The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-29
The Big Fight Over the Sheriff
Question.
Claims He Threw Club
At Car.
Charles Nelson Bound Over for
Shooting Mt Electric.

The Republicans Of Westbrook W i'll I'M
doubleday have one of the liveiiest
caucuses held for some time, this evening
mt 130 O'Clock at Odd Fellows hall, West
End. The contest seems to hinge ON the
election of delegates favorable or other
wise to Despeaux for sheriff. There is an
element in the party headed by Hon. W.
X. Dana and others equally as well
known, who are working to secure
large attendance at the caucus in the
hops that they can elect an unpledged
delegation, or in other words one that
will be opposed to the nomination of Des-
p,aux for sheriff. The opposition put for
ward by these members of the party seems
to be almost wholly because Despeaux APP
pointed Deputy Sheriff Chute of West
brook rs one of his deputies.
On the other hand the Despeaux sup
porters are making equally as active
canvass and when the votes are counted
they predict that they will have selected
men favorable to the election of Des-
peaux.
The contest for county attorney seems
to be "a very close one, but the preference
seems by an apparently small majority to
be in favor of Whitehouse. Those inter
ested in the opposition to Despeaux have
issued the following ticket which is being
circulated on the streets, as the unpledged
delegates to the county convention. They
are as follows: Ward one, Andrew G.
Cioudman, Alva b. Stevens; ward two,
Lemuel 5. Lane, Frank f. Webb; ward
three, Woodbury. X. Dana, John ID.
Knowlton; ward four, Edwin j. Haskell,
Abner L. Hawkes.; ward five, Henry h.
Griggs, Joseph A. Warren.
The friends of Despeaux have not as yet
made up ticket, but say that when the
time for the caucus arrives, they will put
a good solid ticket in the field.
Upon petition of fifty citizens, voters
in the Republican party, Chairman Chas.
NJ Waterhouse announces that the re-
quest for the use of the check list a t the
caucus, as provided for in section 2, chap
ter 3l9 of the Revised Statutes, will be
granted The use of the check list is to
guard against the possibility of any man
voting more than once on any one ballot,
and is also intended TO exclude aliens
from the privilege of the caucus. To
make sure that the names of voters are
entered on the check list, and entered
correctly, the board of registration Of
voters will be in session Tuesday at Odd
Fellows block through the day, for the
purpose of seeing that all names are en-
tered correctly.
The following intentions of marriag
have been recorded with City Clerk Ed
ward ii. Smith: John Waite and Miss
Addie NJ Wiers, both of Westbrook Ar
thur T. Batty of Portland and Miss Daisy
M. Lawrence of Westbrook.
Mr.. Olin p. Aver of Auburn, who is
quar5ermaster sergeant of A. G. Pray
camp, Sons of Veterans of Auburn was
in the city on official business yesterday
at the Maine Division headquarters with
Col. +. II. Smith.
CHAS. NELSON BOUND OVER.
Mr.. Charles Nelson who was arrested
early Sunday morning for firing shot
from u revolver into one of the cars of the
Westbrook, Windham and Naples electric
railway co. late Saturday night, was ar
raigned yesterday morning in the West
brook municipal court before Judge Toll
man. Nelson admitted his guilt, but
claimed that it was club which he
threw and struck the glass in the vesti-
bule. Probable cause was found and
Nelson was held or the grand jury at the
September term of court in the sum of
one thousand dollars. Nelson was unable
to furnish securities and accordingly he
was taken to the county Jail at Portland
where he was committed to await the &C
tion of the grand jury.
The Cleaves Rifles, N. G. S. NJ, went
to Portland last evening where they were
engaged in doing police duty at Railway
square, during the dress parade held by
the Portland companies of the National