The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-07
CAPE ELIZABETH.
The Democrats Win as Uaual in that
Bourbon Stronghold.

The Dutch captured Holland at the
annual election of town officers at Cape
Elizabeth yesterday, the Democrats
electing their entire ticket by large ma
jority.
Representative Thomas B. Haskell,
was chosen moderator. There were
three tickets in the field, Democratic,
Republican and Citizens. By some mis-
take on the Democratic ticket above the
names Of the candidates for selectmen
was only the word ''selectmen," while
on the other tickets wore the words Sc
lectmen, assessors and overseers OF the
poor" To remedy this mistake q. A.
Tilton, ESQ, moved that the selectmen, be
also overseers of the poor and assessors.
It was SO voted. 1t was also voted that
after the election Of officers the thirty
six articles in the town warrant be dis
posed Of
The polls were opened for the election
of officers at o'clock a. M, and the vot-
ing continued until o'clock p. M, when
the polls were sciosed, thus preventing
many from voting who arrived late, for
there are some 1900 voters in the town
and only 1856 votes were cast.
Though there were three regular tick
cts, five printed tickets were voted, and
split tickets of various combinations
Only 249 straight Democratic tickets
were cast and 1913 straight Republicans,
therefore 400 splits were cast. The IL
regularity of voting was due to dissatis-
faction with the nominations. For in
stance, although the Citizens ticket al
most correspondent with the Republican,
1t bore the name of Frank III. Hill for sup
erintendent of the school committee in
stead of Alice J. Taylor, the Republican
nominee, and an otherwise straight Dem
ocratic ticket bore Mrs. Taylor's name.
The irregularity of voting was also due
to the feeling among the people of the
EARNING sections over the water question,
etc., so that many refused to vote for
candidates from the villages regardless
of party.
Moderator Haskell, appointed to sort
and count votes, VIM. H. Dyer, Angus
tus and Noah B. Knight. The counting
of the votes occupied from one to six
| o'clock, because of the, unusual irregu-
larity of voting Generally the votes are
counted by three o'clock. The vote was
announced as follows:
| Town Clerk-Noah b. Knight, DEM, 4SO;
| Marshall r. Williams, lRep., 30b.
Selectmen-Geo. G: Monntfort; DEM Al III, M
| J. PEBBLES, Dem, Alt; Nathan r. Dyer. DEM,
/ Allen, Rep, 391; Joseph +. Chaplin, Rep, 1886
| Collector-Thos b. Haskell, DEM, 497; Al
| yah E. Poland, Rep. and Cit, 291. 49,,
Treasurer-Stephen Scammon, Dem, AL
Henry P. G. Hersey. Rep. and Cit, 343; ;,
| Hill. Dem. and Cit, All; Alice l. Taylor, Rep,
Town Agent-Jas. E. Hayes, Dem, 45s; Ed
ward F. Hill. Cit, 224; Marcus A. Hanna, hep,
Northumberland j, FsrreIl. Dem. 4o1
Clement E. Staples. Rep and Cit. 1872.
joseph Craig, Dem, 4s8; David U. viii
| lard, Dem, 455: Jarvis E. Hayes. DEM, 447
Chas. g. Dyer Dem, 466; Hugh Flynn 4, Dem e. q
Pace Fac 0 Dem 4s4; Frank f Goom5s, Rep and
Git se7 Albert Jordan Rep ;, and o p;,r SzS
Eepr 80 WIN r. h Dsda l. Mi aesa IT. c Mm L
! Samuel A. Cline, Cit, IA.
Since less than 400 was necessary fol-,
choice in any of the votes, it will be seer
that all the Democrats were elected.
The following additional constables
were elected by motion of different citi
zens: Award W. Libby, John johnson
| Thos. E. McNair, Chas. +. Weatherbee
| Alvah Jordan, Irving S. Leighton, Sner
man S. Willard and VIM. NJ. Burgess.
1t was so late after the vote was de
! clared that it was unanimously voted tt
| postpone the consideration of the war
rant till o'clock p. m. on Saturday next