The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-05-29
REPUBLICAN cAucusES.
Mr.. Reed and Mr.. BodwefI Their
Choice.

Choice.
The Republican caucuses to select dele
gates to the State and District conventions
were held last evening, and resulted in the
choice of delegates unanimously favorable to
Mr.. Reed for Congress, and practically so for
Mr. Bodwell for Governor. The following is
the result
WARD ONE.
H. H. Shaw was elected chairman, and
NJ. A. Floyd, secretary. The following
gentlemen were elected:
District Conyention-Samuel Thurston,
D. b. Kicker, George W. Beal William HI.
Looney, j. j. Gerrish, j. Il. Fowler, George
A. Hunt.
After the delegates to the District conven-
ton were chosen, r. K. Galley moved that
the delegates to the State convention be
nominated from the floor. w. II. Looney
moved as an amendment that they be chosen
by ballot. The chair declared the amend
ment carried Mr.. Galley doubted the vote,
and the house was polled. The result was
"a to Is in favor of the amendment. This
was the test of the caucus; the Hamlin men
voted against the amendment, and the Bod
WIN AiSi1 III AdfOA. lOllUNlus5 SCllpiSihNiA
were then selected delegates, receiving 80
votes each. They are all for Bodwell:
State Convention-DavidB B. Kicker, George
Trefethen, Edward III. Sargent, John
Cousins, Lindley H. Varney. Horace A.
Hallett, Henry p Dewey
WARD TWO.
The meeting was called to order by Chas.
H. Oldham, and Thomas Pennell was
oh, al
There were two Bodwell tickets, but no
Hamlin ticket in this ward. The following
were the tickets elected:
District onyention-Franklin Simonds,
Jr., ID. E. Mccain, Geo. M. Eastman, Hart
ley Lewis, Francis b. Barr, VIM. A. Golden,
Chas. II. Scott, Jr.
State Convention-Isaiah Daniels, James
Cunningham, Edwin l.. Gray, I. III. e. Fo-
ristal, VIM. A. Love, F. E. Haggett, H. d.
MARI
WARD THREE.
Frank W. Robinson was chairman, and
George H. Townshend secretary. The whole
number of votes was 50, for both District
and State tickets. No Hamlin ticket was
presented
District Conventional C. TukeSbury,
W. w. Ruby, George E. Hawkes., W. G. G.
Carney, S. B. Kelsey, J. W. Clapp, P. S.
NlCk6ISOu.
State Convention-W. w. Latham, L. NJ
Cousins, A: T. Laughlin, F. E. Rollings, j.
A. Martin, L.. s. Sanborn, Franklin Simonds.
WARD FOUR.
Ira S. Locke was chairman and George H.
Blake secretary. The following were elected
delegates to the
District Conyention..George F. West,
Fred b. Chase Charles A. True, George e.
Hall, Cyrus E. Bean, Nathan E. Redlon,
John K. Martin.
For State delegates the whole number cast
was 40, with 81 necessary for choice The
following received 40 and were elected:
State Convention-Henry B. Cleaves,
Montgomery S. Gibson, John j. Perry,
James NJ Mason, George Ell. Blake, Charles
A. True, Edwin B. Duran
WARD FIVE.
j. III. Hall called the meeting to order.
Hon. w. F. Lunt was chosen chairman and
read the call The ticket for district dele
gates was chosen by reclamation. On the
Governor ticket the vote stood rs for the
whole number of votes, 40 necessary for a
choice, with At for Bodwell to 81 for Hamlin
The following were chosen:
State Convention-John O., Twitchell, A.
A. Strout, Wilbur f. Lunt, Charles E. Jose,
Jacob S. Winslow, Augustine b. Smith,
George A. Clark.
District Conventional. F. King, S. w.
Thaxter, E. N. Perry, John F. Rand, Ben
iamin L. Trickey, Charles G. Harmon, S.
w. Larrabee.
WARD SIX.
In this ward Col. F. n Dow presided.
The reading of the call was waived. The
ballot resulted as follows: Whole number of
votes 81. Necessary to choice 3d. The fol-
lowing list for Bodwell had 81 against II for
the Hamlin ticket:
State Convention-West f. Milliken,
Ardon w. Coombs, Hollis B. Hill, Elias b.
b. Denison, Richard I'll. Ball. Henry S. Os-
good, Charles I'll. Ross
District OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mari,
Franklin G. Payson, William M. Marks,
Granville 81. Cloyes, John W. Dyer, William
S. Corey, Charles NJ. Abbott.
WARD SEVEN.
The caucus in Ward was largely attended
and came to order at the call of the Warden,
W. H. Plummer, Esq. w. T. Small was
elected chairman, N. S. Gardiner, secretary,
and S. r. Small, G. P. Mattocks and Clark
FL. Barker, committee to receive, sort and
count ballots. The following delegates were
elected to the State Convention who will sup
port Mr.. BodwelI. The vote was 40. Nee
essary for choice, II, and the Bodwel tick
ct received Ill votes.
State Convention-Ceorg P. Wescott, X.
John Little, George M. Seiders, e. G. Spring,
Henry c. Small, Herbert p Montgomery,
John G. Roberts.
Ninety-four votes were cast for delegates
to the District Convention, the following,
who will support Mr.. Reed being unanimous
ly elected:
District Convention-Char S. Fobes,
Edwin L. Cooling, Gilbert L. Bailey, n. S.
Gardiner, Sumner Libby, Lindley NJ Webb,
Josiah p. Wescott.
The delegations have power to fill vacan-
cies.
The delegates to the District Convention
will meet at Headquarters, No. II Market
Square, Tuesday, June LIST, at p. M, to
choose ive:delegates at large; and the dele
gates to the State Convention will meet Sat
urday, June 9th, at the same place and same
time.