The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-29
EMMET CLUBS ORATOR THRICE
 CONGRESSMAN
EIouuence Of Hon. James A. HammiEl M. C. Will Thrill
 Local Gathering

ConRreSsnan James A Han1ill, who has been secured by the Emmet Club to deliver its annual memorial ad- dress at Poli's Theatre, Sunday even ing, is one of the most brilliant ora tors in the national capital. The ad- dress of Congressman Hamill in con nection with a fine concert in which many leading artists will participate, is expected to attract the largest audi ance that has attended any Of the Elm met n1emUrials. The exchanging of tickets for reserved seats begun at Hartjgan's pharmacy today, assumed such proportions before noon that the capacity of the house is likely to be exhausted before the doors open Sun day evening
 Hon. James A. Hamill, Representa- tive from the Tenth District of New Jersey, fs one of the most promising young men in Congress He is just thirty-f1ve years of age, has already won distinction at the bar and has 1n- froduced several important measures m Congress. The one that Is Of most general interest is a bill now pending providing for retirement pensions for Civil employees of the Federal Gov 1c approval of the convention of the United States Civil service Retirement Association held in Washington on January 18th and 20th last
 MT. Hamil was born in Jersey City on March 9oth, 1871 He received his education at St. Peters College, ter sey City. from which he was graduat- ed in 1897, receiving the degree of A.B. and in the subsequent year that of A. M. He completed the regular course of lectures at the New York Law School and in 1899 obtained the degree of LL-B. He was admitted to the bar of New Jersey in June 1900. In 1902 he was elected a member of the New Jersey House of Assembly, year terms, during the last two of which he was the Democratic leader of that body
 Sixty-frst Congresses, and reelected to the Sixty-second. In the latter e ec- ton he won notable victory, receiv- Republican and 1051 for Ufert, Social ist While the Tenth District is Democratic stronghold, MT. HamilPs personal popularity counts for a good deal.
 On the day of the adjournment of Congress in August, 1911, MT. Hamill made a speech which showed a re- Jnarkable grasp of foreign affairs, ard endeared him to Irish NationalistS throughout the country MT Bar tholdt, of Missouri a few days before had made a speech in favor Of the Ar bitration Treaties with Great Britain and France, an unprecedented action as the House of Representatives had never previously discussed Treaties pending before the Senate. MT. Bar tholdt justified his action on the ground that the House of Representa- tives forms part of the Constituency of the Senate and that he was there fore Justified in appealing to the lat ter body to ratify the Treaties. The precedent will hold good and MT. Ham i'll promptly followed it up.
 In the course of his speech MT. Bar tholdt undertook to speak for the Irish citizens of the United States and claimed that the great majority of used language that was offensive to . Irish citizens because of the insinua- ton that they are influenced in their American political action by Euro Eoean heritages'' and that the prom SC by an English Ministry of the grant of Home Rule would determine their attitude on these Treaties.
 MT. Hamills speech was a most ef- fectfve answer to all these insinua- lions and he showed conclusiveIy ty quotations from a speech Of Sir Ed Eetary, that England wanted her Ar bitratfon Treaty as the first step to an alliance for war against a third Pow er He resented as the son of an Jrishrnan the claim that Irish citi- gems are influenced in their pol tlcal 1rctior bv transatlantic heritaSes, or hy any but American reasons, and he insisted that their attitude would not be influenced in the slightest degree by the grant Of Home Rule to Ire and, or by any other European considera-
 MT. HamiI comes of good old Irish stock. The HamilIs are said to be }s an 9fsho0t Id 9 fafbe %a or native i1e Of the County Antrim, who came to this country in early life and settled Sn Jersey City. He took part in the old Fenian movement and later be- came an active member of the Clan na-GaeL His son IS true to the fam lily traditions and is always at the call Of the Nationa st organization NOr any service it may demand of him. He is a frequent speaker at Irish meetings and has fine grasp of the Irish questions
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