The Portland daily press., 1892-03-01

was VIM. r. Fogg, Of 8 Vine street,
vouched for by Mr.. Asaph FL. Young as
a Clark man, and by Mr.. c. A. Sloman
as Democrat. Mr.. Timer said 1t was
presumable that those names were put
on for the benefit of Mr.. Clark. MI.
Timer did not think that Mr.. Clark had
anything to do with it, but did think
that some of his overzealous friends had
thus taken away some of
| MIR. Rounds's Rights.
] Furthermore, the caucus was informal.
The call for the caucus stated that 1t
should end at $50 p. M. AS a matter OF
fact. as Mr.. Ulmer understood from MIR.
c, A. Sloman, who had timed the caucus
by his watch, the caucus was not closed
until 8.38. In those eight minutes men
enough might have voted to change the
result.
In conclusion, Mr.. Ulmer said Mr..
Rounds thought that under these cir
cumstances there ought to be a new eau
Gus. If this was not done he feared it
| might work to the detriment of the Re-
publican party of Ward 3. Mr.. Rounds's
| friends were naturally indignant, and Mr..
Ulmer had seen pretty good list of
them that have already signed paper
for a certain purpose" But if Mr..
Rounds was treated right there would be
harmony, and his friends: if he should
be defeated in new caucus, would 10y
ally support MI. Clark. In conclusion,
MI. Ulmer submitted the following
agreement, which Mr.. Rounds was will
ing to make:
To the Chairman, and Members of the Republic
can city Committee:
Gentlenlen:-I hereby pledge my support on
election day, March 7. 1892. to the Republican
nominees of new, fair and impartial caucus IN
Ward s. duly advertised in at least two success
i've issues OF the daily papers, next prior to the
evening of converting the same, and held by the
Republican voters OF said ward without inter-
ference, and under the supervision OF the he
publican city committee.
Said caucus to use same full ticket as previ-
ously used, and same check list, without atera-
lions and additions. as prepared and marked by
the city committee for said ward for the previ-
Gus caucus, and under the same restrictions as
provided by said ward committee, that no per,
on said list as Republican voter, said caucus
to be held open from p. m. to p m;
EDGAR E. ROUNDS.
Mr.. Robinson
then took up the case for Mr. Clark, who
did not come of his own motion but be-
cause summoned. Although he had
everything to lose by coming, he came
readily, and would abide by the result.
He was not like a master carpenter who
builds house and refuses to live in it,
who calls upon you to arbltrate and then
refuses to abide by the decision.
1t was not charged that Mr.. Clark had
anything to do with the alleged irregu-
larities, which were imputed to certain
overzealous friends, whose names were
not given.
Mr.. Rounds's claim that it was not
right to allow any to vote whose names
did not happen to be accompanied by the
red dash put on in making up the list,
was not in accordance with the intention
of the full city committee, which had
foreseen the situation which actually
arose, and had, by vote, provided that
man whose name might not be checked
in the hurry of making up the list, might
be allowed to vote upon the decision OF
the members of the city committee pre-
sent. There was good reason
in this arrangement by the
city committee, since there /;
might be good Republican whose name
had not been checked; but who would
feel hurt if denied the privilege of voting.
So Mr.. Rounds in his agreement could
hardly mean to restrict voting to those
checked by the city committee.
Mr. Robinson then asked if Mr.. Timer
furnished Mr.. Clark with statement of
the additional objections, not included
in the protest which had been raised
this evening. Mr.. Ulmer was compelled
to admit that he had not thought it his
duty to do so. Mr.. Robinson comment
ed somewhat severely upon this method,
which called Mr.. Clark in to meet one
charge and then confronted him with
another
Mr.. Robinson said he would first re-
ply to the objections in the protest
First, the complaint that the call of the
caucus had not been read at the begin
ming, was so extremely technical as to
have no weight. Old and experienced
men, friends both of Mr.. Rounds and
Mr.. Clark, were there when the caucus
was opened, and the fact that not one of
them objected, shows the reading to
have been unanimously waived.
The next ground of complaint is that
the caucus was not closed at precisely
$50 p. m. Il do not know whether that
is so or not,' said Mr.. Robinson. ''All
the evidence we have is Mr.. Sloman's
watch" But suppose the caucus did
held eight minutes longer than the time.
Was Republican caucus to be managed
like race horse on the second? Did
anyone's interest really suffer from these
additional moments? There was, as Mr..
Robinson understood, not vote cast af
ter the motion was made to close the
polls. If any damage had been done to
Mr.. Rounds it had not been shown.
Mr.. Robinson said he understood that |
when the polls were closed the line of |
voters had barely passed the box. 1t |
was evident that the time allowed for the |
caucus was too short, as it did not give |
sufficient time for the voting. But there
was no evidence that Mr.. Rounds suffered |
from this any more than Mr.. Clark.
AS to the case of William r. Fogg, |
who was claimed to be a Democrat, it |
could not be claimed that Fogg's vote |
would have changed the result
No names were checked arbitrarily, but |
in accordance of the express plan of the |
city committee. Only one man is |
charged to have voted illegally, the case
of VIM. r. Fogg, who is claimed to have
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