The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-07
Everyone in the
 Senate Is Now
 Out for Governor
Brilliant Banquet at Which Sen- ator Bartlett Presides Dis- closes the Candidates

Hartford, Sept. 7.-The Senate aI- most adjourned sine die last night when it gathered at the Allyn House as the guests of Senator Bryan F. Mahan, who was acclaimed the mil lion dollar senator of the session of 1911." More than quorum was present when he walked into the lob ready, gentlemen, this way" The way led to the west dining room on the second floor The banquet hall presented a scene even more brilliant than some of the sessions of the Sen ate have been. The tables were laid ma square; in the center was a gar den of roses, surrounded by banks of palms and the tables were decorat ed with vines
 The banquet was an innovation in the history of the state. It was the first time within the memory of any of those present, including such sea- soned guests as Lieutenant Governor Dennis A. Blakeslee and Senator Charles w. Barnum, when the two political factions of the state Senate gathered in such a session. The ban quet and the after dinner exercises tcok the place of what usually hap pens on the last day of the session of the General Assembly, when every body hands everyone else a bouquet, whether he wants to or not, and the Senate suspends the rules and each calls the other by his first name.
 The courses of the dinner were in- terspersed with speeches by Senator Hooker, who opened the festivities by singing baritone-tenor solo entitled 'Highballs Rolling on the Ground Everybody had to make speech at some time or other, and some, from three speeches. Not even the report CTS escaped this.
 Senator Bartlett of Bridgeport act ed as toastmaster, aud a tournament of presentations of loving cups fol- lowed. No less than thirty-five gub- ernatorial booms were started. Once Senator Judson asked all candidates for governor to stand and be counted, and everybody, including the report CTS, was on his feet in less time than it takes te~erder 8 roll-call.
 The. first presentation was made by Senator Hooker, who said he would rather be a senator than lieutenant governor. for he could then talk more, and wound up by presenting to Lieu tenant Governor Blakeslee a hand some silver loving cup from the sena- tors. Lieutenant Governor Blakesles responded. and lost no time in christening the cup. This latter ac- ton was regarded as precedent, which senators always regard, and everyone else who got a loving cup followed suit There were several more candidates for governor after all the cups had been christened.
 Senator Spellacy then got the floor, and presented to President Pro Tenn pore Woodruff another cup; Senator Paddock presented to Senator Judson a cup; Senator Wright presented a cup to Senator Mahan; Senator Peck presented a set of silver buttons to the chaplain, Rev. J. Frederick Sex ton of New Haven; another set of buttons was presented to the clerk, William H. Bladgett by Senator Hal loran; Senator Judson presented to Senator Spellacy a loving cup, and Senator Spellacy retaliated by pre- senting to Senator Barnum a silver vase.
 To. Senator Barnum's vase were four smaller ones, attached by ster- ling silver chains, inscribed Capital, labor, justice and good-fellowship.'
 The festivities wound up with a glowing testimonial by Senator Ma han to Governor Baldwin and the drinking of a toast to his excellency. In closing the guests drank toast to Senator Mahan, who was accredited with being the first senator ever to get the entire Senate together around 8 banquet board.
 Rev. D. A. Flannery of Enfield and Leonard H. Saunders of New London were Senator Mahan's special guests.