Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-09
Crowd Hears Republican
Speakers at Belmont.
Speakers Are App|auded with
Enthusiastic Approval.
Non. 7. P. Dewey Pays Warm Trib.
ute to Hon. E. G. BurIslgh.


Especially largest and most sue
cessful political rally ever held in
Waldo county was Labor days great
Republican rally on Horace Chenery's
farm in this place. The crowd was
variously estimated from $500 to $500.
the people coming from all parts of
the country. Hundreds drove out in
barges. buckboards and automobiles
from Belfast, eight miles away, but
the greater portion of the crowd came
In teams from all parts of Melmont.
Montville, Lincolnvillc, Morrill,. Liber-
ty, Searsmont and even from the more
distant towns of Brooks, Monroe,
Thorndike. Jackson, Knox, Searsport,
Northport and elsewhere.
The crowd came early and STAYED
late Two bands were in attendance,
those from Lincolnville and Liberty,
and there were two ball games on the
program, one In the morning and the
other in the afternoon when the speak
ing was concluded In the morning
game Lincolnvile beat Morrill, 13 to
/, and in the afternoon game Sears
mont defeated Lincolnville by an even
larger schOrc. 1t was a great family
picnic Of the whole county and the at
tendance was by no means limited to
Republicans. The assembled multi
tude enjoyed a lunch basket dinner
down by the wooded shore of the
beautiful pond or in the shade of the
hundreds of wagons which were scat
tered over the fields and about the
farm buildings. Mr.. Chenery prOvid-
cd hot coffee for the crowd and it re-
quire1 no less than II barrels of it to
go around. The speakers of the day
the bail players, the musicians and
few guests of the Chenery family en-
joyed a Baked Bean dinner in the
picturesque camp near the lake, served
by a coteric of Belfasts most charm
ing young ladies'.
The speaking was in the open air in
the field near the pond at 100 p. NJ
A large farm wagon served as the
rostrum, and as the speakers had the
wind in their favor the whole great
c0ncourse was able to follow the
speaking as easily as though it had
been in a hall Thomas E. Gushey,
Esq, of Lincolnville, was the presid
ing officer and briefly introduced the
four orators of the afternoon. The
first speaker was John Clair Minot of
Augusta who confined himself to State
issues during the 90 minutes he con-
sumed. The record of the two parties
in State matters for the past half
century was contrasted their present
attitude upon the issues in this cam.
paign was discussed and the qualifica-
tons of the two gubernatorial cam
ddates compared. The pet Demo-
cratic arguments as to State expendi-
lures and State taxation were demol-
ished by the presentation of the Off
cial facts and figures, especially those
applying to Waldo county. The Sec
ond speaker was Orlando f. Frost of
Belfast, who spoke for Is minutes up
on local and county matters. particu-
larly the sheriff fight, in which the
records and qualifications of the two
candidates were cOnt~asted in a way
that won long continued applause from
the crowd
Mr.. Frost also dwelt at some length
upon the public career of Congressman
Rurleish. especially his services in be
half Of Waldo county people and inter-
ests, and the popularity of Mr.. Bur
leigh was attested by the cheers which
greeted MIR. Frost's tribute to him.
The third speaker was John 1t ndrick
Bangs, the famous author. who re-
peated here the great hit he has made
nv his earlier appearances in this cam
palgn He was at his best, and the open
air speaking wSs a much less strain
upon him than the others and did not
interfere in the least with the saliieS
~ wit which punctuated his strong ad-
dress. The records of the two grtat
parties for the past half-hundre1
years were contrasted in the eloquent
manner which has made Maine realize
tnat Mr. Bangs is much more than q
humorist. His serious discussion of the
great issues of the day. his warm
euiogy of Taft and his satire at the
expense Of Bryan's third candidacy
aroused great enthusiasm in the crowd.
The fourth and last speaker was Hon.
ihomas p. Dewey of Ohio. and after
paying an eloquent tribute to Maine =
great statesmen of the past and i'm
pressing upon his hearers the fact that
me whole country is watching the re-
suit OF the election here next Monday
ne discussed in a mastery fashion the
ieadny issues of national Importance
involved in this campaign. This was
MT Dewey's first appearance in Maire
"'tnough he is a well-known CAM
paigner in the West. and he most en-
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