The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-13
Plenty Of Would-Be
Deputies.
Mr.. Pearson Says He Has Had
Hundred Applications.

City hall was completely jammed to the
doors last evening by a crowd OF men,
women and children who had gathered
to listen TO speeches from several lead
ers who had bean IN the successful sher-
III fight Of Monday. The doors OF the
hall were opened at o'clock ana at once
the crowd began to put IN appearance.
Half an hour before the meeting began
It was impossible to secure a seat either
n the floor or in the galleries. The
American Cadet Band played outside OF
the hail Tor 20 minutes and then went in
to the hall.
Shortly after s O'Clock the speakers of
tie evening, accompanied by n number
OF their friends who had been prominent
In the contest, lined up and assembled the
stage AS they walked TO their seats they
were accorded rounds OF applause. AT
ter being seated, Freeman Gowen, ESQ,
stepped forward and was heartily greet
ed. He announced that Key. Luther
Freeman, the pastor OF the Chestnut
street Methodist church, would pre-
side. Then there was more cheering
when Mr.. Freeman came forward. lie
called upon Rev. r. p. Woodward, the
pastor OF the Second Advent church.
70 offer payer. Mr.. Woodward's fnvoca-
ton lasted for several minutes. He prayed
that "this recent victory may be fol-
lowed by the election of a city govern
ment that viii be as pure as it was pos
sible Tor it to be.''
We are tonight in a very happy
frame Of mind" said Mr.. Freeman as he
began his remarks. 81 was out of the
city the other night, but I understood
that there was hot time in the old
town. (Laughter.) This victory is not
one OF any party, but vfctotry of tn e
right. refuse TO be counted in any
party. 1 love law and order and a
clean city and clean city government.
That Is why / am here tonight ana II
am not mistaken that Is why you are
here. 1 have been told that public sentf
ment in Cumberland county is against
the enforcement of the law What die
the vote say last AIondays The voters
said that the citizens OF Cumberland
county were crying out and were de.
handing that the officers should do their
duty in enforcing the laws. Now we
hear that certain gentlemen are going
out OF business. (Laughter.) Tney said
that when they heard that a certain man
was going to be sheriff. But 1 am not
here TO make any speech. First, am
going to introduce a man who has not
been heard OF as much as some others.
His ward gave Al majority over every
body else to Mr.. Pearson. call on Dir.
BoTard. -
The pastor of the Congress street Me-
thodist church was warmly greeted.
II regard it as a very high honor, che
said, ''to participate IN the exercises or
this evening. L do not deserve the en-
comiums OF the presiding officer. AFTER all
Of my roaming / am glad at last TO
have found my citizenship in Cumber-
land county, this city, and Ward (which
has the honor of giving Mr.. Pearson the
largest majority of any precinct in the
county 1t is not because the voters OF
that ward loved the party less, but the
city mora. I know some of the Demo-
crats oil that ward and they are as good
as they can be. 1 know some OF the
Prohibitionists, but I did not know that
there were 1874 OF them. I also know
SOME of the Republicans Of the ward who
love law and order. All laid party pref
erenees and differences aside and they
will be unit against the IawIessness OF
this county. L feel as though the work
had just begun. So it ought to be with
all Of US who are opposed to organized
evil OF any kind. This should be the be-
ginning OF other victories. 1t has seemed
again and again TO me that the success
Jul men OF business, the ministers, the
teachers the lawyers and the labor1ng
men have turned away from office and
have then turned to the machine poll
tieians. Then these politicians have said
that If the business men, ministers, law
yers teachers and IabOring men interfered |
they would burn them up. 1 am glad
that the conscience has been touched and
that united effort has been made by !
the citizens OF the country that the law |
should be enforced. We have started \
upon a glorious career Of law and order /
IN this land"
Mr. Freeman, in introducing the next
speaker, said there were representatives
OF all sorts at the meeting. He called 4
upon zenas Thompson, Esq. who received
an ovation. GU can hardly expect that /
shall make much Of a Speech" said
Mr.. Thompson. ''We have had an cleo !,
ton in this state with glorious results,
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