Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-15
RETURNED DELEGATES
Express their Disgust With High Handed I,evo
lutionary Convention.

When the Maine delegates to ch,c,yo
reached Portland they were ihteryiew"i
by representative of the Lewiston Sim
WIN the following result
ION; Irlstram Goldthwaite had but a
moment to spend before leaving for his
nome lie said that the princilcs Of Dc
iLnocracy were utterly ignored and the
brutal force of the majority ruled without
any consideration OF the minority any
ihihg to down the East as Altgeld eS
pressed It, have stood by those prin
Glples which have hcon taught were
I Il political battle"
Hon. Fred Emery Beane said in con-
rersation, to the Sun man. that they had
lought lor principles against Il crowd bent
on what Tillman and Altgeld had in
structed to follow. Although these men
| captured the convention. they nor anyone
else can drive me out of the Democratic
party. When asked If he knew the date
OF the State committee meeting he replied
| NO date ms been decided upon. but it
WI! probably take place very soon. -
lion. l.. +. Deasy. a highly respected
business man of Bar Harbor. spoke to the
sun representative as follows:
| Alter the adoption of the platform
| dld not participate in the dongs of the
convention. In this respect my position
was the same M that of the entire New
York delegation and the greater portion
of the delegates from New England New
Jersey. Delaware and Wisconsin, Four
| members of the Maine delegation declined
| TO vote or act in the convention after the
| Pa ttoitn WAS adopted.
My reasons for this course are these.
| The convention was dominated by Till
man and Altgeld and the greatest and
| nest leaders of the Democracy, such as
| till. Whitney Russell, Villas and Dickin-
son were insolently and brutally pushed
aside
The convention disregarded Democratic
precedent by refusing to ratify the ma
tional committees choice of Senator Hin
| as temporary chairman.
by his exercise of this brute force OF
| q majority without evidence or reason.
four delegates from Michigan duly and
| properly elected, and having credentials
| from legal officers of the state convention
| were unseated and four other delegates
| seated who were not chosen at any con-
Vention and who had no credentials from
any source. This under the unit rule had
| the effect of raising the vote of the entir,,
Michigan delegation
The platform IS contrary to Democratic
tradition and predccent.
The convention refused to commend the
honesty and fidelity of the present Demo-
cratic administration and implidly con
demned it as dishonest and unfaithful
For these reasons joined with the best
representatives. of Democracy in the coun-
try in declining to participate in the sclec-
ton of candidates.
There was one OF the two representa-
tiNes from the second district who re-
manned firm and true TO the Democracy.
and that gentleman WAS Hon. c. Ncy
Holman
In conversation with the Suns reporter
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