The Portland daily press., 1891-04-10
A GREAT GATHERING OF THE TRIBES
Big Chiefs and Little Chiefs at the
Pow-wow at watervlIle.
Speeches to the Faithful by some OF
the Leading Braves.
The Democratic Love Feast Gotten
Up by Hon. 9. q. Brown.
Especial to the Press I

WATERvILLE, April 9.-The grand Jetfer-
sonian banquet, which occurred In this city
tonight, rather eclipsed any former efforts
Of the Democrats in this line. The commit
tee, which consisted of Mayor Jones, Hon.
s. s. Brown and Hon. r. l.. Thayer, have
been forwarding invitations to leading party
men in all parts Of the state, and the large
number present at the banquet shows the
thoroughness and efficiency Of their canvass.
As is known, the banquet was rendered by
the Wateryille Democracy. headed by Hon.
S. s. Brown, to the Democracy Of Maine. In
celebration of the victories supposed to
have been won IL the recent elections In this
state. AS had been announced. the banquet
was Maine affair. and no speakers were
present from out Of the state. The spread
was given In the new Thayer building. which
offers especially commodious and convenient
quarters for anything Of this kind. The hall
was very tastily and prettily bedecked, and
with its long rows Of tables, carrying the
fruit of the land, looked inviting At
O'Clock, the time appointed for the Inaugural
tion of the Democratic love feast, over 200
pr0selytes Of Jefferson took seats around the
banquet board and the jollifcation COM
menced. Among the gentlemen present. who
ey In this state, were the following: @, c.
Homer, Bucksp0rt; Charles Chick, Augusta,
of the New Age; William L. Putnam,
Portland; Po Mayer Snow, BangSr; ;1Isy.S Mayer
Thoml son. Belfast; d. }; m McGillleud. end
man, Ellsworth; Benjamin Chadbonrne,
land; Edwin @. SWEET, Portland; Mayor
Staples, Blddeford; Darius Ingraham. Port
Argus. Portland; Oliver K. Otis, Rockland;
Charles Baker, Belfast; John T. Hig-
gins. Bar Harbor; Thomas White. Bangor;
George E. Hughes, Bath; G. q. Littlefeld.
Caribou; F. w. Plaisted. Augusta; g; e:
Leeds; Albert Moore. editor Of the Adyo-
cate, North Anson; +. B. Torrey. Bath; NJ.
P. Pendleton. editor Of the Age. Belfast; @.
b. Morton. Augusta; r. A. Frye, Bethel: 5.
A. Graves, Rockland; j. T. Higgins. Bar
ParIin, North Anson; i. +. johnson, North
Berwick; Frank w. Clifford. Benton; J. K.
WiLlett, Saco; Daniel Cote, Biddeford; May
or Bean, Hallowell; E. J. Lawrence. Fair
field; Henry Stone. Kennebunk; Captain E.
ton; Albert L.lBlanchard. Unity; Captain
Charles Chase, Portland; F. w. Hill, Exc
ter. Thomas j. Lynch, Augusta; 5. W.
Gould, North Anson; A. l.. Simpson. Ban
mouth. fairfield; J. F. Hayes, Foxcroft;
Charles b. Hall, Belfast; E. d. Blanchard,
Unity; Mark M. Prescott, Clinton; /. w.
Mckinney, Clinton; and many others, to-
gether with more than 100 adherents to the
Democracy from this city. Every city had
Its representative, and every county was
heard from.
Mayor Jones acted as president of the
evening, but IL was the Hon. s. s. Brown,
who, as the great chief of this particular
pow-wow, called out the big braves TO speak
TO the faithful, and was general master Of
the feast. The first big chief the Democracy
called upon was Legislator Chadbourne Of
Biddef0rd. who stated that several attempts
had been made In former legislatures In this
state to have put on the statute book good
ballot law. Now we have what we have so
long wanted, the Australian ballot.
The wigwams Of the Forest City were next
represented and Warrior Z. G. SWEET had
something to say in regard to what he called
the progressive outlook Of the party In
Maine. Another member Of the Forest City
tribe. w. II. Clifford, the silver-tongued ora
tor Of the Democracy followed, speaking up
on the ATTITUDE Of the Two Political Par
ties"
The other braves who favored the gather
Ing were Mayor Snow Of Bangor, whose sub
lect was UNITED Democracy and J.J. Par
lin Of Bath. who spoke upon ''The Mckinley
Bill in Politics."