Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-22
WHERE ARE WE ATT"
The Maine Democracy In a
Great Quandary.
tuesday Nights Meeting Of Commit
tee Does Not Help Affairs.
Lots Of Spicd and Various Opinions Express
ed by Those Present.

house, Tuesday evening. The meeting
was called to order by Chairman
Hughes of the State committee. 1t
was voted to allow reporters present at
the proceedings. DIR. Gordon of Port
land. member of the national commit
tee, stated in brief the action taken by
the Maine delegation in the Chicago
convention He explained why the
vote of the delegation was finally cast
for Mr.. Sewall Notwithstanding the alb
sence of several of the members
Gen. Harris II. Plaisted of Bangor,
was called upon to express his opinion.
The general was received with APP
plause. LAS loyal Democrats" said
Gen. Plaisted, I'VE should endorse the
national convention at Chicago and
vote for the free silver candidates. The
general scored Mckinley and McKin-
leyism at length and remarked that
the national ticket would surely be
elected and that the Republican nomi-
nees in the State of Maine would not
have everything their own way.
Ex- Gov. A. w. Garcelon of Lewiston,
was called upon and was received with
applause. He said: Il am a back num-
Der and have been out of politics for
years. l was declared a crank when
attended the last State convention
Laughter) If there is to be a fight
let it be fair, square and honorable and
if there is any man who cannot stand
upon the national ticket let him stand
up and make his presence felt.
j. w. Deering. collector of the port
at Portland, was the next speaker and
was very much in favor of the gold
platform He said that the man nom-
mated to lead the Maine Democracy in
the coming struggle was a person with
brains. He could get more votes than
and there is no reason why we cannot
elect him on a gold platform. The Chi
cago convention has nothing to do with
this case at all. This is simply State,
a local issue.
c. F. Johnson of Waterville, was tbs
next speaker, and when the name OF
the Democratic sachem of the Ever
green city, was mentioned the applause
was loud and long. Mr.. Johnson was
very much in favor of standing by the
candidate, Mr.. Winslow, upon the gol6
PLATFORM and expressed himself ac
cordingly. There is surely no national
issue in the State campaign" concluded
the speaker.
At this juncture somebody asked ii
Tillman of South Carolina, ruled the
national convention at Chicago. to
which Or. Gordon of Portland answered
that he did not, that the South Caro-
lima man was created with Kisses and
calls when he was addressing the
conventions; that Altgeld has more in
fuence than Tillman.
much in favor of the free silver plat
form adopted at the Chicago conven-
ton The action of the State conven-
ton is paled into insigniiicance when
the national one does anything oppo
site" said he, will any person remain
in the Democratic party and ignore the
national issue? A person who marches
under different banner is not a Demo
Graf. A Maine man has been selected
on the second place on the ticket,
great honor to the State. Every loyal
Democrat should lay the State issue
aside and endorse the Chicago nomi
nees.
Capt Mcclellan of Belfast said that
he did not believe in voting for Re
publican measure, that the guberna
torial candidate had been nominated
before the platform had been adopted
and as Mr.. Winslow has not given his
views to the committee how do We
know whether he is for gold or silver
except by what we read in the papers
T. b. Torrey of Bath was of the
same opinion as Capt Mcclellan. Mr.
Torrey said that the ark was built af
ter the food meaning that the platform
was adopted after the nomination fol
Governor had been made.
General j. ]. Lynch of Portland was
surprised to hear SO much specia
pleading from those who ought t.
know better Republicans would bacl
up Winslow on personal issues, and h,
could carry Portland and Cumberland
county and, the speaker believed. thu
state. Anyhow, he could cut dow
Powers majority greatly, and the re
suit would go before the country show
ing that Maine endorsed the nationa
ticket
Mayor Hanson of Belfast, responded
to calls for Hanson" He failed te
understand how they could endorse
Winslow as a candidate and go bach
Oh every principle in the Chicago plat
form fiohf this ca1opaipn on n par-