The Portland daily press., 1898-07-27
TO ATTEND CONVENTIONS.
Result Of The Republican Caueuses
Last Evening.
nWO SETS OF BALLOTS IN WARDS
TWO Ard SIX.

Sheriff P1 ummer's NOMINATION as 0oPio
sentative to the Legislature Assured
Alderman Rounds May Decide to
Stand. Too, His Backers Say-The Com
plete List of Delegates.
The Republicans of Portland were
called together in their respective Young
places, last evening, to elect delegates 10
the district convention, to be held IN
Portland next Tuesday, and the general
convention to be held Tomorrow a1ter-
noon. for the nomination of candidates
for representatives to the legislature.
In those wards where there were only
rooular tickets in the field the attendance
was small and the long wait from 1.3o TO
O draooed slowly. Ward 8 paid no
heed to the city committee's instructions
about keeping the polls open an hour and
a half. but shut up shop at eight O'CLOCK
after all those present in the ward room
had voted. There was but one ticket IN
the field.
Sheriff Plummer's nomination as
representative to the legislature is said to
be assured. Whether Alderman Rounds
will secure nomination on the leglsla-
five list remains for the delegates con-
yention, tomorrow, to decide. Some OF
his champions, in looking over the list OF
delegates chosen, last night, gave it as
their opinion that he can command a ma
jority of the delegation If he cares TO
stand. The other candidates for legisla-
tive honors are said to be: Hon. Holman
S. Melcher, Richard Webb. ESQ.,, Harry
R. Virgin, Esq, Fred V. Chase, ESQ.,,
ex.Alderman Charles j. Mcdonald, Isaiah
Daniels. e. A. Sargent and E. c. SWEET.
The delegates at large for the district
convention will be chosen at 8. 30 tomor-
row, in the city committees headuarters
in Brown block. The convention for the
choice of candidates for legislative
representatives will be held at the same
place at four o'clock.
WARD ONE.
The caucus in Ward passed off quiet
ly. These delegates were chosen:
Delegates to Representative Convention
Richard K. Galley, Thomas A. Bowen,
A lbert Fl. Hatch. Benjamin thompson,
Alfred H. Tracy, Fred E. Anderson,
James A. Comedian.
Delegates to the District Convention
John J. Gerrish, Roscoe S. Davis.
Alpheus Griffin, John Cousens, Lyman
c. Fowler, Charles B. Showers, Andrew
HI. Ward.
WARD TWO.
The Ward caucus gave promise OF be-
ing lively, but the opposition to the regu-
lar ticket failed to materialize. The
caucus was rated as victory for Sheriff
Plummer, who is to be a candidate for
representative to the legislature. and
against whose candidacy some threats had
been made. Only three votes were cast
for the opposition, whose candidates for
places in the representative convention
were Horace B. Greedy, Eben Maxwell,
Thomas Barker, Alden N. Pettengill,
Edward NJ. Themes. Hugh f. Mo
Donough, Daniel Davis. The successful
were:
Delegates to the Representative Con-
vention-James Cunningham, Stephen w.
Garlic, William II. Kohling. Charles A.
Rounds, James E. Stephenson, Samuel ).
Cloud, John W. Clapp.
Delegates to the District Convention
Isaiah Daniels, Benjamin Gribbsn, Ed
ward J. Skillin, Perez L. Griffin, San
ford A. Maddox, William j. Stephenson,
Henry T. W. Howard.
WARD THREE.
There was not ripple of excitement in
Ward 8. Only 81 ballots were cast, all of
them for these delegates:
Delegates to the Representative Conven-
tion-Fred H. johnson, James A. Mar
tin, Wilbur c. Whelden, Hugh T. Barker,
George S. Staples, Edwin g. True,
Clarence z. Hart.
Delegates to District Convention
Edgar f. Rounds. George r. Hawkes.,
Charles A. Sloman, Charles 81. Barker,
Herbert G. Carney.
WARD -FOUR.
Ward held an abbreviated caucus and
elected these delegates. unanimously:
Delegates to Representative Convention
A. Allen. Nathan E. Redlon, Arthur E.
Redlon, Arthur R. Alexander, Charles G.
Douglass, S. Major Hammet.
Delegates to District Convention
Frederick e. Boothby, John S. Cushman,
Thomas J. O'Neil, Henry A. Elliott,
George A. Clark, Albert Il. burlington,
Edwin e. Duran.
WARD FIVE.
In Ward r. w. jackson presided and
VIC. Chapman was secretary. There was
hut one set of delegates, and the attend
auce was light. The delegates are:
Delegates to City OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
O. Conant, Lyman N. Cousens, Charles
D. smith, j. frank Hovey, Edwin +.
Vose. Willie L. Daggett, Harry S.