The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-22

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ELIAS NJ. JACOBS, Stroudwater.
The Republicans of Deering held a
| spirited, but harmonious caucus Satur-
day evening. Few larger caucuses have
ever been held in the town. All the sec
lions of the town were well represented,
each seeming anxious to have it's full
share in the makeup of the new city
government.
| Hon. Andrew HAYES called the caucus
to order in behalf of the town commit
tee, and read the call and the section of
the city charter naming the list of Off
GERS to be nominated.
Mr. James N. Read was nominated for
chairman and unanimously elected. Up
on taking the chair he called attention to
the Importance of the coming election,
and the necessity of nominating strong
| ticket
George G.. Hopkins, ESQ.,, nominated
| Asher c.. Kinds for secretary, and he
was unanimously chosen.
DR.. Carleton Kimball moved to proceed
to ballot on the selection of candidate
for mayor, from nominations to be made
from the floor. Mr.. George W. St John
seconded it, and it was passed unani-
mously.
G. A. Woodbury., Frank True and Hen
ry Deering were chosen to receive, sort
and count votes.
MI. Luther Bradford nominated Hon.
| Andrew Halves.
| Hanson S. Clay was presented by DR..
Carleton Kimball. DR.. Kimball said Mr..
| Clay was gentleman who had had expe-
rience in the Portland city government,
and as Portland's street commissioner.
Dr. Charles w. Foster nominated W.
w. Brown, Esq. There seemed to be
considerable doubt whether Mr.. Brown,
who is making trip to Florida and Gu
ba, being now in Cuba, would accept;
but a large number were willing to take
the risk.
Mr.. Nelson Worthley said he thought
Mr.. Brown would accept, although the
latter had not said so in SO many words.
Mr.. Brown would be back from
Cuba in a day or two, and could be
reaahed at Altamont Springs, Fla, by a
telegram. He would return to Maine by
the 10th or 18th of March. The ballot
resulted:
Whole number of votes ..............122
Necessary for choice. .............. 81
w. w. Brown had. ............... 81
Andrew Halves. ....-.......o 55
Hanson M. Clay ...... ..........
Mr. Halves, after the vote was announc-
ed, said that he had not sought the Office
and that he should be glad to withdraw
and thus make the nomination of Mr..
Brown unanimous. Thereupon, on mo-
ton of Mr.. G. A. Woodbury., the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Brown was made unani-
nous by uiuG Uoce vote.
Upon motion of Colonel Edward
Moore, the secretary of the caucus was
Instructed to announce the result to Mr.
Brown by telegraph.
Isaac L. Elder, Esq.,, moved that COM
mittee of seven be appointed to select
candidates for board of aldermen. 1t
was denied a passage on a viua voce vote.
DR.. Carleton Kimball then moved that
those present divide themselves into
groups according to the portion of the
town whence they came, and according
to the probable division of wards.
Mr.. c. A. Woodbury. moved substi-
tute dividing the town into five sections
based upon statistics of voters. Three of
these sections would be small and have a
candidate each, while two-Woodfords
and Morrills-would have two each. Dr.
Kimball accepted this plan and it was adj
opted.
| The people from the different divisions
assembled in different portions of the
hall, and five small caucuses were soon
going on.
| The Woodfords caucus was the largest,
and while there were contests in each
case, they were not close. On the first
ballot for alderman, the vote resulted:
II. I'll. Nevens. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 40
Geo. smith. .................... ......... 8
| ii. >. Clay IL
| l. M johnston .'.........-..........s .
| d. N. Reed.
| J0m small ...'......... .......... D
MI. Nevens was declared nominated.
For the next alderman the vote stood:
Thos. M. Johnston. 40
H. S. Clay. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
J. G. ColeSWorthy ........................ 2
j. N. Reed .................. Z
Y. W. roster. .-...............-.....-..
I'll. H. NeVenS ............ ............... L
MI. Johnston was declared nominal
ed.
Upon motion of Mr.. v. Fl. Scott, Mr..
B. L. Parkman was unanimously selected
for one constable. For the other Chaun-
cey R. Berry was nominated.
In the second large division, that of
Deering Centre and Morrills, there was a
little contest over the Morrills alderman,
the ballot standing:
Geo. W. Leighton. ...................... ID
r. T. Ward ...,,.,...,.,.,....,
For Deerinp Centre los IT. Hutchin-