The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-01
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Bangor, June 30.-Hon. Samuel L.
Lord of Saco. who while on the gridiron
in the Democratic state committees
ing, declared that he would not accept
the nomination. for governor if the con-
vention insisted on an Endorsement of
the Chicago platform, changed his mind
after a few hours of troubled sleep.
The nomination went to him, this af-
ternoon, by reclamation, and the pedestal
the convention built for him contains
complete and unconditional Endorsement
of every issue upon which the Nebraska
statesman of two years ago faced igno-
minous defeat The platform also de-
clares for rssubmission of the prohibi-
tory co Institutional amendment.
When the members of the state commi t.
tee went to bed at the Angus ia house, at
8. 80 this morning, they had settled on no
definite plan of action for today. They
had been in session six hours, fighting
over again the warfare of two years ago,
and at the end of that time were no
nearer a settlement of the Troublesome
went Into executive session. After they
had wrangled several hours they sum-
moned in some of the party counsellors,
and allowed them to participate in the
joint debate.
The gold men in the company expressed
willingness to meet their opponents
more than half way. 1T would satisfy
them, they said, if the resolutions should
contain no reference to either the gold
standard or free coinage of silver. They
deemed 1t wise to fight this campaign on
state issues, leaving. the question of coin
age to be settled in the national contest
two years hence. They submitted four
or five sample drafts of resolutions. tut
none of them met the Endorsement of the
silver men.
"We are ready and willing to compro-
mise with you,'' said the silver orators,
repeatedly, but when they got down to
business the only proposition they would
harken to was An absolute acceptance of
the Chicago platform.
Mayor Lord explained to the commit
tee that he had no personal objection to
the Chicago platform; he had Endorsed it
with his vote for Bryan in 1896; but he
didn't want to be showed under as Can
didate NJ. P. Frank was in the last state
campaign. 1t was reunited Democracy
he desired to have enlisted in his behalf,
and he failed to see how they could hope
to rally the full party strength by reit-
Grating issues which split the Democracy
In 1896. If they couldn't come to some
sort of a compromise, he told Them they
would have to hunt up a new candidate
in his place.
This was the way matters stood at $50
a. m. At $50 there came turning
about 1t was evident to everybody that
the gold men were outnumbered by the
silver men at ratio of nearly 16 to /, |
and that the only thing to do was to let |
theilatter run the convention. Delegations |
and individuals waited on Candidate I
Lord and pleaded with him to stick
Some of the .shrewd ones started back |
fire. 1t began to be rumored about the |
hotels that Lord wasn't silver man at |
heart, and that he voted against Bryan. I
This raised Saco's ire. The York coun-
ty delegation enlisted as missionary /
guard, and set about chasing down the
rumor that reflected on the Democracy of /
their idol, Honest Sam
1t was this rumor, more than anything |
else, that brought Mr.. Lord 10 submits |
sion. He consented to let the convention
him on any kind of plat
form it saw fit.