The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-19

perieuce in the administration Of city
affairs during the year when ever Demo-
GRAFT in Portland expected job at his
hands been for naught. When his friends
grew weak Mr.. Ingraham began to get in
his work. He saw some gentlemen who
were supposed to be warm friends Of Col.
McQuillan and favorable to his nomina-
ton so Col. McQuillan's supporters
claimed. These men were not present at
the mayoralty convention last night and
the vacancies in the delegations were
filled with Ingraham men. When the
vote was taken it was found that Mr..
Ingraham had the nomination by three
votes.
When ex-Mayor Ingraham returned
from Halifax, where he had Viewed from
afar the war in the Democratic party over
the white metal, and where he had not
been called upon to take sides in the
matter, he began to lay his plans to
capture the Democratic nomination for
mayor. Mr.. Ingraham had not forgotten
the disgraceful attempt at the count out
in Ward one, and neither had the cittzens
of Portland. Mr.. Ingraham hoped that
| if the Democratic party should give him
the nomination for mayor once more 1T
would practically exOnerate him from all
blame in this connection. This was I'M
doubtedly ore of his motives in trying to
secure the nomination for mayor. His
other reasons were that he was out OF a
Job and thought that he could Ell in his
time as mayor while he waited for some
thing to turn up. 1t seemed to him that
he was just the man in this emergency to
awaken the enthusiasm in tie Democratic
ranks, bring harmony into the party dis,
rupted by the Chicago convention ana
pour oil on the trouble waters Mr.. In.
graham fondly believed that as soon as
his banner was unfolded and 1t was
known that he would offer himself for
| the sacrifice that the faithful would rally
around this ensign and that he would De
chosen beloved by all. Mr.. Ingraham ac-
cordingly started out to saw wood. he
called on the Hebrews on lower Mlddle
street and had asglad hand for every man
hs met. He was surprised to find that
the Hebrews had nearly forgotten the
| former mayor of Portland, who never dld
much for them anyway, and whose lne
| speeches and promises TO them beIofe
election were forgotten when the votes
were counted. The Hebrews not rallylng
around his banner as he had hoped, MIR
Ingraham thought of a new scheme to
win their support In ward two there
dwells bright young Hebrew named
Samuel Rosenberg. This young man
wanted to go to the common council. and
Mr.. Ingraham decided that he should go
if he wanted to. Accordingly Mr.. Rosen-
berg was nominated on Thursday night
to win tho support of the Hebrews to the
Democratic party Here Mr.. Ingraham
made mistake, but this is another story
as Iludyard Kipling often remarks
Mr. lngraham called upon his old
| friends, the longshoremen, he saw many
prominent Democrats and finally 1t
seemed to be generally conceded that Mr..
| Ingraham would be nominated. There
were many men in the Democratic party
candidate. They wanted to win the
coming municipal election and they
didn't think they could Go it under Mr..
Ingraham' s leadership. There were many
such men to be found but they did not
make much talk and SO the public were
not aware OF the growing sentiment
! against Mr.. Ingraham. But the senti-
ment of hostility to his candidacy was
there, and the men who were behind it
were working quietly On THURSDAY
night when it came to the selection of
delegates to the mayoralty convention in
the Democratic caucuses these men began
| to get in their work.
l'rusty men favorable to McOuillan nd
hostile to Ingraham were dispatched to
every ward in the city. The Ingraham
supporters not knowing of any opposition
to their cause were taken off their guard.
The McQuillan men took possession OF
fine caucuses without the Ingraham sup
porters knowing it. They chose the pre-
siding officer from among their own
ranks and on the committee to select
mayoralty delegates were, in cases where
such committee was chosen, three Nc
Quillan men to two Ingraham supporters