The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-09
REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES.

Tho Republicans of Greater Portland
hereinafter designated are notified 20
meet in caucus as follows, to wit; wards
Las, 5, q and in their respective
ward rooms, ana ward : in Lewis hA'5
Woudfords, and ward in HOSE mouse .,
Morrill's corner, ON Monday, February
20th, 1899. to select seven delegates irotli
each ward to attend the Greater fortlahu
mayoralty convention, for the purpose oil
nominating u candidate Tor mayor, also
TO nominate candidates for each whr,l ~
follows. to wit: One alderman. three
councilmcn, warden. clerk, and TWO
ooustables. and In Wards 2, 4, q, I, 3 anu
n candidate for member OF the schuui
committee; also 60 select from each warn
nve members OF the Republican city com
Ynittee for the ensuing year.
The polls will be open in Wares !, Z, .,
a 5. o aud : at O'Clock y. ~, and VIII
remain open until nire o'clock p. M ant
for such further time as any 81 SAID Nat1
caucuses may vote. In Mards ana
tDeering) the polls will open at teVsn
O'Clock D. m. and remain open up tn
nine O'Clock D. m. and for such furtner
time as any of said ward caucussS mhy
vote ~,
a check list prepared by the Republi.
cat. CITY committee will be used In each
ward in the city. In Wards !, :, 8, :, .,
and no person whose name pas mo-
been marked thereon AS Republican u
lowed to vote or take any paTt IN the
caucus IN said ward. In wards anu
(Oeerinol the voting lists OF the city OF
Deering as adopted by the city committee,
will be used, and no person Will ue az
lowed TO vote whose name Is not on sal"
list.
said check list will be verified by the
respective ward committees and all errors
or omissions in making ana marking
theI eof corrected upon application TO SAID
ward committees who will be in session
for that purpose at Republican Read
quarters, Room 3. Brown DOCK 90
Congress street, Portland, from '.5J 10 v
O'Clock in the evening Of the 18Th, to 18TH
of February, inclusive, and at any time
prior TO three O'Clock on the day OF the
csucus, but no corrections OF any klho
will be made after the hour above men
toned, provided that Republioans VINO
reotster on the day of the caucus ana
whose names have not been marked on
said check list may vote upon presenta-
tion of certificates of registration from
the Portland Board OF eRegistration and
after satisfying the ward committee that
they are Republicans. -,
All Republicans are earnestly requested
TO see that their names are correctly
marked upon this list and 10 be present
and take part Ia their respective ward
caucuses.
plurality of votes cast In any ward
caucus Of Greater Portland will be re-
ouired to nominate candidates for office.
TO accommodate those residing in the
voting precincts of Island Ward ] and
Island Ward 3. the caucus for Island
Ward | will be held at Long Island, and
for Island Ward at Peaks Island at four
O'Clock M, on the day appointed
The official ballot to be used at the
several cauc1ses will be prepared and
printed by the city committee ana VIII
contain the names OF candidates for dele
gates to the mayoralty convention, and
all other ward officers 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 blllot will be received and counted
rs cast.
lhe chairman and secretary Of each
caucus will make u record 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 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 hail, City building, OF
Thursday, February 2Srd. at four o'clock
in the afternoon. for theipurpose Of nomi'
Mating a candidate for mayor.
Per order of the Republican City Com
mittee.
George H. Allan, Chairman.
Thomas A. Bowen, Secretary.
Portland, Me. Feb, 18th, 1899.