The Portland daily press., 1899-02-11
REPUBLICAN CAUCUSEs.

qhe Republicans OF Greater Portland
hereinafter designated are notined 10
meet in caucus as follows. to wit' "ares
l., 4 ., 6 and : in their respeo",e
ward rooms, and ward S in Lewis nall
wovdfords, and ward 9 in Hose house O.
Morrill's corner, on Monday, reoruary
s0th, 1899, to select seven delegates iro'i
each ward TO attend the Greater Portland
,nayoralty convention, for the purpose ..
nominating a candidate Tor mayor, niso
TO nominate candidates for eacn Waru as
follows, TO wit: One alderman, 'nree
councilmen, warden. ciefh, wS
tables and in Wards ?, =, D, q ana
candidate for member OF the school
committed; also to select from each ward
0v, Inembers of the Republican city COM
mittee for the ensuing year.
The poIls will be open In Wards !, z, y,
A. 8. q and at 4 O'Clock r. M, ana VIII
remain omen until nine O'Clock p. m, and
for such further time rs any of said ward
oauouses may vote. In Wards and .
tDeerinol the polls will open at seven
O'CLOCK % m, and remain open until
nine o clock D. m. and for such further
time as any of said ward cauc may
vote. -
check list prepared by the Republic
cnI CITY committee will be used in each
ward in the city. In Wards l, 2, 3, 4. D,
and no person whose name has not
been marked hereon as Republican is
included in this call and will not he al
lowed to vote or take any part in the
caucus IN said ward. In Wards : and y
(Deering) the voting lists OF the city OF
Deering as adopted by the city committee,
will be used. and no person will be al
lowed to vote whose name is not on said
list.
Said check list will be verified by the
respective ward committees and all errors
or omissions in making and marking
thereof corrected upon application to said
ward committees who will be in session
for that purpose at Republican head
quarters, Room 3. Brown book. 5S1 IL
Congress street, Portland, from 1.3O to y
O'Clock in the evening OF the 18TH, to ioth
of February, inclusive. and at any Time
prior to three O'Clock on the day OF .hs
CAUCUS but no corrections of any kihu
will be made after the hour above men
toned, provided that Republicans VINO
register on the day OF the caucus anu
whose names have not been marked on
said check list may vote upon presehta-
tion of certificates of registration from
the Portland Board of Registration ana
after satisfying the ward committees tua.
they are Republicans.
All Republicans are earnestly requesteu
to see that their names are correctly
marked upon this list and 10 be present
and take part in their respective waru
caucuses.
A plurality of votes cast in any ward
caucus of Greater Portland will be re-
quired to nominate candidates for office.
10 accommodate those residing in the
voting precincts Of lslan Ward ] ana
Island Ward 2 the caucus Tor Island
Ward will be held at Long Island, ana
for Island Ward at Peaks Island at four
O'Clock d m., on the day appointed.
Tho officfu1 ballot he used at the
several caucuses will be prepared and
printed by the city committee ana VIII
contain the names of candidates for dele
gates to the mayoralty convention, ana
all other ward officers. The names OF
candidates for said delegates and ward
officers will be placed upon these ballots
upon request. sucn request to be made TO
the chairman of the city committee on
or before twelve o'clocE on saturday,
February 18th, but any other Written or
printed ballots, not in imitation oi the
official ballot will be received and counted
as cast
The chairman and secretary OF each
caucus will make a r. cord of the names
of all persons for whom ballots are cast
and the number of votes cast for each
candidate, and certify and deliver the
same. together with IA check list, at He
publican headquarters Immediately after
the adjournment of the caucus.
The delegates selected 10 attend the
nayoralty convention are requested to
meet at Reception hall, City building, on
thursday, February 23rd, at four O'Clock
in the afternoon, for the. purpose OF nomi
mating a candidate for mayor.
Per order of the Republican City Com
mittee.
George II. Allan. Chairman.
Thomas A. Bowen, Secretary.
Portland. Me, Feb 18th, 500,