The Portland daily press., 1898-06-06
DRESSER DELEGATES.
List of Dresser Candidates To Be Voted for
This Evening.
Portland, June 6. 1895.

Portland. June 6, 1898.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Port
land, believing in the ability. integrity
and high moral character of Walter II.
Dresser and that if he should be elected
sheriff of this county, the affairs of that
office would be conducted in an able and
honorable manner, assent to the use of our
names in the Republican caucuses in this
city for delegates in his interest to the
forthcoming Republican county conven.
ton:
Ward John Cousens, f. N. Calder.
wood, Henry +. Merrill, James T. john
ston, W. G. Loring, John 6. Munroe.
Ralph Fl. Eaton.
Ward 2-Stephen W. Carries, A. L. Hol-
den, James Cunningham, Nicholas An
derson, Edgar g. Cole, William T.
Brown, William1T Morrison.
Ward 3-W. G. g. Carney, Fred Fl.
Johnson, Rensselaer, Greeley, Edmund
E. True, Harry P. Newton, Albert E.
Smith, George e. Hawkes..
Ward 4-Horatio Clark, W. A. Allen,
Arthur r. Alexander, Howard A. Fogg,
S. Major Hammett, Frank I. Moore,
George G. JOSE
Ward 5-Theo. A. JosseIyn, Frank III.
Little, James III. Hall, Charles III. Gilman,
Frank o. Thompson, Jesse M. Board
man, Eben S. Burns.
Ward Coco. W. Simonton, James L.
RackIeff, VIM. F. S. Brown, Albert e.
Knight, Fred E. Allen, Robert [. White
house, Fred 81. Mari.
Ward 7-Sidney W. Thaxter, Adam p.
Leighton, Charles E. Snow, Geo. B. Lane,
James F. Hawkes. VIM. G. Eaton, Fred
E. Sanborn.
STATEMENT BY CANDIDATE. or
DRESSER.
Portland, Me-, June 6, 1898.
To the Republicans of Cumberland Coun-
ty:
In order to discredit my candidacy for
the nominat ton of sheriff of this county,
Misrepresentation are being persistent
" made as to my relations with certain
persons generally reputed to be engaged
or protitably implicated in the, illegal
traffic in intoxicating liquors in this
community. I wish in this public man.
ner, without any equivocation, reserva-
ton, or evasion, to positively deny that
in my contest for the nomination of
sheriff / have directly or indirectly en-
tered into any alliance or understanding
whatever with such persons, and furth-
ermore, that have never solicited or
countenanced their support. All reports
to the contrary are unfounded in fact, and
are most unjust to me.
Walter II. Dresser. -
A STATEMENT BY MR.. ADAM P.
LEIGHTON.
Tosthe Editor Of the Press:
Portland, June 4, 1898.
Please permit me, because of the near
ness of the Republican caucuses in this
city. the space in your valued paper for
a brief reference to the remarks in the
Evening Express of this datesapropos
of its statement that Mr.. e. E. Rounds
and myself are supporting the same cam
didate for the sheriff nomination.
am thoroughly convinced from my
personal knowledge of Mr.. Dresser and
from the assurances that have received
that he has never solicited Mr.. Rounds's
support of his candidacy or entered in
to my arrangement with him. express or
implied, and that no other person or per-
sons have been authorized by him to do
So
desire to urge on the Republican voters
of this city careful consideration of
all forces working for or against each
candidate. AS the result OF such consid-
sration,a careful examination OF the o111c-
ial records of the two candidates and a
quite thorough knowledge OF the personal
character of Mr.. Dresser. have had no
hesitation whom to support IN this con-
test
Very respectfully,
Adam p. Leighton.
DECLINES TO BE A DELEGATE.
To the Editor of the Press:
Portland, June 5, 1898.
NV attention has just been called to
the Sunday Times which places my name
in the list of delegates in behalf of one
of the candidates for sheriff to the con :
vention which assemblies in this citv
June 6. desire to say that while I
anneciate the honor / must decline to
serve as o delegate to the convention
Yours truly,
James P Baxter.
DECLINES TO BE A CANDIDATE
To the Editor Of the Press:
Portland, June s. 1898,
My attention has been called to tha fact
that in the Sunday Times of this date
my name appears on the Ward ticket
as delegate to the county convention
for Mr.. Q. L. Dsspeaux. I wish to saw
that such use is wholly unauthorized
and that shall decline to serve in that
capacity.
Frank t. Howe.