The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-07-30
Democratic Discord.

| We gave last week the press report of
the meeting of the Democratic State COM
mittee in Augusta, but the specials to
Boston and Maine dailies 60 more into de-
tail These extracts are from the Boston
Globe
| Ex- Mayor Hanson of Belfast insisted
that he would not support Winslow on a
| gold platform, as also did L. NJ. Staples
of Washington county. Staples did not
| landism in his.
f. F. Hanson of Belfast at once got
everybody by the ears. He did not see
how the Democratic party could fight for
gold at the September election, and then
resurrect and support silver platform.
He proposed to go on the stump, coming
home every two weeks to change his
| clothes, and work night and day for sill
Yer, and he predicted that old Waldo
would roll up Democratic majority that
would cause the Republicans to fall out of
| their chairs. The Democrats of Maine
| would not support gold platform. Let
Mr.. Winslow declare himself in favor Of
the Chicago platform, and he would give
him his hearty support, but otherwise he
| could not have his support or the support
of Waldo county.
1t is of interest to know that Mr.. Han
son claims to carry the Democratic vote
of Waldo county in his pocket.
The Boston Herald says that the Chi
cago platform was criticised freely, its
attack on Cleveland and the Supreme
Court being specially obnoxious. On the
other hand, Cleveland and his admins
tration were attacked freely, an attack
! which was received by storm of misses. -
The Herald specia! says further:
Capt. Baker raised storm when he
said there were many in the room who
| preferred to vote for Winslow, and then
bolt the national ticket. (Cries of ''no,
no.'o Every Democrat in Waldo County
would vote for Bryan and Sewall, and all
belt Winslow on gold platform.
The Portland Evening Express special
says:
The center Of the rabid silver talk
was Waldo county. Mayor Hanson fol-
lowed Gen. Lynch and made a bombastic
speech which read between the lines.
Throw Winslow overheard and let me
run in his place" He overshot the mark
and GOT but little applause, even from his
own people
And further:
1t began to look at last as if there
would be a little harmony but Waldo
county broke out again in the per
son Of Captain Charles Baker Of Belfast,
~ho wanted categorical answer then
and there and proposed to ask Nj. Wins
low directly where he stood. But the
meeting had cot away from the silver
men and storm of noes drowned the de-
mand. Then Capt. Baker alleged that
there were gold men present who proposed
| to bolt the Chicago nomination after sup
| porting MI. Winslow and another storm
OF denials resulted. The committee shut
off the discussion at this point by going
into executive session
The following paragraphs are from
the Portland Press report:
Then came Mayor Hanson of Belfast,
| who referred to the fact that everybody
knew his position He didn't see how
they could support Mr.. Winslow until
September and then resurrect the Chicago
, platform and become silver Democrats.
Mr. Hanson said Nj. Winslow could not
have his support or the support of Waldo
| Sott1At uHlil iC ieti lOltl ll6lu llt NdS Ill
harmony with the Chicago platform I'm
going out to talk silver from the founda-
ton up and the turret stone down. The
Portland convention ran its head against
stone wall as we told them it would
Now, how do you like it? | can't juggle
with gold ard silver balls
| Captain Charles Baker of Belfast said
he felt that there We're some people here
who We're going to vote against Bryan
and Sewall. Shouts of No. No9
Nh. keegan asked if Captain Baker
wanted it to 60 ont that he said he
thought there We're some here who would
not vote for the national ticket.
''1es.' said the captain.
Il don't think it right said keegan
Lets see you suppress it, said Cap
tain Baker. 'sThere won't be one hun
dred men i'll Waldo county that will vote
for Winslow on the god question.