The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-11-06
THEY JUBILATEp.
Tho Democrats Marched and Yelled
and Fired off Popguns.

The Democracy held jubilation last eve
ming. Just what they iubilated about it was
rather hard to tell, but still they all agreed
that 1t was glorious event. At p. m.
there were three boys on the opposite side of
Congress street from the Young Mems DEM
ocratic Club rooms and three more in the
rooms. There were about dozen small
American flags punched about the windows
and under each a row Of Chinese lanterns,
| unllghted. At 1880 the crowd had increased
to perhaps 30, of whom about six were voters
A boy in his shirtsleeves was trying to light
the Chinese lanterns. Finally the boy sue
ceeded. Then maan came down stairs and
experimental in the gutter with red, blue
and green fire, to see which showed the
| building off best. He desired In favor of
the red, and then two youths hired at five
cents apiece came to the front with old sticks
of red fire left over from last election which
! they touched off. Two more youths APP
peared in the second story window with
some more of the back-number fire works
which burned sometimes. and went out
sometimes. at last the American Cadet
Band appeared marching up the street and
four gallant steeds came down. together
with two carts, one bearing big trans
parency labelled "Have you heard from
New York, Massachusetts and Iowa?-
Register at once"
Another transparency bore the legend,
you can register in any ward; do so at
once" The others, and they were legion,
read Russell and Register" People asked
who this Register was, what he was running
for and whether or not he was elected.
Finally at S.15 Luther B. Roberts, the
architect and builder of the show, mounted
a white horse, and assisted by Henry Brad
ley and two other gentlemen whom, in view
Of their remarkable name uvres on horse
back, we forbear to hold up to public view,
came out and the procession moved.
1t was advertised to go up, but 1t was
Democratic procession, and consequently
went down. At Brown street the line
turned, marched back. cheering the club
rooms as 1t went by. and went down High,
by the Falmouth clubrooms-not to counter
march as agreed in the line of march. The
procession went around to Cumberland
street to the residence of A. D. Sweesir,
where Hon. M. p. Frank stood on the steps
with Mr.. Sweetsir. The procession halted,
formed a hollow, very hollow indeed, square
around Mr.. Frank, who. assisted by Mr..
Sweetsir, spoke about as follows from the
freshly painted steps:
Ladies' and Gentlemen-This is an occasion for
great rejoicing. (Look out for the paint.) The
news from the elections on Tuesday indicates
that the young blood of the (take care there) De-
mocracy Is stirred. 1t indicates what can be done
when (you touched that paint) The young blood is
stirred.
Mr.. Frank then called the roll of states in
which elections occurred. as inscribed on
the transparency and said that congratula-
tions ought to be sent to-(You're leaning on
that paint there)
He closed with reference to the late GEN
eral Knox and the battle of Bunker Hill, to
the effect that Maine, which supported Mas
sachusetts in the revolution. would do 1t in
the next election. Mr.. Sweetsir closed with
reference to the paint and the procession
moved.
Hon. ID. 81. Ingraham was surrounded in
like fashion, but never word spoke he."
He had some Of the back number fireworks
to attend to, and that was enough for one
man.