The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-27
POLITICAL NOTES.
Delegates to Republican County Conven-
ton Elected in Various Places.

Delegates to Republican County Conven-
ton Elected in Various Places.
The Republicans of Deering held one
of the largest caueuses in the history of
the town Saturday evening in Lewis
Hall. For chairman G. A. Woodbury.
was elected by 113 votes to "a to E. Ell.
Hanson. A. Freeman Berry, Elias M.
Jacobs and F. E. G. Robbins were APP
pointed to collect, sort and count votes.
Before proceeding to ballot Judge I. L.
Elder stated that no ticket to be pre-
scented would antagonize Sheriff Cram
or County Treasurer D. d. Chenery.
Two tickets were presented as follows:
Andrew Halves, George RUSSELL
VIM. H; Tinsman, Cyrus Thompson,
D. Winslow Hawkes., Wyer P. Aver,
w. L. Bradford, Fred III. Thompson,
Dan'l H. Read, Samuel A. Packard,
VIM. H. Scott, George W. johnson,
Fred V. Matthews, B. L. Parkman,
The ticket, headed by Andrew Halves
was understood to favor Col. Edwarp
Moore for Senator, and that headed by
George Russell was understood to be for
Geo. G. Hopkins, Esq. The friends of
both gentlemen were out in force, al
though the night was stormy. The vote
resulted, for the Halves ticket 1923; for
the Russell ticket ITO. The caucus was
orderly, though large; and good feeling
prevailed throughout. Just as the
caucus adjourned a barge load of Col.
Moore's friends from Aliens Corner
drove up. They had gone to the old town
house by mistake.
From the latest returns from Third
District Republican caueuses held Satur-
day the following standing of the candi-
dates is made up: Milliken, 1856; Bur-
leigh, 81; Wiswell, 81; Manley, 27. The
great battle Of Saturday was in Show
hogan, where a combination Milliken
and Wiswell ticket was elected over the
Burleigh ticket by a vote of 295 to 274.
Hon. S. j. Walton led the Milliken- Wis
well forces, and Col. "A. G.. Blunt, the
Burleigh men.
The flag raising at the Young Mems
Democratic Club rooms, postponed from
Saturday night, will take place this eve
ming.
The Maine delegates to the Democratic
National Convention arrived home Sat
urday night. All but three of them
voted for Cleveland. Those three were
Hon. J. P. Bass, who voted for Hill; D.
G. Parker of Danforth, who voted for
German. and Thomas White of Bangor,
who voted for Whitney.
At the annual meeting of the Falmouth
Club Saturday evening the following new
board of officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
President-Dr. Seth c. Gordon.
Vice Presidents-Wm. l.. Putnam Nathan
Cleaves, M. p. Frank, D. FL. Ingraham, Isaac G.
Atkinson.
Secretary-Geo L. Knight.
TreaSurer-JOhn j. Lynch.
Executive Committee-W Ell. Moulton. Chas.
T. Varney, Samuel Boothby, JOSEPH II. Garlic
ton. III. F. Waldron.
Membership Committed has Mccarthy, Jr.,
Geo Walker, F. D. Rogers, Arthur L. Bates,
Ezekiel n. Leighton.
Reception Committee-John E. Dewitt, John
y. Lord, c. Fl. Chase, E. 3. Winslow Spencer
Rogers, Payson Tucker W. Fl Clifford, VIM. N.
Davis, Geo. Raymond, E. L. Stanwood, Jr.
Library Committee-D. Ell. Drummcnd, Geo.
r. Shaw, Oscar R. Wish.
At the Republican caucus held at the
Town hall, Cape Elizabeth, Saturday ey-
ening, to choose delegates to the county
convention, James T. Pickett was chosen
chairman and E. C.. Reynolds secretary.
The following delegates were chosen:
Joseph S. Pickett, William J. Dyer,
Eliphalet G. Robinson, Marcus A. Hanna,
Charles A. Studley, Daniel E. Mccain,
Elisha N. Jordan.
At a Republican caucus held at Town
Hall, Gorham, Saturday afternoon, the
following delegates were chosen to at
tend the county convention at Portland,
June Both: M. C. Burnell, Dana A.
Bracket, c. Eugene Wescott, Isaac w.
Dyer, W. P. F. ROBBIE, Fl. W. Hale, Geo.
G. Jordan. 4#
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