The Portland daily press., 1900-02-20
Lively Fights Are On In Almost
Every Ward.
The Anti-Lean and Anti.
Fat Battle.
The Names OF Those Who Are
in the Race.

The Republican csucusss win be held
on "Wednesday afternoon and evening. In
aim jss every ward In the city there Is a
contest Of soms kind and the several
candidates have by this time nearly COM
pieted their canvass and are patiently
waiting for the gathering In OF the
votes. An unusual number Of good men
have ooms forward as candidates this
year and In almost every ward the voters
have quite . large number to draw from.
In Ward there 10 . contest for the
domination Of alderman. Conn nclimsn
Elmer @. Gsrrish and Mr.. George h.
Lefavof are the two candidates who are
contssting for this place. MIR. LefAvor
has been engaged In making house to
house oanvsrs In Ward for some weeks.
Mr.. asfrish's friends have been BY no
means inactive, however. There are sev-
eral oAndidat for the common council
In this ward, but v-ry few Of them have
been making an active canvass for these
positions. Among those who are In the
field are Councilman Lindsey u. GrifiiL,
who IL sure of re-nomination; James A.
Oounoh ohs Is4sp Ssn'e" ~. AAenASosAA AA"s
~ A. Chisholm, Capt. John Davis. A.
II. Perry and Alpheus Grifiin.
Fer the school oom mittse the name Of
DR.. Ralph W. Buoknam has teen men,
toned, and IL 10 understood that at
caucus held last night it was decided to
put forward the name Of Rev. ". s
Bovard of the Congress street Methodist
church. Mr. Bovard has not signifed
his intsntion of running for this position
as yet.
In Ward there will Of course be no
contest, but in three there is the usual
fight on for alderman. The present In
cum bent who has held offioe for one year,
MIR. Fred II. johnson. 10 OF course In the
field again. and SO 10 James A. Pine.
who confessed for this nomination
year ago. Mr.. Edear T. Rounds, whose
name has frequently been mentioned
as . candidate, Is not In the field and
is taking no active part in the affairs
of this ward, so IL is understood. There
does not seem to be much Of q aght on
In Ward 3 for the c,unoil ticket. Mr..
Charles A. Sloman. who has served Two
terms, IL said 10 be slated for third
term aud tn, other two councilmen VINO
nave served but one term each, are said
to be practically certain Of being renomi-
mated. Walter II. I4yssth is Q candidate
for the council In this ward and 10 re-
ported to have considerable strength.
In Ward 4 II IL said that Frank Il. Howe
will be nominated for alderman, and
that Harry W. Way. George q. Jones
and II. \. Elliot will be nominated as
councilmsn.
In Ward . Walter H. Brown Is slated
for the nom ination as alderman without
opposition. Eor the council Herbert S.
Dyer, who has served one term will be
re-nominated, and the candidates for the
other places are: Edward A. Shaw. DIR.
&. A Pudor, William l.. Daggett, Percy
Richardson and c. W. MArston.
The closest con test In the city Is that
which is being waged In Ward Q, where
Counoillmen Elias Thomas, Jr., and
John h. Pisrcs are out tor the nomina-
tion as alderman. these candidates are
per,onal friends, were in college together
and have been seated side by side in the
council chamber for two yea,a. They
both have many friends and 1t would
be q prophet who could tell which man
will receive the nomination. The ,an-
vass has been a very active and agrees
sive one. but has been remarkably free
from any personalities.
Outside of the contest for the nomina-
tion for alderman In Wand there Is u
pretty lively fsht in progress for the
oom msn council. The list includes DIR.
John A. Bowers. Calvin A. Woodside,
ESQ.,, q. Harold Randall, H. u. Fuller,
Frauk ID. Marshall, Frederick l.. Jsrris.
and Arthur h. Hunt. out OF this list
Of seven good men and true the Republi-