The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-14
REPUBLICAN CAUCUSEs.

nftsr designated, are notified to meet In
caucus In their respective ward rooms, on
Wednesday, February a1st, A. d. 1900. at
o'clock D. m, 10 select Ave delegates
form each ward to attend the Republican
State Convention to be held In city hall,
Lew iston, Maine. on Wednesday, April
11th, 1900, at II O'Clock q. M. for the
p1rposs Of selecting six candidates for
electors of President and Vice President Of
the United States. and four deieRates-at-
large and four aIternates TO attend th g
National Republican Convention to be
held at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on
Tuesday. June 10. 1900; also to select five
delegates from each ward to attend the
Portland Republican Nayoralty Conven-
tion for the purpose OF nominating . can
date for Mayor. and three female oandi-
dates for members Of the School Commit
tee, also to nominate candidates for each
ward as follows, to wit, One Alderman.
three Councilmen. Warden, Clerk, and
two Constables; and IN Wards 1, 3. 4, and
s. a candidate for member of the School
Comnittee; also to select for each ward
five membsrs Of ths Republican City
COMMITTEES for the ensuing year.
The polls will be opsn at four O'Clock
and will remain open until nine O'Clock
p. m. and for such further time a. any
caucus may vote.
A check list prepared by the Reepubli'
can City Committee will be used In each
Msld, and any person whose name has
not been marked thereon as . Republi-
can, 10 not included In this call and will
in said caucus.
Said check lists win be verified by the
respective ward committees and all errors
or omissions In the marking thereof, win
be corrected upon application to said
Ward Committees, who win bs In session
for that purpose at Republican Head
quarters, Room ., Brown block. 537 Con-
gress street, portlsnd, from 7.30 to 0
o'olook In the evening. of the 10Th and
2)th Of February, and at any time prior
to O'Clock on the day of the caucus, but
no corrections of any kind will be mace
after the hour above mentioned. provided
that Republicans who register on Monday
and Tuesday previous to, and on the
day OF the caucus, and whose names have
not been marked on said list may vote
upon presentation Of satisfactory evidence
that they have registered and after salts
tying the Ward Com mittee that they are
Repu blicsns.
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 cast in any ward
caucus will be required to nominate can
didates for office.
To accommodate those residing In the
voting precincts of Island Ward / and Is
land Ward 2, the caucus for Island Ward
will be held ct Long Island, and fol
Island Ward Q at Peaks Island, at fouI
O'Clock p. IN. on the day appointed.
The official ballot to be used at the sew
eral caucuses will he prepared and print
ed by the Republican City Committee
aud will contain the names Of candidates
for delegates to the several conventions
and all other ward officers. The names
of candidates for said delegates and ward
officers will be placed upon these ballots
on request, such request to be made tt
the chairman of the City Committee or
or before twelve O'Clock noon on Tuesday
February Goth. 1900, but any other writ
ten or printed ballots, not in imitation
Of the official ballot, will be received.
The chairman and secretary of each
caucus will make a record OF the namei
of all persons for whom ballots ars cast
and the number OF votes cast for eact
candidate, and certify and deliver tbs
same, together With the check list at Re-
publican Headquarters Immediately
after the adjournment of the caucus
The delegates selected to attend the
State Convention at Lewiston, are re-
auested to meet at Republican Head
quarters on Thursday, February s2d, al
four O'Clock p. m. for the purpose Of Be-
Letting three dslegates-at-large.
The delegates selected to attend the
May orally Convention are requested tt
meet at Republican Headquarters on Fri
day, February Esd. at four O'Clock In tbs
afternoon for the purpose OF nominating
candidate for Mayor, and thres female
candidates for membsr Of the Sohoo
Committee.
Per order Of the Republican City Com
GEO. Fl. ALLAN, Chairman.
THOMAS A. BOWEN. Secretary.
Portland, Jan. 90, 1900.