The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-14
Nomination of a Candidate for Maye

The delegates elected at the Republican
| Ward Caucuses to nominate 3 candidate for
| Mayor assembled in the Reception Room,
City Hail. yesterday afternoon. sus&
Judge Kingsbury called the delegates to or
der, and Mr.. H. 81. Burgess of Ward l was
elected Chairman, and Mr.. NJ. N. Rich of
| Ward 4, Secretary.
Upon calling over the list Of delegates, it APP
peared that every Ward was fully represented,
one vacancy in Ward and one in Ward Z
having been filed By the appointment of SUBJ
| stitutes.
The Chairman then presented a memorial
signed by five members of the voters in Ward
2, protesting against the recognition Of the
delegates announced to have been elected
from that Ward, on the ground Of unfairness
in conducting the ballot at the meeting on
Wednesday evening.
A motion to lay the memorial on the table
was negatived, and it was voted to give the re-
monstrants hearing.
Henry G. Peabody, Esq. one of the remon-
strants, then addressed the Convention, stat
ing the grounds Of their objection to the re-
cognition to the delegates, and asking that the
nomination OF candidate for Mayor be post
pop"d and new election be ordered in Ward
2 on Friday evening.
Mr.. c. NJ. Rice of Ward 2 replied to Mr..
Peabody, and controverted the statements
made by that gentleman.
The discussion was further carried on and
was participated in by Messrs. N. j. Miller, J.
B. Brown, W. II. Fessenden, J. F. Weeks. Il.
c. Peabody, c. NJ. Rice and others. When
finally motion was made and carried 70 lay
the reinonstrance on the table and to proceed
to ballot for candidate for Mayor.
The names of the delegates were then called
and each one proceeded to the table and cast
his ballot. The Chairman announced the re-
suit as follows:
Who lie number of ballots, AZ
JACOB MCCLELLAN had q
WILLIAM DEERING had Fl
The Chairman then announced that Jacob
Mcclellan was nominated az the Republican
candidate for Mayor
Henry B. Hart, Esq., OF Ward 1, said that
he had voted for Mr.. Deering, but he was sat-
isfed with the nomination, knowing that Capt
Mcclellan would make an excellent Mayor as
he had in years past. He therefore moved to
make the nomination unanimous.
Mr.. E. A. Sawyer, of Ward 3, expressed his
determination to vote against the motion of
Mr.. Hart, on the ground that the second Ward
was not fairly represented.
The vote on Mr.. Harris motion stood yeas S.
nays II.
The Chairman was then directed by vote to
announce to the general caucus to be called.
the nomination of Capt. Mcclellan.
Messrs. n. J. Miller and Fl. B. Hart were
appointed committee to inform Capt. McLel-
Ian of his nomination, and ask his accepta nee
of it. The Convention then adjourned.
DEERING HALL.-This evening is set apart
for the benefit of the beautiful Lizzie Cooper,
on which occasion she will appear in the char
acter of Miss Hardcastle, in Goldsmith's ex-
quisite play of "She Stoops to Conquer" She
will be handsomely supported by Coles as
"Tony Lumpkin," Benn as young NARROW"
and Beckett as "Hardcastle." Childs, who is
apromising young actor, appears as "Digeory.'.
The afterpiece will be the "Englshman in In
dia," in which the charming Fanny Stocqueler
will appear. This is the last night but one of
the performances of this excellent dramatic
company, and the house should be crowded to
its utmost capacity. The handsome manner
In which plays have been presen ted under the
management of Mr.. Coles should induce our
citizens to turn out and fill the hall both TO-
Diott nj tn-p,oprnw NIGHT