The Portland daily press., 1896-09-29
COUNTY COMMITTEE HoNoRED.
Supper and Reception OF the Portland
Club.

All Hands Tell How the Landslide Hap
pened-Those who Spoke.
| At the Portland club Monday evening
a reception was rendered the county
full work in the campaign just past
Those who sat down at the supper were
Gardiner Walker, j. II. Drummond, Jr.
Fred N. Dow, Carroll W Morrill,, Goorg,
H. Allan, E. Dudley Freeman, Edward
G. Reynolds, o. Il. Despeaux. Richard
Cook. ]. S. Pickett, D. D. Chenery
Henry G. Peabody, Elbridge Lord. G. A
Barrows. 2. Thompson, Adam p
Leighton, M. G. Hutchinson, Owen D.
Smith, R. ". Jackson, Charles Y. Lord,
W. B. Allen, N. H. Seavey, NJ. B.
Fuller, N. E. Reldon, George W. Sylves
tor, F. D. Winslow, II. P. Prince, NJ
N. Eldridge, John N. Long, E. j. Skill
lin, Arthur W. Merrill, VIM. Il. Dow,
| Frederic Mason, Charles A. Strout,
Winthrop G. Fogg, Edmund B. Mallet,
Jr., Richard Webb, Aug. It. Gerrish,
VIM. N. Marks, Calvin E. Woodside. j.
G. Stone, George Libby, Albion Little,
DR.. II. F. Twitchell, DR.. George A.
Way, Asher G. Kinds. f. H. King, f.
H. Little, E.. o. Hawkes., George
Young, Charles j. Chapman, Henry P.
Cox, Charles S. Chase, j. F. Liscomb,
Frank H. Little James f. Hawkes.,
David T. Rines, Joshua g. Libby, Geo.
Trefethen.
After the supper, President E. G. Rey-
nolds introduced first, State Committee
man e. Dudley Freeman.
Mr.. Freeman said he accepted their
greeting as expressive of their good will
towards the state organization. Mr.
Freeman said he was proud to belong to
the state machiue, which had assisted in
giving Thomas B. Reed 5000 plurality in
Cumberland county, and the whole
general ticket a magnificent vote. De-
nunoiations of party machinery was
usually made by two classes; those who
don't know any better and those who do.
The party machinery is usually express
siye of the sentiment of the rank and file
OF the party; and moves along with It,
MI. Freeman expressed his appreciation
of the work of the town and county COM
mittees. We might not again have SO
large majority; but If q question of
moral honesty should ever be brought
before the people of Maine, they would
respond as they had this year.
Carroll W. Morrill,. Esq, secretary of
the county committee was next called
Cd. He spoke humorously of the great
efficiency of the county committee in
preventing the county from going Demo-
cratic. The Office of county committee
man is one of precious few amenities.
This occasion was the first one he re-
membered in five years. In conclusion
he thanked those present for their kind
ness in greeting the committee.
Oren 7. Despeaux, Esq, of Brunswick,
was next called on. He said that an oc-
cassion of this kind was very pleasant to
the committee, as it showed that they
had tried to carry out the wishes of the
Republicans of the county. He had been
a member of the county COMMITTEES for
ten years, and this was the first public
recognition of this sort, which the COM
inittee had met. Speaking of the election,
he said that there had this year been less
cutting on the part of the voters than
any year that he could remember.
Mr.. Richard Cook, of the northern
portion of the county, was called on but
begged to be excused from making a
speech.
Mr.. j. 7. Fickett, was introduced as
one who had done much to change South
Portland from $50 Democratic to $50 Re-
publican. Mr.. Pickett said he had taken
an humble AMI psaceable part in the
election. So far as he had worked in
South Portland, he would say that he
had done all he could and felt reasonably
satisfied with the result. He had been
teacher in the region Of the rolling
mills for about twenty five years, and
had tried to instruct them in the ways
they should GO. By this instruction, and
by the fact that he had walked in the
right path himself, the results had been
very excellent.
county IrShsuE6r Oa01el -. Cl6n6ry OF
Deering. WAS called on and responded
briefly.
Chairman George II. Allan of the city
com IN ittee, said that he thought Port
land did little in rolling up the great
county majority. From 800 four years
ago the city plurality rose to over 20OC.
President Libby of the Lincoln club,
said he appreciated the kind invitation
to be present. The result of the election
reflected great credit on the county COM
mittee. And the splendid result in this
region foreshadowed great Republican
victory in Novem Der.
Judge aenryEC. Peabody saids he was
glad to make an address on the life and
public services of the county committee
He fully conourred In the praise that
had been showered upon them. The guc-
cess that had CROW ned their efforts was a
fitting reward of their work. The re-
marks of the speakers had recalled to
him that he was the senior county officer
For twenty years his name had adorned