The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-07
FIRST ELECTION As CITY.
South Portland Elects a City Gov
ernment.
HON. E. c. REYNOLDS:UNANIM0US.
LY ELECTED MAYOR.

The Citizens Elected SIX of Their Seven
| Aldermen-Citizens Also Chose Ma
iority of school Board-A Big Vote
PoiIed.
| South Portland witnessed an election
Yesterday, which marks an epoch in Its
history and sets in motion the machinery
of its new city government. No wonder.
then at the opening Of the polls under as
clear sky as the sun ever shone from,
that Oasis hall was packed with a crowd
of legal voters anxious to take part in the
preliminary skirmish over the choice of
a moderator. AT the very start the in
terest was intense and the Republicans
and the Citizens lined up for the contest
in an earnest and determined manner,
but vita the best of feeling onlboth sides.
The polls opened at nine O'Clock n. M,
and on to the final ballot which was de-
posited not far from four p m, there was
constant stream of voters and the total
number of ballots was among the largest
ever cast at a town election.
| Town Clerk Noah b. Knight called
the meeting to order and read the warrant
the first article Of which provided for
the choice of moderator. Charles A.
Tilton and George I. Spear were the
nominees and tho ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Z. A. Tilton. c., 1872; George I.
Spear, r., SIS. Mr.. Tilton' election was
resolved with loud cheers and on assum-
ing the duties of the Office he thanked the
citizens for the honor and expressed his
purpose to be fair to both parties.
The light over city officers then began
| in good earnest and it was evident that
the young men who made up the Citizens
ticket meant business. They commenced
their work and kept it up to the hour OF
closing anu scored a sweeping victory
electing six of the seven board CT alder
men aud a like pr oportion of the school
committee and constables.
1t is understood, Of course that there
was no contest over mayor, for Hon. K.
c. Reynolds who was nominated by the
Republicans was endorsed by the Citizens
and out of total vote of g4S received
9i6 One vote was pasted over the
mayoralty name and one lone vote was
| cast for Greedy IL. Dyer
TheIe was great amount OF
scratching, FASTING, etc., for the different
candidates, SO much SO that only 205
straight Citizens votes were cast and 1874
straight Republican votes. This made
the work of the counting officers a
laborious ore and sltbough the polls
closed Mt p. IN. it was we'll on to mid
night before the count was finished. The
checkers were James Otis kaler, Citizen,
and Clarence A, Williams, Republican.
The following is the vote in detail;
For Mayor-Hon. Edward g. Reynolds.
956
For Alderman-George L, Spear. 92l;
Frank p. Seamman, c., t41; Horaco +.
| Davis, g.. t3,; Charles +. Willard, c.,
1888; Charles j. Hilton. c., sch; Frederick
W. Jordan, g.. eos; Willard w, Pickett
H., Az George &c. Watson, c., 40; Vim.
T. Studley. r., 459; Daniel p. Cobb. r. +,
40; Melville Il. Fuller, H., 43S; Henry
7 G Hersey, H., s3j; Bion b. Small,
r., $50.
For school Committge-Josiah +. Cobb,
50; George II. Weeks. Jr., G., 52s; Frank
/. Brown, H., 52i; LorinR :, Lombard,
G., 5s4; Charles A. Dav son, C.. 496;
Charles A. Hilton. C., 49i; George 1.
Delano, C., 49, David A. Kineaid, C.,
i59; Albert A Cole r., 4t4 Henry f.
Cash, r., i49, Leslie q. Jewett, X 445;
Alfred :. sawyer, r.. 43i; Andrew ii.
Pray, r., 43J.
For CnnsUables-Peter W. H. Little
john, 9 Q; Hugh +. Flynn, c., 542: Ed
win Fowler, Y 1851 William j. Cribby'
X, 5l3; Warren W. Willard, c., 5l2;
AIbus Il. Angel, r.. sos; George ).
Woodbury., C., sos; James IL. Hayes L.,
800; Charles }. Mcdonald, c., sC3; Eben
J. Psrrott, r., 427 William W. burgess,
X, AZ: Henry ID. 5. Wood bury, r., 42l;
Walter h. Walsh, c.. 42D.