The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-01-09
THE JACKSON DAY BANQUET
HELD BY DEMOCRATIC CLUB LAST
NIGHT At TONTINE.

of Honor-Prominent Democrat
Present FROM All Parts of the State
MIR. Bryan's Address at Music Hall
Heard by an Audience of 1900 Peopl
He shook Hands with Hundreds n
AN Informal Reception.
The Jackson Day banquet given by
the New Haven Democratic club at the
Tontine hotel last evening attracted tc
New Haven large concourse of demo
Gratis from all parts of the state. The
guest of honor was William Jennings
Bryan of Nebraska, the unsuccessful
standard bearer of the democracy in
two presidential campaigns. Mr. Bryan
was expected to arrive in New Haven
at o'clock but his train was late and
he did not arrive until 6 O'Clock. The
corridors OF the Tontine were crowded
with prominent democrats of New Ha-
ven and of the state by o'clock and
the time between that hour Of the ar
rival Of Mr.. Bryan was pleasantly
spent
State politics and the constitutional
convention were discussed and plans
for next falls campaign We're infor-
mally discussed, including the matter
of the shrievalty campaign in New Fla
ven county, which is to come at that
| time.
Mr.. Bryan was met at Union depot
! by Alexander Troup and w. H. Fl.
Hewitt. Upon his arrival at the Ton
tine the distinguished guest was sere-
naded by the Second Regiment band
About $50 the guests sat down to the
banquet spread in the large dining
room Of the hotel.
About 100 gentlemen were present
seated about the tables which were set
in the form of great letter u At the
| head of the table on the right side side
was seated DR.. A. b. Fuller and beside
him sat Mr.. Bryan
An invocation was offered by Rev,
Mr.. Barnett of Glastonbury prior to
the serving of the banquet. Among the
gentlemen present from out of town
We're: Ex- United States Treasurer
Daniel N. Morgan, Archibald MoNeil,
Mayor Mulvihll, ex-Mayor Coughln,
City Clerk Fred C. Mullins, James
Coughlin, James Reeves, Thomas G.
Cullinan, John Kearns, T. j. Murphy,
j. J. Mcnamara, w. Fl. Harty, Of
Bridgeport; Senator William Kennedy
and John f. Maher, of Naugatuck;
Representative O'Connor, of Nogfolk;
Representative Camp, of Cannan, dele
gate to the constitutional convention;
Samuel G. Camp, of Canaan; j. J.
Walsh, of Norwalk; Homer Cummings,
of Stamford; oliver Gilversleeve, of
Portland, democratic candidate for con-
gress at the last election; O. s. Leeds,
of Stamford; Walter Bevir1s, Of Mer-
den; A. p Tanner, of New London; A.
A. Barnes, of East Berlin; M. F. Con-
molly D. J. Fitzpatrick, John Moriarty,
j. ]. Splain, j. f. O'Brien, M. F. Bre-
zinski, of Waterbury; J. N. Potter, of
Kililngly; w. l.. Hunting, of Eas Hart
ford; j. Flahavan, of Ansonia; William
J. Coughlin, of Middletown; James T.
Smith, of Ansonia; John NJ. Ney, of
Hartford; George w. Brewster, Of
Cornwall; Clinton M. Cowles, of Man
chester; G. S. Roberts, of Canaan;
James Greene, of Thomaston; Denis II.
Walsh of Ansonia; c. A. Tomlinson, of |
Milford; John Scranton, of Madison; |
w S. Bradley, Of Newtown.
At the conclusion of the banquet Mr.. |
BRYAN was introduced by Dr. Fuller and |
made brief address, in the course Of |
which he said that it gave him great |
pleasure to see so many tried and true
democrats present. Now, If ever, true
democracy was needed. He was glad
that not all democrats were such for
political profit but that some were
democrats for principle. He was loud
" applauded and at the conclusion of
his remarks the entire party adjourned
10 Music hall, which was filled with an
of at least 1000 people, where
Mr.. Bryan was to deliver his chief ad-
dress of the evening.
As he entered the hall the Second
Regiment band played Hail to the
Chief" and the audience, standing
,heered him enthusiastically as he took
his place upon the stage.
DR.. Fuller introduced Alexander
Troup as the chairman OF the meeting
and Mr. Troup introduced Charles Gay
If this city, who stated that the New
Haven Democratic club had been re-
,ently formed as an outgrowth of the
democratic clubs in New Haven during
he last national campaign. He re-
luested all loyal democrats, at the
lose of the meeting, to come forward
md enroll their names as applicants for
in the club,
Chairman Troup then stated that the
Democratic club had been called into
,eing to continue the fight on the lines
aid down in 1896. He said that the
,arty was already organized and need .
d no reorganization He said that the
lub intended to make vigorous fight
II Connecticut and to proclaim the
Declaration of independence and the
econd declaration of independence
made at Chicago and reaffirmed at |
Kansas City. He then introduced Mr..
bryan, who was cheered and applauded |
"a some time before he could begin to
peak. Mr.. Bryan began by Offering an |
pology for appearing so often in New |
Iaven and said that there We're many |
easons that brought him here. New ,
faVen was a college town and students .
ssembled there and that in itself was
ne reason that brought him here. ,
here was in New Haven a kind of .
enloCracy with which he liked to keen