The Portland daily press., 1870-09-12
Nomination of Rcpresea sasfvfs

The delegates elected by the Republicans
at the ward caucuses Thursday evening, met in
the Reception Room, City Hall, Saturday af
ternoon for the purpose of nominating four can
ddates tor representatives from this city in the
next Legislature.
H. B. Hart, Esq, called the meeting to or
der, and& his nomination Hon. Charles Hol-
den was appointed Chairman, M. L. Stevens,
Esq, was appointed Secretary.
On calling on the list of delegates every
ward was found to be fully represented.
GRe1sellaer Cram, Esq, sa according to
party usage, to give denomination to a repre-
sentative who had served one year, there
were three of the Portland representatives en-
titled to denomination, Messrs. Bonney, Bur-
CESS and Waterhouse. He would take them
severally, and moved therefore that Percival
Bonney, Esq, be renominated by acclamation.
Hon. S. E. Spring moved to amend Mr..
Grams m otion by adding the name of Henry
FL. Burgess.
j. w. Symonds, Esq, moved to amend Mr..
Springs amendment by adding the name of
j. Waterhouse, Esq.
Mr. Spring objected to the amendment offer
ed by Mr.. Symonds, and, on being asked by
Mr.. w. s. Dana for his objection said, that Mr..
Waterhouse had been playing fast and loose
1t had been known for a long time that he had
declined being candidate-that he intended
to go to Europe. But some how or other with.
| in twenty-four hours he had been prevailed up
| on to withdraw his declination. He, Spring.
| did not believe Mr.. w. wished to be q can
didate, and he also believed that his ccntem-
plated visit to Europe had not been given up.
| ii. b. Hart, ESQ., stated that, being friend of
| Mr.. W., and hearing that his name was to be
used, he asked him on Friday morning about
| it, Mr.. w. told him he should not be can
didate.
| Mr.. Cram said taat other persons, some of
whom were present, also had conversation
with Mr. Waterhouse on Friday, and he stat
ed to them that he was in the hands of his
friends and should accept if nominated.
Mr.. FL: G. Noyes said he had conversation
with Mr.. Waterhouse, subsequent to that had
by Mr.. Hart, and was informed by him that he
should not decline.
Mr.. George w. Beal spoke against nominal.
ing Mr.. Waterhouse and Messrs Symonds and
Dana in favor,
The question was then put on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Symonds and it was mega
tived-the vote being 81 in favor, % against
Mr.. Springs amendment was then adopted
and Messrs. Bonney and Burgess were nomin-
ated by acclamat;on.
Previous to baloting for the third candidate,
Mr.. Cram said he wished it to be distinctly un-
derstood that Mr.. Waterhouse does not de-
cline.
A ballot was then taken for the third candi-
date resulting as follows:
Benjamin Stevens, Jr, 2S
| Joshua w. WaterhOuse -21
Mr.. Stevens was declared the nominee.
On ballot for fourth candidate the whole
number of votes was AZ.
Joseph A. Locke had %
| Joshua W. WaterhOuse 10
Mr.. Locke was declared nominated
It was voted that the Secretary Of the meet
ing present to the Republican caucus to be
holden in the evening the names of
PERCIVAL BONNEY,
HENRY H. BURGESS,
BENJAMIN STEVENS, JR
JOSEPH A. LOCKE,
| as the candidates to be supported by the Re.
publicans for representatives from the city Of
| Portland.
The Convention then adjourned.
After the adjournment the minority of the
convention, comprising the delegates13 from
wards 4, 5 and 6, met, and concluded to take
no separate action upon the nomination of MI
Messrs. Stevens and Locke; although they
considered that Mr.. Waterhouse had been un
justly dealt with.