The Portland daily press., 1896-05-23
REPUBLICAN CAuCUSES.

The republicans of Portland are hereby
notified to meet in caucus in their respec-
tive Ward Rooms on Monday, May 25tb,
A. D. 1896, at 7.30 O'Clock in the evening
to select seven delegates from each ward
to attend the Republican State convention
to be held at Bangor on Tuesday, the End
day of June, A. D. 1896. at O'Clock P. NJ.
for the purpose of nominating candidate
for Governor: also to select seven dele
gates from each ward to attend til Republi-
can county convention for tho county of
Cum berland, to be held in Portland, on
the Sd day of June, A. D. 1896, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the following
offices, to wit; Bour Senators, County
Attorney, Sheriff, Judge of Probate,
Register Of Probate. County Treasurer,
one County Commissioner, and County
Committee for two years.
The polls will be kept open until 9
O'Clock M. and for such further time as
any caucus may vote.
A check list prepaid by the Republican
City Committee will be usd in each
waid aud no person whose name has not
been marked thereon as Republican,
will bs allowed to vote. Errors In mark
ing said list will be corrected by the sever
al ward committees upon application to
them at any time prior to five o'clock in
the afternoon of Monday. May 25th, 1896,
but no correction of any kind will be
n ffa,. tha h1r oI,o
Republicans should see that their names
are correctly marked upon this list.
For the purpose of these caucuses, each
person entitled to vote as above will vote
in the ward wherein he was registered
for the city election, March Sd, 1896,
The ballots to be used at the several
auo uses will be prepared and printed by
the city committee and will contain the
names of candidates for delegates to said
conventions. Names of candidates for
said delegates will be placed upon these
ballots upon the written request of twelve
voters residing in the ward for which said
delegates are to be chosen. Such request
should he filed with the chairman of the
city committee on Or before IL o'clock,
noon, May 21st, A. D. 1896.
The chairman and secretary OF each
Whlu Will make record OF Che names
of all persons for whom ballots are cast
and the number of votes cast for each
candidate, and certify and deliver the
same with credentials for each convention
properly filed out and Aligned by said
chairman and secretary. to the Repub,i,
can Headquarters Room, Brown block.
Immediately after the adjournment ofsthe
oaucuses.
To accom- MEDIATE those residing within
the voting precincts of Island Ward !
and Island Ward 2, the cauouses for Is
land Ward will lie held on Long ssIsland
and for Island Ward on Peaks Island
ut 7.30 P. NJ. on the day appointed.
A plurality of the votes cast in any
caucus will be required to nominate cam
didates for delegates to each convention.
The delegates selected to attend the
State convention at Bangor are request
ed to meet at Republican Headquarters
Room 8, Brown block, on Wednesday.
May 9th 1885, at o'clock in the after
n5on, for the purpose of choosing five
delegates at large to attend said State
convention. Tho delegates selected to AT
tend tho County convention are requested
to meet at the same place on Wednesday.
May 9th, 1905, at 80 p. m. for the pur
pose of choosing five delegates at large TO
attend said Republican County conven-
tion.
Per order of the Republican City Com
mittee.
GEORGE H. ALLAN. Chairman
THOMAS A. BOW EN-, Secretary.