The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-05
They Gave Mayor Robinson a kOus-
ing Greeting
Listened to a Number
of Good Speeches.
Nearly All of the Repubiica n
Nominees Present.

As has been the custom since Its Or
ganixation, the Lincoln club brought the
municipal campaign to an end on SAT-
urday night by giving a reception to May
or Robinson and the Republican candi-
dates for the city government. The affair
was managed ~ Col. John ID. Printable,
the chairman of the house committee,
and passed { # In n most satisfactory man
ner. The rooms of the club were crowded
with earnest enthusiastic Republicans all
the evening and some speeches whfcn
rang true and added much to the enjoy
ment Of the occasion were mnde. An or
ohestra was In attendance and furnished
music during the evening. Woe Fresi-
dent Horatio Clark presided and when
Mayor Robinson was escorted into the
club rooms By Frank i. Moore, who is
to to the Mt xt alderman from ward FOUR
the cheers wntch greeted him showed that
the Lincoln club hasn't forgotten how to
cheer.
Mayor Robinson was introduced and
made . brief speech. He was repeatedly
appiauded and ohesrsd and there was
every evidence Of the cordial support he
will receive IN Monday from the young
Republic ansof the oity.
General q, p Mattocks was introduced
and said that he always felt his Repubii-
canism. enlarged and broadsned when he
entered the lincoln club rooms. lie be-
lieved the club had been great benefit
to the Republican party in Portland.
"Ibe mayor commands the respect and
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city and be 10 noted for his honesty, in
tegrity and ability" This conclusion OF
Gen. Nattocks's speech started the cheers
again.
Robert Il. Whitshouse. Esq, said In
very bright and witty speech that the
stan ding OF the Republican candidate for
mayor had disarmed the opposition Who
were much discouraged. Though the
Democratic party is disorganized the ks-
publioans do not fall to put mp their
best men for candidates. In the case OF
Mayor Robinson 1t was an instance where
the office had songnt the man and not
the man the office. MIR. Whitehouse paid
a high tribute to the mayor.
MI. Edward Quinn, great fsvorfte
with the Lincoln club, recited one OF his
stirring selections and was heartily en-
cored.
Alderman ugus Sus u. Moulton Of the
Deering district. referring to the snnsxa-
tion of Dsering, said: "You took US In
and we like 1t. The Democrats say we
have no platform and we have none. The
idea OF conducting the city affairs Ike q
free luuoh counter where everything Is
obtained for nothing is q fallacy." MIR.
Moulton spoke Of Mr.. Connolly, the Dem
ocrRtic candidate In ward four. He saii
he respected him but he thought that the
idea Of getting things which are enjoyed
In New York and Boston without raising
the taxes is q mistake. If the tax rate Is
pat up the oity viii tie blighted. In CON-
olusion Mr.. MoultoD said that 1--WE ex-
psosed every thing of Mayor Robinson and
we got most everything including few
veto messages. Uaughter.) He has given
us clsan administI alton and will give
us even better one next year,
Ex-Mayor Meloher said he had come to
hear the candidates pledge themselves. 1t
has been gratifying to the citizens to
have the tax rate kept down. He said
no city could be prosperous with tax
over s15 on q thousand. Boston win run
In debt but will not raise the taxes over
SIG. ave appreciate the efforts Mayer
Robinson has made In this direction,
and We will support him. His record de-
serves enforcement and he will get It,"
Frank I. Moore, Republican candidate
for alderman from ward four, made
good speech and was handsomely received.
Principal Albro K. Chase Of the High
school said among cher things that he
was Republican born and bred and In
fact he Thought he shouldn't have lived
publican. He said 1.-THE present mayor
has done his duty without doubt and
that was because OF the instruction he 4
received at my hands when in school
We don't teach politics In the High
school bat we do teach loyalty. The Re
publican party needs no platform. Its
works speak for 1t. 80
Bejamin g. Ward and James A. Con-
nellan and W. b. Johnson made brief
81 eeohes.
f. p. Chase said he was too young
to be out so late but he was glad to be
present and be counted as q Republican. |
He was In the party when it was formed
and he proposed to stay there.
w. W. Merrill, sx-Dayor Of Deering,
said the last public speech he made was
In favor OF annexation before the lsgis-
lature. Sinos then he had been In eblivian
but he was satisfied with the labor he
han done. The other speakers were
William Smith Of BOSTON, James q. Fox
and John Cousens, who spoke briefly.