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

The Republican mayoralty convention
was ed yesterday afternoon at the Re
publican headquarters. Frank W. Robin
son was nominated fer mayor ty accia-
nation. The convention after great
deal OF trouble and much discuss ion ~ to
the method of bailotina nominated Nrs.
Catherine A. Baglsy and Mrs. Aabsl X.
Brown as the female members Of the
school board for two years and Mrs. Lucy
g. Coolidge for one year. Mrs. Coolidge
wss nominated by the democrats as one
Of their cand, ates for the school commit
tee for two years and her name will nnw
appear on the official ballot twics. IL IL
a. parent that Mrs. Coolidge 10 sure of
serving on the school committee but
whether she serves one year or two de-
ponds upon the will OF the voters Of Port
land.
The convention was called to order by
George II, Allan, chairman Of the Rspub-
loan oitv com mittes. Hon. josiah ID.
Drummond was chosen chairman Of the
con vention and Herbert Harmon its sec
Rotary.
The vacant places In the delegations
having bean tilled 1t was vctsd to proceed
to the ncmiaat,on of . caRdidats fir
mayor. MIR. Charts 3. robes thsn pre-
septed the name Of Frank W. Robinson
understood the convention was OF one
mind and that thsrs was no opposition.
He merely wished to call the attention of
the convention to the excellent financial
| condition Of the city as shown In the
statement Of the city treasurer and in the
recsnt address of the mayor at the Board
of Trade baLquet.
He SAID that he believed the citizens
generally we're not fully informed In re-
gard 60 this exoellsnt financial showing.
and he merely wished to call their atten
tion to ID. He then moved that Frank W.
Robinson be nominated by seolsmatloD
and there being no objection the nomina-
| ton was made in this manner.
A committee consisting Of George ).
Staples, Emery knight and Horatio
Clark were appointed to notify the mayor
| Of his nomination, and after being absent
from the convention for some time re-
turned with the nominee OF the oonven-
tion who being received With applause
and being formally presented to the oon-
vention spoke as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Convention My
nomination as your candidate for mayor
Is q renewed expression OF your confidence
which l do not fail to appreciate. The
unusual conditions and serinus disad
| vantages under which our municipal
affairs for the year now closing have been
admins tered are SO well understood by O
large portion OF the 90 immunity that
feel l may safely rely upon their clear
d;scsrnmsnt and good Judgment for just
| estims tss and conclusions. don't know
as 1t would no becoming to review in de-
tail the administration during the present
year. but do not hesitate to say that We
| shall be able to present to the incoming
city government substantially q clean
slate SO far as concerns expenditures.
tApplause.) In the effort IL keep within
| the appropriations l am happy TO say that
| the entire city government with some ex-
ceptiops have faithfully co-operated with
me. Whatever short oomings or impsr-
fectians there may have been will never
reach the depths Of perfidy whioh hap
pensd to come across In my review of q
past administration. was reminded Of
what now refer to In reading the ninth
paragraph In the municipal platform
which was adopted BY the Democratic
mayoiaity convention which was as fol-
lows:
eve are opposed to the further grant
ing Of valuable and rsmunstativs public
franchises, without imposing conditions
and restrictions that will proteos the In
tereats OF the city and believe that the
same rule should be applied In extending
or charging existing franchises and
privileges
For some years prior to 1899 there was
on the ordinance book OF the city the fol-
lowing provision;
"Section "a Of the revision Of 1892, ordi-
nance relative to city electrician. etc.
Permission siven by the board Of mayor
and aldermen to erect or maintain suoh
poles and wires may be revoked In whole
or In part ar any time after thirty days
notice and opportunity to be heard shall
be given to the parties interested, etc."
l
tered or amended" at the last nesting Of
thel administration that ended in March
1888.
Similarity there stood on the ordinance
the following provision; "And such par
son or corporation shsll permit any other
person or corporation to suspsnd from
suon pols. wirss for conducting electric
currents foe lighting heating or motive
power. whenever the city council shall 20
direct. and upon suoh reasonable sondi'
tious. tsrms ana remuneration. a. TIN
sity council may approve or prssoribs."
Similarly ct ths last meeting Of the
sdmiaistraslon Of isss saat presision Va
STRICKEN cut. II the party which prsmal