The Portland daily press., 1898-07-15
REPUBLICAN eau CUSE6.

The Republicans of Portland, herein
after designated, are notified to meet in
caucus in their respective Ward rooms,
on Monday, July 25th, A. D. 1898, at
7.30 P. H., to select seven delegates from
each Ward to attend the First District
Congressional Convention to be held in
City Hall, Portland, Maine, ON Tuesday,
August End at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon, for the purpose of nominating q
candidate for representative to Congress.
Also to select seven delegates from each
Ward to attend the Portland representa-
tive convention to be held at Republican
Headquarters Brown Block, 537 10
Congress street, Portland, Maine, on
Wednesday, July 27th, at four O'Clock in
the afternoon. for the purpose of no1nina-
ting six representatives to the Legisla-
ture.
The polls will be opened at Z. 80 .. IN. i,
and will remain open until nine O'Clock
p. M, and for such further time as any
caucus may vote.
The check list used at the County eau
US Jun 9th, 1898, will be used in eaoh
Ward, and any person whose name has
not been marked thereon as RepubIi-
can, is not included in this call,
and will not be allowed to vote
or take any part in said
caucus. Errors, omissions, or wrong po-
litical designations of any kind in the
making of said lists, will be corrected
and changed upon presentation of salts
factory evidence thereof to the severa
Ward committees, or majority thereof, at
any time prior to SIX O'Clock of Monday.
July 25th, but no corrections or changes
of any kind will be made after the hour
above stated. Said check list may be
seen and examined by any Republican at
Republican Headquarters, at any reason
able time prior to six O'Clock on the day
of said caucus.
To accommodate those residing within
the voting precinct of Island Ward / and
Island Ward 2, the caucus for Island
Ward will BIZ held at Long Island, and
for Island Ward 2, at Peaks Island, at
7.30 p. m. of the day appointed.
plurality of the votes cast in any
caucus will be required to nominate can
didates for delegates to each convention.
The official ballot to be used at the
several caucuses will be prepared and
printed by the city committee and will
contain the names of all known candi-
dates for delegates to said convention.
Names of candidates for said delegates
will be placed upon these ballots upon
request, said request to be made to the
Chairman of tho City Committee on or
before twelve O'Clock noon of Saturday,
July a3rd, 1898. Any other written or
printed ballot, excepting limitations of the
official ballot. will be received and count
ed as cast
The Chairman and Secretary of each
caucus will make a record of the names
of all persons for whom the ballots are
cast, and the number of votes cast for
each, and certify and deliver the same
together with the check list, at Republic
can Headquarters, Immediately after the
ad journment of the caucus.
The delegates selected to attend the
Congressional Convention, will meet at
Republican Headquarters at 80 p. m.
Wednesday, July 27th, 1898, to select
five. delegates at large to said District
Convention. Per Order,
Republican City Committee.
George Fl. Allan, Chairman.
Thomas A. Bowen, Secretary.
Portland, July 18th, 1898.