The Portland daily press., 1895-02-27
HR. BIRD TRIES His WINGS
A Speech by Fitzgerald, who Des-
poiled O'Neil.
HON, CHARLES f. JOHNSON AND
THE WAR EAGLE.

a Remnant of the Y. M. ID. C. Meet and
Dinc-Fitz G. Gives Particular Fits to
Capitalists
The famous expression of the COM
mander of t4a last battalion OF the Old
Guard was written on the features OF
the Hon. Stephen Canrobert Perry, as
he, in his capacity as ex-president, as
sisted Vice President j. Henry Bradley
to lead the Young Mems Democratic
Club to the Preole banquet tables last
evening. Time, and change, and Grover
Cleveland's appointments have made sad
ravages in that boisterous and exuberant
brotherhood who raised such cheers in
the days of Ingraham and SWEET. But
from the moment. when MIR. Philip Deer
Ing, son of Collector Deering, took the
arm of the Hon. NJ. E. Frank to escort
him to the table, it was made evident
that harmony reigned supreme in the
loyal remnant yet remaining of the Y.
M. DC. President John Il. A. Merrill
being detained at home by illness, the
duty of presiding fell to that staunchest
of young Democrats, Mr. J.Henry Brad
ley. Ex-President Perry lent the aid of
his experience in marshalling the guests,
who were: Hon. George E.. Bird of Port
land. Tllstram Goldthwaite, the war
eagle" of Biddeford, Hon Charles f.
johnson of Waterville-he may be sur
veyor of Portland some day-and Hon.
John F. Fitzgerald, who has recently
deposed Congressman Joe O'Neill OF
Boston, appropriating the latter's seat
in Congress. yellow jacket and peacock
feather. Those who were present were:
DR.. Sullivan, George f. McQuillan. Jo-
seph A. MEG owan, Cornelius f. Coleman,
Charles E. Mountfort, Charles Il. Guptill,
Frank Fl. Chase, Ell. Rice, CIV. Rich
ardson, Elgin C.Verrill, S. W. Bates, L.
Goldthw waite, Jr., Charles f. johnson,
George E. Bird John F. Fitzgerald,
Stephen G. Perry, A. W. Bradbury, J.
Henry Bradley, r. A. McClutchy, Nathan
Clifford, W.M Ingraham, ME-. Dunn,
A. .Sweetsir, NJ. p. Frank, P.J Deering,
J.E. Greene, George L. SWEET, j. IL.
Bracket, George T. Means, S. L.
Knowles, John b. Kehoe, Thomas H.
Gately, Jr., George E. Hight, L. Webb,
W. H. Stevens, P. ". Sweeney, ?. McDon-
ough, E. H. Winslow, F. r. Fay, Richard
Norton, B. j. Currau, Coleman A. Flaher-
ty, Nj. F. Hicks, Oscar R. Wish, Virgil c.
Wilson, L. F. MGillicuddy. E. N. Leigh
ton. G. F. Swasey. Charles H Chase,
III. W. Gage, Charles Mccarthy, Jr.. Day-
i'd Hooper, Russell D. Woodman of West
brock, kimball Eastman of Westbrook,
G.G. SAWYER, John Finley, Frank H.
VerrilI, Edward E. Rogers, Eben H.
Verrill, Lincoln W. Tibhetts, William A.
Lowe, John H. Mccarthy, James Barry,
Llewellyn Barton, Daniel Gallagher,
Francis Gushing, j. III. Carleton, Richard
j. Duddy, William A. McMain, G.B. Will
liams, George II. Fogg, John A. Meow
I'D, Thomas F Sheehan, Daniel J. Law
Ter, James Mcdonald, John O'Connor,
E. O'Connor, Henry O'Connor, j. T. Me
earthly, W. I. Griffin, &C. Edwards, Ar
thur L. Farnsworth. G. G. Kaler, Henry
A. Winship, AL. T. Cummings.
These eight odd, excepting the news
paper men, may be said to be Democrats
who can stand life above the frost line.
Vice President Bradley, after explain
ing the absence of the president, intro
duced Hon. Albert W. Bradbury as toast
master. Mr.. Bradbury, after being re-
ceived with applause, declared that the
. hope of the Democratic party in Port
land rested with the Y.M.D.C. He
went on to say that Maine Democrats
were accustomed to adversely, and then
presented the candidate for mayor,
HON. GEORGE E. BIRD,
to respond to the toast "Our Forest
City"
Mr.. Bird was received with loud APP
plauge. He said that, weary AID feeling
i'll, he had come to testify to his adher-
ence TO Democratic principles. He
thanked them for their cordiality, and
expressed the hope that all would stand
undeterred by obloouy, and standby him
who, at Washington, was true to the
principles of strong national credit in
spite of treachery and opposition. Cap
plauge.) MIR. Bird said that Portland
was the city Of his birth, and he felt
oomplimented by the unsought nomina-
tion. city was a business corporation,
aud should be administered honestly and
disinterestedly. But in the last two
years had taxes and expenditures been
reduced? Had expenditures been kept
within the limit Of appropriations? He
would leave that to the citizens of Port
land to judge. In times of party advers.