The Portland daily press., 1896-06-13
ALL FOR REED.
The Delegates and Maine Reed Club
Off for st. Louis.

The Delegates and Maine Reed Club
OFF for st. Louis.
List of Those Who Went-No Surrender On
Their Part What Some of tho Dele
| gates Had to Say.
Union Station presented busy scene
yesterday noon when the delegates to the
National Republican convention left for
| st. Louis. The morning trains over the
| Maine Central from the east and the Bos-
ton & Maine and Grand Trunk from the
west had brought 30 the city the del e.
| gates and their friends who Joined the
Portland representation ON the superb
vestibuls train, composed of the hand
some Wagner cars Stuttgart. Branks-
mere, and Glengary, which will convey
| them to the convention city. A broad
band Of whits canvas adorned the side
| of each car, running from one end to the
other, bearing portrait of Mr.. Reed in
the centre and inscribed in large letters
Reed Club of Maine" Glories of flags
were placed at the functions of the yes
tibules. Mr.. Blodgett, of the Wagner
Company. who will accompany the party
to st. Louis, WAS present. looking after
the comfort of all. The train was drawn
by locomotive No. a. with Warren
Saunders, engineer, and Robert Hunter
fireman. Conductor George A. Thomas
had charge Of the train. General Pas
senger Agent r. 3. Boothby, of the
Maine Central and Station Agent Geo.
e. Whitney, Of the Boston & Maine,
were looking sharp to see that nothing
was omitted that would serve to make
the trip pleasant one. Col. Thomas
P. Shaw, the treasurer of the club, and
general manager, was as full of business
AS man could be, but he was cool as
cucumber. You can't rattle Col. Shaw.
Every delegate and club man had on his
Reed badge, a handsome white satin
affair bearing the portrait of the Speak
or, the name of the club In gilt letters,
and the national oolors fastened at tn
top. This is the full list of those who
went:
c. 8. Whitney, Gardiner.
NJ. @. Foster, Waterville.
A. X. Nickerson, BoothbAy Harbor.
G. Il. Atwood, Biddeford.
Wainwright Gushing, Foxcroft.
A. M. Spear, Gardiner.
Radcliffe H. Ford, Biddeford.
G. j. Mari, Boothbay Harbor.
Herbert ID. Heath, Augusta.
James Cunningham, Portland.
Geo. W. Heselton, Gardiner.
VIM. I. Haines, Waterville.
Atwood ". Spaulding, Caribou.
J. W. Wakefield. Bath.
Walker w. Head, Bath.
Isaiah <. Stetson, Bangor.
OF. Despsau, Brunswick.
Byron Boyd, Augusta.
John D. Printable, Portland.
Henry b C1eaves, Portland.
Thomas P. Shaw, Portland.
Edw. S. Marshall, York.
John M. Burleigh, South Berwick.
Lleweliyn Powers, Heulton.
Fred V. Chase, Portland.
Edward P. Mayo, Foxcroft.
Geo. NJ. Seiders, Portland.
Edw. e. Chase, Bluehill.
w.. M. Nash. Cherryfsld.
Gen. 7. W. Hyde, Bath.
s. W. Carr, Augusta.
A. E. Perry, Boston Herald,
Geo. B. Dunn, Heult9n.
8. D. Plummer, Portland.
g.. Fred Muroh, Portland.
Chas. H. Fogg. Houiton.
n. w. Htckef, POLAND.
ia A. B. Kicker, Poland.
Clarence Burleigh, Augusta.
4 b. D. Selden. Portland.
&c. c. Burleigh, Augusta.
@. W. Parcher, Boston Journal.
G. E. Littlefeld. Rockland.
John q. Sturgis, New Gloucester.
j. I. Davidson, York.
q. II. Townsend, Brunawi Ok.
II. III. Sswsll. Bath.
J. o. Pattep, Bath,
Forrest Goodwin, Skowhegan.
\. B. Rodick Bar HARDER.
Stanley Plummef. Dexter
VIM. e. Wood, Portland.
Apollo Club Of Four, Bangor.
Fred N. Dow, Portland.
Horatio OlAyk. Portland.
n. P. Haskell New Gloucester.
J. r. Lamb, xiveEmore Fails.
When the tyain MAS about to pull out,
promptly on the houF Of one O'Clock,
large crowd filed the platforms inolud-
ing many Of Porslapd's best known citi-
IONS. AS the wheels began to burn on
the trip to St. Lonis. Councilman May
berry called for three cheers for Hon.
Thomas B. Revd, and the great multi
tude sent up three rousing ones and a
prolonged tiger.
ing on the trip were asked as to what
they thought of Mr.. Manley's proclaim a.
ton.
Hon. Llewellyn Powers said that he
must decline to express an opinion. Sew
eral gentlemen Of the press had attempt
ed to interview him but 1t could be seen
that, in his position, to express himself,
would not be advisable.
Hon. A. III. Spear Of Gardiner said:
81 have beloved all along that there was
a chance to nominate Mr.. Reed and
have not changed my opinion In the least
Notwithstanding Mr.. Manley's state
ment. We are going to St. Louis to fight |
for MIR. Reed first, last and all tho time."
Hon. Charles II. Littlefield of Rock
land, who will second the presentation of
Mr. Reeds name in the convention, was |