The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-12
REPUBLICAN CAUCUsEs.

The Republicans Of Portland, herein
after designated. are notified to meet In
caucus In their respective ward rooms. ON
Wednesday, February 21st, A. u. 1900. OF
4 o'clock y. M, 10 select five delegates
form each ward 10 attend the Republican
state Convention TO DO held In city hall,
Lewiston, Maine. on Wednesday. April
18th, 1900, at II O'Clock o. m, for the
purpose Of selecting sir candidates for
electors of President and Vice President OF
the United States, and four deisgates-at-
large and four altsrnates to attend the
National Republican Convention to be
held NJ PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, on
Tuesday. June 10. 1900; also to select i've
delegates from each ward to attend the
Portland Republican Msyoralty Couven-
ton Tor the purpose OF nominating q can-
date for Mayor. and three female candi-
dates for members Of the School Commit
tee, also to nominate candidates for each
ward as follows. 10 wit; One Alderman.
three Councilmen. Warden, Clerk. and
two Constables; and IN Wards /. 3. 4, o and
8. a candidates for member Of the School
Cominittee; also to select for each ward
five members of the Republican City
Committee for the ensuing year.
The polls will be open at four O'Clock
and will remain open until nine O'Clock
p. m. and for snoh further time as any
caucus may vote.
A check list prepared by the Respubh'
cen City COMMITTEES will be used in each
Asad, aud any person whose name has
not been marked thereon - . kepubli-
can, IL not included In this call and will
not be allowed to vote or take sny part
In said caucus.
Said oheok LETS will be verified by the
respective ward committees and all errors
or omissions In the marking thereof, will
be corrected upon application to said
Ward Committees, who will be In session
for that purpose at Republican Head
quarters, Room ., Brown block. 637 Con-
gress street., Portlsnd, from 7,80 to o
o clock In the evening. Of the 18th and
2)th Of February, and at any time prior
to 8 o clock on the day Of the caucus, but
no corrections Of any kind will be made
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 satis-
tying the Ward Committee that they are
Republicans.
All Republicans are requested to see
that their names are correctly marked
upon this list, and to be present and take
part In their respective ward cauousss.
A plurality Of votes cast in any ward
caucus will be required to nominate can.
didates for office.
10 accommodate those residing In the
voting precincts Of Island Ward l and Is
land Ward .; the canous for Island Ward
/ win be held at Long Island. and for
leland Ward at Peaks Island, at four
O'Clock p. m. on the day appointed.
The official ballot to be used ct the sew
eral caueuses will be prepared and print
ed by the Republican City Committee
and 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 he made to
the chairman Of the City Committee on
or before twelve O'Clock noon on Tuesday,
February Goth, 1900, but any other writ
ten or printed ballots, net In imitation
Of the official ballot, will be received.
The chairman and secretary Of each
caucus will make . 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 the check list ut Re-
publican Headquarters Immediately
after the adjournment OF the caucus
The de legates rejected to attend the
State Convention at Lewiston, are re-
ousstsd to meet at Republican Head
quarters ON Thursday, February 2sd, at
four O'Clock p. m, for the purpose Of se-
Letting three delsgates-at-large.
The delegates selected to attend the
Mayoralty Convention are requested to
meet at Rspu blioan Headquarters on FRI
day, February Esd, at four O'Clock In the
afternoon for the purpose Of nominating
y candidate for Mayor. and thrss female
candidates for mem Sers Of the School
Committee,
Per order of the Republican City Com
GEO. II. ALLAN, Chairman.
THOMAS A. BOWEN. Secretary.
Portland, Jan. 20, 1900.