Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-27
GOLD SENTIMENT IN MAINE.
Ex-senator Bradbury Bolts, but
Garcelon is for silver.
Special Correspondence OF The Evening star.
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Special Correspondence OF The Evening star.
LEWISTON, Me, August "a, 1896
The convention OF the sold democrats
held In Portland last Thursday was not
great success as a boilers convention. Not
over tnirty-fve people took part in the con-
ycntion, and the men who were at the head
of the movement are not those VINO VIII
carry any strength with them. " lillian
Henry Clifford. who has been selected 10y
The boilers as their candidate for governor.
ali though he is a well knoWn man, has no
personal following. He YVES. probably Sc
iected 10 head the movement principally
because he was competitor OF NJ +.
Frank. the regular nominee of the demo-
Gratis in the contest for the Office of collec-
ter of the port Of Portland. Neither of
these gentlemen were successful, but the
plum fell to John W. Deering, who, by The
way, is a gold democrat and strong sup
porter of the Cleveland administrator.
There probably is more gold sentiment
among the Portland democrats than in any
other place in The state, though some OF
the prominent democrats OF Bangor have
organized Il club, aIG viii do all IN their
power 10 defeat The election of Bryan and
Sewall.
The position taken by ex-Cnited States
Senator James w. Bradbury, the oldest
member OF the Senate now living, has no
doub,, had lis influence upon many Maine
democrats. MIR. bradbury was a member
of the famous class of lS25 OF BovSloin Col
lege, of which Hawt horne, Longfellow and
Jonathan Cilley were members. one of
his college friends was President Franklin
Pierce, who Agraduated in ~. Mr.. Brad
bury was in the Senate OF the United
States from "A to %, closing his senatorial
career the year that his friend Pierce was
elected President. Mr.. Bradbury has seen
many changes in party principles and party
policies, but has always remained a stead
fast democrat. Now, at niaety-three, Mr..
Bradbury has refused to support the acton
of the Chicago convention or 10 vote for
the candidates. He wrote a letter which
sr0nNr- ion sr11l .1.y
Gratis at Portland, in which he advised all
democrats to support the platform and
nominees of the indianapolis convention.
On the other hand, ex-governor Alonzo
Garcelon OF Lewiston. another old and ia
nous graduate of Bowdoin, is as enthu-
siastic on the subject of free silver as is
Mr.. Bradbury TOR the gold standard. Mr..
Garceion was graduated from Bowdoin in
1896, ard during the war became famous
a surgeon in the army. He has been
prominent in business and political life in
Maine, and was governor of the state in
1879. He will take the stump this week,
and will deliver speeches every afternoon
and evening until the state election. DIR.
| the financial question, and In his speeches
will lay particular stress upon the burdens
placed upon the people by the national
| banks.
This week will commence the real, az
gressive work of the campaign for both
| parties. The republican speakers are as
| the sands of the sea in number, and will be
sent to every nook and corner of the state.
| The democrats will not have so many
speakers of national reputation, but have
| a large number of local speakers enlisted
| in the cause. The three weeks that now
remain before The state election will be thu
| nveliest ever known In the state of Maine.