The Portland daily press., 1886-01-05
REUNION OF LEGISLATORS.
The Augusta Hotels Rapidly Filling
Up.
Everything Now Indicates a Grand
Success.

| AUGUSTA, Jan. 4.-Preparations are going
| forward rapidly for the legislative reunion,
and everything now seems to indicate sue
cess. The hotels have been filling up all day
| and large numbers are expected on the morn
ing trains. Upwards of 200 are domiciled at
| private residences. Hon. Hannibal Hamlin
and large delegation from Bangor will be
| here tomorrow. There is a favorable outlook
for the banquet, and the number of plates
has been increased 80.
Many distinguished gentlemen will attend,
among whom are Hon. James G. Blaine,
| Frederick Robie and Nelson Dingley.
Tomorrow evening the reception will occur
in Representatives Hall, and nearly all the
ex-governors will be in attendance
The executive committee is in session to-
night at the Augusta House, attending to de-
| tails
Another Account,
Augusta is all ready for the Maine Legisla-
| tive Reunion, which opens Tuesday night
with Gov. Robie's reception. Many of the
| States eminent men, who have national
reputation, have announced their intention
to be present, and the men of local reputa-
tion who have looked to the welfare of the
State in many legislatures are expected in
| large numbers. Hon. James G. Blaine, Z III
| gressmen Reed and Dingley, Hon. Hannibal
Hamlin, ex.Governors Davis, Connor, Plais-
| ted, Garcelon, and David Dunn, whose term
| of office was not so short that he will not be
on hand to enliyen the reunion, have an
nounced their intention to be present. Hon.
Josiah FL. Drummond will represent to see
that the right men get the right toasts on the
night of the banquet, and Hon. John G. Tai
bot, who has come up to Augusta very often
| to do the will of the people of Machias, is
expected this week to head the line of living
ex-presidents of the Senate The ex-Speak-
ers of the House are well represented among
| men who will come back with titles acquired
in the Senate or in higher walks of public
service still. Hon. Hannibal Hamlin heads
the list, and there are Mr.. Blaine, who, ,Solon
Chase AYERS, used ''to run the House as easy
and natural as Caleb Smell runs a hauling
when he is master carter moving building, "
and Messrs. Dingley, Robie, Drummond,
Pike, Lewis Barker, W. W. Thomas, Jr.,
Haynes and Hamlin.
The governors reception Tuesday evening
will inaugurate the occasion. The Augusta
Band will make music in the rotunda of the
Capitol, while the ex-legislators and the la
dies who may be with them will go up and
pay their respects to the governor: Gov
Robie will look his BEST and his staff is ex-
pected to be ON hand in full uniform.
Wednesday morning the visitors will meet
in Representatives Hall to exchange remin-
iscences. 1t is hoped that Hon. Bion Brad
bury will be able to preside. At noon, the
personal friends Of the late Hon. Lot NJ.
Morrill, will present to the State, through
Hon. James W. Bradbury, an oil painting of
the late senator and cabinet officer. Gov.
Robie will make the response for the State.
Wednesday evening Toastmaster Drum
mond will preside at the banquet in Granite
Hall. This banquet will cost So plate, and
will be such as to befit the occasion. 1t is
expected that the post-prandial speeches can
be made in three hours, so as to leave some
margin for sleep before Thursday morning
and the tumults of the mock session. This
session will begin at 10 o'clock Thursday
forenoon. A legislature will be organized in
due form, and there are already several can
didates for the honors of the occasion. The
State offices will probably occasion the great
est scramble but there will doubtless be
lively scrambles even for such an humble
place as that of page for the Senate an office
which lies between Hon. William G. Davis
of Portland, and Hon. A. G. Lebroke of Pts
cataquis county.
THURSDAY night the ball will close the re-
union. Gen. Mattoeks and Hon. j. NJ,
Haynes are charged with making the dane
ing lively and this will be remarkable in the
long series of stately balls which have graced
the hospitalities of the governors and states
men of Maine since 1920.
But all the ex-legislators whom time has
spared will not be able to meet in Granite
Hall. There are, throughout the State, many
old men, whom the infirmities of years will
not allow the pleasures of the ball room, even
the enjoyment of trip to Augusta. Some
of them will come, however, and some of
them may dance These are Capt John
Smith of Marion, aged SO years, and Mr..
Brigham of the same town, aged 81 years;
Mr.. Kendall Whidden, who resides in Wind
sor, Ms, a member of the House in 1889,
and "a years old; J. F. Weymouth of Troy,
who represented Pittsfeld class in 1927, and
is 81 years old; lothian Bradbury Of Farm
ington, 95 years of age, one of the oldest liv-
ing ex-members in the State; Mr. Edward
Fenno, the Oldest living member of Augusta,
an octogenarian and blind; Asa McIntire,
the oldest living legislator of York, just
turning Sc; Reuben B. Dunn of Wateryille,
representative from Poland in 1881 and 1882 !;
David Scribner, 90 years of age, and still at
tending to his business in Brunswick; Will
liam Lowell of West Minot, aged SO, who
sat in the legislatures of '38 and al