The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-30
THE COMING ELECTION.
A Glance Over the situation In the
City.

Il
City.
Most Of the city Government Enttsied
% Renomfna tfon--There May Ne
| Lively Contest I'm Ward Thrss--An is
Pleasant in Ward One.
-Four weeks from today the .Repubai-
an eau ouses will probably DO held for tho
nomination Of municipal docket for the
ensuing year. According 10 party usage
four Of the Republican aldermen and
twelve of the oounoilinen will probably
be returned to the city government by the
Republicans while tho two Democratic
nomination by their party and viii I'M
doubtsdly represent their party In the
upper branch during the coming year un-
less they are succeeded by Republicans
OF the Democratic oounc linen. Mr.. Flor
snce Driscoll of Ward two Is the only
member who has served two terms and
there IL every reason to believe that Nj.
Driscoli will be q candidate for q third
term.
By this It will be seen that there 10 not
much likelihood Of there being many new
| faces In the board of aldermen and COM
mon council during the coming season.
A few weeks ago great many people
who would have the public believe. they
were well informed regarding matters
political were making assertions that
there would DO big fight among the
Repu blicans elscting candida tes for the
city council. These people would lead
the public to believe that In Ward one
there was bound to be more or less hust-
| ing to lsecure the coveted nominations
and that the result was O state Of demon
alization ON the Hill. 1t was said that
candidate for denomination and that
Councilman 6errish and Lefavor with
dark horse or two were looking for
this position. The fact is that Alderman
Sprague Is . candidate for denomination
and according to party usages entitled to
1t and win probably receive it with
out opposition. Neither Councllmen
Gerrish or Lefavor will run against AL
derman Sprague for this position, though
one or both of these gentlemen would un.
doubtedly have been aspirants for the
nomination had MIR. Sprague seen fit to
retire.
Alderman Sprague was asked point
blank by TIMES reporter on Saturday
IL he intended to run for the board OF
aldermen this year and ne said that he
would be q candidate, so this will settle
affairs on the Hill and relieve some of
the over anxious ones OF considerable wor-
rying. There Ia to be one vacancy in the
council ticket in Ward one and there are
90 veral applicants for the position. Ward
one Is In better state this year than ever
before as far as the Republican organiza-
ton Is concerned. The newly organized
Republican club in this ward includes
nearly all of the active workers In the
party and is daily growing in size and
strength.
In Ward two there has been and is now
considerable talk of Councilman Drisooll
trying to secure the nomination as alder
man. Those who are in the position to
know best say. however, that 1t is Mr..
Drisooll's wish to return to the council
for q third time so rs to keep in line for
the nomination as alderman a little later.
The Democratic party In this ward seems
to be well satisfied with It's present repre-
sentation and so far no opposition to the
men now serving in the city council
from Ward tw o has developed.
There is the usual row on In Ward
three and as Is generally the case the
"Only Edgar" is at the bottom Of 1t.
Alderman Rounds having served in u
dual capacity for two years in the city
government Ia desirous of continuing his
benefcent rule over city affairs. He does
not think 1t Use to retire from the field
under the present conditions and SO will
be a candidate for denomination.
The fight in Ward three, however,
promises TO be three oornered affair and
may develop into something mores Elk
Councilman james A Pine and Council
man Fred Fl. johnson are in the field and
seeking the nomination to the upper
board. Councilman Hugh 7. Barker is
also in the hands Of his friends and may
try to secure the position. With the en-
trance of Alderman Rounds in the arena
there are those who predict that affairs
will be somewhat tangled In Ward three
this year and what will be done there is
as yet . matter Of speculation. Council
man johnson has already served one term
in the lower board and though his friends
are saying very little 1t may be that he
intends to Dc candidate for reno nina
ton to this position for another term.
Should he try to secure the aldermanio
nomination 1t will leave two vacancies on
the council ticket to be filled and for
these possible positions there gro many
candidates. Councilman Charles A. Slo-
man will undoubtedly be re-nominated
for the common council and at present
he is the only person in Ward three who
seems at all certain to be upon the. ward
ticket at the March election.
What the Republicans intend to do In
Ward four remains to be seen. The