The Portland daily press., 1898-02-08
REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES.


after designated, are notified to meet in
caucus in their respective ward rooms,
on Monday, February 81, 1858, at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon to select seven
delegates from each ward. to attend the
Portland mayoralty convention for the
purpose of nominating candidate for
MAYOR. also to nominate candidates for
one alderman, three councilmen. warden,
clerk and two constables from each ward,
also to select five members of the RepubH-
can city committee from each ward, ana
In Wards 1,3 and 5,a candidate for men,
her Of the school committee.
The polls will be opened at O'Clock
and will remain open until O'Clock
IN. and for such further time as any
caucus may vote
A check list, prepared by the Repubn-
can city committee will be used IN eacn
ward, and no person whose name mas
not been marked thereon as Rep ubn
can, is included in this call, and VIII not
be allowed to vote or take any part In
said caucus. Errors or omissions In SAID
list will be corrected by the several ward
committees, who will be in session for
this purpose at Republican headquar-
tiers, room 8, Brown block, 537 IL Con-
rress street, from 7.3O to O'Clock on the
evenings of the 14th to the 10Th OF Febru-
ary, inclusive; also at any time prior 10
8 o'clock in the afternoon of Monday,
February 81, 1898, but no corrections OF
any kind will be made after the hour
above mentioned. Headquarters will be
open day and evening of the week above
mentioned, where the check list may be
seen and examined by any Republican.
All Republicans are earnestly requested
to see that their names are correctly
marked upon this list and to be present
and take part in their respective ward
| caucuses.
To accommodate those residing within
the voting precinct of Island Ward 1, and
Island Ward 2,the caucus for Island Ward
II will be held at Long island, and for Isl
and Ward 3, at Peaks island, at O'Clock
n. M, on the day appointed.
/ A plurality of the votes cast In any
caucus will be required to nominate can
didates for office.
The official ballot to be used at the sew
eral caucuses. will be prepared and print
ed by the city committee, and will con
tain the pames of candidates for delegates
to the mayoralty convention and al
other ward officers. Names Of candidate
for said delegates and ward officers viii
be plsced upon these ballots upon request
said request to be made to the chair
man of the city committee on or befor
10 O'Clock noon of Saturday, Februar,
10Th. but any other written OF printed
ballot will be received and counted a
least.
The chairman and secretary Of eacl
caucus will make record of the name
of all persons for whom ballots-a are cas-
and the number of votes cast for eacl
candidate, and certify and deliver tn
same together with the check list, at Re
publican headquarters Immediately afte
the adjournment Of the caucus.
The delegates selected to attend tn
mayoralty convention are requested t.
meet at Reception hall, City Building, OF
Wednesday, February 20, at 4 o'clock il
the afternoon for the purpose Of nomi
! mating a candidate for Mayor.
) Per order of the Republican City Com
lnittee.
GEO. II. ALLAN, Chairman.
THOS. A. BOWEN, Secretary.
Portland, February Q, 1858.