Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-03
CHANGERS THREATEN
TO sNUB PRESIDENT
Will Not Take Part in Reception at
the State Fair at Hartford.

Hartford, Conn.,, Aug. 2-The Times
this afternoon says that the Connecti-
Connecticut Fair association that it
cannot participate in the reception
which is to be rendered to President
Taft when he comes to the fair ip
Charter Oak park early<in~ September
as a guest of the Connecticut Fair
teryiews with F. e. Duffy of Yves.
Hartford, and John H. Hale, the latter
a state railroad commissioner, both
executive officers of the state grange
suhstantiating the attitude of the
grange.
the accuracy of the statement that
''the grange cannot consistently par
ticipate in the reception to be rendered
President Taft when he comes to
Hartford"
The attitude Of the grange is attrib-
uted entirely to the presidents atti-
tude on reciprocity with. Canada How
widespread the feeling is can only be
determined from an interview given
the Times by Mr.. Duffy, whose pro-
tests in Washington at the time of the
reciprocity hearings created wide
spread comment. Duffy has charge OF
the livestock department at the Con-
necticut fair. He says:
Some time ago the manager of the
fair invited the grange to participate
as the usual grange day was to be OBJ
served. This week when it was
learned that President Taft had ac-
cepted on invitation to attend the fa1f
the situation changed. The fair au-
thorities have been notified that the
grange will not take part in the fair
this year.
Why" he was asked.
His reply is given as follows:
For the reason that the grange is
opposed to the reciprocity idea in all
its aspects and as President Taft has
been the leader in that movement the
grange does not care to take part in
any event in which he is a guest
Mr.. Duffy does not wish to be un-
derstood as speaking for the grange
in an official capacity. He is quoted
as saying that the movement was OF
even greater extent than was indi-
Gated by his statement and that farm
ers and agricuIturalists of the country
would show their hand in the 1912
election.
It is predicted that the alleged at
titude of the grange toward the pres
ident will arouse the city of Hartfor5
and other manufacturing centers
where reciprocity is fakored and that
he will be given vociferous reception
when he comes to town. 1t was in
timated that every factory in this city
and vicinity may be asked to close
when he comes to town in order that
the sentiment OF the people may be
expressed. 1t is already evident that
the proposed action of the grange will
be counter-acted with vigor.
Granaers Not So Small.
Many of the directors of the state
fair association took exception to the
stand taken today by the grangers
among them G. F. Heublein of this
city, who said MY opinion is that
the directors should pay no attention
to this. If the grangars are SO small
that they will not attend because the
president of the country is there, well
they are pretty SMALL
c. w. Pratt. also of this city. said:
81 think Mr.. Hale, and Mr.. Duffy are
extremists; it will not make the
slightest difference to the fair whether
| they are there or not
| President Soby said he hoped tina.
the president would come and that he
would speak on reciprocity, and that
he thought the whole thing would blow
over.