Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-31
GREETING AT new HAVEN
George Fred Williams Advocates
Government r. R. Ownership.
AT NON.PARTISAN- LUNCHEON
Big Crowds Receive Peerles Leader
and There is Moderate En-
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thusiasm-Notes Of Trip.
Special From q stan Correspondent.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. August 31-The
cursion into Connecticut is the character of
the auspices under which he appears. for.
Willingly or not, his first appearance out
side of New York Is under the wing Of the
most radical element Of New England
democracy. He is accompanied on his trip
by radicals he is met by the extremists Of
the party. and is In conference with men
who have been affiliated with all the ex-
treme moves which the democrats of New
England have made in the past ten years.
Mr.. Bryan was asked to come to New
Haven primarily to attend a New England
conference to which had been invited lead
ing democrats from all the New England
states. They were such men as George
Fred Williams OF Massachusetts; ex-Gov.
l.. F. c. Garvin of Rhode Island, one of the
England; Mayor Brown of Woonsoeket
Fred Plaisted of Maine Col. Drinkwater of
Massachusetts. and on down the list of
men who have been associated with the old
free silver, free trade, and extreme. Bryan
policies of 1896 and 1900.
r AS if not content with this company, Mr..
Bryan brought with him, as one of the
principal speakers of the day. ex-Repre-
sentative John ]. Lentz of Ohio, whose
radicalism was even. too much for the ex-
IRENE wing of the democratic party in the
Columbus district and lost that normally
democratic district to the democrats Mr.
Lentzs speech this afternoon was a COM
ment upon and contrast of conditions now
and in 1896. He recalled the visit of Bryan
to New Haven In the former year and the
incident of his being Kissed by the Yale
students, and rejoiced in the great change
which Mr.. Lentz thinks has come over the
people of New Haven since that time.
Didn't Touch the Tariff.
Mr. Lentz refrained from touching on the
tariff question in the presence of the con-
siderable number of workingmen who
fringed the good-sized crowd on the green.
George Fred Williams of Massachusetts
addressed the New England conference
which had been arranged by National Com
mitteenan -Troaps Mp lTroup is the origi-
nal Bryan man in Connecticut and has been
identified with the radical wing of the party
since the. close OF the Cleveland admins
tration.
George Fred Williams, in his speecb tn
the conference this afternoon. took the bold
leap for government control OF railroads
going even further than his leader pyt not
qualifying in favor of partial sta .e control
winch Mr.. Bryan has announced as Il con-
cession to the southern democracy. Mr.
Williams remarks on the subject of rail-
road control. quoted verbatim, were as fol-
lows: so long as the railroads are privately
conducted they will exact from industry all
that the traffic will bear. They will main
tain their control of politics, will pack leg
tslatures. will secure subservient judges-in
short, they will continue TO corrupt our pol
tues, our government, our laws and our
trade. 800
THE time is ripe for us to follow in the
tracks OF civilized nations and to own as
people the highways of commerce Such
il the grand program which our leader
has enacted as his future policy
Mr.. Williams only reference to the tariff
In this hot-bed of protected industries was
as follows: IF our party has no purpose
except the tinkering OF the tariff schedules
1t might as well go out of existence
Bryan Got Great Welcome.
Mr.. Bryan received a gratifying welcome
In New Haven. He came over from New
York on an early train, travelling in a reg
ular parlor car, set apart for the use of
the reception party. He paid his fare
Along the line he was cheered at Bridge
port and Stamford. where the train made
two-minute stops but he made no speech.
Workingmen lined the factory windows
along the railroad In Bridgeport. but were
not demonstrative. At New Haven he was
awaited by crowd of probably 800 people
and was cordially cheered.
The party entered carriages and were
driven up the main streets to the green.
The sidewalks were well lined and Mr.
Bryan was applauded and cheered as he
drove along. but the demonstration was not
excessive at any period.
He scheduled for a speech on the
green at O'clock. after making talk at
the conference He had not prepared any
thing for the occasion. but said he would
talk along the lines of his address In New
York last night.
Preceding the political exercises of the
day, Mr.. Bryan was given luncheon at
Music Hall. which was a non-partisan at
fair. Mr.. Bryan was introduced by the re-
4 publican mayor of the city and by the Heu-
, tenant governor of the state, who Is also
republican. Mr.. Bryan's talk at the
luncheon was along patriotic and general
lines and without partisan reference.
n. o. NJ.