The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-31
BIG OVATION FOR JUDGE ROBERTSON Tours New Haven by Auto and Is Greeted by Thousands
 Hundreds of Italians
 in Music Hall. AVERY SCORES LILLEY says Latter Cannot Talk About Cor poratlons as Long as He Is Con-
 nectcd With Beef Trust
 Applause for Waller.
AVERY SCORES LILLEY

Last night was democratic night of the fall campaign in this city and a hood of oratory and enthusiasm swept she city. There were parades in the different senatorial districts, chief of which was the parade of the Italian marching clubs In the center of the city, and all along the line of march and In the vicinity of the meeting places there were hundreds of sticks Of red fire.
 There were many national speak CTS here and all had interesting views to place before the public. Congress- man Riddle of Alabama went so far as to call Roosevelt and cortelyou em- oe2zlers James NJ, Burns. also of Alabama, spoke in Foy auditorium on the republican attitude on the tariff. All this was very interesting, but the Interests centered from the beginning of the evening until the last speech on state issues, and finally every thing else was lost sight of.
 Ex-Governor Waller of New London said that raft had no courage or ne would have recognized George l.. Lil- Icy as a candidate on the state ticket When he was here Monday He said thls was also shown by hls not resign Ing as secretary of war when he and President Roosevelt differed in regard 70 the Brownsville affair. Had Taft resigned. said Governor Waller. he Would have been elected president and not lost one of the many negro votes which have been alienated by his action in knuckling down to the President of the United States.
 Christopher Avery of Groton, who Is Tuning for congressman large showed how George l.. LIley Is try m to capture the labor vote, and how false his assertions are. Said Mir. Avery: 'Lilley says he Is not connect ed with any corporation, and so would be free from corporate influence. This Is untrue. Llley's firm in Waterbury IS Swift. I.iley & Co.,, and Lilley is in company witn the beef trust
 Governor Walters chief address was delivered at the mass meeting of the negro voters on Webster street Chris topher Averys at the meeting in Westville. where he was the guest of his classmate, William F. Alcorn.
 Judge A. Heaton Robertson, the democratic nominee for governor, toured the city In a big automobile with Chairman Doughan of the dem ocratic town committee. Mayor James B. Martin and Edwin S. Thomas, sec retary of the state central committee, The addresses in every ward were Practically the same,
 The first meeting was the big Ttal- ian rally in Music hall, Preceding t Was a parade of the Italian democrat ic marching clubs of the lower part of the city The Roman Olympia and the Savoy bands furnished music, leading and bringing to close the Procession, and prominent citizens of the Italian section rode in carriages after inc band The principal streets near inc center were visited, the pa rade coming to a close finally at Mu- sic hall.
 Andrew Nicola introduced as the presidlng officer of the evening An drew V Ricardi freshman in the Yale law school. Ricardi addressed tho audience in his native tongue, as did Coroner Anitelli of New York. He thanked them for the ovation they gave him, and then presented as the first sneaker of the evening Mayor James B Martin. Mayor Martin said;
 q do not feel that l need any in- Production to such loyal and import ant throng of friends of democracy