaveland of the probate court, and a candidate for reelection, was chairman of the meet ing at the Grand Opera house. When MT. Mclean and his party appeared upon the stage they were greeted with warm welcome of applause. Judge Cleaveland's speech in taking the posi- tion of chairman and in introducing MT. Mclean was as follows:
 Judge CIeaveIand's Address.
 Ladies and gentlemen: It is well known to us all that sixteen years ago, in this city, the republican delegates, in state convention assembled, placed in nomination for governor of Connecticut that foremost republican citizen of New Haven, the Hon. Henry B. Har- rison.
 It may not be as familiar to you all, to what man New Haven was and is in no small measure indebted for that great honor. It was an exciting con- vention. (Our recent state convention was not the only one of which this could be truly said.) Strong candidates were in the field. Fairfield county had its candidate In the person of the Hon. Phneas c. Lounsbury of Ridgefield, Qater governor of the state), MT. Lounsbury's cause being ably cham pioned by no less powerful an advocate than the Hon. Samuel Fessenden of Stamford.
 Hartford county had it's favorite, the Hon. William H. Bulkeley of Hartford, whose claims also had strong support CTS. It was therefore vitally important in order to secure the nomination, that our candidate, Mr. Harrison, should receive at least as many votes on the informal ballot as either of the others.
 I did not have the honor of attend ing that convention, but I vividly re- call what was reported to me by those who did attend 1t, of the magnificent appeal in favor of our choice by one we still call young but must have been sixteen years younger in 1884, the Hon. George F. Mclean.
 In confirmation of this statement let ! me refer you to the newspaper reports. 1 The Journal and Courier tells us that | the speech was enthusiastically receiv- | ed and I will read to you the more de- | tailed account which I have copied | from the Palladium of August 21, 1884, | the day after the convention:
 Alexander Warner of Pomfret nov ed that an informal ballot be taken. Just at this time George P. Mclean of | Simsbury arose to speak, and there were mingled cries of ballot, ballot, and Mclean, Mclean Several dele gates attempted to gain the floor, but Chairman Tibbets put the motion and it was carried Still the call for MT. Mclean continued and the vote was doubted. The confusion was general. Samuel Fessenden of Stamford reached the front of the platform and asked the unanimous consent of the conven- tion that MT. Mclean be allowed to speak The privilege was granted and MT Mclean said: I do not know but you will be sorry you granted me per mission to speak. I rise to express my hearty adherence in every fiber of my being to the sentiments expressed by the gentleman from Granby and to second the nomination of Henry B. Harrison. In him Connecticut would have a governor unequalled. I owe a duty to my constituency, the town of SimSbury, where every man, woman and child is praying that this conven- tion nominate Henry B. Harrison. For years he has been in the crucible of criticism and has come from it more brilliant than before Nominate Henry B. Harrison and the campaign is Won."
 Influenced, I sincerely believe, to no small degree, by MT. McLean's speech, reinforcing as it did, most eloquently, the masterly effort of the Hon. Will liam C. Case who had placed MT. liar rison in nomination, the informal ballot l gave MT. Harrison as many votes as MT. Lounsbury, the ballot resulting as follows: Whole number of votes east. .4S3 For Henry B. Harrison. .............,1S For Phineas C. Lounsbury. y...........1S4 For William H. Bullleley. y............114 scattering ............ .......-...''.. l MT Harrison won the nomination on |