The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-12
REPUBLICAN cAUcUsEs.

The Republicans CT Portland are here
by notified to meet in caucus in their re-
speotive Ward Rooms on. Monday, May
25th, A. D. 1885, at $50 o'clock in the
evening to select seven delegates from
each ward to attend the Republican State
convention to he held at Bangor on Tues
day, the End day Of juno, A. d. 1886, at
O'clock p. NJ. for the purpose of nomi-
mating a candidate for Governor; also to
select seven delegates from each ward to
attend the Republican county convention
for the County of Cumberland, to be held
in Portland, on the 81 day of june,
A. D. 1896, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
fer the purpose Of nominating candidates
Tor the following offices, TO wit: -Four
Senators, County Attorney, Sheriff,
Judge CT Probate. Register of Probate
County Treasurer, one County Commits
sioner, and q County Committee for two
years.
The polls will be kept open until 9
o'clock P. NJ. and for such further time
rs any caucus may vote.
A check list prepared by the Republl-
can City Committee will be used IN each
ward and nc person whose name has not
been marked thereon as a Republican,
will DO allowed to vote. Errors in mark
ing said list will be corrected by the
several ward committee upon application
to Thorn at any time prior to five O'Clock
in the afternoon of Monday. May 25th,
1896, but no correction Of any kind will
be made after the hour above mentioned.
Republicans should see that their names
are correctly marked upon this list. ar {
For tie purpose of these cauouses, each
person entitled 20 vote rs above will
vote in the ward wherein he was regis
tered for the city election, March I'd,
1885,
The ballots to be used at the several
cauouses 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 be filed with the chairman of the
city committee on or before 10 OF clock,
noon, May 21st, A. D. 1896.
The chairman and secretary of each
ward will make record of the 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 signed by said
chairman and secretary. to the Republi-
can Headquarters Room, Brown block, {
Immediately after the adjournment of..the
caucuses.
To accommodate those residing within
the voting precincts of Island Ward ]
and Island Ward 2, the cauouses for Is
land Ward will be held on Long Island
and for Island Ward On Peaks Island
at 7.S0 P. n. on the day appointed.
A plurality of the votes cast in any
caucus will be required to nominate can
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 1895, at O'Clock in the after
n Don, for the purpose of choosing five
delegates at large to attend said State
convention. The delegates selected to At
tend the County convention are requested
to meet at the same placs on Wednesday,
May 9th, 1885, at $50 p. m. for the pur-
pose of choosing five delegates at large to
attend said Republican County conYen-
tion.
Per order of the Rep blican City Com
mittee.
GEORGE H., ALLAN. Chairman,
THOMAS A. BOWEN, Secretary.
Republican Headquarters. Room 8.
Brown Block, 537 Congress Street.
May II, 1896.