Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-28
ON The STAGE.
Joe Barbour Was the Comedian
Last Evening.
WERE MANY EMPTY SEATS

Judge of Probate Candidate Bronson
and Senatorial Candidate Tracy Did
the Honors Secretary Moody's Ad-
dress Was in General an Endorse
ment Of President Roosevelt-He is a
Member of the Presidents Cabinet
Be It KnowE-
The republican rally held i'll Polls
theater last evening was not much
more Of success politically, than that
which they held in the City hall last
week. The audience was somewhat
larger and more brilliant, but the
reception given the speakers was not
a whit warmer. The willy republicans
thinking to reap on both sides had the
Waterbury Military band furnish mu-
sic this time. Everything tended to
make the rally better one than last
weeks gathering. The place was
better and better lighted, a speaker
could be heard better, there were the
theatrical fittings that give effect and
make impression. Oh it was a great
gathering certainly Of the willy repub-
licans
While the saudience'' was in full
light, the stage was in semi-darkness
and that was undoubtedly the reason
why many people said N. r. Bronson
looked like Kellar, the magician, Lead
ing his dancing devils in on the stage
when Mr. Bronson opened the curtains
and led the way for the others to fol-
low. Mr. Moody, secretary Of the
navy came first, then Joe Barbour Of
Hartford, the comedian of the repub-
lican party, and then the smaller fry.
But it was a ssbrilliant'' gathering as
the society editor would say for all
the swells of the local republican par
ty and not another soul was on the
stage. All being seated comfortably,
the full light was turned on and the
diamonds in their shirts and cuffs and
the gold in their teeth threw what
artists call reflected light" on the
audience. Then the band struck up
and the first cornet wandered away
into the gentle swaying and religious
effecting tones of the divine ssInf1ama-
tus." It was no wonder the player
quivered in his quaverS and semi
quavers in the presence of that bril-
liant gathering on the stage, repre-
Senting the brains and Doodle of the
republican party. Not a working man
or even poor man, whose party they
represent themselves to be was on the
stage. The solo being over Mr. Bron-
son introduced Cornelius Tracy, can
didate for senator, as the chairman of
the evening and he in turn introduced
Mr. Moody as the star Of the evening.
Mr. Moody was the best of the re-
publican speakers that have been here
thus far in this campaign, but like
those who were here before him, he
did not go into the bone and sinew of
the questions Of the day, the trusts,
he merely said enough about them to
satisfy his party. He dwelt on sur
face facts alone. Fon instance he did
not go deeply into the coal trust. He
spoke about meeting the president, the
coal miners representative and coal
operators, but he did not say what
brought about that meeting, or even
did he allude in the most remote words
to the impertinence of ssDivine Right
Baer." to the president on that occas-
ion. He went over ground already
covered. Naturally, he told of things
that other speakers could only merely
allude to, for the facts were in his
possession by right of office He went
over the inevitable and everlasting
question Of sour wars He was fine
on platitudes and great on Platt, Sen
of q Of p11t i1ra
ator Dillingham; last week, he did not
say word about Senator Platt sand
his attitude on the eight hour work
day among government employees.
Yet he had the audacity to praise Mr.
Platt. 1t seems to be the object of
republican stump speakers in this
campaign to glorify the very man who
has made himself so distrustful to the
workingman. Mr. Moody did it with
with vengeance. Mr. Moody was
ALSO great on climaxes. but only
from certain portions of the audience
did he evoke any applause. That
portion sat in the rear center and with
half dozen on either side in front,
they had all the applauding to do and
they did it. 1t seemed as if these
people had been arranged throughout
the audience by the town committee.
Mr. Moody was followed by "Joe''
Barbour He alone would have brought
big house for everyone likes to hear
his jokes The oldest joke dressed up
in the fashions Of the day by Mr. Bar
bour is worth hearing and he was in
good trim last night. In introducing
him Chairman Tracy said that re-
publican rally without Mr. Barbour was
like Fourth of July without fire
crackers. This comparison set the
house in roar. Mr. Barbour spoke in
his usual harrassing style. interweay-
ing funny story here and there. He
said nothing new about the trusts,
but did say that the biggest trust in
the country was the labor union, or
words to that effect. This was not
new, in fact this statement is almost
threadbare- now. Without his stories
Mr. arbours speech would have dis
persed the audience.
". r. Bronson, republican, candidate
for Judge of probate, met Judge Lowe
and Clerk Cassin on the street to-day
and offered both jobs in the office in
case he wins out on election day. Lowe
promptly refused to accept the offer
and Cassin declared that he would have
nothing to do with it under republican