The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-16
REPUBLICAN cAUcUsEs.

Inc Republicans OIL EufUialQ neIGlNaI-
ter designated are hereby notified TO meet
in their respective Ward rooms On Mon
day, July goth, A. D. 1896, at 7.3O O'Clock
In tho evening, to select seven delegates
from eaca Ward to attend the First Dis
triot Republican Congressional conven-
ton to be held in the City Hall, Port
land, on Thursday, August 6, 1896, at
10 O'Clock, &. ~, for the purpose of
nominating q candidate for Representa-
tive in Congress; also for the purpose of
selecting seven delegates from each Ward
to nominate six candidates for Represen-
tatives in tho legislature from the city
of Portland.
The polls will be open at 7.30 O'Clock
and will be kept open for such further
time as any caucus may vote.
A cheek list prepared by the Ropnbli-
can city committee will be used in each
Ward, and no person whose name has
net been marked thereon as a Republi-
can, will be allowed to vote. EErors in
marking said list will he corrected by
the several ward committees upon appli-
cation to them at any time prior to 3
o'cloek in tho afternoon, Monday, July
20th, 1895, but no correction Of any kind
will be made after the hour above men
toned. Republicans should see that their
names arc correctly marked upon this
list
For tho purposes Of these caucuses each
person entitled TO vote as above Will vots
in the Ward wherein he was registered
for she city election, March End, 1886.
The ballots to be used at the several
oaucuses VIII be prepared and printed by
the City Committee and VIII contain the
names Of candidates for delegates to said
convention. 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 be filled with the chair
man Of the city committee on or before
IL 'cIock neon, Friday, July II, 1896.
The Chairman and Secretary OF each
Ward Caucus will make record of the
names of all persons for whom ballots
are cast and the number of votes cast for
the same with credentials for each Con-
vention, properly fllsd out and signed by
said Chairman and Secretary, to Repub-
lican Headquarters, Room 8. Brown
Block, Portland, immediately after the
adjournment of the caucuses.
To accommodate those residing within
th voting precinct of island Ward l, and
Island Ward 2, the cauouses for Island
Ward will be held on Long Island, and
tor Island Ward 2 on Peaks island, at
5.S0 p. m, on the day appointed.
A plurality of the votes cast in any
caucus will be required to nominate can
didatss for delegates to each convention.
The delegates selected to attend tbs
First Congressional Convention at Port
land, are requested to meet at Repu bill
can Headquarters, Room 8. Brown Block,
on Tuesday, July 2lst. 1896, at O'Clock
in the afternoon for the purpose OF
choosing four delegates at large to attend
said Congressional Convention. The
delegates selected to nominate candi-
dates for Representatives in the LeRis.
lature are requested to meet for that
purpose at Republican Headquarters,
on Wednesday, July 2snd, 1885, ct
o'cluck p. IN.
Per order OF Republican City Commit.
tee.
GEORGE Fl. ALLAN, Chairman,
THOMAS A. BOWEN, Secretary.