The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
Expects Overwhelming Majority After Dinner of Politicians Held Recently in Will.
 limantic.
SENATOR GATES THE HOST
Coming Members of the Legislature Rounded Up to Greet the Cnndi- datc--lrihutc to Congress-
 man Russell.

fNl Alli Il''h'I ll1NN' lIl " lllAlleiilhlN Saturday afternoon says the Hartford Times of last night there was a yeritabe love feast of Windham coun- ty republican politicians including the representatives and senators elect, with United States Senator Frank B
 Brandegeo of New London guest of honor, and Judge Harry E. Back and Senator charles A. Gates, state central committeeman as the hosts After the dinner the post -prandial exercises developed into q wave of enthusiasm for senator Brandcgce, his name be-
 ing cheered in a manner that left no doubt as to the future intentions of the Windham county legislators, Sen
 ator Brandegee sat at the head table, Senator Gates on his right. and sena- tor-elect Searls on his left The liss of guests were as follows.
 1 United States Senator Frank B.. Brandegee of New London Senator elect Charles r.. Searls. of Putnam,
 Senator-eloct William II. Buruham. of
 Hampton; state Central Committee. man Charles A. Gates of Willimantic;
 State Central Committeeman Harry E.
 Back of Danielsou County Commis- sioner F, II Hall, of North Windham,
 County Commissioner C. F, Barber, of . Central Village; County Commissioner
 r. II. Cortiss, of Grosvenoriale. Secre-
 tary If the state Central Committee C.
 E Hinman, Willimantic; Ex-senator
 Fayette r.. Wright. of Pomfret. "Sou
 yenir" William Fl Taylor, of Putnam;
 Hon Guilford Smith. of South Wind
 ham, A. N Vaughn. Pomtret H R.
 Woodward, Ashford, II O, Preston,
 Putnam, c M smith, scotland, Avery
 A stanton, Moosup, John A. Dadl
 Putnam. Joseph McKachnic Putnam,
 Charles H. Blake Brooklyn; C. Edwin
 Blake Brooklyn; Oliver F. lllscox
 Woodstock; Edward II Beach Dan
 lelson, S A Pcckham, Woodstock,
 Arthur H. Mathewson, Plainheld; Ed
 ward Baker. Canterbury; Elmer F
 Bennett. Canterbury Fred NJ Wrigh.
 Ashford. r HoXie Llllhrldge. Plain
 field; Frank Y. Lyon, Canterbury
 George A. Green, Canterbury, w, r
 Kelley Dayyile; James Lowry Brook. i. lyn. Archie II Gallup, Scotland, Ar thur T. Grosycnor Pomrret John F Grosyenor, Pomfret. Charles r. Burn ham, Hampton; sheriff r. B Sibley DanIelson; U IAFrancc Central VII lage, Benjamin Briggs Plainhcld, James Greig, Hampton ] NJ. Perrin Thompson. T.. M Chester Thompson' Marcus A. Covel North Grosyenor' dale: r. Olin Chaffee, Woodstock Meancthon Raddish. Woodstock; Her. bert C, Keeeh KillIngly Editor Dwight A Lyman, WllImantic; JudgC William A. Arnold, Wnlmantic, Judgc James A shea Willimantie Johr Bolles. Wilimantic: Arthur F Lincoln Wmimantlc, and L. B Lincoln, will. mantle.
 Senator Gates introduced senato' Brandegcc as "our present and as "oul next senator, anu the latter told hl' hearers that he was delighted to mee' tho representatives and senator's elect from Niudham county He said thai f. was always a pleasure for him t' come into the county that was th' hom, Of beloved Charlie Russell on' of the best friends they ever had, mar hI prominence III hUNlllH ANB blll " " rendered great service Co the state anC country After referring to his owr legislative experience In the Connect cut legislature. h. said: "Nou will fin many perploXiug problems confrontinf you iu the legislature. But lf the coun ties of the state have elected to tn' general asgnmbi" as intelligent. con | seryatWe. level Il, adcd gentlemen a' ! you gentlemen afford every indication
 of being 1 prophecy that the state wl
 progress conservatiNely and wisely, ant , will be the better for the coming to
 gethrr of thls assembly Perhaps ther'
 Is matter in your minds 10 which
 have as vet made no Illusion. You vii be called upon to elect senator t'
 queeecd myself This county has al
 ways been loyal to her own and l tnS will continue to be so In the futurr
 You are all free American citizens wh' $ will. without influence, exercise his owl f judgment in the premises, and if an
 other would be better than myself n tHe belief of any one of you, or If yo'
 believe otherwise l know you will d
 as youi conscience dictates Furthe < than this defer allusion to the sen , atorshlp until meet you later nt Hart ford" The senator was roundly ap pIauded as he concluded,
 , Senator Elect BurnhNm called fO 3 three cheers for Mir Brandegee whic was giyen with will senator Elec
 Soaries D. 4. Lyman, e. E, Hinma and other spoke n good word for th
 Emitted States senator and the Hon i Gullford smith of Wlndham came on
 fiat footed for him, saying he hoped thl county would vote with him for th
 present senator.
 Before Senator BrandeRec left tow tho Times reporter asked him if h wished to make any statement re l gardng his canvass for reelection an
 MT Brnndogce said lO the reporter
 You may state in the Times that
 have every confidence of being electc
 senator by an overwhelming majority. I HARVARD AND NAVY BREAK.