The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-30
THE REPUBLICAN cAucusEs.
Mr.. Jordan Carries Five Wards for
Sheriff.

There was very good turnout at the eau
cuses last evening, in several of the wards
the attendance showing the great interest in
the several candidates for nomination. The
great interest centered in the nomination for
sheriff. Mr.. Jordan seems to have been the
favorite. He secured, it is understood, wards
two, four, five, six and seven. Mr.. Sargent
carried wards one and three. In ward five
the delegates were instructed to work for
A. F. Gerrish for Register of Deeds. The
following are the delegates:
WARD ONE.
d. B. Kicker called the meeting to order,
Samuel Thurston was chosen chairman and
V. R. Foss clerk. The following delegates
were then chosen:
Benz. Thompson, E. H. Sargent, John j..
Gerrish, Horace H. Shaw, Alfred L. Turner,
Charles +. Dam, V. Richard Foss.
The whole number of votes cast was fifty
The above named persons each received 30
ballots.
The meeting was called to order by Charles
H. Oldham. Thomas Pennell was elected
chairman and Jabez True secretary. Whole
number of votes 156, and the following were
elected, the candidates receiving "a each:
Hiram L. Jones, Thomas Pennell, Samuel
III. Brown, Benjamin Gribben, John K. Os-
borne, Joseph b. Walton, Perez L. Griffin.
WARD THREE.
Frank w. Robinson was chairman and G..
o. Leach clerk. The whole number of votes
cast was lib, the successful ticket having IS
votes, and was as follows:
Lyman M. Cousens, John G. Tukesbury,
Frank E. Lowell, Samuel B. Kelsey, George
H. Irish, William w. Latham, George I'll.
Buxton.
WARD FOUR.
In this ward the whole number of votes
cast was 90. The following ticket was elect
ed, of which James M Mason had SO, Stew
ems, Redlon and Libby 81 each, and Goodwin,
Clark and Murphy Sc.
j. Frank Libby, Albert B Stevens. Nathan
E. Redlon, Eugene Goodwin, George A. Clark,
James NJ. Mason, John Murphy, jr.
WARD FIVE.
The meeting was called to order by ]. Ell.
Hall, and Josiah Fl. Drummond chosen chair
man and L. Clifford Wade secretary. The
full vote thrown was n, and the successful
ticket was the following:
William Senter, Charles E. Jose, Frank w.
Stockman, Henry P. Cox. Joseph III. Short,
loddC DcIlys AlllSu WUouIudu.
OF these delegates Senter, Stoekman and
Short received II, and the other four 80 each,
just the number necessary for choice.
The caucus passed resolution that the
delegation from this ward be requested to
present the name of A. F. Gerrish for Regis
ter of Deeds and urge his nomination by the
convention.
The delegates were authorized to fill vacan-
cies.
WARD SIX.
The meeting was called to order by J. f.
Barrett and w. M. Marks was elected chair
man and ]. F. Barrett, secretary. The fol-
lowing delegates were elected:
Weston F. Milliken, Thomas P. Shaw,
Frank B. Libby, Israel P. Butler, Charles 2.
Waldron, Charles A. Strout, Edward p.
Chase.
WARD SEVEN.
The caucus was called to order promptly
at o'clock by W. II. Plummer, Esq, who
nominated Gilbert L. Bailey for chairman
and Mr. Bailey was unanimously elected.
Capt. George M. Seiders was chosen secreta-
ry, and upon motion the chair appointed w.
Fl. Plummer, Ashbel Chaplin and Lyman w.
Hanson a committee to receive, sort and
count ballots. There were ia votes cast.
Dexter S. Rice received ia votes and the
rest of the ticket 60 votes each. The follow
ing was the successful ticket:
Dexter S. Rice, James M. Black, N. S.
Gardner w. j. Knowlton, De G. True Chas.
r. Lewis, Samuel M. Kelsey.
The delegates will assemble at Republican
Headquarters, No. 70 Market Square, at 4
p. m. today, to choose five delegates at
large.