The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-04
SECRETARY TAFT SPEAKS.
BIG gHEATER PICKED TO THL
 DOORS.

Hundreds Turned Away Half m Hour
 Before Republican Rally Commences
 several Hundred students Make
 Things us Lively ns PossIbIe-YaIe
 Cheers a Feature-speaIker Discusses
 Political Issues Including the PhiIip- pines-senator Platt and Hon. Clifford
 Pinchot Also Speak.
 One of the largest political rallies ever held in this state occurred at the Hy- perion theater last evening, the occa- sion being the last big republican rally of this campaign. The meeting was scheduled to take place at o'clock, but by 7:3O the doors were closed and Inc more were allowed to enter, all though there were hundreds who wish led to. At that time every seat in the house was occupied and many were standing. The main floor, the two gall lleries, all the boxes and the stage were crowded with enthusiastic republicans. Ilne &aIIGIl6S5 1MGIG5# AAAOSllT saAlANo hAtAh students, who obtained their seats as lsoon as the doors were opened at 2 o'clock, and from that time on until the speaking commenced they made things as lively as 1t was possible for them to l do. Yale cheers, whistling and singing were indulged in. Every person who Eeyen peeped around the corner of the lstage was cheered.
 The theater was handsomely decorat- led with American flags and banners, (which were draped from all parts of lthe galleries and from the boxes. Large loil paintings of both Roosevelt and EFairbanks were displayed from the boxes of the first gallery and they were tdraped with American flags, as was also the speakers table.
 At T:30 o'clock the Second regiment Iband, under the leadership of Frank Fichtl, started to play, and as 1t did so the Wide Awakes, President w. s.
 Wells at their head, marched upon the Estage and took seats at the front, the vice presidents and secretaries follow ing This was an excuse for another burst of enthusiasm and 1t was some time before the band could be heard. As 1t played the Star Spangled Ban-. lner' every one in the house stood up land remained standing until 1t was fin- iished. A cheer was then given. The band then played "Boola'' and 9 num- Der of other college songs, and the Yale 4 men sang them with the snap and en- thusiasm of football game gathering When the band finished playing the < Yale men commenced to sing The Un- idertaking Song" ending up with No Hope for Parker"
 At 8 o'clock the band played Hail to the Chief" and Secretary Taft, Senator Platt, Hon. Clifford Pinchot, Chairman Lynde Harrison and other prominent republicans filed upon the stage. The applause was deafening and it was ful- Z ly five minutes before anything could
 be heard Yale cheer followed Yale 4 cheer, each one being ended with nine ''Tafts, When the din had somewhat subsided, Chairman Theodore H Mac donald, of the republican town commit tee, arose and In a few words introduc- .I ed Hon. Lynde Harrison as the chair Eman of the evening. Then Judge Har- \ rison had to wait some little time until .fthe cheering which was accorded him ended before he could be heard. In a few well chosen words Chairman Har- rison introduced the first speaker of the evening, Senator Orville H. Platt, 8lof Meriden, saying that he was the much beloved senator from Connecticut la man whom the people of the state would like to see retain the position just { as long as he wanted to, and even after i that.
 4 AS Senator Platt arose to speak it was a signal for more Yale cheers, each one ending up with nine "Platts." When the noise had ceased Senator
 Platt commenced his address. He said \ he wanted to thank those present for the enthusiastic welcome which had i been accorded him. Continuing, he said he would like to stay in the senate
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