The Portland daily press., 1885-10-30

Andrews of Turner, Elisha III. Allen of
Bangor. Hannibal Hamlin of Hampden and
Shepard Cary of Houlton of the House, and
Eldridge Gerry, its clerk, have since been
members of the National House on hepre,
sentatives. But there were distinguished
men in that legislature who never Teacned
Congressional hOnors who deserve a passing
notice Richard H. Vose of Augusta, dis
tinguished lawyer; Philip Eastman OF Sac0,
sound and able advocate; Joseph Eaton OF
Winslow; Franklin Smith of Anson, not
able business men; and Samuel H. Blake OF
Bangor, leading lawyer and business man,
were all members of the Senate. In the
House from old York was the venerable
Joseph Dane, Ex-M. c. of Kennebunk; N. J.
Miller OF Hollis, afterwards of Portland; DIR.
e. l.. Bennett of Parsonsfeld and John Il.
Paine Of Sanford, Mr.. Hamlin's rival for the
SpeakerShip. Brunswick was represented
bp the venerable Ebenezer Everett Mr.
Dorrance of Portland, was one of the most
popular members of the House, while S. r.
Lyman from the same city, was then and
many years after, distinguished leader in
the old Wing party. - Otis of st. George
was an irrepressible speech maker, while
VIM. Delesderner of Baileyville, although an
able debater, was sometimes very un-
fortunate in his personal attacks upon his
brother members. Ichabod X. Chadb0urn Of
EastpOrt was an able man of dignifed bear
ing, but he never could bear a joke.
EbeneZer f. Dean was one OF the solid men
of Gardiner while DR.. Ezekiel Holmes of
Winthrop. although less demonstrative than
many of his peers, had large influence in the
House George G. Getchell of Anson was
keen logical debater, and just the opposite
was VIM. C. Hammett of Hartland, whose
honest rough and tumble" in desate often
made him the winner But have no time
nor space in this letter to speak OF other
members would be glad to specially notice
such men as Jonathan Tucker of Saeo,
North Yarmouth, Jason Fuller Of Boothbay,
now of Portland,l Philip M. Garcelon OF
Lisbon, Sergeant Shaw of Windham, Aaron
p. Emerson Of Orland, Noah Prince of Buck
field, Noah Barker of Exeter, Dennis l..
MiIliken of Burnham, Moses True Of Mont
vile and Alanson B. Caswell of Pennington.
Politics during that year, especially during
the extra session in the fall for the revision
of the old statutes, were at fever heat: 1t
was the old Hard Cider 'campaign Of Tip
pecanoe and Tyler too" when
"Maine went
Hell bent
For Governor Kent
The Wings during the extra session had a
LOG Cabin at Hallowell, whose walls were
decorated with old firearms, coon skins, and
caricatures representing this notable cam
paign. The chairs and table were manufac-
tured from the native growth, while on the
latter rested an old family Bible, minus the
covers. In one corner was a barrel of hard
cider on tap, and ON the outside of the door
hung huge leather latch-string about two
feet in length, representing the hospitality
of old Gen. Harrison, their candidate forthe
Presidency.
Here the Wings, members of the Legisla-
ture and their political friends, used to
gather evenings to listen to their campaign
orators and campaign songs, and, as the
Westerners say, hoop 'er up"
1t is almost a wonder that something Of
this extraordinary political campaign did not
get incorporated into the Revised Statutes OF
1841, for it was difficult task to sit down 10
the dry routine work of that revision, amidst
the intense excitement of that wild, roaring
campaign, the like of which was never seen
before, and we predict never will be again.
The Legislature adjourned just in season
to get home to vote at a Presidential election
which triumphantly carried "Old Tippe-
canoe" to the White House by an electoral
vote of 234 to 60 for Van Buren,.
J. JP