The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-01
Notable Luncheon is Given in
Nj, BryaRs Honor at
New Haven
-FOUR ADDRESSES DURING DAY
AND SEVERAL CONFERENCES.
Yesterday Must Have Reminded Him
Strongly of the Strenuous Days
of His Presidential
Campaign.

New Haven. Conn, August s1.-The visit
Of William J. Bryan to Connecticut to-
day must have strongly reminded him of
the strenuous days during his presidential
campaigns for he delivered four addresses,
each of considerable length, attended two
receptions. and was the center of hand
shaking bees whenever his admirers could
reach him.
This was crowded into the hours be-
tween noon when he reached this city and
his retirement tonight at Bridgeport.
Everywhere he was heartily received al
though there was an absence of street
demonstrations both here and in Bridge
port His audience, however. was wildly
enthusiastic at the noon luncheon here.
The features of the day were the lunch
con and the conference of New England
democrats. At the former Mr.. Bryan was
welcomed to the city and state. and at the
latter he stood before a representative
body of New England democrats and
with great earnestness spoke of the prob
lens which the party must face in the
coming campaign. Mr.. Bryan said in the
course of his address that New England
never had been good breeding place for
democracy; Jefferson had never so con-
sidered it; neither did Jackson
Many Are Disappointed.
delay at the start of Mr.. Bryan's trip
.fcGrso4 = ;ilsss.lapping of three meet
ings here, TO the disappointment of many.
The mass meeting on the green had to be
started before the luncheon was actually
over, and the democratic conference was
not completed until it was time for Mr..
Bryan to deliver his third address of the
day.
The chief change in the programme was
the inclusion of Ex-Governor Gavin of
Rhode Island as one of the open-air
speakers as the address he had prepared
for the luncheon had been ruled out as
being too political.
Mr.. Garvin spoke at the luncheon. how
ever, paying a tribute to the uprightness
of Mr.. Bryan.
Mr. Bryan Left New Haven for Bridge
port shortly before 6 o'clock, addressing
an audience at the armory in the even
ing. His addresses at the mass meetings
were along the lines of his speech at
Madison Square Garden last night.
Tomorrow morning Mr.. Bryan will re-
turn to New York. Most of the members
of his party who were with him today left
for their homes tonight.
Arrives Shortly After Noon.
Mr. Bryan reached New Haven at 12:15
o'clock. At the station was a long line of
carriages for the members of the party
and for the committee on entertainment.
In and about the station and on the near
by streets the crowd filed the walks and
a hearty round of cheers was given the
arrivals. Many of the men gathered were
employees of nearby factories and of down
town office buildings. Mr.. Bryan was
greeted by Lieutenant Governor Wood
ruff and Mayor Study, the latter riding
with Mr.. Bryan AS soon as the carriages
were filled, brass band struck up live
ly march and the procession started
across the city to the headquarters of the
democratic county committee In Chapel
street Owing to the fact that arrange
ments were a little behind hand the stop
at the democratic committee rooms was
only for a few moments and handshaking
was limited to a small number of the
more prominent men present. The car
rIages were then driven into Court street
where at Music hall the luncheon was
spread.
More Than Ordinary Interest.
The visit of Mr.. Bryan today was an
event of more than ordinary interest all
though he is no stranger to the city
Many times in the last two years and i'm
mediately prior to his trip abroad Mr..
Bryan was here to attend the duties as
executor Oh tile tSldlc Ol the iale PnllO
s. Bennett and to appear as a party in
the legal complications developed by his
administration to the trust. The throng on
the streets today from the station to
Music hall was made up largely of per-
sons from the summer resorts in this
vicinity. The city people turned out by
thousands at the mass meeting on the
green Trains from the east and west all
the morning were crowded mostly with
men who bore marks of travel as II COM
ing from considerable distances. The mer-
camille houses closed at noon. The days
programme was marked with an absence
of formality the only special arrange
ments being the erection of a small sec
tIon of seats near the band stand and the
issuance of tickets to the luncheon.
At the luncheon the arrangement of ta-
bles provided for the guests at one which
ran across the hall. while from this at
right angles were six tables. one for each
New England state delegation. Covers
were laid for six hundred DIR. A. B. Full
Ter Of this city was toastmaster
Everybody Rises to Welcome Guest.
As Mr.. Bryan passed into the hall he
was rousingly cheered, everybody stand
Ing, and the more enthusiastic ones
climbing upon chairs and waving hats
Those who were near the head table
pressed forward to shake hands with Mr..
Bryan and there was delay In getting ev
erybody seated SO that luncheon could
be served. Mayor Studley, Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff. Ex-Governor Garvin
OF Rhode Island and ex-Congressman
George Fred Williams of Massachusetts
were the chief guests nearest neighbors.
Among the late comers was Chairman
CARRIER of the democratic state central
committee of Ohio who was cheered.
In the gallery were many women. 1t
was almost o'clock before Toastmaster
ruller arose and for the Democratic club