The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-25
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Results of Republican Csucus Last
Evening.

Republican caucuses in South Portland
for the choice of delegates to the APP
preaching state and county conventions
were held in the several wards last even
ing and for the most part the proceedings
were perfunctory. Ward seven, however,
-5roved to be sort of a storm centre and
nv times the excitement was at fever
h-at. Something like fifty people crowded
6ne room and after some little delay Hen
ry E. Cash was made chairman. There
MAS not much contest over the state dele
p,tse but the fun began when the matter
o. the county delegate came up. It was
decided to vote by ballot, though the
cneck list was not used The candidates
named We're W. q. Thomas and w. u.
Daddy. When the ballot WAS declared
Nix buddy had twenty votes and Mr..
rrhonnas eighteen. The Thomas men
rem vigorously protested the ballot,
claiming that minors had been permitted
0 vote and that Democrats had partici-
.ated in the caucuses. 1t was claimed
by them that Mr.. buddy was in favor
of Mr.. Allen for county attorney and If
so he did not fairly represent the Repub-
lican sentiment at the caucus. They
asked that the delegate be instructed to
vote in the county convention for Mr..
Whitehouse and insisted that a vote be
ordered on this question. The house was
polled and the instructions carried, yes
IL no IA. So that as far as ward seven
is concerned an Allen delegate was chosen
with instructions to vote for Whitehouse.
There was talk of protesting the action
of the caucus before the city committee.
The only other ward in which ballot
was taken for delegates was five. Here
Joseph S. Pickett was made chairman
and the candidates were Edward Q.
Plummer and Henry P. c. Hersey. Nine
teen votes were cast of which Mr.. Plum
mer received sixteen and Mr.. Hersey
three. No check list was used in this ward
and there was an undercurrent Of dissat-
isfaction because some felt that persons
had taken part in the proceedings who
were not true and tried Republicans.
There was no contest in any Of tn g
wards overtime matter of sheriff, but lines
were drawn over the candidates for coun-
IT, attorney, though no instructions We're
given except in the one instance men
toned. OF the delegates chosen it is
claimed that four are avowed Whitehouse
men, one instructed and two are I'M
pledged. -
The following delegates were chosen;
Ward County convention, William
A. Cobb; State conyention'-George Il.
Ward 2-County convention-William
+ Allen; State convention, John Il.
Richardson.
Ward 3-County convention, Melville
W. Trefethen; State convention, Albert
A. Cole.
Ward County convention John Hay
den; State convention, William l.. Brad
ford
Ward County convention, Edward c.
Plummer; State convention, Joseph A.
Ward 6-County convention, J. Calvin
Knapp; State convention, Melville b.
Fuller.
Ward County convention, W. f.
Dudley; State convention, George e.
Topper.
This evening at ne Knightyille hose
house the delegates will meet TO choose
delegates at large to the state and county
conventions. For the latter there is like
ly to be lively contest as there are sew
eral aspirants for the place. The names
of f. L. Benner, Fred A. Dyer, George