The Portland daily press., 1894-01-09
1t Braeed Up the Faithful Last
Evening.
GREAT SUCCESS OF MR.. SWEET
SIR'S JACKSON PARTY.

Can See the Bow of Promise He Says
Mr.. Mitchell and Miss Stafford Contri-
butte Greatly to the General Pleasure.
All the Democrats who do not believe
in setting up monarchies in neighboring
realms or in giving the American mar
kets to the British, and consequently
who look to antiquity for satisfaction,
turned out to Mr.. A. D. Sweetsir's
Andrew Jackson show last evening. 1t
is therefore needless to say that great
crowd packed City hall. No partisan
jealousy can conceal this fact The four
thousand troops with which Jackson
thrashed the 1900 British at New
Orleans would not have packed the hall
much closer. There can be no doubt
that either Andrew Jackson or Mr.. A. D.
Sweetsir is very popular in this town.
The audience was an excellent one, many
ladies being present.
Words do not fully describe the
brilliancy of the decorations with which
Mr.. Sweetsir had adorned the hail.
Banners, streamers, wooden spread
eagles, pictures OF Andrew Jackson and
Grover Cleveland, battle painting of
the day at New Orleans, dazzled the eyes
of the faithful. But the most interest
ing of all the patriotic furnishings was
the glass show case which contained the
lock Of hair. cut from the head OF st.
Jackson a few hours before his death.
The mob was not encouraged to see this
remarkable relic, but a company of
selected brahmins were allowed to have
seats on the platform around it. and
from time to time to glance upon it.
These brahmins were: Capt. Richard
Harding, of Yarmouth, Els. Soule of
Freeport, Major Murphy, David G.
Drinkwater, Edward E. Rogers, Silas
Skillin of Falmouth, Daniel Glaz1er Of
Portland, Capt. Charles H. Chase Of
Portland, Hon. M. P. Frank Of Portland,
o. A Cobb of Westbrook, Alderman
James A. MCGOWAN of Portland, Elk
Marshal Benjamin Andrews, Joshua I.
Emery of Portland, Ex-Alderman Daniel
Gallagher, Richard Norton, Councilman
Tibbetts, Col. A. W. Bradbury, Alderman
Brackett, A. L. Farnsworth, Ex-Mayor
John W. Deering, T. P. MCGOWAN, Col.
Thomas P.Beals, Col. George E. Nc
Quillan, DR.. Sullivan, Edwin M. Marrett,
Joseph Anthoine of Portland, Banker
Russell D. Woodman of Westbrook,
Lamont A. Stevens of Wells, William
Shea, M. F. Hicks, "A. F. Moulton of
Scarboro, Sewall c. Strout, Harrison G.
Sleeper of Boston, Ex-Alderman Hassett,
James Comedian.
After the aforesaid brahmins had
taken seats around the casket containing
the hair, Mr.. Sweetsir, his face wreathed
in smiles, stepped forward and intro
duced Mr.. A. F. Moulton as the presiding
officer. Mr.. Moulton addressed the audi
ence briefly, recounJing the achievements
of Jackson as a soldier at New Orleans,
and as political leader who believed in
the right of the people to rule them
selves.
After Mr.. Moulton's remarks letters of
regret were read from d. J. McGillicuddy
of Lewiston, ex-Mayor Ingraham,
William Dickey. Duke of Fort Kent, etc.
Mr.. Dickey in his letter recalled the fact
that he had voted for Andrew Jackson
and :. for every Democratic candidate
since, including Grover Cleveland, for
wnom he had voted three times Mr..
Dickey said that he was in Portland the
night after the news of Jackson's victory
was learned, and attended celebration
at the old Arsenal, which stood where
the Maine General Hospital now stands.
Mr.. Dickey recalls that they had "a good
time" that night. Mayor Baxter who had
been invited sent letter regretting his
inability to be present and expressing
his admiration for the old hero of New
Orleans. The letter was loudly APP
plauded, as also were those of Mayor
Matthews of Boston, John e. Russell and
VIM. E. Russell of Massachusetts, and
Charles F. johnson of Waterville.
The letters having been disposed of,
Mr.. Moulton announced song "by our
we'll know and popular fellow citizen,
Mr.. Elliot G. Mitchell" Truth compels
the statement that the mention of Mr..
Mitchell's name caused as much applause
as was given to Grover CIeveland's, and
very nearly as much as St. Jackson, him
self, received Mr.. Mitchell had selected
Magnolia of Tennessee" which he
rendered with much sweetness and
feeling. Chandler's band, which had
been entertaining the audience with all
kinds of airs, beginning with spread
eagles and torpedo accompaniment,
gave Mr.. Mitchell an accompaniment ex-
actly to the mood of the song and the
audience. The encore was so enthusiastic
that Mr.. Mitchell and the band were
forced to respond with the "Star
Spangled Banner"
Mr. Moulton here varied the proceed
ings by noticing that there were present
many of the fair ladies of Portland, and
then, by an abrupt transition, pesented
the Hon. M. P. Frank
AS BETTE the occasion, Mr.. Frank
speech was in the beginning symposium
of banners, bugles, snare drums and re-
| treating British, closely pursued by A. J.
In the concluding portions of the address
| Mr.. Frank exhorted the Democrats to
| stand by their principles. If they had
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