Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-14
WlNSL0W TO SEWALl.
Democratic GrbcrnatoriaI Candidate SAYS
State Committee Will Decide Question.

Boston, July ia special dispatch
from Niagara Falls to the journal
says:
The Maine delegates to the Demo
cratic Chicago convention arrived here.
today, ON their way home, aud put up
at the Cataract house.
They We're the boiling seven OF the
delegation, and were pretty emphatic
silver money platform. The members
of the delegation included Hon. T. Il.
Winslow, the candidate for Governor
on the sound money platform adopted
by the State convention. Tristram
GoldthWaite. Seth c. Gordon, who was
unanimously elected as gold man to
succeed NJ. Sewall on the national
committee only a week ago: Charles
l.. Snow, Democratic eX-mayor of Ban
g9r Fred Emery Boane. secretary Of
the state committee; j. II, Sherman
chairman of the Knox county commit
tee; Hon. c. Ney Holman, and J.. b.
Deasy, president of the Bar Harbor
Banking * Trust Co.
Mr.. " insloW was not inclined to dis
cuSs the attitude Of the ScWall and
silver men in trying to shelve him and
have the State committe committee re-
pudiate the gold platform of the party
III Maine. Regarding Sewalls dis
patch in the New York Morning Jour
nal. which read as follows:
My attitude on the platform is we'll
known. was one of those who signed
the minority report in favor of Daniel
and think that act defines my position
upon the issue of the campaign.
IF we can undo the work in Maine
which has already been done, | believe
| will be able to carry the State The
Stat. convention of Maine has been
held and has nominated a ticket on
gold platform.
The gentleman who is the candidate
for Governor is that all can be desired
and he assures me that he viii stand
upon the platform adopted by this con
Vention We shall under these condi-
tions. fight in Maine with good pros
poets of success"
Mr. Winslow was very emphatic
Il wish to state plainly that | have
had no interview with Mr. SWai on the
situation, much less have | had an op-
portunity to congratulate him. 1t is
not true that the vote Of Maine was
cast unanimously for SeWall. There
were seven of us absent from the con
Vcrtion hail when this result was an
mouuccd. The question of rcpudiating
the COLA platform is Il matter for the
state committee to settle. and until
they meet we are all at sea-
Hon. c. Nev Holman. when asked
aout Mr.. ScWallfs dispatch in the New
York Journal, said: Il think this is
consistent with the course SO far pur-
sued in all matters by the managers
of the Chicago cave Of the winds, to
ask the Democrats of Maine to stultify
themselves by callinga state convention
to repudiate the gold platform adopted
June Il, and supplant it by a reversed
statement Of principles, more in az
cordancc with the ponulistic DEGREES
of Alleged, Tillman < Go. Maine's
Democracy has been pretty eifectually
dispoiled of hope by recent proceed
ings 1t ought not now to be robbed |
of its self-rcspect The Democrats of
Maine are neither towards knaVcs nor
fools"
Mr. Holman expressed doubt as to |
Mr. WINSTON giving assurances to Mr. |
Sewall that he was unwilling to run |
as Governor on the Chicago platform. |
II.
marks II am not for SeWali on sill |
yer platform. ! do not like it,
L. e. Deasy: Il want to correct the |
report that the Maine delegation voted |
soIidlv for MIR. Sewan | would not |
have voted for Mr.. ScWal or any other |
Democrat on the Chicago silver plat |
form.
DR.. Gordon was emphatic in what he
said: Mr. So~Nall understands per-
fcctiy well the situation. and that the
vote from two of the delegates was
purely complimentary, and was not IN /
accordance with Democratic policy or
principles The fact is seven of us
never voted for Mr.. Sewall. although |
The chairman so announced it.
Mr.. Beane feared pronounced bolt
in the party in Maine. but could not
foreshadow the action OF the state