The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-03
OPPOSITION TO ROUNDS.
Will Be Hot Time i'm the Ward Three
CaucuSeS.

CaucuSeS.
Anti-Rounds Element Among the Republi-
cans are Hunting for Candidate for
the Lower Board.
1t Is to Ward that the Republican
voters of Portland always look for very
lively time on the night of the caucuses
of that party. No matter what the con-
dition of affairs may be in Other. wards in
the city there is always sure to be fight
over something in Ward 8. In fact there
are more aspirants for. office in this ward
to the square foot than any other two
wards in the city put together. And
these candidates for the various Offices
all have many friends who delight in an
old fashioned. wool tearing night at a
caucus, and generally they get what they
are looking for.
This year will be no exception to the
general rule. The fight in Ward is now
on and it will continue to be the subject
of discussion on all sides until it is set
tied and this settlement may be looked
for anv time for week after the regu-
lar caucus.
The main question Is what is to be
done about Roundsp 1t is question
which no one is prepared to answer. That
the purifier of the various city depart
ments is to be a candidate for renomina-
ton as alderman there is no doubt. He
is in the fight to stay and already mis- sup
porters are putting in some good solid
strokes for him. But there is large ele-
ment in Ward 8 which does not look with
favor upon Rounds's candidacy. They
feel that he should not represent this
ward in the upper board aud they are
determined to go against him, providing
they can find any one who will accept
the nomination for alderman if 1T is
offered him. Such a man it is hard for
the anti-Rounds element to find. No one
wants to get into fight with the present
alderman from Ward because no one
wants to take the chance of being defeat
ed by him. Before the night of the call
Gus the anti-Rounds element may find a
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plenty of fun in Ward 8. There are some
Republicans in Ward who, while they
do not approve of Mr.. Rounds, think
the best way to get rid of him will be
to give him his second nomination for
alderman and then he will be out of all
political contests in the future as far as
this war1 is concerned. Some Of these
men go so far as to say they will not vote
for him If he is nominated and there Is
| talk of putting citizens candidate for
alderman in Ward 3 with the other Re-
publican nominees on the ticket. What
the outcome will be it is difficult to
| imagine and the talk goes on in all quar-
tiers as to what will be done, though
nothing definite is to be learned.
AS usual there will be dozen or more
candidates in the field this year in Ward
8 for the nominations to the common
council. There is one thing on which
all factions and parties agree, and that is
that Councilman Hugh T. Barker VIII
be nominated for his second term in the
council without any opposition. This
leaves two vacancies to be filed in the
lower board and the contest for these
coveted nominations will be decidedly
hot.
Councilman E. e. Brown has served
Ward for two terms in the common
council and he is candidate for third
term. But there is a great deal of oppo-
sition to him while his friends say that
his good work in the lower board should
entitle him to @ third term if he wants
it.
Capt. George A. Dow is another man
who Is anxious to secure the nomination
to the lower board and he is making a
great fight for one of the places on the
ticket. Another man, who is in the race,
is Herbert T. Lamb, and he has large
following. FIJI. johnson is another can
didate who friends are working hard to
nominated him as one of the councilmen.
Clarence Hart has the backing of many
of the young Republicans in the ward,
and they are going to put him in the
lower board If such thing is possible.
Herbert Carney is also prominent can
didate of the young men of the ward.
Charles A. Sloman has been urged by his
| friends to enter the race, but has not yet
decided to do so.
| What is said to be one of the tickets which
will be put into the caucus is made up
as follows: Candidate for alderman, not
yet decided upon; councilmen, Hugh T.
Barker, E. FL. johnson and E. e. Brown.
| This ticket when completed will have the
support of certain faction in Ward 8.
At the least calculation there will be a
dozen or more tickets in the room on
caucus night and there is great deal
| of trouble ahead for someone.
Mr.. William II. Brownson will be re-
nominated for the school board without
any opposition.
The fact that the oaucuses are to be
opened at 4 o'clock in the afternoon was
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