Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-29
MORAN TO QUINCY.
The Would be Gubernatorial Candidate
Scores on His Opponent.

Boston, Aug. 2S.-Distlict Attorney
John e. Moran, candidate for the
Democratic gubcrnatoral nomination
at tile convention to Dc h"l'l in this city
oct 4. sent to Josiah Quincy today.
letter, replying 10 Mr.. Quincy's sug-
gestion that Iii. M"ran's candidacy be
submitted to William ]. Bryan. MI.
Moran's letter follows:
Hon. Josiah quincy.
Dear Sir: Letter received. As no
candidate opposes my nomination the
suggestion of arbitration is absurd.
THE only contest now possible is
| that about TO take place between Guild
and Moran.
Il send you Il Moran campaign but
| ton, the wearing of which will be in
ldisputable proof of your recognition of
| the right Of the Democratic masses TO
govern themselves i'll defiance Of dicta-
ton by sclf-constitutcd bosses
Truly yours.
(Signcd) JOHN x. MORAN"
Mr.. Quincy's letter which WAS sent
| to Mr.. Moran last Saturday, made
| proposition practically identical with
| that made by Mr.. Moran while Henry
| NJ. Whitney was in the field as a can
| didate for governor. 1t suggested that
| Mr.. Bryan be requested to pass upon
| the qualification of the candidate for
| the Democratic nomination. Mr.
Quincy, on his part, agreeing to re-
sign as secretary of the state commit
tee as soon as he had discharged the
| duties which confronted him in the
| "party's crisis"
Josiah Quincy chairman Of tho Dem
ocratiC state committee issued this af-
ternoon a reply to Mr.. Moran's COM
muncation. III his letter Mr.. Quincy
says:
Evidently the interests of the party
do not figure in Mr.. Moran's calcula-
| tionS. He would prefer to lead thu
| party to defeat rather than anyone
else should to victory.
Mr. Moran's answer disposes of the
possibility Of uniting the party under
cX-GovcInor Douglas. Mr.. Douglas
has said that he does not desire to en-
ter into any contest for the nominal
ton. His name should now ne wholly
left out of consideration. 50 far as tie
Democratic candidacy is concerned.
Mr.. Moran is i'll error in his state
ment that the contest is now between
himself and Coy. Guild. He still holds
to the idea that because on Aug. % h"
is the only declared candidate of the
field. n majority of the delegates to he
elected on Sept. - and 26 will nCccS-
SaI"ly be in favor of his nomination.
| state positively that his nomination
viii not be conceded or our opposition
Withdrawn at least until after the eau
| cuSes. If q majority Of the delegates
elected at the CauCuScS do not want
Mr.. Moran to put the party in his pock-
let they can and will find some other
suitable candidate who will take the
nomination. While | ann irrcconCila-
bly, opposed on the grounds of part Y
principles to the nomination of Mr..
Moran or of any other man who as
SuEcS his rule or rum attitude. | shall
make no further opposition to him if I
become satisfied that majority of the
| Democrats of the state want Il CanGi-
dat" whose nomination to my mind
|SpcllS humiliation and disaster. ] shall
as usual abide by the action of the
| Democratic stat. convention while
Withdrawing in has he is nominated
from any position which would impose
any responsibilities upon me in conncc-
ton with his campaign
| George Fred Williams one of Distri :
Attorney Moran's supporters, arrived
in this city today after stay in the
provinces. He expressed the opinion
that Mr.. Quincy should resign as chair
man of the state committee after Mr..
Mor5n's nomination. Mr.. Williams al
so stated that tariff revision and reel
prOCity will not be brought forward by
the Democrats as issues in the ap-
preaching campaign, in the event that
Mr.. Moran is the choice of the state
convention.