Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-11
REPUBLICAN Caucus.


Hon. John W. Chase Re.neminafed nv
Aeelamation As the Republican Candi.
date for Mayor.
The general caucus Of the Republicans
convened in Novelty Hall last evening
asressbie to the call 1t half past seven, .
Large number being present The meeting
vas called to order by Mr.. l. B. Hill, Who
cslisd upon L. c. Cornish, ESQ to preside
at the meeting. Mr.. Charles s. Hichborn
vss chosen secretary. Hon. 8. W. Lsne
then addressed the chair. BE said that
~ auditor he vas thoroughly
acquainted with the work done by the city
| zoyernmsn. the pas, yeas and he had found
much to commend and little il anything to
condemn. BE vas happy to say tbs. the
| work would compare fxvorsbly with that
done in previous years. He spoke highly
Of the manner in which Mayer Chsse bad
performed his duties and he moved that
Hon. John w. Chase be Is-aominsted by
reclamation The vote was taken By ri,ir q
and Mr.. Chase received the unanimous re-
nomination - Republican candidate ferl
mayor.
Chairman Cornish announced the time Of
holding the caucuses in Wards /, and 4, \
wa,d / caucus will be held ia the Friends
chapel or Wsve,iy hail. til, Friday ever
ing .. 80 sharp; Ward 8 at The same
time 1t the engine house on Bridge street
Ward 4 At the Ballard schoolhouse 1t
clock this afternoon.
"Wednesday evening II. N. Hea h and A
NJ. Goddard, - attorneys for II. A. Hyde,
presented the following motion for dis
missai Of . challenge made By C. B. Nor
on the lis..
STATE OF MAiSE. CRY or AuGusrA. $,
in Board Of Kes1sustion, March Oh,
1892.
Ia the matter Of the challeDge by c. 3
Morton Of Tbs night Of Henry A. Hyd. 20
have his name plsced on the voting lists Of
s'id city. Now comes the said Henry A
Hyde by II. NJ. Heath aud A. N. Goddard,
his sttorneys,and moves that said challenge
be dismissed for the following reasons, TO
Wit
LIST. Because he says tha: said c. B
Morton, By whom said challenge vas made
and ngued, is member of said board Of
registration by whom the question brought
in issue by said challenge must be tried
%. Because by law said Motion while |
acting ~ . member of said board is not
competent to make and sign such Chaile Dge
as Aforesaid.
30. Because the said chsllenye ia not in
due form in that whereas the said Henry A Ii. |
Hyde's name is nov 90 the voing list o.
Ward as duly published and posted &c
cordlog to law by said board Of rsgistra- |
ton. the said challenge should have been to |
said Hyde's ight to have his name remain |
on said lists, and not to said Hgde's night |
TO have his name placed on said lists.
An Because the reasons Of grounds \
for said challenge, 10 wit. the reastn, o, |
grounds relied upon by said Morton for /
challenging the right of sid Hyde to have |
his name placed On said lists, are not set
ont or specified in said challenge nor in |
the summons issued thereon.
5ib. And the said Henry A. Hyde here.
by OF .cts to having said {. b. Morton in
phJ Ar mEIHUEF UI Sal |
board Of registration at this cause. because
he says that said Morton having made and
signed said challenge has become and now
IL an Interested party to ssid proceedings
and thereby has disqualified himself for
hesripg or determining said cause.
9Th. And said Henry A. Hyde prays
that a subpoena be issued IN due form to
Z. o. Vickery and Charles Berry, both of
said Augusts, requiring them to appear be-
fore said board a. > clock in the forenoon
OF March 10. 1892. then and there to give
their evidence Of what they know in rela
ton to said cause. HEsRY A. HYDE.
B, II. M. HEATH AND A. NJ. GODDARD,
h attorneys.
Thursday morning the bosrd acted upon
the matter. The board dismissed the first
section on the ground that the challenge
was signed by qualified elec.or and i,
he WAS = member of the board or not. And
for similar reason the Sc ;on1 section was
dismissed. The third section was allowed
and the challenge was dismissed on the
ground that there vas an informally in the
blank, which blank was furnished by the
q clerk. The fourth section vas also
disposed Of on the same ground.
TIE decision Of the board relating to The
9TH section was that c. B. Morton was not
appointed by the board sad was not amer
able to the boa,d snd il there was any in
formslity in his course, the board had no
authority to deprive him Of his rights as a
member o! the board.
In regard to section Gth, while the board
acknowledge their right to issue subpoenSs
their decision is that in all cases Of challenge
he challenging party shall produce, their
W tneses without cos, to tie city.