The record-union., 1896-09-16
SEWALL SHOULD WITHDRAW,
so SAYS POPULiST COM1ITTEE-
MAN WASHBURNE.
The Recent Election in Maine DEM
Onstrated His Weakness i'm
His Own State.

CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-George f.
| Washburne, Chairman of the Western
branch of the Populist national head
quarters, was interviewed to-day by a
reporter for the United ed-Associated
Presses on the success Of the Maine
election, and made the following state
ment: THE results are just what we
expected Maine is my native State,
and l know the sentiment there. The
vote has no more significance than
Arkansas eplf to Vermont"
do you think Mr.. Sewall should
withdrawn
Il certainly do. and the State Of
Maine also says so. / agree with Tom
Reed that 'Sewall's star sinks, and
| Watson's rises. The voice Of Maine
does not Indicate any acknowledgement
of the campaign. 1t is no test of Bry
ans popularity, or even of the silver
issue. No special effort was made in
Maine except by the Republicans. Sen
ator Jones and Senator Butler have
shown remarkable ability in the man
agement of the national campaign,
| considering the limited means at the
command Of both. The rapid flank
! movements of these Generals in con-
centrating their fire has at times
thrown the enemy into CONSERVATION,
but the question constantly arising be-
tween the two forces over fusion mat
tars impairs the work We should con-
centrate our efforts on the election Of
one ticket. If this could be done sue
cess would be certain.
There is an undercurrent of feeling
which pervades the Nation in support
Of the claims of Mr. Watson and his
friends that he should be recognized.
There is force in the statement that
Mr. SeWan is no more our candidate
than is Mr.. Hobart. There is also sig
nificance in the attitude Of the middle
of the road men, who say that No
Watson means no Bryan / know
that these men, as we'll as the Repub-
lcans, have accumulated a mass Of
evidence against Mr. Sewall which they
intend to make public, and which may
force the Democratic party to de-
fense of Mr.. SeWalls record during the
closing days of the campaign, but 50
| long as the issue can be kept on sill
Yer. Mr.. Bryan, as the standard bearer
| of the allied forces can keep the enc
my on the run. The Republicans real
| ize this. Therefore, falling to win on
principle, I believe their trump card
viii be to show in doubtful States the
| inconsistency Of Mr.. Sewalrs record
| and how much of a. misfit he is on the
| Democratic ticket. 1t is possible for
| him to become the peer Of the cam
paign by rising above personal amb-
| ton and declaring that the silver cause
| must win. If on the other hand he in
| sists on continuing, and the attack on
! him should result in Bryan's defeat he
would be held responsible by an indig-
nant people, and would be scorned and
| hated as the most unpopular man i'll
America.
| Mr.. Sewall cannot be forced off the
ticket. 1t would be better for him to
| remain on than retire in any way that
would do his party injury. The Maine
| election is over, and he has demon
strated his weakness. His party vote
in his own ward was only about one
half what it was four years ago. He
| has contended four times for election
as Alderman and has been defeated
twice, the last time by a ship joiner,
who polled 121 votes to his rs. I un-
| derstand further, that Mr.. Sewall at
| tended the June convention of his par
| ty in his State which nominated Mr..
| Winslow, a gold Democrat on a gold
| platform, and though Mr.. Sewall was
| there he offered no objection to plat
form or ticket, and seemingly acqui-
! esced in the nomination of the candi-
! dates and adoption of the platform,
which was by acclamation.
I'VE have had hard work to restrain
our people up to the present time, and
the gravity of the situation has not
dawned on the Democratic leaders.
| The crisis is at hand, and trust way
will be found to unite all the reform
forces upon two candidates represent
| ing both sides to resist the combined
forces of the opposition. The only way
to unite is for the Democrats to take
| our man."