The Portland daily press., 1899-10-17
FIRST GUN IN SACO.
Candidate Mckinney
Opens Campaign.
lie Talks About Trusts and Philip
pine War.
But Doesn't Say Any.
thing About Silver.
Judge Derby of Springyale on
Local Issues.
[srEcIAl ro rHE rnnss.I

Saco, October 49, Some of Canii dat:
McKinney's chief hackers have given
Saoo the credit of being the only really
live Democratic town In the whole First
district, and have said that II the Port,
land Democracy was half as energetic
as the fellows who run the municipal
machine In this former Republican
STRONGHOLD, there would be some fun
campaigning In Cumberland county.
Perhaps this accounts for ths selection
OF Saco as the place for opening the Dem
ocratlc congressional campaign. The
first gun was fired here tonight and the
democratic campaign may now tie said
to be actually begun 1t was not as en-
liyening an occasion as some Of the Demo
cratic gatherings that have been Wit
messed In this city of lat, years. Thers
was woful lack of snap TO 1t. brass
band marched all the way to Biddeford
and back, endeavoring TO drum up a
crowd, but the City hall was only about
half filed.
City Clerk Walter ]. Gilpatric, who
holds the honorable position OF York
county's representative on the Demo-
or alto state committee. kept open houss
and about 70 local leaders and guests as.
sembled In his Office to await the signal
for the show to begin. State Committee
man Llewellyn Barton, Councilman
Joseph E. +. Connolly and BARLEY j..
Curran comprised the Portland delega-
tion present.
Candidate Mckinney was closeted ten
minutes In the common council chamber
with several of the party managers, as q
result of which conferences he revised his
prepared speech little. by stating In
the Introduction that he didn t feel a
whit bigger than his party, that the era
eted shouldn't be greater than the crsa-
tor, and that he should endeavor to be
true to the party which nominated him,
and II elected should strive 10 carry out
the will Of the people who placed him In
power. This declaration was ths nearest
he came to saying anything about the
i6 to l plank that the fres silver felIows
crowded into the district convention
platform ON which Mr.. Mckinney was
plac,d.
"Honest Sam" Lord presided ct the
rally. On his left sat Mayor Luther r.
Moore, whom the Saoo Democrats tried
so hard to induce to stand for congress
sional nomination. The other two front
seats on the stage were occupied by the
two speakers. Mr.. Mckinney and sx-
Judge John S. Derby of Springvale. The
background was filled in with Dsmocra-
Ito pillars of Saco and iddsford, and the
three Portland visitors.
Mr.. Derby spoke first He dealt solely
with the local view of the contest,
charging Mr.. Allen. the Republican can
didats. with having the strong support
of the "York county ring" whose power,
he said. will bs perpetuatsd in case Of
his election. He charged that ''ring"
with sinking the county treasury and
depriving the people of their rights
Candidate Mckinney spoke an hour
and half. beginning at 8. 80. The 0
o'clock curfew broke In on him and sent
home quite a number of factory employees
from among his audience. tnsreby spoil
ing part Of the effect of his effort. Had
thers been fewer vacant settees his spesch
might have sounded better from the rear
of the hall, but he spoke with SO much
volume that the echoes bothered the oc-
cupants Of the rear seats.
He was crested with hearty applause
when ''Honest Sam" introduced him.
but the audience didn't warm up more
than once or twice again during his long
speech.
He sailed into the trusts, declaring
them the offspring of the Republican
protective tariff. condemning the Ohio
campaign committee for sending out
circulars soliciting contributions from
federal Office holders. and discussed at
great length the philippine question.
He said that IL Thomas B. Reed had been
elected President instead of Mckinley.
We wouldn't now be at war with the Fill
pinos; If there had been trouble in til ose
islands, he would have had policy and
vigorously enforced 1t,
Candidate McKinney's recommendation
for settling the Troublesome Philippine
question is to first satisfy the Filipinos
that We don't intend to hold them in sub
jeotion; then give them their country,
at the price We paid Spain for 1t, and
help them to establish q government OF
their own. He doesn't believe in holding
anything thers except u coaling station
in Manila harbor.