The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-15
DEMOCRACY'S TURN.
The CaucuSes in the Various Wards
Last Evening.
BUDDY HAD A SURPRISE UP HIS
SLEEVE In TWO.

to Succeed Hi1n-Only Slight Contest
In Ward 4-Mr. j. f. A. Merrill Gets the
Councilman Nomination There, Defeat
ing Capt. Conley-Only a Handful
Attended Most of the Meetings.
Ths Democrats took their turn at
nom mating candidates for municipal
officers last evening. In most of the
wards the caueuses were very tame
affairs, in wards two and four only, was
there sem blance of excitemept. In the
other wards the thing was SO tame as to
be painful.
In ward two, Alderman buddy had a
surprise up his sleeve for the crowd (al-
though it is limited that few knowing
ones had tip on the subject and
profitted thereby and that was his re-
fusal to run again. Councilman Mannix,
who has been an able and aggressive
representative of the party in the lower
board for the past two years, would
naturally have seemed to have been en-
titled to promotion, but he found an an
tagonist in John B. Kehoe and after two
ballots that smooth aud willy Democratic
exhorter was selected and the doughty
councilman was shelyed.
The story of the evening follows in de-
tail.
WARD ONE.
EsThe caucus assembled at 8 p. m. S.
E. Somers read the call and was elected
chairman by a unanimous vote. A. B.
Russell was elected clerk. A motion was
then made and carried that committee
of five be appointed to select a ward
ticket. Messrs. John Lawler, ]. E.
Kineen T. F. Small, L. W. Tibbetts and
John Blake were chosen as the committee
to report the ticket. They retired aud
after an absence of few minutes re-
turned and reported ticket composed DIS
follows:
Alderman-David Birnie.
Councllmen-B. +. Bracket, Thomas
Dyer, Georgia.. Morrill,.
Warden-E. L. Small
Clerk-John A. Bradley.
School Committee-W. l.. Blake.
Consta bles-J eremiah Monihan, Sam1
Barnaby.
City Committee-L W. Tibbetts, T. F.
Small, e. Devine. M. Dodwell, Alonzo
Hight.
Delegates to Mayoralty Convention
David Birnie, G. F. Guptill, John Law
Ter, G. r. Mountfort, L. W. Tibbetts, S.
e. Somers, j. II. Kineen.
This ticket was adopted without oppo-
sition, and "a motion to adjourn was
made and carried. The entire business
was transacted at s. 80 p. m.
WARD TWO.
Ward Two was treated to a genuine
surprise party. There was large caucus,
although it wasn't such one as collects
when great fight is in prospect. William
II. Lowery called the meeting to order
and read the call.
Please nominate chairman said
Mr.. Lowery, and a stentorian voice
yelled out James A. O'Neil Another
voice called out Jospeh A. MCGOWAN,
and this was followed by shouts of 'nop
Eyes" "MoGowan!" "O'Neil." Mr..
O'Neil said he didn't think he could
stay, but a little while, and wanted to
decline. "No you don't, !" yelleed man,
'what are you here for If not to be a
member of this CAUCUS" and Mr.. O'Neil
was declared elected and stepped behind
the desk. Then W. II. Lowery was
elected clerk of the caucus.
The first business, said Chairman
O'Neil, Isis the selection of seven dele
gates to the Mayoralty convention, and
gentlemen will please nominate. Thick
and fast came the names of Joseph A.
MCGOWAN, V. G. Wilson, Joseph Nc
Laughlin, Michael Mccain, Thomas
Eassett, J. j. O'Neil and John B. Kehoe,
and they were elected.
The next business in order said the
chairman, IN the nomination for alder
man. There were cries of buddy and
Kehoe. Mr.. Kehoe said that Mr.. buddy
had only held the Office for one year and
that he should not allow his name to be
used against him. There were shouts for
buddy. and Mr.. buddy said that on his
way to the meeting that evenin G, he met
the gentlemen who had served in the
council the past year from the ward, and
told them that be was going to decline
denomination. He said his duties were
such that it made 1t difficult for him to
fulfil the duties of the Office He there
fore felt, for his own personal interests
that he must decline. He thanked the
voters for the confidence they had always
Teposed in him.
This was genuine surprise, apparent
ly, to most of the caucus. Immediately a
shout went up for Kehoe on the one hand
and Nlannix on the other. Mr. Thomas
Hassett moved to proceed to ballot.
"Where's your check list" yelled a man.
'tWe havn't got any," sung out the
chairman. Its locked up at headquarters.
We didn't expect this contest"
"Well, We ought to have one." yelled
another man. 1t isn't legal caucus
without one.'