The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-24

The Republican Rally at Reception Hall on
Saturday evening last was more numerously
attended than the meeting Saturday evening
previous, without any abatement of the inter-
est and earnestness which characterized all
the previous meetings that have been held
with reference to the municipal election.
The meeting was called to order by M. A.
Blan ,hard, ESQ.,, and Fl. G. Lowell, ESQ.,, elect
ed chairman. The opening address was by the
chairman, followed by B. Kingsbury, Jr., ESQ.,,
who clearly, fully and ably presented the issues
before the people at this time, showing the
Importance of being united, while attempts
are being made in the very heart of the body
polite to crush out the great principles which
our fathers promulgated, and for the support
of which our brothers and sons have laid down
their lives. He very justly remarked that the
petty questions on which the Republican
party of Portland had to some extent become
divided were not worth mentioning compared
with the great questions of the salvation of the
country and the reconstruction of Govern
ment on the great principles of equality before
the law without regard to race or color. He
counseled harmony, contending that no rea-
son other than that based on personal pique
could be given why any true Republican could
not support for the Office of Mayor, Capt. Ja-
cob Mcclellan, the regular Republican nomi-
nee. Judge Kingsbury was listened to with
the deepest interest, the audience giving ex-
preston of approval by frequent and hearty
demonstrations of applause.
The meeting was also address sed in an elo-
quent and able manner by j. B. Hall, ESQ.,, r.
ID. Bean, Esq, M. L. Stevens. ESQ.,, w. H.
Smith, Esq, NJ. A. Blanchard, Esq, Messrs.
John M. Todd and B. Colby.
The speakers all urged the Importance of
laying aside, for this year at least, the minor
issues and give an undivided support to repre-
sentative men of the Republican party, even
though their might be some personal objec-
tons to the man, and that nothing could be
gained by striking down great principles to
crafty personal spleen. As the leaders in the
opposition to Capt. Mcclellan had declared
that the temperance question was not in issue,
these was nothing left but personal considera-
tons as ground for leaving and dividing the
party that is supporting the Government in
the hour when harmony OF action was pre-
emineptfy desirable. 1t was contended that
the Rapnbfican nominee for Mayor is a man of
unexceptionable moral character, large expe-
rience in the business affairs of the city; hay
ing grown up with the city he has thorough
knowledge of its wants, interests and peculiar
tiles; man of large business experience,
thoroughly Informed in financial matters and
a rigid economist, and although somewhat
impulsive and at times little unyielding, has a
true heart under his jacket, prompting him to
defend the right with an earnestness that
soon convinces his opponent that he means
what he says and says what he means. An
attempt to force upon the city heavy tax
without corresponding return has always
been met by him with persistency that has
not soon been forgotten by those whose favor
lite schemes have thereby been defeated
Nothing can prevent the election of Jacob
Mcclellan as Mayor of this city by majority
of rising 1000, except detection in our ranks,
and, judging from present indications, that
will not be sufficiently extensive to endanger
his election. The second, sober thought of
many of our citizens, when they consider the
threatening attitude of affairs at Washington
will prompt them now, however they might
have done under other circumstances, to en-
deavor to harmonic and concentrate all the
Republican strength of our city and thereby
show that the Republicans of Portland are a
units in the hour of danger
The meeting adjourned at 91-2 o'clock to
Monday evening, when grand rally will be
had at the City Hall, to be addressed by sew
eral distinguished speakers who have not as
yet taken part in the meetings