The Portland daily press., 1898-05-21


participate in the business of the caucus.
After Wilton W. Pickett and Eliapahlet
G. Robinson had been in turn chosen as
secretary and declined to act, Joseph S.
Pickett volunteered to accept the score.
tary ship if nobody else would
Senator Reynolds then placed in NOM
Dresser Observation-Disclosures H. Har-
ford, William W. Hatch, Moses E.
Batchelder, Robert S. Meloher, William
F. Spear, Edmund r. Dyer, David W.
Jones. Clarence A. Williams.
The Dresser men cheered the reading of
their list Of nominees. Mr.. Trefethen of
the town committee then nominated the
anti Dresser, or unpledged list as follows:
Trefethen, Joseph F. Chaplin, William
A. Cobb, Fred A. Dyer, John j. Hank
ard, Charles A. Studley, John H. Duffy,
George l.. Miller.
Ayoung man dotted his hat and started
to give three cheers for the unpledged list,
but he was shut of after the crowd had
followed him in one hearty "hurrah.'
Senator Reynold moved that it was the
sense of the caucus that only Republicans
and those who intended to support the
Republican nominee at the poles, should
be entitled to vote. The motion passed.
Captain Albert D. Boyd. another Of
South Portland's orators, got the floor,
broke into cheer. ''Now we'll get some.
thing worth hearing" said voice from
the opposite side of the hall, and the
crowd cheered again. Captain Boyd said
this caucus reminded him Of an old ad-
age, that doctors dislike to take their own
medicine. Four years ago a concoction
Of mud and cream was mixed up for the
voters of tile town, but the cream went to
the ones for whom the mud was intended.
Tho prospect was that ON this occasion
the mud would go to the fellows who got
the cream before. II advocate" he con-
cluded, that every legal voter in this hall
cast his vote for whomsoever he lpleases. I"
Chairman Spear announced that the
caucus was ready for business, and after
some extra chairs and table had been
brought down from the high school room,
the citizens were ordered to come forward
with their ballots.
At $50 O'Clock the polls were declared
open and the crowd packed itself like sar.
dimes on the right side of the hall and
each voter began to work his passage to
| the ballot box.
For a while he seemed to be borne, as
it were, ON the waves of a surging
sea, but later on by the judicious use
of a settee and the energetic work or a
| few constables better order was obtained
But at the best, it was hard work to run
the gauntlet and when the voter did SO he
looked as If he had just emerged from
sweat box and the expression OF relief on
his oountenance was supplemented by
such uttered words, and very feelingly at
that. as "Ain't glad, '"It is worth four
dollars to get out Of this joint" 81
wouldn't go through'it again for five dol
Notwithstanding the push it should be
| observed that the best of humor prevailed
and no contests or protests occurred at
the polls. Every individual whose name
appeared on ths check list was permitted
to cast ballot.
At 9. As O'Clock the chairman called out
in a loud voice: 'Does any one else
wish to:vote," and soon afterwards the
polls, upon motion which was duly Sec
onded, were closed.
The result of the count was announced
as follows:
Whole number cast, All
Necessary for p choice, 224
The Dresser delegation had, 2S3
Unpledged delegation, 164
The announcement of the result was
received with cheers. q