The Portland daily press., 1900-08-20
FOB PEARSON.
Republicans Who Will
Support Him.
qheV Net at The Gospel Mission SAT-
urday Night.
Pointed Remarks on
Present Situation.


When the Democratic party failed to
endorse Rev. ). f. pearson's candidacy
for sheriff many people believed that
ur Pearson would not be tempted to
make muoh OF "a fight IN the coming
esmpaign for this position. Saturday
night IN response to a letter addressed to
4 lsw friends Of ali parties, there was "a
Gathering OF between - and 20 citizens
& tie Gospel Mission hall to meet Mr..
Pearson and discuss methods aiding
him to secure thesclection. Among those
present. were Ira S. Loske. ESQ. OF
ward 4. ex-Alderman Lenas Thompson OF
Nard 8. Freeman a. Gowen. member of
ns board OF ovorseers Of the poor from
Nan S: d. v. Ames, the oldest com =
maolal traveller out OF Portland and
former representative TO the legislature;
4. Braedon. one OF Weatbrook's most
prominent merchants; james B. Written
Of Portland, Edgar T.. Fossett Of Ward
i. and Rev Il. s. ). McAllister.
While the meeting was not intended as
#W"4&+ #AAittA AA4sf AAtA& FHt4# A-~AA @AAAF "a
response to AR. pearson's invitation, a
rRheS reporter found no difficulty IN
securing admltance and bis presencs
Bas not objected to by any OF those ln-
attendance
Mr. FREEMAN a.. Gowen was chosen
sAalrman OF the meeting and IN accept
ng tne honor made a long speech II
ahl.h he said. among other things, that
b regarded It as his right as a kepubli-
can aud man who hal The interests o.
he Republics n party at heart to bolt the
aomlnatlon of Oren 4. Despeaux FOR
8srla because Sir Despeaux had not car
rid out his pledges to his party or HI.
trends ia enforcing the prohibitory law
NF 6owen said that he believed the time
81 come for the rigid enforcement of ths
HsaIbltory laws; that he did not bellevi
ar the Republican or the Democratic
esaldate would enforce this law. and d
Bought Samuel +. Pearson would en-
krce it if he had "a chance. For this rea
.on Mr.. Gowen said he was going to d
81 be could to secure Mr.. Pearson
slections and that there were hundreds @
other good Republicans in CUNNINGHAM
county who were with him in this effort
Ex-AIderman Zenas Thompson,
member Of the Portland club, a strons
Republican organization, also made
speech. He said he was a lifelong Re
publican and would always be a Repubu
can. lie said that Dir. Despeaux had no
enforced the law or attempted to do so
and when the Republican party al
tr two years Of this sort OF an admins
tlatlon 50 far forget its own interests a:
II give Mr. Daspeaux a re-n nomination, he
did net believe that he could be
held to support him at the polls and
be did not intend to do SO. lie said that
he should vote against him and so would
great many other Republicans II Cum
1srlaud county and many Of great promi-
nenoe and influence In the city of Port
hnd. Air. Thompson said he believed
Ar. Pearson could be elected and that
the only thing that was required was to
let the people know he was an active
candidate for the place, and If the voters
could be given Pearson stiokers and in
s1ucted how to use them he said there
was no doubt but thai he could carry
the county of Cumberland by a good vote.
Rev. b. IS J. McAIlister also made an
enthusiastic speech. lie said that he had
learned that great many of the iniiuen-
tal and solid men OF Portland were OPP
posed to Mr. Despeaux because he had
not enforced the prohibitory law or at.
tempted to enforce it. lie seemed to think
that Mr.. Pearson was going TO be elected
sheriff by a good sized vote. He was not
only going to pull a great many votes
rom The Republican party, but also a
great many from the Democratic party !.
not only was he going TO make big
showing ID Portland, but in the country
towns he was going to poll big vote.
mr. MsAlllster said that what was need
ea was hard, earnest work. He SAID that
pespeaux and his friends were worried
and that they had cause for worry. He
advocated thorough canvass Of the
cities and towns of Cumberland county,
an awakening Of the people, the uistribu-
uon Of literature and an aggressive cam
paign.
nlr Ernest A. Bragdon of Westbroo
sad that IN his city Mr.. Pearson was go
ing to receive a big vote and that this
was coming from men OF all parties who