The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-08-30
Democratic Rally at CITY Hall.

Saturday evening the Democrats had flag
raisings on Centre and Congress streets, near
Washington. The several ward companies
turned out with both Chambers and the Port
land band, and made very good appearance
The Democratic residences along the route
were brilliantly illuminated and both on
Centre and the lower part of Congress streets
the houses were prettily decorated with Chin
ese lanterns There were 229 in uniform in
the procession. counting both bands. There
was little hitch in the programme when the
small company that had formed on York street
went ahead without the main part of the pro-
cession that had formed on Union street, and
consequently the Centre street flag was
thrown TO the breeze little prematurely.
Some amusement was created by the tfanspar-
ency erected near the second faag-raising
which bore the inscription "No bayonets at
the poles" an apparently needles piece of adj
vice.
! Mr.. NJ. M. Riggs called the meeting to order
at the City Hall and introduced Ex-Mayor
Walker as chairman. The audience was large
and Col. Fellows of New York was the
speaker.
There seemed to be considerable uneasiness
among the managers over the craftsmanship of
the meeting. Ex-Mayor Walker seemed rather
unwilling to preside, fearing, perhaps further
unpleasant references to the attempted dis
franchisipg of Portland matter, but he finally
braced up to it, though he refused point blank
to make any speech. AS. the speaker and
prominent Democrats had taken seats upon
the platform and there was no disposition
oh Al.
did manage to apologize, saying they wo uld
wait for the bands &C., before proceed ng.
These shortly after came in and took seats on
the stage, and Col Fellows was at once intro
duced. The Colonel is rather inferior in size.
but has an attractive personal appear ance,
bright, flashing black eyes and hair and is
wlthal an interesting orator to listen to- though
he does preach fanatical doctrine. In open
ing his remarks he said that after the Cincin-
natl nomination had been made fearful ap-
peal was made by the Republicans that there
be no md4asslingng in this campaign and he
ceeded to sling some mud by reviving the
Credit Mobilier and De Golyer pavement
ISLANDERS. After devoting an hour to mud
singing ne skipped to the ''rebel brigadier
anathemas upon the heads of Gen. Longstreet,
Mosby, and those ex-Confederate generals who
have seen fit to unite themselves with the Re-
publican party. but was mum upon the
recOrd oI The nOted CnalmerS, who was recent
ly stumping in Maine for the Democracy-he
who was the hero ~ of the Fort Pillow massa-
ere. On this subject the Colonel fairly howled,
and such was his effort to induce his audience
to forget and forgive everything relating to the
late civil war that he was completely exhaust
ed. He did, however, touch lightly upon the
action of Congress in the election laws, ap-
pealing to the sympathies of his audience in
aid of the down-trodden brethren in the South,
who because the government sees fit to inter-
fere)are not allowed the free use of the shot gun
at the polls. He totally annihilated ~ Senator
Blaine's recent speech in City Hall, upon the
census frauds in the South, by saying Mr..
| Blaine and the Republican party were mad
because the people at the South had, 'ssince
| the war, gone on having children, as of oldi"
and closed by predicting brilliant Democratic
victory at the coming election. lSaid he, we are
| sure OF Maine by at least 10000 majority; New
| York will follow with an old-time Democratic
| majority, as will also New Jersey, Louisiana
and Pennsylvania, while Garfield will lie
| awake nights thinking how he may contriye
| means to save the state of Ohio for his own.
| No mention whatever was made to our state
| political affairs in any way or shape, and the
| speaker was evidently good old jackson
Democratic 'dyed in the WOOL There was
no fusion" manifested IN him or his remarks
| AT 1870 o'clock the speaker sat down. and
all appeared glad of the opportunity to go
home. They rose en- masse to go out, but sud-
denly thought they had forgotten something
and stopped. The ex-Mayor took in the situa-
ton and called for cheers, the bands played
and the meeting adjourned.