The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-04-11
THE LAST LINK.
VIM. ID. Little, Esq, the Last of Portiand's
Legislators of 1888.

and fellow citizen, Col. S. R. Lyman, who
so many years represented this city in
the legislature of this State, and who,
with the writer, was in the House of
Representatives in 1888, has led to some
"reminiscences of the State government of
that year, by which it appears that not
member of the same is now known to be
living, Col. Lyman being the 'last link
Except the writer) of that entire body.
The Governor, (Kent) his councillors, the
senators, representatives, clerks, treas
urer, secretaries of state and of the SEN
ate, and messengers are all gone beyond
the bounds of time'' In the exective
council were Tappan Robbie, of Gorham
Daniel W. Lord, of Kennebunk; VIM.
Pope, of Machias; B. W. Hinckley, of
Bluehill; and other prominent men. In
the Senate and House of Representatives
were many distinguished men, such as
Timothy Boutelle, of Waterville; Ed
ward Robinson, of Thomaston; Job
Prince, of Turner; John T. P. Dunmont,
of Hallowell; Thos. Robinson, of Els
worth; Hiram Belcher, of Pennington;
Nathan L. Woodbury., of Minot; N. S. Lit
tlefie d, of Bridgton; Roscoe G. Greene,
of Portland; Rufus Soule, of Freeport;
BENZ. R ndall, of Bath; and Others. N.
S. Littlefield was president of the Senate,
VIM. Traitor secretary and Robert Mars
ton messenger
In the House of Representatives were
Elisha Fl. Allen, of Bangor, speaker;
Hannibal Hamlin, of Hampden; John S.
Tenney. of Norridgewock; R. A. L. Cod
man, Gen. Jas. Appleton and Chas. Fox,
of Portland; Rufus Ell. Goodenow, of
Paris; John T. Paine, of Sanford; VIM
Buxton, of North Yarmouth; David Dun
lap, of Brunswick; Geo. F. Patten, of
Bath; Henry w. Paine, of Hallowell;
Richard H. Vose, of Augusta; Abner
Coburn. of Bloomfield; Milford P. Nor
ton, of Canaan; Lyman Rawson, of Rum
ford; Increase S. Kimball, of Lebanon;
Samuel Fowler, of Lubec; Parker shell
don. of Gardiner; VIM. M. Reed, of
Phpsburg; DIR. Ezekiel Holmes, of Win
throp; and Virgil D. Paris, of Buckfield.
Geo. G. Getchell, of Arson, was clerk,
VIM. d. Little, of Portland, assistant
clerk, Samuel P. Benson, secretary of
state, Jas. B. Cahoon, treasurer, and Abb
ner B. Thompson, adjutant general.
The Senate having a Democratic ma
jority and the House of Representatives
aWhig majority and there being no choice
for Governor by the people, it was sever
al weeks before the question was settled.
Edward Kent (Whig) had S4,35s votes
and Gorham Parks Democrat) $3.50,
with 2S6 scattering. In consequence of
imperfect returns the votes OF a number
of towns were rejected, hence there was
branches. Mr.. Kent was finally declared
elected and qualified. Mr. Hamlin and
Mr.. V. D. Paris Of the House, with Mr..
Littlefield and Mr.. R. G.. Greene of the
Senate, were the leaders of the Demo-
cratic party at that time and Mr.. Speaker
Allen, Col. Lyman, Mr.. P. Norton, Mr..
Goldman and Judge Tenney leaders of
the Wings. There was very little acri-
mony OF sharp discussion on the guber-
material or other questions during the
session, which closed on the 2Sth of
March.
1t was during this winter that the Hon.
Jonathan Cilley, of Thomaston, who was
clerk of the House in 1886, and who was
a representative in Congress, was killed
in duel with Graves, of Kentucky, near
Washington, for words spoken in debate.
The intelligence reached Augusta and
produced intense excitement. Mr.. Ham
lin, who was warm personal friend OF
Cilley, and others shed tears. Of the
men then in the legislature
several subsequently received prominent
appointments. Mr.. Speaker Allen was
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