The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-24
VICTORY FOR DESPEAUX.
Brunswick Man Wins at WestbvOok
Caucus.
DELEGATES PLEDGED TO HIM HAD
MAJORITY OF 6s VOTES.

A Total of 362 Votes We're Thrown the
Turn Out Being Big One-Mr. O. r..
Goodell was Chairman of the Meet
! ing.
[ The Westbrook Republicans turned out
in round numbers last night and elected
delegates to the county convention who
will cast their votes for o. T. Despeaux,
as sheriff. At the appointed hour
for the meeting few except the legal
Republican voters, numbering about 400
were in the hall. 1t was one Of the largest
caucuses ever held in Westbrook.
Representatives Of each candidate stood
at the entrance tn the hall snd distributed
tickets, being each set of ten delegates
1.-TWO from each ward.
| Those under the head Of unpledged
t(Dresser) delegates, were as follows:
Ward IA. G. Cloudman, A. B.
Stevens.
Ward &c. r. Anderson, e. 81. Smith.
Ward 3-John w. Knight, Frank P.
Pride
WSTQ 4-MIu W. 11aSR6CU, r6u OU6Vou6.
Ward 5-Henry z. Griggs, N. L. Wood
bury.
The other set, which was known as the
Despeaux delegates, was composed as
follows:
Ward 1-Edward Anderson, A. A. Cord
well.
Ward s-Lemuel Lane. F. NJ. Ray.
Ward S-W. K. Dana. 8. B. Hopkinson.
Ward Ar HaSkou hnar T,
Ward I'll. A. Cragie, John P. Bur-
nell.
Hon. G. NJ. Waterhouse, chairman Of
the Republican city committee, called the
meeting to order and read the call.
Ex-Msyor Cordwell presented the name
of Mr.. 6. R. Goodell. as chairman Of the
meeting, and he was unanimously
elected. htcs@
Mr.. Goodell accepted the position and
thanking the caucus for the honor be.
slowed upon him, he Immediately took
up the business.
Mr.. VIM. E. Aver was elected secre-
tary. ~ aM
At the motion of W. Z. Dana 1t was
voted to elect the delegates on one ticket.
At the motion of VIM. 81. Parker, a
COMMITTEES Of three, consisting OF W. 81.
Parker, A. G. Chute and W. K. Dana was
appointed to receive, sort and count the
ballots.
A. G. Chute moved that person repre-
senting each ticket be seleoted to stand
on the platform in full view of the ballot
box to see that none except citizens of
| the city have chance to vote. Messrs
A. c. Chute and A. @. Cloudman were
appointed to serve on that committee.
Mr.. Chute then resigned his position as
member of the committee to count the
ballots, and the vacancy was filled by Mr..
81. a. B. Halves.
Z The voting was done very quickly and
without any difficulties.
| During the interval in which the voting
was taking place, someone asked: "Where
were these 400 Republicans last spring."
The result of the vote was announced
as follows:
Whole number OF votes, 1862
| Necessary for choice, 1872
Deapsaux, 215
Unpledged delegation, l47
i giving the former delegates q majority of
6S votes. 'sa
Hon. C. NJ. Waterhouse introduced a
resolution that 1t Is the desire of the Re-
publicans of Westbrook in caucus assem-
hled that the delegates hereby elected be
instructed to use all honorable means in
the convention to which they are elected
to secure the nomination of Oren T.
Despeaux as candidate for sheriff.
The resolution was given passage.
The delegates were authorized to fill
any vacancies that may occur.
Adjourned.
NORTH YARMOUTH CAUCUS.
The town of North Yarmouth also held
it's caucus last evening. As Dep Clar-
ence L. Buchanan Is a native Of Var.
mouth, his claim on the delegation Of
that town and North Yarmouth is undis-
puted.
HOW THEY STAND.
| Eight towns of the county have thus
far held their cauouses. Brunswick
Cumberland, Naples, Scarboro and West
brook have given Candidate Desreaux a
total OF 2s votes. Bridgton and South
Portland have given Candidate Dresser
IA. North Yarmouth, it is supposed, gave
Candidate Buchanan its two delegates.
BONSEY'S BODY FOUND.
Ellsworth, Msy 23.-The body of Alvin