The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-16
SWEET GETS THERE.
Result of the Democratic Cauouses Last
Evening

Ia
held last evening. The ward rooms were
| crowded, for the Democrats hope to get
ssrum sheriff this fall, and the crowds
in some cases stretched way out onto the
sidewalk. City Marshal SWEET got there,
and policemen were on duty in all the
caucuses. MI. Somers got one ward,
the first, and SWEET the other six. The
particulars in the wards follow:
Ward One.
| Five hundred people turned out in
Ward 1. 1t was caucus which aston
ished the average Democratic heart in
its numbers and intensity. The hidden
| influence which had been at work on the
sheriff question had apparently pro-
duced a great popular uprising for the
fellow who was to .'down Grant, as the
vernacular has it. John Davis was
chairman and John ellis, secretary.
Two printed ballots were in the field
one in white for Mr.. Robert f. Somers
and one in blue for City Marshal SWEET.
There was not a little controversy. Bal
lots were protested, but the fight went
| bravely on. When the vote was an
| nounced it showed that the Robert F.
Somers ticket ina total vote of 31S had
1870. The Somers people were satisfied
| in Ward 1.
Ward Two.
There was nothing dead about the
Democratic caucus in Ward 2, of old re-
nown, last evening. The clans mustered
in such numbers that the India street
engine house wouldn't hold them, while
the agents of Somers, Tolman and SWEET
moved about until the crowd was worked
up into proper state of ferment.
Ex-Alderman Michael Mccain man
aged Swett's shrieyalty boom; W. 81.
Sargent had his coat off for Tolman, and
Joseph D. McCloskey pulled the stoke
oar on the Somers craft.
The caucus was called to order prompt
ly by City Liquor Agent Daniel Carr and
Edward buddy was chosen chairman.
Mr.. Lewis w. A. Johnson, who is always
secretary, was chosen by reclamation.
Michael Flaherty was chosen on the
committee to count the votes.
Florence f. Driscoll was nominated.
| Ex-Alderman Mccain objected because
Driscoll was on the Somers ticket. But
he was voted in in spite of McCann's
objections.
w. Fl. Sargent was elected third
checker amid cries of No! No! Then
"Joe'' McCloskey jumped upon table
and said: ''In beginning caucus it is
well --.''
tGet down! Get down! Pull him
down! Let him go! Shut up! What is
he aboutp' rang from a hundred Threats.
"Order! Order. Orderv' yelled the
chairman. s&
''In beginning a caucus it is well'' be
gan the orator on the table again.
The uproar began again.
''What do you want to do?' said the
chairman.
81 want to nominate a sheriff, y replied
McCloskey.
Then do it,'' replied the chairman,
ssand don't talk around so much.''
II want to nominate Robert f. Somers,
Loud cheers and yells,] the man who
has already got thirty-two delegates
| from the -"
s'Hoo-oo- oo-oo-oo-oo" was the wild
whoop that sent McCloskey off the table
into the crowd.
Then the voting began with much tu-
multi. The managers of the candidates
stood over the ballot boxes to challenge,
watch and urge, John Cavanagh for
| SWEET, McCloskey, ''Tedn Farr and Ma
honey for Somers. Occasionally man
would be cast out for not being regis
tered. A Jew who was thus refused
walked off as if he considered this part
Of the persecution of his race.
The SWEET tickets were printed on blue
paper, SO it was quite easy for the city
marshal's managers to tell how their
partisans were voting.
The vote resulted as follows:
SWEET TICKET.
JduieS Quilll. s....... Lao