The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-24

eates q platform advocating the protec-
ton OF the oity's interests Is respond BILE
| for the repeal of these two prov isions In
the city ordinances than the public may
safely Judge which adm inistra,i.n and
which party may he fafely entrusted with
power.
II elected now formally announce that
I shali execute the duties Of mayor Of
this city 20 the best Of my al ility. to the
, Test of my understanding and with the
best of my strength. Further than that
no man can properly pledge himself.
At the conclusion of Mayor Rot inson' 8
remarks. he was loudly applsuded.
Pending the arrival Of the nominee Of
the convention 1t was voted to proceed
with the nomination Of three female
members OF the school com ittes. George
8. Staples made q motion to refer tie
whole matter TO the mayor with power
but this motion did not prevail and the
convention proceed to ballot. Printed
| ballots we're passed around bearing the
nance of Catherine A. Baglsy, Mabel X.
Brown and Florence III. Dyer, while
| other ballots which were writtsn wers
cast at the saue time for Lucy q.
Coolidge. The delegates were instructed
to Iuark upon their ballots after the name
Of the woman thsy wished to serve for
two and one year the figures two and one.
| A oomm ittee consisting Of Judge II. II.
Hill, George A. Mao6owan and one other
| wers appointed to collect and count the
votes. Having COLLECT ted the ballots the
committee retired and after being abss mt
from the room for some time the commit
tee returned for distractions. Judge Hin
stated that the committee had found that
some of the nance had not been marked
| for the years for which they were to serve
| in some GASES there WAS the figure two af-
ter two names and no figure after the
other name and in othsr cases there we're
the figures one, two and three altar the
names. The committee did not know just
now to eonnk the votes. They were given
Instructions to make . report upon the
ballots oast and retired. During thei T
absence an attempts was made to facilitate
matters by Withdrawing the ballots from
the comWittes and nominating the candi-
dates, afterwards selecting those who
ware to be nominated for two years By lot
but this did not prevail - there was an
objection made to IL. Ths committee
| finally made its report a. follows:
| Catherine A. Baglsy had - votes for
two years ~ votes for one year and .
votes which were not marked.
Florence n. Dyer had nine votes for
two years, eighteen votes for one year.
and four votes not marked.
Mabel H. Brown had twenty-one votes
for two years. three votes for one yeal
and two votes not marked.
Lucy q. Coolidge had thirteen votes 70,
two years and thirteen votes for one year.
Mr.. Drumnond, the chairman, prompt
ly announced that Mabel X. Rrown and
Cathsrins A. Bsglsy had bssn neminassd
for two years and that thsre was NJ
cnoice for the candidate to serve oss
ysar.
Mr.. George s. Staples moved tha
Florsnos u. Dyer be nominated for on
year By aoolamation.
Mr.. Charles A. Maxwell objected b
this on the ground that Mrs.. Dyer was
from ward Eve. which was also the war;
OF Mrs. Brown. He thought that III
Dssring disszist ousht 70 b rsprsssnts'
end arssd ~ dslsgAtss to support LUG