The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-26
THE DEMOCRATS.
Their Caucuses Last Evening We're as
Peaceful as Sheepfolds.

A true off year harmony pervaded the
Democratic caucuses in the various
wards last evening. The Democrats
have not yet adopted the Australian
method, so they chose delegates to a
mayoralty convention, instead of voting
directly for the head of the ticket. But
all those delegates are for Mr.. Darius II.
Ingraham, who had no competitors for
the distinction of defeated candidate
next March.
Ward One,
The meeting in this ward was called
together by j. ii. Conneen, who nominal
ed Charles Dunn, Jr., for chairman.
There was some dissatisfaction as to the
method to pursue in voting for officers.
One individual persisted that the check
listshould be used, until quieted by be-
ing told that there was no check list.
Nominations were then in order for
candidates for alderman. Charles F.
Guptill was placed in nomination not,
however, until after some were told that
Mr.. BRINE, the present incumbent, had
withdrawn. A few desired Mr.. Brine,
to be renominated Notwithstanding this
fact, but it availed nothing.
The other officers were quickly nomi-
mated. except the candidate forschool
committee Some one made the motion
that committee of six, oblivious to the
fact that an odd number usually cOnsti-
tute committee, be chosen to select a
candidate. That number was chosen,
and. after retiring, reported the name of
John Evans. Nh. Evans declined to
serve, and so the committee again retired
and after a while William L. Blake was
selected as candidate. The full ticket is
as. follows:
Alderman-Ch Charles F. Guptill.
Councilmen.Chas. Dunn, Jr., Frank j. Simp-
son. J.. w. Tibbetts.
Warden-ThoS r. Harper.
Glerk-Wnl. J. ellis.
Constables-W J. McCallum, Frank sylves-
School Committee L. Blake.
Mayoralty Delegates-D Birnie. J. Evans, J.
Il. Connen, g. E. Guptill, M. A. WEIGH, L. w.
Tibbetts, c. +. Mccarthy.
Ward Two.
Hearty and vociferous unanimity
marked the proceedings in Ward from
the moment Chairman Virgil G. Wilson
took the chair until at the end Color
Bearer Flaherty of the Young Democra-
cy, called for three cheers for the ticket
The old ticket was renominated except
as to one of the constables. Here the
only contest of the evening took place
over an attempt to force the Office upon
cripple.
II nominate Michael D. Flaherty for
constable shouted voice out of the
crowd.
MI. Flaherty-''I am cripple, and I
nominate Jere Donoghue."
Chairman Wilson, is nothing
to prevent cripple being constable
MI. Flaherty-ssM +. Chairman, insist
that am cripple, and again nominate
Jere Donoghue.
This EVENT. and Jere Donoghue was
duly nominated.
All the mayoralty delegates are for
Darius II. Ingraham for mayor. The
ticket stands as follows:
Aldernan-Daniel Gallagher.
Councilmen-Joseph A. MCGOWAN, Samuel P.
Knowles, John B. Kehoe.
Warden-John 81. Lowery.
Clerk-Lewis w. A. johnson.
Constables-John Gum, Jeremiah Donahue.
Mayoraty delegates Virgil c. wilson, Thos.
Hassett, Vim. H Sargent, VIM. H. Dougherty,
Daniel Gallagher, Joseph A. MCGOWAN, James
A. O'Nneil.
Ward Three.
In Ward Three there was little CO.
nuettino in regard to the Craftsmanship.