The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-04
DEERIhG FOR DESPEAUX.
Brunswick Man Captures Four Of
Seven Wards.
THIS ENSURES HIM THE FOUR
DELEGATES AT LARGE,

The Caucuses Were for the Most Part
Quiet and Fairly Well Attended,
Slight Disturbance in Ward Only
| Trouble.
Last evening the Republican caucusss
to choose delegates for the State anG
County conventions were held at the
respective ward rooms of Deering.
| The caucuses for the most part were
very quiet and we're we'll attended in spite
of the rainy weather.
The delegates as elected stand pledged
four for Despeaux and three for Dresser
Despeaux securing 1.-THE delegates from
Wards 2, 8, and s, and Dresser dele
gates from Wards 1, 6 and z. Deering i.
entitled to II delegates, seven of whom
have been elected, and the four at large
to be chosen by the elective delegates.
The delegates elected. last evening vii
meet on Tuesday evening, June 2, at the
city council chamber, Woodfords, tic
elect four delegates at large to attend
the county convention. AS the Despeauz
delegates have CAPTURED four of the seven
ward delegates, it is safe to say that the
delegates at large to the convention will
be chosen for Despeaux.
| The following were chosen as state con-
yention delegates in their respectivelwards;
Edward E. James, Charles Carter, w.
F. Phinney, j. N. Read, VIM. 81. Scott.
Henry Deering, Andrew Halves.
The vote for delegates to the county
convention was as follows:
Ward Howard f. Knight, Dresser, J
"a; Edward S. Waite, (Despeaux), "a.
Ward 2-Robert Low, (Despeaux,) by
reclamation.
Ward s-Charles E. Knight, (Despeaux),
"A; Charles d. Moses, (Dresser), So.
Ward 4-Charles T. Goodwin, instruct
Ward sc. ". Foster. (Despeaux), So;
Elbridge Matthews, (Dresserl, a.
I Ward 6--Jabez M. Lane. (Dresser), SO;
Ambrose P. Leighton, (Despeaux), 30.
Ward Fireman Gowen, (Dresser),
80; E. M. Themes (Despeaux), 10.
In the caucus in ward -four
Ira 81 Locke. Esq, made an earnest
appeal in behalf of o. T. Despeaux,
as the candidate for sheriff.
''Mr. Despeaux is against rum" he de.
clared. she is IN favor of enforcing
the Maine Prohibitory law. Are we 60
ing to vote this year SO that rum will
handle our Office Of sheriff for four years:
I know that the gentlemen Of Ward
think too much of their city to have O
hand II the election of man who will
do as some others have done in the en-
| forcement of the law"
| Mr.. Locke then moved that the delegate
elected to attend the county convention
| be instructed to vote for Oren 4. Des.
peaux as the candidate for sheriff, and
use all honorable means for the election
of the same.
| BY vote of SO to 90 it was decided to
instruct the delegates in accordance
with the motion of Mr.. Locke.
Mr.. E. K. Milliken moved that the
secretary of the convention cast the vote
for Ira s. Locke as the delegate to the
county convention.
Mr.. Locke would not accept the nomi
nation.
Mr.. Charles T. Goodwin was then no
minated. Mr.. Goodwin said: 'sI have
been in favor of Dresser heretofore. bu,
will cast my ballot for Despsaux il
elected, as the convention has Voted
Mr.. Locke said that during his remark.
he had alluded to Mr.. Goodwin and sale
that he was too honorable to 60 back or
his word.
sssMr. Goodwin was elected by acclama
ton.
In Ward 6 the caucus was we'll attend
ed and matters moved smoothly until tn,
latter part of the evening when the vot,
was being counted. A young man named
Alfred Brackett. resident of the war;
slightly under the influence of liouor
stepped up to the ballot box prepared tt
throw his vote. He had two ballots
folded together and the chairman of tn,
meeting, Mr.. Frank r. Redlon, chal
lenged him.
Mr.. Samuel Brown, one of the tellers
took the votes from the ballot box by or
der of the chairman and put them in hi
pocket. The ballot was in due season
declared closed. Young Brackett stood
over the tellers and watched them per
form their Iabors. When they had count
ed the vote Brackett demanded that hi
votes be counted. This tho tellers re-
fused and Brackett became insolent.
| Constable II. a. White invited tb,
young man to leave the room, but he re
| fused.
Mr.. White seized him and for a few
moments lively scuff1e ensued. By THU
time the crowd came to the assistance O.
Mr.. White and the young man was eject
ed from the ward room. leg
The present standing of tn Q towns is a,
| follows. ~ 81