The Portland daily press., 1900-03-12
Mr.. Strout Will be the
City Lawyer.
The Farewell Banquet to Retir-
ing City Fathers.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS


City A Asssssor-Ab biel III. Smith.
Assistant Assessors-T. L. Hsrtne 1t +,
Terrence E. Kent Il. h. Timbsrlake,
g. U. Douglass, Orlando 4. Dyer, Rich-
ard II. Ball, E. A. Degarmo y. X. Ber-
~. Q. b. Varney.
Superintendent of School Buildings
William l.. bradley.
City Electrioian-Levi l.. Cummings.
City weigher and Gauger-olinton l..
I6wksbuIy.
Weigher Of Hay-Bred II. Eerrick.
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Kdgar
b. Swett.
Truant Of1icer-Eben S. Burns.
Superintendent Of CIooks-Georgs w.
Barbour.
Oyerseers OF Poor and Workhc1se--
John Cousens, Fred A. Bibber, Orlando
Libby, freeman A. Go~an.
Chief Engineer-M. n. Eldridge.
Assistant Engineers-First, Thomas
Payne; seennd, Albert II. Hatch, third,
Samuel HodgdoD, fourth, Richard q.
Smith.
Enginears OF Steam Fire Engines War
rem q. Loring, No. 2; Charles p. French,
No. 5; E. ". Porter, No. / Harry VIII
Iiams, No. A; Alfred Wiggin, No. 3.
City Physician-C. NJ. Leighton.
Consulting PhysioIans-RAlph W.
Bucknam, Charles. LORD Charles w.
Foster.
ConstAbles-Georgs w. Sylvester. DAN
lei ID. Chenery, Willard h. Firth, George
K. Mot owan, Edwin q. Jhorne, David
h. Bonner, Charles I.CovelL
City Gas AEent-Wsitsr II. Brown.
Chairman Of Board Of Aldsrmen-Au-
gustus 4. Moulton.
President of Common Council-Soott
Wilson.
Clerk of the Common Council Harry
N. Bigelow.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
City Clerk--Charles Collins.
City Treasurer and Collector-Carl
Weber.
City Auditor-Robert 4. Ahern.
City Messsnger-Ernest l.. Small.
0ity Salioitor-Levi Greenleat.
City Assessor--Is saso r. CLARK.
Assistant AsseaEors-Gsorge E. Hight
Thomas Hasseit, Everett q. SculIy, Hen
~ Rolfe, Hugh A. Sweeney, Robert A.
Moulton. Enoch W. Hunt Eugene Wins
low, Dennis Gulliver.
Superintendent Of Public Buildings-
Terrence p. McGowan.
City Electrician--WiIIiam y. Phillips.
City weighsr and Gauger-Harry Il.
Wilson.
Wsigher of Hay-Joel p. GuptiIl.
Truant Offlcer--D. Frank Magner.
Superintendent OF CIookE-Robert b.
Swift.
Oyerseers Of Poor and Workhouse-
Wyer Greene, Daniel Chase, william =.
Carroll, Thomas j. Feeney.
Chief knRineer-Charles +. Scamman.
City Physioian--Dr. Albion b. T3pliff.
Consulting Physlcians-Dr. :. G. Coz
don, Dr. A. S. Thaysr, DR.. K. j. Mo
Donough.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CAUCUSES
The caucuses of both political partiel
were held by the mem bers of the Board
of Aldermen and Common Council Sat
urdsy afternoon. The Republican mem.
bers, whose nominations ara equivalent
to an election, Of course had the long.
est and most difficult task before them
and began early. They retired at 4 O'Clock
into the common council chamber. where
doors. were locked and from which no in
formation was supposed to come. In the
corridors outside of the common council
chamber were many OF the prominent
Republicans In the city WHO belonged to
what is known as the "Third House. -
With them were many of the candidates
for the various municipal offices, and the
members of the city government had tc
run the gauntlet of THESE wire pullers be-
fore they reashed the security of the coun.
oil chamber. Once there they hoped to find
peace, but their hopes were not realized.
They found themselves in the centre Of a
political maelstrom which was beyond
anything many of the members had ever
sxpeFieEced before, though 1t was not as
lad as members of other city govern
ments havs faced, because there were not
as many contested places. Aid ermAn
Fred II johnson was chosen temporary
chairman of the caucus. Councilman
Phinnty was selected as secretary. The
caucus then proceeded to nominate the
municipal officers.
FOR CITY SOLICITOR.
There was no contest for the positions
of city clerk, city treasurer, auditor or
messenger, but when the city solicitor g
placs was reached the caucus struck its
first snag. For this position there were
four candidates, Charles A. True. Gen.
@. p. Mattocks, Charles A. Strout and
Benjamin g. Ward. 1t took three ballots
to effect choice. Through / the doors of
the council chamber the information
leaked out In sems mysterious way and
the result OF each ballot was known al
most az soon ss the members Of the city
government knew 1t. The ballots as
they were announced were ~ follows;