The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-06
PoPULlsTs WERE PLENTY.
Ihey Attempted to Run Democratic eau
Gus ia Westbrook.

ino democrats of Westbrook met in gen.
erai caucus in Odd Fellows hall last night to
nominate q candidate for representative to
the legislature. The meeting appeared on
.iie SURFACE to be harmonious but it did not
take very shrewd observer to see that the
action OF this caucus will have tendency
TO do anything but promote harmony in the
democratic ranks of the city, One of the
piollinent Democrats of the city vehement
declared after the caucus that
.iiaS IL was Populist gathering. That
there has been fusion of the soft money
democrats and Populists of this city there is
conclusive evidence. There was not only a
NUMBER OF Populists present but they handed
IN their votes.
w. ). Crowley, chairman of the Demo-
crauc city committee, called the caucus to
order. MI. 0. A. Cobb was elected chair
man and W. S. Crowley, clerk. The chair
man made a short speech of acceptance.
lie said that it was stated that the Demo-
cratic party was running wild. He said that
II ne was out driving and his horse should
start to run away and he saw the animal
gong just the way he wanted him to he
would simply cling on to the wagon and let
MIN Co. He allowed his hearers to draw
their own conclusions. The chairman said
the object of the meeting was to nominate
candidate for representative to the legisla-
ture.
Before his statement was finished Mr..
Zebulon Jackson was on his feet for recog-
nj ton. He placed in nomination Mr.. K. S.
Raymond and moved that his nomination
be made by reclamation. instantly there
was number asking to be heard. Mr.. j.
z. Scates received recognition. He named
several proposed candidates and moved as
an amendment that the vote be by ballot
The motion as amended prevailed, but when
| the ballot was declared it was found that
MI. JacSsons candidate, MI. X. S. Ray
| mond, had received a majority of the votes.
Before anything could be said the motion
for adjournment was declared and carried.
The blood of the sound money Democrats
was up and they declared that the Popu-
| lists had no more right to come into their
caucus and vote than Republican or Pro-
| hibitionist had and they We're not in the
least guarded in expressing this opinion.
To add to the humor of the situation the
Populists not only enraged the sound money
Democrats by the nomination of a Popocrat
| but also did not, by not knowing their can
| didate, accomplish the end they had in
view.
| The nominee, Mr.. K. S. Raymond is the
present city clerk. He is proprietor of
a drug store at East End and is business
man of ability and integrity. He is a son OF
| Postm aster Raymond of Cumberland Mills a
| recent appointee OF President Cleveland.
| The Presumpscot Valley lodge, X. of P.
postponed their proposed trolley ride on ac-
| count of the weather.
| Arthur Dyer, proprietor of the lunch cart
badly. injured the little finger of his right
hand while playing ball on Scotch Hill
| yesterday afternoon. Dr.. Smith dressed the
| wound
| Mr.. G. FL. Woodman and wife of Boston
are the guests of Mr.. G. B. Woodman of this
city.
A Bryan and sssewall club is being organ
lied in this city by MI. Arthur Gray. Tom
Watson the Populist nominee for vice presi-
dent will probably have something to say
to the Maine Populists when he hears OF
this action by one of the leaders III the
council of the party.in this state.
| Sunday night two young boys of this city
| broke into the restaurant at the Solzolxis
landing at Madison Falls and helped them
selves to the good things about there. The
cuprits have been located and their parents
| will make settlement with the proprietor.
The Saccarappa will play a game of ball
| with the Auburns at the Scotch Hill grounds
Saturday afternoon.
| The base ball grounds on Scotch Hill have
been put in good condition and foul board
will be erected.