The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-21
WESTBROOK.
MIR. King S. Raymond the Citizens Candi-
date for Mayor.

Saturday evening 200 of the citizens of |
Westbrook gathered in Odd Fellows
hall, West End. in general convention, to
nominate candidates for mayor, city
clerk, three aldermen at large and two
members at large of the school board, one
for one year and the other for a term of
three years. The ward caucuses were
held last Wednesday evening and the
balance of the nominations were made
at that time. The meeting on Saturday
evening was called to order by Mr.. e.
J. Bragdon. MIR. H. Z. Griggs was
chosen chairman and Geo. W. Gray secre
tary of the convention. The first bust
ness for consideration was a resolution
presented by Mr.. John Killran as follow:
Whereas, Loss Of industry, population
and trade, increase of taxation and ex-
cessiye valuation are the cause of the pre-
sent deplorable condition OF our city
finances, be it hereby,
Resolved, That the citizens caucus
assembled, recognizing this fact, Will con
slider all nominations offered and accept
ed as equivalent to pledge to strive Tin
the event of election), to remedy these
conditions.
After some discussion the resolution
was laid on the table until the latter
part of the evening.
The meeting was then declared form
ally opened. Mr.. Frank Adams, VIM.
Pugh and others addressed the chair
with reference to the nominations for
office, saying that 1t was reported that
the Democrats wished to have the citi
zens accept Democrat for the mayoral-
Democrats would support the balance of
the citizens ticket. The speakers ex-
pressed themselves as opposed to the ao
ceptance of any man as party man, but
rather as citizen.
The chair then appointed E. ]. Brag-
don, VIM. Pugh and Frank Adams as a
committee to receive, sort and count bal
lots.
Mr.. George A. McCubrey then secured
the floor and presented the name of Mr.
King S. Raymond as the nominee for
mayor. The nomination was received
with applause and was seconded by sew
eral. Mr.. John Byrne then presented
the name of Mr.. Chas. W. Wentworth,
the principal of the grammar school.
This nomination was also applauded
and seconded by his friends The vote
was then taken and resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, 1875
Necessary to choice, oo
King S. Raymond had %
c. W. Wentworth had 5S
W. w. Lamb had
Mr.. Raymond was therefore declared
nominated, and Mr.. W. W. Webb moved
that a committee of three be appointed to
wait on Mr.. Raymond and request his
presence. Messrs. w. W. Webb, Arthur
GRAY and T. B. Leighton were appointed
as that committee.
meeting and presented as a candidate for
the position of city clerk the name of
Mr.. Geo. A. Haley. Mr.. c. T. Ames
presented for the same position the name
of VIM. NJ. Lamb of the Westbrook
Trust company.
The ballot resulted in the selection
of Mr.. = Lamb, which was made
| unanimous
The following names were pesented as
candidates for aldermen at large: Messrs.
| 1. Lincoln Burgess, Walter D. Pride,
Charles II. Leighton, 3D., Russell ID.
Woodman, Geo. b. Gray. The ballot re-
suited in the election of I. Lincoln Bur
CESS of Ward 2; Charles H. Leighton, I'd
of Ward /; George B. Gray of Ward 4,
as the nominees of tho caucus for alder
men at large.
At this point the committee appointed
to secure the attendance of Mr.. Raymond,
the nominee for mayor, entered the hall.
escorting Mr.. Raymond, who was re-
ceived with volley of cheers. Upon be-
ing formally presented to the convention,
Mr.. Raymond said:
| "Mr. Chairman and fellow citizens:
| 81 thank you for the honor conferred
| upon me by the nomination to an office
Of the responsibility and trust that the
mayoralty affords. While have taken
| no active part in this citizens movement
1 have been watching the trend of events
and / am in sympathy with you. l am
opposed to the management of municipal
affairs by corporations and ring rule, and
| if elected to the position OF mayor l
shall endeavor to give you successful
and prudent administration of affairs.
me as surprise, but 1 can assure you
that l thank you for it and will pledge
YOU my best efforts for the success of the
cause. =" (Applause)
Mr.. G.. w. Wentworth then moved to
make the nomination of Mr.. Raymond
unanimous.
The nominations for school committee
were next in order. DR.. A. N.
Witham, Eugene j. Poisson, DR.. Thorn
as P. Smith were the candidates. The
ballot resulted in the selection Of Drs. A.
N. Witham and Thomas F. Smith, as
the nominees. The resolutions laid on
the table were then considered and adopt
ed. This meeting was then declared ad-
The citizens candidate for mayor, Mr..
King S. Raymond is the we'll known
druggist engaged in buriness at Cumber-
land Mills for the past IA years.
| The adjourned hearing on the right of
L. Woethrook Wipdhar and Harricop