The Portland daily press., 1898-07-26
NEXATION REViVGNG.
Deering Republicans Hold Caucuses
Last Evening.

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| The Deerlng Republican ward caucuses
We're held last evening for the purpose OF
nominating one delegate from each ward
| to attend the district convention at Port.
land and three delegates from each ward
to attend con vention to be held at the
Deerlng City building on Thursday eve
ming of this week for the purpose OF
choosing a representative to the state
legislature.
The caucuses as q whole were thinly at
tended and not much interest manifested
therein.
In ward one Horace f. Milliken was
chosen as delegate to the district conven-
tlon. For delegates to the city legislative
convention there were two tickets. one
bearing the names of e. S. Waite, George
NJ. Leighton and SewelI L. Fowler was in
the interest of VIM. II. Motley, ESQ.,,
and supported by those opposed to annexa-
ton. The other ticket bearing the names
Of W. W. Merrill, W. P. Osborne and D.
W. Heseltine, was in the interest of
Judge George G. Hopkins and was gener-
ally supported by the annexationists. The
Motley ticket received eight votes to six
for the Hopkins ticket.
Ward two elected DR.. T. II. Gardiner
as delegate to the district convention
This ward was the strong anti-annexa-
ton ward last spring. The only ticket in
the field bore the names of Bradbury S.
Hawkes., Albert G.. Fernald and Arthur
G. Noyes who are for an anti-annexation
representative. Mr.. Motley's name was
not mentioned. but as he is the anti.
candidate these delegates will doubtless
vote for him. The Republican ward COM
mittee were given power to fill all
vacancies in the list of delegates.
In Ward three Mr.. j. w. G. Roberts
was chosen as delegate to the district con-
vention. There was only one ticket in the
field in this ward which was supported
by the annexationists for George G. Hop
kins. The following were unanimously
elected as delegates to the city conyen.
ton: Alfred Stevens, John Turner and
Thomas E. Malone.
There was an attendance of IS in ward
four caucus. j. N. Reed was elected
chairman and Wyer P. Aver, secretary.
j. N. Reed was elected to attend the dis
trict convention. There were two sets of
delegates in the field for election to attend
the representative convention, to be held
in the city council chamber Thursday
avoninn Tho laIo
d. W. Hoegg, W. z. Aver and Thomas
NJ. Johnston. The ant1-delegates were
George Smith, Fred Noyes and George W.
ST. John. Upon the first ballot "a votes
were cast and the result was tie, II
votes for each delegate. Upon the second
ballot the annexation delegates were
elected, the vote being % to IS. 1t is
wonderful how in this lively ward 50
votes can SO easily be obtained from Sc
voters casting ballots.
The caucus in ward five was not a large
one for this ward. The caucus was called
to order by DR.. c. W. Foster of the city
committee. County Commissioner Gardi-
uer Walker was chosen chairman, and
Mr.. Joseph Fl. Files secretary. Mr.. Asher
Q. Kinds was elected delegate from the
ward to the district convention. For dele
gates to the city legislative convention
there were two tickets in the field One
bearing the names Of Charles E. York,
Almon T. Hill and Frederick II.
Thompson was in the interest of VIM H.
Motley, Esq, and was generally supported
by those opposed to annexation. The
other ticket, bearing the names of
Thomas e. ThomL son, Fred V. Matthews
and VIM. Fl. Scott, was in the interest of
Judge George G. Hopkins and was gen.
orally supported by the annexationists.
The Motley ticket received "a votes to529
for the Hopkins ticket.
Ward six had small attendance Mr..
e, e. Rand was chosen chairman and
Fred S. Marsh as secretary. Mr. Eben E.
Rand was elected as delegate to the dis
trict convention. There was only ono
ticket in the fold for delegates to the city
Legislative convention and it was supported
by annexationists and anti annexation
lists The ticket chosen was for George C.
Hopkins, and the following delegates are
pledged to him: Ambrose p Leighton,
Jabez M. Lane and Frank r. Redlon.
In ward seven there was no special in
terest the ward being favorable to annexa.
ton but their delegates were sent I'M
pledged. AS ward they favor the selec-
ton of one of their number, Mr.. d. D.
Chenery, ex-county treasurer for repre-
sentati We to the legislature, but as he has
no supporters in any of the other wards,
and as George G. Hopkins is the logical
annexation candidate. their delegates
will probably vote for Mr.. Hopkins. Mr..
Andrew Halves was elected as a delegate
to the district convention. Messrs. +. G,
O'Brion, John A. j. Marston and E. M.
Jacobs were elected as delegates to the
city legislative convention.
AS the matter stands wards three, four,
six and seven have elected delegates favor
able to an annexationis candidate for
the legislature. The remaining wards,
one, two and five have elected delegates
pledged for an anti-annexaUion candidate.