New Britain herald., 1920-02-25
i. 0.P. CELEBRITIES
 GATHER HERE TONIGHT
Will Hays Representative Among Guests-Dr. But
 Ter Chief Speaker.

The political guns will boom in this city tonight-and the sound is likely to reverberate throughout the state when the annual dinner of the Third Ward Republican club will be held in Bardeck's hall. The dinner is sched- uled to start at 7:3O o'clock. For several days the sale of tickets had been curtailed and yesterday the com mittee in charge found it necessary to completely stop the sale. One of the most representative gatherings of the G. o. F. disciples in Connecticut will be on hand to listen to President Nicholas Murray Butler, of Columbia university, New York, and also a pos sibility for the republican presidential nomination in Chicago in June. The various leaders of the party from all counties will be in attendance tonight, as we'll as the state officers. including Governor. Marcus H. Holcomb and Lieutenant Governor Clifford E. Wilson.
 For some time the dinner commit tee has been promising a surprise, and it was not until today that it was made known. Efforts had been pur forth to secure Will H. Hays, chair man of the republican national com mittee, to attend tonight's affair, and he had anticipated such a pleasure until important business matters in Washington neceSsitated his going 70 the national capital yesterday. How ever, MT. Hays has seen to it that the club will have present a repu blican or national prominence in the person Of A. B. Messer, of New York, the East ern represen tative of the national chairman. During his stay in this city Mr. Messer will be entertained by Senator George W. Klett.
 It can readily be grasped that to- nights dinner of the Third Ward Re publican club has stretched outside of the bounds of the Nutmeg State with the attendance of such an important figure in republican circles as Mr. Messer. It is being freely prophesied today that the first guns of the com ing ampaignAparticular in Con- necticut-wi1l be launched tonight. Over 800 tickets have been disposed of for the dinner. The committee nf arrangements has left nothing undone to make the affair a success, and, with music and political oratory, the evening should be pleasantly passed.
 Edwin W Schultz. who has had charge of the sale of out-of-town tickets, has notified the committee of the probable attendance of the fol- lowing republican leaders: Colonel Isaac M. U11man, of New Haven; Speaker James F. Walsh, of Green wich; Sheriff Charles "A. Gates, of Willimantic; J. Henry Roraback, of New Canaan, chairman of the state central committee; Charles Hopkins Clark, of Hartford, editor of the Hartford Courant; Hugh M. Alcorn, of Suffield. states attorney; Colonel Robert O. Eaton, of New Haven; Charles A. Goodwin, of Hartford; Admiral w. $. Cowles, of Farmington: Mayor William Sandland, of Water bury; Senator Charles Templeman. of Waterbury; Mayor Daniel J. Donovan, of Meriden; A. r. Connor, of Bridge port: Harry Mckenzie, of Fairfield; Senator Harvey Bissell, of Ridgefield: Robbins R. Stoeckel, of Hartford, Connecticut automobile commission CT; Major John Buckley, of Hartford, secretary to Governor NJ. H. Holcomb; Jacob Walther, of Cheshire, county commissioner in New Haven county: Representative Albert Bailey, of Nor wich; eX-Mayor Frank Cole, of Mid dletown: Wilson Reynolds of Middle town, and Colonel w. H. Hall. >f Willington.