The Portland daily press., 1882-02-04
CONGRESS HALL.
The Battle oryDRepeated Last Evening.

The Battle Cry Repeated Last Evening.
Another meeting of the Temperance" party
was held in Congress Hall last evening. There
was larger attendance than at the frst one'
although it is to be doubted if there were many
more present who sympathized with the move
ment. Chairman Carleton made the opening
speech, in which he cautioned the audience
against making any disturbance, and hoped
that no person would do anything out OIL order.
1t was evident he feared trouble, and the fact
became more apparent when two blue coated
policemen appeared at the door Their pres
ence seemed to give assurance, and the BUSH
ness commenced.
On motion of DIR. True a committee consist
ing of DIR. True, G. @. Littlefield.and R. 81.
Murphy was appointed to nominate city COM
mittee and report later in the evening.
Before the committee had hardly left their
seats, Professor Andrew jackson johnson arose
and moved the business that was laid over at
the last meeting be taken from the table and
committee on resolutions.
Colonel Drew, as chairman of that commit
tee presented resolution that was substantially
the same as the one presented at the last meet
ing, declaring that the temperance people OF
Portland protest against anybody and every
body not in accord with the prohibitory law
The chairman then declared the meeting
ope for discussion, and called upon Rev DR..
McKeown who offered few remarks and was
followed by s. f. Pearson and M. g. Palmer.
Mr.. Murphy, one of the old Greenback war
horses, then stepped forward and said that he
was one of the ninety-nine who voted for Mr..
Ames at the last city election. Many had told
them that if they would nominate temper
ance man they would vote with them, but only
ninety mine were found to keep their promise
He said that last year he was misled into vot-
ing for Mr.. Sawyer for Sheriff, but had fuond
on his mistake. There was only one man on
M r. Sawyer's force that he had any faith in,
in regard to temperance, and that was MIR.
Andrews. He hoped the Greenbackers would
embrace the temperance cause for their stand
ard was equal rights" and the "gates Of hell
could not prevail against them"
At this period there was cry OF "Todd,"
and that venerable gentleman rose to say that
it was Q. breach of parliamentary rules to re-
spond unless called by the chairman, and
therefore he had nothing to say. The chair
man replied that "Brave men should be con-
tent to be called anyway. Many are called but
few are chosen"
Remarks were then made by A. FL. Waite,
who last year ran as a Greenback candidate for
alderman in Ward one; j. B. Fillebrown, DR..
Webster, (the one with utterly utter hair) and
John NJ Todd.
Mr. Todd did not come like the rest to learn
his duty but rather to see what they were
driving at. As for their saying that they didn't
care for party-let them nominate Democrat
and they would fly from him like scared
partridge. Perhaps they thought there wasn't
apy temperance men in the Democratic party.
He then launched off on the financial question
which he considered very important, and for q
few moments lust, avarice, bondholders,
riches, &C., were the principal subjects OF the
remarks.
Andrew jackson johnson, the hero of so
many battles, stated that as he was one of the
prime movers of the new project and he mad
had considerable to do with the resolutions, he
thought it proper that he should say some-
thing in their defence. He said that at the
last meeting it seemed to him as If some party
had got the resolution committee by the ear
and had caused them to read in a manner that
advanced the principles OF one particular
party. So he said he stopped boldly forward
speech on self made men and wound up by
reciting poem that by its name was at first
supposed to be of a personal nature. 1t was
entitled "Mother's Fool" The Professors
silvery tones gave quite an effect to the poem
and he was frequently interrupted by applause
which appeared to be of rather a doubtful
nature. Some called it jeering but A. j. j.
didn't think SO. He had hardly finished when
a temperance man on his left arose TO point
of order and inquired what the poem had to do
and in thrilling tones he explained,
"This is political meeting. ii L
understand the call Alright. In such meetings
common sense and self-made men are not con-
suited, and I'-here he was interrupted by
storm of yells and cat calls-"fnd the audi
ence backs me up in it''-continued yells-
and when the audience backs me up know
am right"-but his voice was drowned out and
the rest of his oratory was forever lost to the
public ear.
during the din J. Fremont Wilbur rose to de-
fine his position. 1t was some time before he
could get the ear of the chairman, and he had
said but a few words when q call was made Tor
the previous question. A motion to that effect
was carried, but Fremont was determined to
have his say and doubted the motion. On yea
and nay vote he wasthe only one voting in the
negative and consequently had to take seat.
The preamble and resolution were then
adopted.
The committee appointed to nominate city
committee reported the following names:
Ward Is. L. Carleton, A. Ell. Waite, VIM.
Dnnning.
Ward PC. G. Llttlefeld, Ezra Drew, 1. H.
Mcdonald.
Ward 3-Asa L. Ames. D. r. Dresser, R. H.
Murphy.
Ward Robert Drew, J. B. Fillebrown, Al
bert e. Fuller.
Ward IN. Walker, W. S. Trowbridge, A.
G. Grover.
Ward 6-Henry Towle, L. Merrill, Jr., B. F.
Redlon.
Ward IL. Lombard, VIM. Hayes, J. F..
Turner.
A few remarks were then made by Rev. DR..
McKeown and Che meeting adjourned subject
to the call of tie committee.