The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-12
LEGISLATORS TO BANQUET TO-DAY Politicians Will Gather at Mo. mauguin from All Parts
 of the State This
 Afternoon. WALSH TO MEET TILSON Lake and Woodruff Have Accepted Invitations, and LilIey Is Ex-
 pcctcd to Be on
 Hand.
WALSH TO MEET TILS0M

Thst first annual reunion of the Leg lslative club of the session of 1907 will bring to the city today nearly all the prominent politicians in the state. and the banquet at Momauguln will have a strong political trend. Major Dennis A. Bakeslee, who Is treasurer of the club said last night that he expected Congressman -at-Large George l.. Lil- ley would be present, and letters of acceptance have already been received from Governor Rollin S. Woodruff and Lleutenant- Governor Everett j. Lake. The three republican candidates for the gubernatorlal nomination will thus be brought together and each will have many supporters present.
 Major John c. Tilson. speaker of the house of representatives, is president of the club. and returned from Ten nessee in order to be present at the re- union. Among the presidents is Senator James F, Walsh of Greenwich who Is Major Tilson's opponent for the nomination for the office of congress- man-at-large. Judge Walsh has ex- pressed his intention of coming today and there will be something doing along this line.
 Judge Elmore s. Banks of Fairfield, who wants to be next speaker of the house, will be present and actively en- gage In building fences. Stiles Judson of Stratford. president pro tenn of the senate. is coming, and Major D. A, Blakeslee of this city, who wants to succeed him, will be there as well. A great many of the republicans who come will have some personal object In view to talk over. although some of them are coming only for a good time
 The democrats will be in the minori- ty. but they will be there nevertheless, especially Senator Jerry" Donovan of Norwalk They will wear badges on which Is the seal of the state of Con necticut, while the republicans will wear badges with the pictures of Taft and sherman upon them. Some of the democrats are kicking because badges with tho photographs of Bryan and Kern will not be provided. George N Gum of Milford will make one of the informal speeches and Representative Daniel P. Dunn of Willlmantic vii undoubtedly be another democrat to be heard from.
 Dinner will be served about o'clock and after the dinner there will be in. formal speeches. \ time limit will be placed and no filibusternS will be al lowed. The various state officers, all oi whom have been invited. will he called upon and the leaders of the last legfs. lature will speak.
 The officers of the Legislative clut are President. Speaker John Q. I'll son of New Haven; vice president Lieut. Gov. Everett ]. Lake of Hart ford. Senators James r. Walsh ,o Greenwich. Archibald McNeil O Bridgeport, and Henry J. Potter O Woodstock. Representatives Elmore Banks of Fairfield, George M Gum O Milford. and William L. Higgins O Coventry; secretary, Representative F Hart Fem of Wethersfcld. treasurer | Senator Dennis A BlaSeslee of New | Haven. executive committee Senatori 1 C. F. Thompson, West Haven, n ] Luther Briggs of Middletown, Thoma i J. Spelacy of Hartford and Mayo 1 Keeney of Somers. Representatives Ar 1 thur A Bailey of Windsor, Abner r
 Hayes of Waterbury, Luther K Za 1 briski of Preston. William F.. Albin 0
 Westport. Charles L. Torrey of Put
 nam, Robert Harris of sharon, Charle
 B. Carlson of Haddam, Albert F. Sum
 ner of Mansfield, Daniel P, Dunn O
 Wlndham, Thomas F. Noone of Yer
 non, and Arthur J, Birdseye of Farm
 ington.