The sun., 1896-08-11
SEWALL HERE UNGREETED.
NOT Il SPEECH ON THE WAY AND
No ONE TO WELCOME HIM.

He VIII Accept the Chicago Nonainntion for
vice-President-Not InTorned whether
or Not bryan Will Accept the ~. Loui-
NomInation - Thinks that Watson VIII.
Arthur Sewall of Maine. Mr.. Bryan's associate
on the Popocratic ticket arrived here yesterday
all alone and in silence. He got TO the Grand
Central Station at 3 o'clock. He came from
Boston on the fast train, and made no speeches
at the few stations where the train stopped.
No committee met him at the station on his ar
rival. In fact, the oficlals at Popocratio head
quarters knew nothing of his presence In the
city until 1t was announced to them by q news
paper reporter. Unaccompanied he went to the
Fifth Avenue Hotel and registered.
Mr.. Sewall received THE Sun reporter In
room 80. to which he had been assigned. In
answer to questions he said:
II have seen no one since my arrival and
know nothing about the arrangements for the
meeting for the notification, except that 1t 10 to
be held In the Madison Square Garden at about
8 O'Clock on Wednesday evening. l will have
something to say in response to the speech of
notification. but just what do not now know.
will know better after l have consulted with
MIR. Bryan about the matter on his arrival"
You intend to accept tho nomination. OF
couree2"
Certainly" replied the candidate, with some
evidence OF surprise.
Do you know IL Mr.. Bryan will accept the
nomination Of the Populists ?"
"Iknow nothing about It. am Of the opin-
ion. though. that Mr.; Watson will accept their
Mr.. Sewall was not at all enthusiastic about
Democratic prospects In Maine. He avoided
answering the direct question whether. in hrs
and said:
III must be remembered that the Maine Re;
,me e Ssse IN Sqs
ganizaton. There is no doubt that there is n
strong silver sentiment among tho farmers.
This must be apparent to any one who has trav-
that II we keep the Republican plurality down
ing well. Maine is a Republican State and tho
normal plurality there is about $4,000, doubt
fight in Maine this year as 1t did in 1882. The
fight there has usually been made in the State
election in ssP,em6er with the idea OF affect =
yember. This year the Maine election 10 per-
haps not of so much Importance for this pur-
Mr.. Sewall was asked for his views on the
third:ticket movement. and said:
we Will know more about tho strength OF
that movement when the National Convention
IL held, and we can better judge what II repre-.
sents II seems TO me that the indianapolis con;
ference was not one OF strong and influential
men OF tho party. The Convention, as / said.
will furnish better index OF the strength and
character uf the movement
Mr.. Sewall said that the sound money Demo-
cratic bolt in Maine is not n very formidable
one. or the visit OF Bryan to his home at Bath
after the ceremony of notification Mr.. Sewall
said:
Mr.. Bryan will go to Maine with me.
though. PERHAPS not directly nor imme 10 tely
after the notification. expect him to make At
least one speech in Maine. and perhaps he will
make more. The amount OF campaign speaking
he will do in tho East will be determined by the
y ational Committee"
Mr.. Sewall did not say so. but It is underSto ood
to be the dusire of the Maine Democrats to havo
Candidate Bryan make q speech at bangor In
tho week Of the state Fair. to be held In that
city in the latter part OF the month. Tho State
Fair In Names big annual show. and every SEC
,ion of the State ~ always represented at IL.
Mr.. Sewall will attend the meeting OF tho
Committee on Notification. which Il to be held
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel This morning. and
viii also be present at the meeting of the Ma
tional Committee.
Congressman William H.. Clay Sulzer. ac-
Gompanied by delegation OF fifty members of
Bryan and Sewall Club No. /, called on MIR,
Sewall early in the evening. Treasurer St. John
spent two hours Inst evening with Candidate
SewRll. He also saw Senator German. but re-
tired before the arrival of Senator Jones.