The Somerset reporter., 1888-09-06
Republican Demonstrations.
THE LARGEST POLITICAL GATH.
ERlNC EVER HELD IN
SOMERSET COUNTY,
Republicans Active, Enthusiastic,
Confident.


So0tlu6nts
LIE BEST PROCESSION EVER WITNESSED
IN SKoWuEGAN.
THE VILLAGE MAGNifiCENrIN I'LL MINATED
Monday dawned clear, cool aud de
Iightful, and was the "biggest" day
politically ever experienced in SkuWhc-
gan or Somerset County, Early in the
morning teams began to arrive in large
numbers from the surrounding towns.
and 1t WAS evident long before noon that
the record of meetings of former years
was to be broken. By II O'Clock the
streets were thronged with people and
still they came
To the great disappointment of all MIR.
Blaine did not arrive. He caught "A Sc
we're cold Friday, and was confined to his
room in Ellsworth Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday evening he wired Republican
Head Quarters at Augusta, cancellng the
Skowhegan appointment. The change
was made Saturday night after tcle-
graphic communication with Skowhegan
had closed. Gentlemen here were mott
fled by mail which did not arrive until
the II O'Clock train, Monday, which
brought Gen. J. L. Swift and Mr.. X. s.
Frazier, the speakers, so that Information
from them was the first intimation the
committee here received that the appoint
ment had been cancelled. As soon as the
Committee recovered from the shock of
the surprise they talked with Augusta by
telephone and sent several dispatches to
Mr.. Blaine at Ellsworth, but without sat
isfactory result. At noon the following
dispatch was received and read by tn,
chairman of the afternoon meeting:
ELLSWORTH, Me, Sept. 3,
GEN. r. B. SHEPHERD,
Give greeting to the republicans OF
Skowhegan and Somerset county and eX-
press my regret that | cannot be with
them to-day. Their long and constant
fidelity to the principles of our party and
the deep interest which they have in the
success of Harrison and Morton, and the
maintenance of protection make me sure
that one and all will earnestly labor ON
Monday next for the triumphant election
of Edwin c. Burleigh and Seth l..
Miliken.
JAS q. BLAINE.
Later despatch was received, stating
that he was temporarily disabled by a
severe cold caught Friday.
THE MEETINGS.
The disappointment at Mr.. Blaine's alb
sence was intense and wide spread, but
they assembled in Island Grove to the
number of about 5000 people and listened
very attentiyely to two excellent speech
es by Gen. John l.. Swift and Hon. r. E.
Frazier of Michigan.
The meeting was called to order by
j, o. Smith who called Hon. l.. II. Webb
to the chair and announced the following
Yice-P Presidents
Hon. Geo, Flint Arson; Hon. Fred
Green, Athens; f. S. Baker, Bingham :;
Leonard Ward, Brighton Elisha
Knowles, Cambridge; Isaiah Crowell,
Canaan; c. S. Dutton, Concord; Alonzo
Smith, Cornville; Leonard Lord, Detroit :;
L
A. Nye, Fairfield; J. II. Longfellow,
Harmony James o. Bradbury, llartland;
Hon. Hiram Moore, Madison; Hon. S. b.
Walton, Mercer; Selden Cleveland, Mos
COW; Is. F. Bartlett, n. Portland; VIM.
II. Taylor, Norridgewock; c. NJ, Jewett,
Palmyra; Robert Dobson, Pittstield :;
James d. Marsh, Ripley; James b. Das-
comb and X. +. Lyon, Skowhegan; A. b.
Cole, Smithhed; &. w. Cover, Scion /:
Judge Williamson, Starks; Omar Clark
Carratuuk; Hon. A. II. Chase, Lexington
The following gentlemen who voted
for Harrison and Tyler in 1870, on invi-
tation of the chairman, took seats on the
platform
+. A. Seveno, John McCrllS, Sewall
Brown, +. X. Wing, Moody Ward, II. Il.
Fuller, X. A. Wilson, Hiram w. Buzzell,
Rufus Dawes, Freeman Charles, A. c..
French n. Chamberlain, Ephraim Big
Glow, C. Merchant, A. W. Moore, W. NJ.
Fish, l., L. Barrett, Jas. b. Dascomb, NJ.
NJ. Jones, Joseph Smiley, j. w Mckenny,
David Stevens, Oliver Walker, Abel Pres
colt, Chas. +. Saley, S. q. Haywood
Isaiah Cook, Charles Williams, A Locke,
j. A. Drury, George Bigelow, VIM. b.
Morrill,, n. S. IIodgdon, Joseph Paine,
j. c. kinsman, Calvin Cleveland, Edmund
Knight, Abel Merrill, Harlow Bigelow,
Il. L. Lyon, Ensign Frye, c. II. Spring
James Wright.
The meeting on the Island in the after
noon was a magnificent one. The grown
was filed as it never was before, the
crowd being estimated at from 1000 to
5000. The speakers were in good voice
and held the closest attention of the vast
audience to their able addresses.
Gen. Swift spoke first, occupying one
hour, and was followed by Mr.. Frazier
in a remarkably powerful address of
about fifty minutes In the evening Mr.
Frazier addressed large crowd from the
yeranda of Hotel Coburn, and was fol
lowed by Gen. Swift. Both speeches
were fine ones to fine audience that
gave perfect attention.
TIN PROCESSION.
By far the finest and largest procession
ever seen in Skowhegau paraded the
streets Monday evening. 1t was made
up as follows:
Gen Isaac Dyer, Marshall
Horsemen, - men, Capt. Icnas Vaughan.
Ladies on Horseback, 10.
10 Bicycle Riders.
Skowhegan Band and Drum Corps.
Harrison Tigers, - meu, Capt. +. y. Wing.
Bangor Band
LOYAL League, Bangor, 50 men;
Capt. l.. 5. Chilco't.
Harrison Guards, Bangor, 40 men,
Capt Kelly.
Tippccanoes, Bangor, % mem
Capt. Davis.
Wateryille Band.
Harrison Guards Watcryle, 1870 mem
Citizens of Watcrye, 50men i'll white hats.
Citizens of Fairfield, loo men IN white hats,
Winslow Company, so men.
The whole number with musicians
amounted to very nearly 500, large por-
ton of them bearing torches and trans
parencies, making display that is rarely
seen in a country village.
The make up of the procession Is
worthy of note. The Natervllle and
| Fairfield contingcnts were made up
largely of the first citizens of those
places. Representatives of business
houses. professions, artisans and work
men, all voters. This Is said without in
tention to discriminate against the uni
formed companies Of Bangor, Winsow
Wateryille, or Skowhegan. A better
class of men than those taking part IN
the parade of Monday evening cannot be
found in Maine.
lLLIMINATIoNS.
The places of business in the village
were generally lighted up, Democrats a
well as Republicans. Noticeable among
the stores were those of c. A. Ross +
b. Carter, X. S. Illlman, Geo. Cushing
w. b. Steward, X. II. Merrill X Son
Kendall Bros, Geo. b. Fairgrieves, T. b
J. A. Colby, Geo S. Webb and II. c
Decker; as well as the offices of Walton
Walton and DIR. c. p. Sawyer \ Son