The Portland daily press., 1897-02-16
WILL Be MAYOR DAVIS.
Result Of Last Nights Caucuses in
Deering.
MAYOR MITCHELL FAILS OF A RE
NOMINATION.

to 10 for Davis--The Nominations for
Aldermen and Other City Officers.
The Deering Republican ward caucuses
which were held last evening, we're cue
largest in 1.-THE history of the city ana
resulted in the choice of delegates ror
Henry j. Davis for mayor. In Ward
it is understood he gets two OF tne
three delegates and Wards 8, 6 and Z. lie
gets the entire delegation, giving MIN
II out of q delegates, the remaining De-
ing for Mayor Mitchell.
The following was read in each waru
at the opening of the caueuses:
"You are hereby requested to announce
that Mr.. Ruel Small does not wish any
delegates sent to the mayoraity c9nVe 21
tion instructed for dim. Mr.. W. W.
Mitchell having allowed his name to pc
used as candidate for mayor, mr..
Small wishes his name withdrawn. On-
der the existing circumstances ne Will
not in any case permit his name 10 DC
used.
MIR. Small's withdrawal caused much
surprise and Ind a direct bearing on the
result.
The result by wards was as follows:
WARD ONE.
Observation-Disclosures L. Cobb.
Warden--S. 4. Fowler.
Clerk--Philip r. Merrill.
Mayoralty Delegates-W. +. osborne,
Howard e. Knight, Frank E. True.
Two of the delegates are olaimed for
Davis for mayor, and one is reported
for Mitchell
Citv Committee-W. C. Knapp, E. E.
True, H. e. Knight, W. 2. Osborne.
WARD TWO.
Dr.. B, Fl. Gardner was chairman and
j. F. Barrett secretary.
Alderman-C. S. Farnham.
Warden-A bner Lowell.
Clerk-Frank S. Wallace.
Coustable-Oliver Mann.
Delegates to onvention-Robert B.
Lowe, Waltsr II. Hawkes., Clarence @.
Hatch, all for Mitchell.
City CoInmittee-Charles q. Carter.
Charles H. Farnham, Robert B. Lowe,
John It, Barrett.
WARD THREE.
Alderman-Herbe bert B. Seal.
Warden-W. F. Goodrich.
Clerk-John Turner, Jr.
CITY Communicable seph 81. Hutchins,
Cyrus B. Varney. William Stevens, L..
A. Clark.
Delegates to Mayoralty Convention
Cyrus b. Varney, Mr.. Hatch, Alfred
Stevens, for Davis.
WARD FOUR.
Alderman-Wyer p. Aver.
Warden-E. r. Brown.
Clerk-A. L. Chapman.
City Committee-Charles 7. Goodwin,
Abper T. Smith, Mr.. Noyes, T. M.
johnson. The first ballot for the fol-
lowing Mitchell delegates stood 40 to 49,
but they were elected on a second bal
lot, 40 to "a: Thomas NJ. Johnston,
Charles F. Jordan, Herbert M. Maxfeld.
WARD FIVE.
The meeting was called to order by
DR.. Charles W. Foster, who read the call
for the caucus. Fred v. Matthews was
chosen chairman and Scott Wilson, secre.
tary. The caucus was largely attended.
Mr.. Joseph 3. Chute nominated Elbridge
Matthews and he was nominated by
reclamation. The other nominations
were:
Warden-John Fl. Gard.
Clsrk-Almon +. Hill.
Constable-Fred G. Wheeler.
City Committed. L. Elder, O. W.
Foster, A. c. Bragg. g. q. WymaD.
Messrs. j. F. Chute and N. L. Hill
dreth were chosen to receive, sort and
count the votes for the delegates to the
mayoralty conven ton. Messrs. A. E.
Hill. b. B. Libby, and +. II. Thompson
received 45 votes, and Messrs. @. j.
Clark, A. Il. Cloudy and A. 3. Jordan,
the Davis delegates, received IL votes.
The delegates were instructed to I'll
vacancies. The delegates elected are for
Mayor Mitchell
WARD SIX.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT W. Small.
Warden-E r. Rand.
Clerk-Fred S. Marsh.
City Committees Deering, L.
F. Dyer, E. e. Rand, c. w Small.
Delegates to Observation-Disclosures H.
Howard, Eben e. Rand, James H. Dav.
is, for Davis.
The Davis delegates received 80 votes
and the Mitchell delegates, 80.
WARD SEVEN.
Alderman-BreemanG owAn.
Warden-E. g. O'Brion.
Clerk. G. Johnson.
City Committee-E. M. Jacobs, g. NJ.
Thomas, Charles e. Goold. Freeman
Gowan.
Delegates to Donvention-E. M. ia
oobs, E. NJ. Thomas, Charles e. Goold,
for Davis.
The mayoralty convention will be held
Wednesday evening at O'Clock at City
hall. ard delegates are requested tc
bring credentials.
The delegates to the Democratic may
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