The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-17
REPUBLICAN cAUcusEs.

The Republicans of Portland hereinaf-
ter designated are hereby notified to meet
in their respective Ward rooms on Mon
day, July Goth, A. D. 1896. at 1880 O'Clock
in the evening, to select seven delegates
from each Ward to attend the First Dis
trict Republican Congressional conven-
ton to be held in the City Hall, Port
land, on Thursday, August 6. 1896, at
10 O'Clock, q. M, for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Representa-
tive in Congress; also for the purpose of
selecting seven delegates from each Ward
to nominate six candidates for Reprssen-
tatiyes in the legislature from the city
of Portland.
The polls will be open at 7.3o O'Clock
and will be kept open for such further
time as any caucus may vote.
A check list prepared by the Republic
can city committee will be used in each
not been marked thereon as Republi-
can. Will be allowed to vote. Errors in
marking said list will be corrected by
the several ward committees upon appli-
cation to them at any time prior to 5
o'clock in the afternoon, Monday. July
goth, 1896. but no correction Of any kind
will be made after the hour above men
toned. Republicans should see that their
names are correctly marked upon this
list.
For the purposes of these caucuses each
person entitled 60 vote IS above will vote
In the Ward wherein ne was registered
for the city election, March End, 1896.
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 bs filed with the chair
man of the city committee on or before
10 O'CLOCK noon, Friday, July II, 1895.
The Chairman and Secretary Of each
Ward Caucus will maks a record Of the
names of all persons for whom ballots
are oast and the number of votes cast for
saoh candidate, and certify and deliver
the same with credentials for each Con-
vension, properly filed out and signed by
said Chairman and Secretary, to Repub-
lican Headquarters, Room 8. Brown
Block, Portland, Immediately after the
adjournment Of tho caucuses.
To accommodate those residing within
tn voting precinct of island Ward l, and
Island Ward Q, the caucuses for Island
Ward will be held on Long Island, and
tor ISLAND Ward on Peaks Island, at
40 p. m, on the day appointed.
A plurality of the votes cast in any
caucus will he required to nominate can
didiites for delegates to each convention.
The delegates selscted to attend the
First Congressional Convention at Port
land. are requested to meet Mt Republ
can Headquarters, Room s. 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 LeGis-
lature are requested to meet for that
purpose at Republican Headquarters,
on Wednesday, July a2nd, 1886, at 4
O'clock p. III.
Per order OF Republican City Commit
tee.
GEORGE H. ALLAN, Chairman,
THOMAS A. BOWEN, Secretary.