The Portland daily press., 1898-02-18
REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES.

The Republicans of Portland, herein.
after designated, are notified to meet in
caucus in their respective ward rooms,
on Monday, February 81, 1885, at q
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 Tor
one alderman, three councilmen, warden,
clerk and two constables from each ward,
also to select five members of the hepunh-
can city COMMITTEES from each ward, and
in Wards % and 5,a candidate. for mem
Der of the school committee.
The polls will be opened at O'CLOCK
and will remain open until O'CLOCK
pm, and for such further time as any
caucus may vote
A check list, prepared By the Repuoll-
can city committee will be used IN eaoh
ward, and no person whose name has
not been marked thereon as Repubh
can, is included in this call, and VIII not
be allowed to vote or take any part IN
said caucus, Errors OF omissions in said
list will be corrected by the several ward
committees who will be in session for
this purpose at Republican headquar-
ters room 3. Brown block, 5S7 l2 Con-
gress street, from 7.30 to O'Clock on the
evenings of the 18th to the 10th of Febru-
ary. inclusive; also at any time prior to
3 o'clock in the afternoon of Monday,
February 81, 1893, but no corrections of
any kind will be made after the hour
above mentioned. Headquarters will be
omen 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
caucuses.
To accommodate those residing within
the voting precinct of Island Ward l, and
Island Ward 2,the caucus for Island Ward
l will be held at Long island, and for ISL
and Ward 3, at Peaks island, at O'Clock
p. 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 Dames of candidates for delegates
to the mayoralty convention and all
other ward officers. Names of candidates
for said delegates and ward officers will
be placed upon these ballots upon request,
said request to be made to the chair
man of the city committee on or before
10 O'Clock noon of Saturday, February
18th, but any other written or printed
ballot will be received and counted as
cast.
The chairman and secretary of each
caucus will make a record of the names
of all persons for whom ballots.are cast
and the number of votes cast for eac h
candidate, and certify and deliver the
same together with the check list, at Re-
publican headquarters Immediately after
the adjournment of the caucus.
The delegates selected to attend the
mayoralty convention are requested to
meet at Reception hail. City Building. on
Wednesday, February 20, at O'Clock in
the afternoon for the purpose Of nonli-
mating a candidate for Mayor.
Per order of the Republican City Com
lnittee.
GEO. II. ALLAN, Chairman.
THOS. A. BOWEN, Secretary.
Portland, February 2, 1898.