Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-04
A BIG POW WOW
Held by New England BimetaI-
lists at Crescent Park.
The Audience Was Small, But the
Faithful Had the Pow Wow,
AItgeId talks 80 Minutes and With Darkness
Drives Home the Crowd.

of the series or meetings arranged by
the New England Bimetallic League in
the interest of bimetallism was held at
Crescent park, this afternoon. 1t was
in reality a combination of two meet
ings that announced for Saturday af-
ternoon having been postponed and
combined with the one of today, as the
result of a heavy rain storm and the
threatening weather.
The session of the league was held
in large open area where had previ-
ously been exhibited a Wild West
show, the audience occupying seats of
the grand stand surrounding it. All
around the plot on the outside We're
the noisy money making attractions of
Crescent park, a gay Midway Plat
sance sort of place, and these material
ly interested with the speaking. The
platform situated in the open field,
under a hot sun, was decorated with
the national colors, together with those
Of Great Britain. Ireland. France and
cuba. The members of the league.
with the speakers who had come from
Providence by steamer, were escorted
to the place of meeting by band fol-
lowed by about 1000 persons. many be-
ing women and children who had
come to the park for their usual Sun
platform in addition to the announced
speakers We're Senator BENZ. r. Till
man Of South Carolina Gen. a. J.
Warner of Marietta. Ohio: True L.
Norris of Portsmouth. y. H.: w H H
Bahannon of Hartford. Conn: T. w.
Mahoney of Rutland. VT. and many
other Democrats Of state and local
prominence.
Mayor Greene of Woonsocket. presi-
dent Of the New England BimetaIIfc
League. opened the session with a few
Introductory remarks. He then in
troduccd as presiding officer Col A. G..
Drinkwater of Braintree. Mass. who
made a short address. His remarks
We're. however. lost upon the audience
in the grand stand because hardly a
word could be heard there owing to
the high wind. Consequently there
was a grand rush at the close of his
remarks to the open space in front of
the speakers platform where the audi
ence stood standing during the balance
Of the session.
Col. Drinkwater introduced as the
first speaker Hon. Homer :. Cum
mings Of Stamford. Conn. who out
lined the principles Of Democracy, Of
bimetallism and of the league which
had arranged the series of meetings
He was followed by Judge James p.
Tarvin of Kentucky.
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