The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-21
WARD THREE.

Ward 8, which can usually be counted
on to furnish its full share of activity,
was exceedingly quiet throughout the
i've hours that the polls were open. The
ward room was thronged most Of the
time, and while the counting was in pro-
gress there was tremendous jam at the
entrance door.
The various candidates having got to-
gether and agreed upon "a list OF caucus
officials, there was no opportunity for a
controversy at the outset. Wilbur q.
wheiden, the newly appointed recorder
of the municipal court, was chosen chair
mani City Messenger George K. Mac
gowan, secretary; William +. Morse and
George Morris, checkers.
The ballot box had hardly been placed
ON the table WHEN ex Street Commission
the narrow passage between the post and
the rail and announcing his name, was
allowed the distinction of casting the
first vote in the caucus.
During the AFTERNOON and evening
quite a number of voters OF the ward
stepped up to the box to participate in
the balloting. but their names not being
decorated with the distinguishing mark,
emitting them to vote, they were forced
to retire without depositing their bal
lot.
More combinations wereIworked in that
ward than anywhere else. The voters
there had 10 distinct tickets to select
from. Some citizens to whom the great
assortment of ballots WAS bewildering.
took from the seer stsry's desk copies Of
the official ballot. bearing the names of
all the candidates. and marked crosses to
suit themselves.
Before the voting had progressed an
hour 1t became evident TO the tally keep
ers that the ward was going for Judge
Robinson. When the count was made
his delegates were found to have received
l65 more votes than were cast for Mayor
Randall's delegates.
The contests over alderman and coun-
cilmen were so close that no candidate
among them felt confident of success
till the count of the ballots was made.
Alderman Rounds's chair In the board
win be occupied this year by Fred II,
johnson, who received 257 votes to 2ls
for James A. Pine and POS for Alder
man Rounds. The nominees for coun-
cilmen are Charles A. Sloman, Ernest
True and Capt. George a. Dow. Council
man Hugh T. Barker was only So votes
behind Capt Dow. Delegates 20 may
orally convention pledged to the nomi-
nation of Judge Robinson: Albert E
Smith, Rensselaer, Greedy, Harry p. New
ton, George A, Gwynn, John ID, johnson.
Joseph ii. Webster, Dwinal A. Haynes.
who received 426 votes to POI for the
Randall delegates.
Alderman-Fred Ii. johnson, 257;
james A. Pine, 2ls; Edgar L. Rounds,
205.
observation-disclosures A. Sloman, SOC;
Ernest +. True, 40; George Ii. Dow, 1893;
Hugh T. Backer, SS5; Clarence X. Hart,
294.
Warden-willard q. q. Carney.
Cierk-William r. Morse.
.Constables-Oliver A. Skillings, James
Z. Jason.
City Committee-John \. Long, cal /;
Hugh L. Barker 5e3; John II. Ailing-
ham, OIL: Charles A. Sloman, sos; Clar-
ence Il. Hart, $50; Benjamin G. Ward,
27l.
WARD FOUR.
The largest caucus known in Ward 4
in years gave the mayoralty delegates
to Judge Robinson. Mr.. Randall's
friends worked hard for him and succeed
ed in polling a large vote, but it was
nothing In comparison to the great num-
Der of voters who turned out to the Gnu
Gus to support Judge Robinson. Capt.
III. II. Conley was one of the most active