The Portland daily press., 1895-02-21

present as Mr.. Madiagn.
The following were then chosen to
serve on the city committee: William
II. Lowery, James A. O'Neill, Frank
Foley, William Cavanagh and Harry E.
Wilson.
Delegates to the Mayoralty Convention
John B. Kehoe, Joseph e. Henley, Peter
II. nevine, MIC. McCaun, Daniel Gala
CHER, John Gooding, Jr., and VIC. Will
son.
Edward buddy then presented the
name of Joseph A. MCGOWAN for mem Der
of the school committee, and he was
nominated.
"The convention having performed all
the duties for which.i it was called isEnow
adjourned" said Chairman Hassett and
the gentlemen inside the rail follow
the crowd out of DOORS,
WARD THREE.
9 M. F. Hicks called the meeting to or
der, and Charles Henry Chase was ap-
pointed chairman, and Charles Collins
secretary. The following committee was
appointed to make list of candidates:
Hon. Charles H. Chase, M. f. Hicks, John
Ahearr, James W. He ally, L. Parker.
The following is the list prepared by
them. and it was unanimously adopted
by the caucus:
Alderman-Frank II. Verrll.
Councilmen--John D. Williams, Benia-
min S.Small, Charles Collins.
Warden Ernest Dodge.
Clerk Frederick A Costello.
.Constables-Ari C..Pitman, John VI.
Saylef.
City Committee-H. H. verrill - Charles
Collins, M. F. Hicks,s UharlesA H Chase,
Samuel Rosenberg. @
Delegates to Mayoralty Convention
Hon. Charles H. Chase, Hon. George Toll
man, ME- Hicks, Samuel Rosen burg,
Peter DAILY, John o. Rice and John H.
Donovan.
The delegates were instructed to vote
for George E. Bird for the mayoralty
nomination.
WARD FOUR.
There was a large attendance at the
small ward room on Federal street. In
fact the ward room was packed solid
full as usual, ard the crowd was very
enthusiasticIas usual.
| 1t was with much difficulty that the
PRESS reporter made his way through
the crowd to the open space behind the
railing in the rear of the room, where,
on desk, the chairman, Eugene Mes
erve, was standing. BARLEY Curran
was the secretary. Mr.. Meserve started
the ball in motion by asking for nomi-
nations for alderman. There was a null
titudinous shout of "Joe Peters! Joe
Petersl Petersl Peters!n But above it
all one man was heard to yell "Robert
II. Hayes" But this utterance was re-
garded as a joke, and Mr.. Peters was
considered to be nominated by acclama-
| tion.
| Immediately ex-Councilman O'Brien
took the bull bytthes horns, and moved
that the present members of the city
council from Ward 4, with the exception
of Mr.. Howell, who had withdrawn, ne
renominated by acclamation.
There5was agreat shout at this. Be-
fore there could be any possible decision
between the ayes and noes, BARLEY Cur
ran jumped up and said: IT move that
the nominations be made by rotation
and the check list used.n
Chairman Meserve started to put this
question, hut Mr.. Brien and Captain
NJ. G. Conley and Thomas A. Flaherty
1 insisted Cd the consideration Of the first
motion. This precipitated tremendous
uproar. Shouts and yells OF every de-
scription went up in one prolonged roar,
the only disting uishable words being
Checklist" One very vehement indl-
yidual insisted on a checklist till he got
past the universal sred-faced condition of
his shouting companions, ard was fairly
1 black. He was determined to have a
checklist, and hinted uncomplimentary
things of those who opposed it.
1t was very evident that the contest
was, at this point, and that more than
one gentleman wanted to fill Mr.. How
| clips place as councilman.
When the uproar subsidized little,
| Captain Conley shouted "move you that
we proceed to the consideration of the
m otion made by Mr.. O'Brien."
This WAS like the throwing of sods in
to that queer gey ser in Iceland. A tor
rent of words, and shouts and yelIs
went up into the air. Finally Chairman
Meserve shouted the question as to
whether they should nominate by the
checklist or by. reclamation. He list
ened very attentively to the resulting
roar and concluded that there was more
OF reclamation" than of "check-listn in
it. and then everything was ,eopfusion.
But Ex-Councilman O'Brien and Captain
Conley and others had their way, and
amidst the din the names of Henry A..
Winship, Robert H. Hayes oand Thomas
A. Flaherty went on thegsecretary's rec
ord as the wards nominees for council.
men. -
There was good deal of dissatisfac-
tion at this, and Mr.. M. A. Foley, one of
the candidates, whom Mr.. Flaherty and
his friends had defeated, came behind
the bar and talked earnestly to Chair
man Meserve, who retorted that he put
the question, and nine tenths of those
present were in favor of accla1nation.
Then there were few remarks between
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