The Portland daily press., 1879-02-26
THE DE MoCRATIc CAUCUsEs.
Trouble ia abe Campfire Coalition Par
~ NOT Having Things all their own Way
Rows in Wards 2 aud A 1.-the Democrat
ic StrOnsh0lds.

| The Democratic caucuses were h cid last eve
| ming and the weather was of the kind that
generally calls out strong Democratic force
snowy and windy. In Ward 2 Preparations
| had been made for large caucus by snoring
| up the flooring OF the ward room SO that it
should not give way under the weight of the
crowd 1t had been understood that an eff Irt
would be made to defeat Mr.. Cunningham the
efficient alderman of that ward, By nominat-
ing Councilman Ridlon for that postioo. 1t
was stated that all sorts of henous offences
| were attributed to Mr.. Cunningham; that he
was in favor of hard currency and retreuch-
ment in city affairs, aud aided Mayor Butler in
his efforts 70 that effect; that he was a Catho-
lic-srange crime in second ward Democrat,
and mean argument to use-that he was not
ia sympathy with his constituents. etc. These
stories we're industriously circulated by the
Demo rats who favored coalition with the
Greenbackers. Mr.. Cunningham did not espe-
cially care for the nomination, bu5 when he as
certaned that his character was being black
eDed to his constituents, then he thought it was
time to show his strength. Last night, there
fore. the ward room WAS packed to repletion,
there being full 400 present. The R!dlon party
were completely discounted for Mr. Cunning
ham was renominated by fully four votes to
Mr.. Rldlon's one. Now. it is reported, the
friends of the disappointed candidate will 'buck
against the election of Mr.. Cunningham, but
they will avail nothing.
The storm which has been Brewing for some
time past between the rival Democratic fac
tons in Wad reached its height last night
at the caucus and proved a regular tornado.
The ward room was packed ana the leaders
marsasled their forces in person. Mr.. An
drews was nominated by accla nation for al
dermsn and then the name Of Mr.. Charles r.
SWEET was proposed for councilman. Mr.
Charles MCCARTHY oppoS ed Mr. SWett's month";
alton, charging him with being member of
the Patriotic Sons of America aud consequent
ly asworn enemy of Irshmen. As soon as
Mr.. Mccarthy began to speak Swett's retainers
began to cat call, howl. stamp and in other
ways drown the speakers voice. They were
eminenty successful in this, and but few of
Mr.. Mccarthy 3 remarks were distingoishable.
Mr.. SWEET replied to Mr.. Mccarthy, claiming
that the latter opposition to him was not be-
cause he was member of the Patriotic Sous,
but because he had pat in an order in the
Council to compel the Portland and Rochester
railroad, of which Mr. Mccarthy was director,
to raise its rates for carrying freight Mr..
SWEET wound up with a tribute TO the Irish
race, saying he gloried in the fact that he had
Irish blood in his veins. His grandmother
was Irish, he himself was born on Washington
street, and in his childhood played with Irish
children. Mr. SWEET received much the same
treatment fro n the crowd as Mr.. MCCARTHY.
Mr.. SWEET had the caucus largely in his ia.
vor and after he hal concluded his speech Mr..
Mccarthy advised his friends not to vote,s 80 MI.
SWEET was nominated without opposition. In
the course of III, proceedings Mr.. Dennis To.
bin announced in very forcible language, that
if Mr.. SWEET was 60 minated he should do all in
his power 10 defeat the Democratic ickes
A good deal of bad blood was exhibited dur
ing the contest, ard it is evident that schsm
has been created which it will be hard to heal
before election day.
WARD 1.
Aldermau-Albert Fl. Waite.
Couucilmep-Sumuer Barber, Thomas I'll.
Gately, Nathaniel Haskell
Wardep-aorace NJ. Sargent.
CeIk--Charles +. Gupti'l.
Constsb ies-Richard Griffin and Nathan ID.
Eustis.
Delegates TO choose Mayor-N. B. Noble,
Timothy Hurley, John Davis, Chas. II. STAR
bird. Frank Lannegan, VIM L. Curtis, VIM.
Y. Jones.
Aldermau-Jsmes Cunningham
Councilmen-Geo III Cosle, VIM. Melaugh,
Geo. W. RICE.
Ward-n-John J. L,ppin.
Clerk-Edward j. buddy.
School Committee-Efank A. Stanley.
ConstableS-Simon NJ Sawyer, jeremiah
Flaherty.
Delegates 10 choose Mayor-John Cooling,
VIM Melsugh, John Lawler. W. Ell. Sargent,
George W. Rice, James Quinn, Frank A.
Stanley.
Aderman-Wiliam G Davis.
Council men-Cbarles D Themes, John @.
Leighton, Oh srles Henry Chase.
WardeB-HaTris G Barnes.
Clerk-Charl4s A. Maxwell
Constabes-John II Very, Harrison Rich
ardsou.
Delegates to choose Mayor-Dr. Merrill, J.
T. Emery, S. Mooney, W. Q Webster, j.
Ell. Gsuberf, John SWEET, Geo. r. K.mb4u.
WARD 4.
MISUNDERSTANDING F. Andrews
Councilmen-Charles f. SWEET, John G.
Fitzgerald, James e. Pickett.
WardeD-J smes Clary.
Clerk-Alviu D. Sweetsir.
Constables-John b Smith, Adam W.
Bar bour.
Delegates to choose Mayors. r. Lyman,
Samuel Chaewi Thos. 81 H .nnegan, Wm.
McAlepey, Edward Mason, E. G. Willard,
Melvin W. Higgins.
WARD 8.
Aldermap-Spencrr Rogers.
Council en-J ames W. Plaisted, VIM III.
Monitor, Peter III. Gordon.
Wsrd-n-John Harper.
Cl-rk-Charies G H.iuas.
Constables-Lorenzo D. Miller, Enoch L.
Hall
Scbonl Com mittee--Geo. E. Bird.
COMMITTEE to nominate Mayor-E. w. Bar
ker, Geo. A Harnon, Richard P .ine, Charles
E. Plummer, Daniel Glazler, Tristan Stevens,
Robert Iugals.
WARD 6.
Alderma n-Daniel W. True.
Councilmen-Payson Tucker, John d.
Leathe, John w Parker.
Warden-Thomas Place.
Clerk ames Il. O'Connell.
Constables- G. Stone, Chas. B. New
ton.
School ommittee-Lewis Pierce.
DELEGATES to elect candidate for Mayor
Wm. FL. Green, Samuel Rolfe, Bion Bradbury,
VIM. I'll Simonton. B f, Chadbourn, Summer
G. Rand, Peter O'CoDnor.
WARD Z.
Alderman-John E. Donnell.
Councimen-Royal r. Durham, Chas T.
Skillpgs, Manfred M. Riggs.
WardeD-A l. Farnsworth.
Clerk-Wm. Thompson.
Constable e. f. Colby, Jos. Walker.
School Com mittee-Lev A. Gray.
Delegates to nominate Mayor-T. B,
H4wey, A L. Farnsworth, John q H4verty
Chas FL. Lovejoy, Samuel Coolbrotb, L. W.
Fobes.
A SANDER COntradicted.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Were il not for the fact that
my name was mentioned in paragraph in the
Argus purporting to give the particulars of a
so-called whisky seizure ir Biddtford, should
not have thought it was intended to be an ac-
coun of the proceedings had before Recorder
Gould, in which the case against me was dis
cussed. In that article it is said that the depu-
ties "foupd an open bar, beer barrels, and beer
on draueht" Now if an ordinary store coun-
ter is TO be called whisky bar, every one of
our citizens in any kind of business is liable to
arrest at any time for selling whisky, no mat
ter what commodity they deal 10. The verac-
ious reporter for the Argus forgot to mention
hat 0rA, a.