The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-15
HOW THE ELECTORS MET and VOTED.
MaIne's Choice Of Harrison and Nor
ton Officially Expressed.
Remarks by President Shaw and Hon.
T.R. Simonton
Accompanied by a Ringing Cheer
From the Outsiders.
Especial to the Press.l

President was the event of interest at the
State House this afternoon. There are six
of these electors, and they assembled in the
Senate chamber, HI. Il. Shaw, Esq, of Port
land presiding, he having been elected pre-
siding officer at the preliminary session on
Saturday. Deputy Secretary of State S. j.
Chadbourne, who is not one Of these electors,
was elected Secretary Saturday and was
present in that capacity today. General
Benz. F. Harris, State Superintendent Of
Public Buildings. acted as messenger for the
Board. All the electors were present: SAM
uel N. Campbell, of Cherryfeld, and Horace
III. Shaw. Of Portland, the two at large I;
Mark f. Wentworth, of Kittery, for the First
District; Thaddeus r. Simonton, of Camden,
for the second; Albert w. Cushman. Of
Ellsworth. for the Third, and Lambert
Sands, of Sebec, for the Fourth.
The venerable Rev. Fl. W. Sargent, of Au-
gusta, acting as chaplain, opened the session
of the board with prayer.
President Shaw then addressed the elect
ors as follows:
MIR. sHAw's REMARKS.
Electors Of Maine: Assembled as we are
to execute the sacred trust committed to US
NY tuC pcupic VI our D6lOf6Q Stdle, bnllk
we have great reason for congratulation.
First of all that we were not born in the
times or nations of the past wherein every
succession OF rulers was ushered in with vio-
lence, bloodshed and oppression. That we
do liUe in this country in this particular half
century which has witnessed here more in
ventlve production, more mental, moral and
material advancement and greater general
prosperity than any other generation of men
OF any nation ever beheld.
q xpnh hoy .,rrrc ca1x a.
day forever passed when in this country any
minority. however large, will attempt to pre-
vent any majority, however small, from hay-
ing their duly elected Chief Magistrate in
stalled and obeyed as President of the whole,
undivided nation.
But in the exercise of our exalted privi-
lege as private citizens of the United States
we ought not to forget just at this time that
our phenomenal and marvellous prosperity
has come from the great productiveness of
people. There Is danger in our very pros
per A country can grow and prosper till
1t is full. No overcrowded land ever knows
abundance. But just as the air of crowd
ed room becomes vitiated, so testers poverty,
immortality. and degradation and crime in
crowded country. The eyes of crowded,
hungry Europe are upon us. Her people have
heard of our abundance They are swarm
ing to our shores. They are unloading their
anarchists, criminals. profligates, infirm
paupers and imbeciles at our doors. Our
almshouses, hospitals, reformatories and
prisons are full of them to overflowing.
These have no other use for our institutions
than to feed upon and destroy them. There
is today no more land In this country than
will be needed for the natural increase of
our present population and the thrifty immi-
grants whom we should hereafter admit
sparlngly.
In view of these and other dangers, let us
and all good citizens be watchful for our
C0uQtrT'S WaIfarR and SalaQf fnr lQUiglafarc
ana executives honest and patriotic men who
love country more than sell, land liberty more
than life.
Fortunately for our pleasure today enough
electoral ballots respecting opinions like our
own will be cast to elect the rulers of the
country Tor the coming four years. Believ-
ing as we all do that Benjamin Harrison of
Indiana and Levi p. Morton of New York
will faithfully execute the laws of the land
for the best good of the people, let us pro-
ceed to perform our part in electing them
PRESIDENT and Vice President of the United
States.
On motion of Hon. T. R. Simonton the
Governor and Council were invited to be
present, and they soon appeared. Gov. Bur-
leigh took seat beside President Shaw
1t was then ordered that the committee to
receive, sort and count votes take position in
front of the secretary's desk. Messrs. Camp
bell, Sands and Cushnan, composed this
committee. and after the calling of the roll
they proceeded to their duties.
The voting was by ballot first for Presi-
dent Each elector as he cast his ballot
called aloud the name of Benjamin Harrison
Then Levi p. Morton was voted for in the
same way.
Then the vote was declared AS soon as
the announcement was made, Hon. John
Hopkins of Ellsworth, Familiarity known in
eastern Maine as "Long JOHN" who was
present among the spectators jumped to his
feet and after asking the college to excuse
the intrusion of an outsider called for three
cheers for Harrison and Morton. The cheers
were given with will, by the spectators and
the interruption was forgiven.
The electors then chose Hon. Samuel N.
carry the certificate of the vote to the Presi-
dent of the United States Senate.
1t was then ordered that the messenger de-
liver another copy of the certificates of the
vote to the judge of the United States Dis
trict Court of Maine, and that the Secretary
transmit another certificate to the President
OF the Senate by mail, and also deliver one
TO the messenger who is to deliver 1t 10 the
President of the United States Senate, an
other by mail to the United States Secretary
the Secretary of State of Maine.
After the signing OF the certificates and re-
port of the committee on payroll, the sever
al certificates were delivered to the proper
messengers and secretaries. The thanks of
the college were presented to the president,
and secretary, and messenger, and chaplain
In the course of the presenting of these
thanks, Hon. T. Il. Simonton spoke briefly.
Mr.. Simonton said we appreciated hav-
ing chaplain whose knowledge of polit-
ical affairs ran hack over a large poi
tion of our country's history, one who voted
for that Harrison, who in the campaign of
1910, by his gallant record as a soldier and
sterling honesty bore him into the Presiden-
tial chair. AS we meet here to-day our
thoughts run back to the day when we were
all hoping and desiring that the nominees of
the convention would be the greatest states
man and noolest patriot Maine ever had
within her borders, James G.. Blaine [En-
thusiastic applause After the result of the
convention was learned we were disappoint-
ed, we should not have been worthy of our
great leader and statesman had we not been.
The Democrats said we were discouraged.
But soon our leader gave us the word and
following our leader we won a magnificent
victory for Benjamin Harrison. To-day we
remember that man who answered the free
trade message with that mastery letter from
over the sea, and his magnificent labors dur
ing the campaign. And we all believe and
expect that he will be called to the cabinet.
Mr.. Simonton also alluded to Gov. Bur-
leigh, who was present as the one who $50
grandly led the forces in the September bat
tie that eliminated in the glorious victory
which sent encouragement to Republicans
Here the Presidents gayel fell and the COL
lege adjourned.
MAINE.