Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-07

or silly ones ce4eeo the race will have got
ready to disappear from the earth.
The most impressive scene ever witnessed
took place in this very hall. Here almost on
the very spot where now stand, William
Pitt Fessenden stood. before the constituency
which had loved and honored him for so
many years. The bail was black with
the thronging multitude. 1t was at the be-
ginning of great Presidential campaign, the
last he was ever to witness. The great prob
lem of Reconstruction Was to be reviewed
Mr. Fessenden had been the master spirit in
its solution. Thsswsr debt was TO be assailed.
Mr.. Fessenden had been chairman of the
committee on finance and secretary of the
treasury. To all this was added the intense
personal interest Of his recent defeat of the
impeachment of Andrew johnson. With full
knowledge of the gtorm about him, but with
the courage Of pe1keet conviction ne faced the
responsibility. The occasion was a great
one, bat the man vas greater than the occa-
sion. Calmly ignsring except in one sharp,
incisive sentences, all that was personal, with
his old vigor. terseness and simplicity, he
explained to his fellow townsmen the mo-
mentous issues of the campaign. From the
moment he began the party rage commenced
to cease and the old pride in his greatness
and honesty began to take its place. How
strong he looked that night Although all
the world might falter, you know that calm
face would be steadfast. To him had hap
pened the rare good torture to have the cour-
age and character which matched a great
opportunity. Few men would have been so
brave, and fewer still successful.
IN the afternoon there was a clambake at
Long Island, and in the evening a reception
will be held at City Hall, at which the mayor
and ex-mayors of Portland will act as a re-
ception committee. A reunion of High
School graduateswill also be held, the whole
to conclude with promenade concert.
The races in the harbor Tuesday morning,
were witnessed BY a large number of specta-
tors. Peter O'Connell was referee James A.
Conwell time keeper.
In the professional single scull race the
starters were P. Conley, J. P. Buckley, j.
o. Donnell, VIM. Paine, +. A. Plaisted and
w. F. Stevens. Paine dropped out ON the
first quarter. Conley led from the start and
won the race. Time l3 4. Plaisted was
second and Buckley third.
In the junior single scull race the starters
were J. Frates. P. McDermott, H. E. Nor
gan and F. W. Buckley. Buckley got the
wash of the ferry boat which lost the race for
him. Frates turned the stake boat ahead and
led the rest of the way, quarter of mile,
with Morgan and McDermott side by side,
Buckley behind. Frstes time, 1910; Nor
gan, II so.
The professional double scull working boat
race, four crews started. 1t was a most ex-
citing race. Kingley and Paine won in 1886; ;
O'Brien and Donahue second, with Conley
and Buckley, third. ss s,a
The match between the Cumberland and
Driso crews, four cared, was won by the
Cumberland in 14.07.
In the senior four cared race three crews
started: Cumberland No |, Cumberland
No. 2, and Dlrigo No. 2. The race was won
by Cumberland No. l, composed of S. p
Dennis, Norton, w. Mahon, A. J. Davies.
Time, 14.40
The clambake at Long Island this after
noon drew about 2000 people. The crowd
was conveyed in the City OF Richmond and
smaller boats. The bake was an immense
success, and the return to the city was made
at 5 o'clock.
At the City Hall this evening reception
was held to the guests of the city. Ex-Mayor
c. f. Libby presided and there were short
speeches by Hon. J. F. Elder of New York,
Hon. Horatio King of Washington, Rev.
Phillips Brooks and Maj. c. w. Stevens of
Boston, Gen. Ii. G. King of New York, and
many others.
the High School reunion this evening was
attended by about 600 graduates of the Port
land High School. The gathering was an
informal affair, and there were no speeches
made.