The Portland daily press., 1899-02-16
REPUBLICAN CAUCUsEs.

The Republicans OF Greater Portland
hereinafter designated are notified 70
meet in caucus as follows. TO wit: wards
/, ?, s, 4, 3, 6 and : in their respective
ward rooms, and Ward in Lewis nan
,woodfords. and Ward in Hose house J,
Morril's Corner, on Monday, February
GOTH 1899, to select seven delegates from
each ward TO attend the Greater Portland
mayoralty convention, for tho purpose OF
nominating a candidate for mayor, also
to nominate candidates for each ward as
follows, Eto wit: One alderman, three
counciImen, warden, clerk, and two con-
stables, and in Wards 2, 4, 0, I, andS
candidate for member OF the school com
mittee; also to select from each ward two
members of the Republican city commit
tee for the ensuing year.
The polls will be open in Wards ]. 2, 3,
a, ., 6 and : at o'clock p. M, and will
remain open until 8 o'clock p. M, and
for such other time as any of said ward
caucuses may vote. In Wards and .
: Deering) the polls will open at I o'clock
d. M, and remain open until clock p.
m, and for such fun thor time as any Of
said ward caucuses may vote.
A check list prepared by the Republic
cat city committee will be used ia each
ward In the city In Wards /, 2, 8 4. 3,
and no person whose name has not
beon marked thereon as u Republican is
included in this call and will not lie al
lowed TO vote or take any part In the
caucus IN said ward. In Wards and 8
(Deering) the voting lists of the city of
Deering as adopted by the city committee,
will BIO 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 block, o., i-Z
Congress street, Portland, from $50 10 y
o'clock in the evening of the 18th, to lSth
of February. inclusive, and at any uine
prior to o'clock on the day OF the eau,
Gus, but no correction of any KIND VIII
be made after the hour above mentioned,
provided that Republicans who register
on the day of the causus and whose names
have not been marked on said check lis;
may vote upon presentation of certificates
of registration from the Portland Board
of Registration and after satisfying the
ward committee that they are Repuoli-
cans.
All Republicans are earnestly requested
to see that their names are correctly
marked upon this list. and to be present
and take part in their respective ward
caucuses.
A plurality of votes case in any ward
caucus OF Greater Portland will be re-
a 1 lat FOR MI
To accommodate those residing in the
voting precincts of Islam Ward and
Island Ward 2 the caucus for Island
Ward will be held at Long Island, and
for Island Ward at Peaks Island at four
O'Clock p M, on the day appointed.
The official ballot to be used at the
several caucuses will be prepared and
printed by the city committee and will
contain the names Of candidates for dele
gates to the mayoralty convention, and
all other ward officevs. The names of
candidates for said delegates and ward
officers will be placed upon these ballots
upon request, such request TO be made TO
the chairman of the city committee on
or before twelve O'CLOCK on saturday,
February 18th, but any other written or
printed ballots, not in imitation Of the
official ballot will be received and counted
as cast
The chairman and secretary Of each
caucns will make record of the names
of all parsons 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 Re
publican headquarters Immediately after
the adjournment of the caucus.
The delegates selected to attend the
mayoralty 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 candidate for mayor
Per order Of the Republican City Com
mittee
George Ii. Allan. Chairman.
Thomas A. Bowen, Secretary.
Portland. Me. Feb. 18th, 1899.