The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-28

| udto 0dIroee "a. 0uDdrus OuelEmdu Mdrh
A. Hanna of the national committee,
National Committeeman Clayton. Scott
and Osborne, ex-senator Platt, Cornelius
Bliss. e1-Seorstary of State John W.
| Foster, Gubernatorial Candidate Frank
| s. Black and ex-Postmaster General
Wanamaker
Mrs. Harrison. wife Of the ex-Presi-
dent. with a party of friends, occupied a
box.
Much regret WAS expressed by the
committee in charge of the meeting that
Madison Square Garden had not been
secured for the meeting. Carnegie hall
seats only 800 persons, while applioa-
tions for tickets reached the enormous
total of $4,000. The hall and stage were
beautifully decorated with national COL
ors. The list of vioe-presidents of the
| meeting contained the names of many
men we'll known in many walks of life.
the hall. He was Immediately recognized
| and the audience rose and oheered again
and again.
Mr.. Harrison looked exceedingly well
and smiled as he bowed his thanks for
| his cordial reception. Chauncey NJ. De-
pew came In ten minutes later and an.
other noisy demonstration occurred.
At 1855 Mr. Depew. oalled the meeting
to order and was again greeted with
cheers. He at once began his speech and
was listened to with close attention.
Mr.. Depew was freq uently interrupted
with applause and laughter. His speech
was replete with witty sayings and kept
| the audience Tin good humor. He spoke
for IS minutes and then introduced
President Harrison, who was received
With q great outburst Of applause, which
lasted several minutes. Mr.. Harrison
was at once at ease wlthshis audience.
He began his address in low, clear
| voice, but as he proceeded he warmed to
his subject and his voice grew in VOL
ume. Mr.. Harrison said in part:
Ladies' and gentlemen: am on the
Repu blican retired list, not bJ reason
of any age limit, nor by the plea of any
convention, but that tho younger men
might have q chance and that l might
have rest. (Laughter:) But am not a
zen. My interest in my country did not
close when my last salary check was
| cashed. daughter and applause }
- could not content my self to subordi-
nate what ought to be public duty to
my private convenience. (Applause.) am
here tonight not to make keynote
speech, but only to express my personal
views, for which no one else will be In
any measure responsible, (applause) for
| this speech has not been submitted to the
Judgment OF any one until now. Cap
plause.) I shall speak, my fellow citi-
zens as Republican. (Cries Of good. }
! A bolt from any party now and then 1s
a reassuring Incident, and was never
more reassuring and never had better
| cause than now. (Applause and cries of
Your rightly
"But these Democratic friends who
are disposed more OF less directly to help
the cause of sound finance In this cam
palgn, ought not to expect that the Re-
publican party will reorganize itself
because the Democratic party has dis
organized itself. daughter and ap-
publican voters if sound money triumphs,
as I believe 1t will, must in the nature
of the thing constitute the body of the
successful army. We ought not, there
fore, to be askedstos.do anything that will
affect the salidity. the loyalty, the dis
cipleshiD or the enthusiasm of the Re-
publican party. (Applause.)
''A voice e Nobody is going out. This
referred to the Bryan meeting in Madi-
SOD Square Garden. and was greeted with
prolonged applause and lauhter.)
"And so our Democratic friends who
realize, as We realize, the gravity, the
far-reaehlng consequence of this oam-
paign, ought not to ask the Republican
party to reorganize itself, or to put
aside any of the great principles THAI it
has adopted in order to win a vote. II
their opinion is sincerely held, as they
insist, 1T ought to determine their action
for themselves without reference to what
any body else should do.
"There can be no better question for
these gentlemen than this-How can we
most surely defeat the Chicago nominee? !?
(Applause.)
s'Neithef conventions nor committees
can create issues nor assign them to their