The Portland daily press., 1880-08-28
BLAINE AND DAVIS.
A Rousing Ovation by the
People.
CITY HALL PACKED TO OVER
FLOWING.
Portland's Rebuke to the Authors
of the State Steal.
THE SOUTHERN CENSUS FRAUDS
SHOWN UP BY SENATOR BLAINE.
A LARGE OVERFLOW MEETING.

The grandest meeting that Portland has
ever witnessed was the magnificent dem
onstration in City Hall last night. 1t was
the most scathing rebuke to the authors of
the State steal, while it was also glorious ova-
ton to Senator Blaine and Gov. Davis
AS early as o'clock the corridors of the
building were filled and the people beseging
the doors. At $50 galleries, stage, and num-
Der of seats on the floor were occupied Only
space was left on the stage for the speakers, in
vited guests and the Garfield and Arthur Glee
Club, and, in fact, not enough for them. Some
of the reporters could not reach their tables on
account OF the crowd at that hour, and had to
climb up to the gallery, and long before the
time fixed for the meeting, hall and stairs were
SO packed that policeman called in at the
meeting o the City Government, and re-
quested to know if something had not better
be done to remove a part of the crowd on the
stairs lest they might meet with an accident.
The stage at the appointed hour was
filled with the Drum Corps and the Glee Club,
1872 in number, in their bright scarlet uniforms,
rising tier upon tier, and one of their number
bearing their banner directly in the centre of
the company. In front of the club were two
long rows of our most distinguished citizens,
and directly in front of them were chairman
W. III. Plummer, of the City Committee, Gov
Davis and Mayor Senter. On either side of the
stage were settees crowded with we'll known
citizens. In front of the platform other settees
were rui- in down the entire length of the hall
SO closely that it seemed as if men to occupy
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their legs in their pockets. The galleries were
brilliant with ladies, some of whom had trav-
elled thirty to sixty miles to attend this meet
ing. As for the men they had poured in, not
only from the city but for miles around, SO
great was the desire to hear Mr.. Blaine and
the Governor.
When Mr.. Blaine reached the City Building
which was beautifully decorated with col
ored lanterns-the vast crowd outside sent up
up the stairs and preceded him into the hall,
the Artillery fred salute, and when he at
last managed to make his way with difficulty
to the platform scene of the widest excite
ment followed. Men mounted settees and
waved their hats, women waved their hand
derchiefs and beat their fans on the front of
the galleries, cheer followed cheer, and it
seemed as if that immense audience would
split their threats. 1t was several moments
before order could be restored and Mr. Blaine
was kept bowling his Acknowledgements
Chairman Plummer came forward and an
nounced music by the Glee Club, who gave
selections in fine style, after which he intro
duced Mayor Senter as chairman of the meet
ing.
Mayor Senter accepted the position and
said:
Gentlemen,-I have the pleasure to intro
duce to you our beloved chief magistrate
Governor Davis.
Gov. Davis said that he felt like congratu-
lating the Republicans of Portland on the sue
cess Of the meeting, but he had found the at
tendance at all Republican meetings this year
very large. The question is now one of ma
jorities, the election being all but universally
conceded to the Republicans. The Governor
then discussed the National platforms of the
two parties, and showed that the people of
Maine are interested in the protection policy
of the Republican, rather than in the free
trade ideas of the Democratic. The financial
question, SO far as it has been presented to the
people, has been passed upon and settled.
There are but two parties in the field to-day.
Maine is the first State to speak, the first to
fall into line, and the contest here is watched
with interest all over the country.
Gov. Davis then discussed State issues and
reviewed in telling manner the course by
which Gov. Garcelon and Council (mentioning
Fogg and Cap'n Chase in particularly, had
ADDED to the debt OF the State. giving the Tab
ulators sharp hits that the audience appreci-
ated.
Gov. Davis was frequently greeted with ap
plause.
At the conclusion of the address of Gov.
Davis, Senator Blaine came to the platform,
his coming being heralded by loud and long
cheers from the Republicans outside The
Senator was given magnificent reception.
Cheer after cheer went up, and it seemed that
every man in the vast audience joined in the
applause with which the distinguished Senator
was received. Hundreds, eager. to do honor to
the man of the people, rose to their feet and
waved their hats. Mayor Senter came for
ward and said:
1t is now my great pleasure to be the herald
OF a man who is so dear to your hearts that he
needs no introduction to you-James G.
Blaine.
Senator Blaine was received with three more
cheers ON coming forward, and said:
Senator Blaine commenced by referring to
the pride that the people of Maine feel in
their state. For the first "a years of the his
tory OF Maine II 900 men had been elected to
the Legislature and but fifteen fatal defects
had been found in the returns up to 1880.
Within week following the last election,
when it was found that the House of
would stand SO Republicans.
fbo n ID
cans and II Fusionists, prominent Democrats
all over the State were offering to bet money
that Daniel F. Davis would not be the next
Governor oil Maine. This alarmed the peo-
pie, and some seventy gentlemen of standing
went to Aug usta and sent committee to ask
to see the returns. They were refused access
to Gov. Garcelon, and then the committee adj
dresseda letter, very respectful letter, to the
Governor and Council, and the message came
through Mr.. Fogg, who happened to be the
only member of the Council who was educated
llaughter) enough to answer the committee.
(laughter) and Mr.. Fogg's reply 1 have here
preserved by heliotype process I wish that
you all could see it, in order to see for YOUR
selves what sort of a Council it must have
been in which Fogg was put forward. laugh
ter.) This is the reply:
"That the messenger be instructed to inform
Messrs Wing Savage and Baker that the Council
have decided not to submit any inspection the re-
turns for senators defects in the returns can.
not be changed"
Now as many of you young people attend
the grammar schools, L will read this again.
That answer was returned, and from that
day till the end of that great
crime, till they were turned out neck and
heels, by the decision of the Supreme Court
they had charge of those returns, and forged
altered, and changed at will, and foremost of
all was Fogg, and Fogg is the man that Gen.
Anderson says he should be proud to support
Now as to Fogg we have the testimony of
member OF the Council. In fifty. nine years
the returns for fifteen members of the Legis-
ature had been found defective, and this Fogg
in one year found 81 such cases, and all were
on one side. l heard a distinguished gentle
man say, the other evening, who ever heard
Of lightning striking the same house thirty
seven times? Qaughter.) After they had
1ounted out thirty-six men, Fogg wanted a
little favor. He wanted to have friend
counted in. The Council was willing to meet
Mr. Fogg's request in the true spirit of friend
ship, but there were difficulties in the case as
one OF the Councillors said, it may have been
; little profanely, Good God. Fogg, that
friend OF yours was beaten by l01 votes'' But
togg replied 1.-The names of the three select
men on one return are all written by one
man." but though they looked long and hard.
The rest of the Council could not see it; and |
then FOgg said, "USe microScone. and then