Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-05
"clTIzENs'. CAUCu.-
enous0 Put In Nominate, ,.
Mayor. Aoi

| A"ere was gathering of about ..r
i've persons In Meonian Hall last even;n- :.
nominate so-callad ci,izeus' c.nd;d..o
mayor, to be voted for at the coming e,so
1ion. There we're present some half 49,
oalVation Army men, in uniform
| +. Z. Dolliver called the moo.;,
der. "e 70 or
Geo. F. Patch was made secretary.
Inc chairman inquired if the nom;n,t;o,
'"ouid De made by ballot or reclamation
VI motion of Elisha Atkins it va. r.o,
that the nomination be made bv .o,,.
ton. ''""A'
Inc chairman asked if anyone had auv mo.
ton to make. N''
0ohn Parsons stated that he was a c;,;zon,
temperance man, had INDUCED in some no.
ii''cai nights in the past, and moved that 6
Z. Whitehouse be nominated.
Mr. K. W. Soule said that it had bee, 20
ported on the street that he and another m -
mad sold out. He branded the report q.
raise. There had been considerable disc,s.
sion' he continued, among the temner.,co
men as to who should be their Candidate
Some favored Seth G. Whitebouse otbo,.
CHARLES E. Nash, and still others George F.
Macomber The latter had been talked with
and was willing to stand by the TEMPERANCE
people am opposed to putting our arms
around the rumsellers. For one I should
be glad to see Capt. Nash nominated.
Mr. Soule having concluded his remarks
D. w. Estes arose and harangued the
caucus, giving the impression to those pres
ent that he or some Of his political asso-
clates had been sold out, and that someone
had been trying to put up a job on them. He
believed in square fight, and in closing
moved that Whitehouse be nominated.
Mr.. Parsons moved that the nomination be
made by reclamation.
Mr., Soule-I think there may be some
here who are opposed to Whitehouse, and
| should like ballot, Give US the strongest
man and the one who will make the best fight.
vote was taken as to how the nomination
should be made and it was declared by bal.
lot
This vote being doubted rising vote was
taken to make certain, resulting Is in favor
of nomination by ballot and II by acclama-
ton. Accordingly the chairman declered
that the convention would nominate by bal
lot.
Charles E. Nash. Elisha Atkins and F. H
Ward were appointed committee to re
| ceive, sort and count votes for candidate for
! MAYOR.
AT this point several small groups of 'eiti
zens" we're perceived in different parts of the
hall, eagerly discussing the situation. There
was evidently hitch somewhere. The Sal
walton Army group was considerably excited
and finally j. p. Bickford, who wore the Sal
walton Army coors, adjourn to meet ovel
Estes store next Saturday night, rs there
was an element in the hall which was moi
wanted
Mr.. Atkins could not believe that mer
would come lnto The hall to defeat the pur.
poses of the conv"t,on.
The motion to a',journ was lost by small
margin.
A candidate was then balloted for. result
ing as follows:
Whole number of votes "a
Necessary for choice 80
Seth C. Whitehouse had AZ
Charles 4. Nash %
Scattering
And Seth c. Whitehouse was declared the
nominee of the caucus for mayor.
On motion of Capt. Nash the nomination
was made unanimous.
The convention then adjourned without
making nominations for ward officers.