The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-02
AT LAST MIR. BIRD
ID eclares Himself to His Sup
pOrters.


Rooms-says He Didn't Want the Nom
| ination But Desires to Be Elected-Aski
For Vote of Every Citizen in the Inter
est of Civic Reform,
The last Democratic rally of the cam
paign was held Saturday evening at the
rooms of the Young Mems Democratic
club. Nathan Clifford, ESQ.,, the chair
man of the Democratic city committee,
presided, and again appeared to be afraid
that the members of his party would not
take interest on ough in the election to
vote. NJ. Clifford's state of alarm was
exhibited in his urgent appeal TO his fell
low Democrats to go and vote.
Mr.. Bird was there and more than
that, he made speech. He was intro
duced by Mr.. Clifford and when the meet
ing saw that the candidate was at last
about to be heard, their lol depressed
feelings found vent in applause. Mr..
Bird said
thank you all for your presence here
tonight. am glad that SO many have
been willing to brave the storm and
VAAo WAhNts 0COuuSo VI bl6lT u6VODlQn W
Democratic principles.
1t has been said everywhere that do
not want to be elected; that do not de-
sire the success of tho Democratic ticket,
but that is not true. 1t is true that
did not ask for the nomination, aud that
did not want it, but l accepted it with
full sense of it's Importance and respo
sibilities. | have lot asked for the vote
of any man, or the support of any faction
but do ask the vote of every Democrat
and offevery citizen in the interest of
civic reform. A time when the earnings
of the people have been decreased, should
also be time for municipal economy.
can only say that if am elected mayor,
l will ba turned by no man or faction
| from doing what believe to be my duty
and am free to do my whole duty.
''If this burden is laid upon me / will
| if the management of the affairs of This
great corporation calls for every moment
of my time, then the city shall have il
all. Can say more?
"This is no time for apathy, and it is
the duty of every man to vote for tho
ticket believe represents good govern
ment, good order, municipal economy
aud the happiness of the CITY,"
| AT the close of Mr.. Birds brief I'D
dress Mr.. Clifford introduced Colonel A
| W. Bradbury, as Portland Democrat
who once made a hurried trip from
| Washington to Portland in order to vote
for Hon. William L. Putnam for mayor
Colonel Bradbury made bright speech,
| and was applauded from first to last. He
said of Hon. Thomas B. Reed "He i.
not only very prominent Presidential
| candidate, but as Speaker of tho House
be fills position that carries with il il
some respects more power than the Presi
dency itself. II he is nominated fol
| President, then we shall all DO proud t(
see a Maine man SO homo red and we
will do our best to defeat him, but il
| against our wishes he should be elecued
then as Dem ocrats we will say to him
| Do the best you can considering the
platform on which you stand, and tn.
adverse circumstances under which yor
are laboring.
| Colonel Bradbury closed with an ap
peal for unity of action at the polls. Mr.
Clifford follow ed in the same line Three
cheers were given for Mr.. Bird and Their
he was permitted to fly away.