The Portland daily press., 1892-02-13
Their Celebration Last Night Was
a Great One.
THE GRAND OLD PARTY AND ITS
HISTORIC HEROES.

age, FL. b. Cleaves, J. ID. Printable,
General Mattocks, w. G.. Chapman,
John j. Perry, Judge Peabody, Major
Melcher, j. H. Drummond, and a
Good Time Generally.
The annual dinner of the Lincoln Club
last evening was a success of such size
that it outran the expectations of even
the most sanguine members of the club.
The large dining hall had been furnished
with as many tables as it would hold, and
every table with as many chairs as possi-
BILE. Yet the club and its guests overran
the hall, and when the speaking began
the doorways and entryway held an ea-
ger and enthusiastic crowd. The dinner
occupied the attention of the company
for the first hour of the evening. AT
the table at the head of the hall, ranged
to the right and left of President Nor
rill, sat
Judge Peabody Mayor True,
John j. Perry, Fl. nj. Heath,
E. p. Chase. Judge Savage,
H. B. CleaveS, c. p. MattockS.
Ex-Mayor Melcher, 7o Liberty bennett, nIed;[,,on
l.
George S. Hunt, Il. r. Mcclellan,
Charles r. Boothby, City Marshal Hight,
City Messenger Shaw, Charles r. Nevis.
At the other tables were the members
of the club and invited guests, all that
the hall would hold.
President Morrill,, after the dinner,
called the assembly to order and fitting
ly spoke of the occasion and its signifi-
canoe. He then read letters of regret
from Vice President Morton, Governor
E. C. Burleigh, Governor William Nc
Kinley, Senator Frye, Senator Hale,
lev and Boutelle, ex-Mayor Charles j.
Chapman, Commissioner of Navigation
Bates, Attorney General Charles E. Lit
tlefield. and J. H. Manley. The reading
of these letters was received with ap-
plause, which was especially uproarious
when ex-Mayor Chapman referred to MI.
Cleaves as the next candidate for COVER
nor.
President Morrill, read last a telegram
which he had just received:
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 10.
To Carroll W. MorriH, President lincoln Club:
With regret that cannot be with you to-
night to help honor the memory of Abraham
Lincoln send you heartiest greetings and the
best wish in the world, which is that your re-
L. B. REED.
Applause and cheers, long, continued
and repeated, greeted the telegram; and
then the club were ready for the
speeches.
First:
- The Mayor
was introduced as one of the s'oldest,
truest and staunchest members of the
Lincoln Club" He was received with
loud applause, which was continued and
mingled with uproarious laughter as he
humorously referred to the
safe course of referring
to his manuscript, in making ''an
impromptu speech" Mayor True spoke
eloquently of the work and fame of Lin
coin, work that is eternal in its results
and fame that is secure against the
ravages of time.
Shaw's quartette next rendered I'VE
are coming,
Father Abraham,
Three Hundred Thousand More" 1t
was magnificently done, and nothing but
an encore would do, SO the quartette re-
sponded with ''Say, Darkies, Have You
Seen de Nassau
President Morrill, next introduced
Hon. Herbert M. Heath, as one of the
promising sons of the beautiful Kenne-
bee valley, the ''home of the most dis
tinguished American" [applause] and
one of bevy of brilliant young men of
that grand old county-"the silver
tongued orator of the Kennebec."
Mr.. Heath
received an enthusiastic welcome and
said that had he known he was SO great
man he should hardly have dared to
venture away from home. Loud laugh
teri ''Of course" said Mr.. Heath,
'syou can hardly expectme to talk of pol
itics, for l come from the county of Ken
nebec, Tshouts of laughter] a land of
Acadian simplicity where politicians are
unknown, unhonored and unsung.
[Shouts of laughter There is a popu-
lar delusion that down our way there has
been an over production of politicians.
Now, L deny that. There are a great
many men down there who are devoted
to the public veal. Laughter We
only have to take their own word for it.
But seriously, have great respect for
the Kennebec politician. We have met