Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-06-14
The Paris caucuses.
A BIG TURNoUT.-FERNALD DELEGATES
NOMINATED FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

: BIG TURNoUT.-FERNALD DELEGATE
} CHOSEN AND WALTER l.. Ora,
NOMINATED FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
Well, it looked like town meeting
when the Republican voters of Pari
were assembled for the caucus of Satur
! day afternoon, and it took an hour ant
three-quarters to get through the bust
ness of the two separate bodies who's
constituent members were the same.
j And although not everybody was sue
cessful, everybody went home goot
natured, and bound to work for the sue
cess of the party. It's a good thing II
have waking up once in a while.
The town caucus was called to orde
by Franklin Maxim, chairman of thu
town committee, at five minutes afte
two. Alton c. Wheeler was chosen
chairman of the caucus and Arthur +
Forbes secretary.
The caucus proceeded to ballot fol
delegates to the state convention, and
Silas P. Maxim spoke briefly in favor o.
Mr.. Fernald's candidacy. Printed bal
lots had been distributed, and the vOt
ing proceeded rapidly.
The count showed the election of the
Fernald ticket by a vote of 1913 against
II for the Cobb ticket. The delegates
chosen are James S. Wright, George NJ
Atwood, Henry d. Hammond, Peter c.
Pickett, and c. E. McArdle. The names
on the Cobb ticket were N. Dayton
Bolster, William j. Wheeler, George B.
Crockett, George w. Ridlon, and Loren
B. Merrill.
The delegates were then instructed
by vote of the caucus, to vote for Il. NJ
Fernald for governor, and to use all
honorable means to secure his nomina-
| ton. A motion to amend this by adding
instructions to support Col. Prescott in
the event that Mr.. Fernald could not be
nominated, led to considerable discus
sion, and was defeated.
For delegates to the county conven-
ton, choice was made of Horace N.
Bolster, Albert w. Walker, Franklin
Maxim, George W. Cole, and c. Everett
Chase. There was no opposition. 1Sl
printed ballots being cast.
Under the article to choose town
committee to serve for the years 1908
and 1906, it was voted on motion OF
Hon. James S. Wright that committee
of five be appointed to'nominate town
committee of five. j. S. Wright, Henry
d. Hammond, John L. Marshall, N.
Dayton Bolster, and W. E. Curtis were
appointed nominating committee
After short recess they reported the
names of the following: Arthur E.
Forbes, Alton c. Wheeler, Arthur l..
Mann, Z. E. Field, George NJ. Atwood,
and those five were duly chosen town
committee for 1906.
This completed the business of the
caucus, and it Immediately adjourned.
THE REPRESENTATIVE CAUCUS.
The caucus to nominate candidate
for representative to the legislature was
at once called to order by n. Dayton
Bolster of the district committee. AL
bert D. Park was chosen chairman and
Arthur E. Forbes secretary.
The business of nominating candi-
date then coming before the caucus, the
chairman declared nominations in order,
but no prompt response being made, a
motion to proceed to ballot was made
and carried. II. G. Brown of West Paris
then rose, and explaining that his hear
ing not being acute, he had not under
stood all that had been done, and he
wished permission to make a nomina-
ton. 1t was granted him by unanimous
vote.
Mr.. Brown then presented the claims
of the north end of the town with con-
siderable force, stating that West Paris
had had only two representatives in
about fifty years; that it had not traded
away or surrendered its claims, as had
been alleged; and that the nomination
in right and Justice belonged to West
Paris. He closed by presenting the
name of c. Howard Lane of West Paris,
of whom he spoke in high terms.
N. D. Bolster then took the floor, and
by an analysis of the list of represent
atives showed that since 1859 there had
been sixteen nominations for represent
alive made by the Republicans of Paris.
OF these four had gone to West Paris
men, seven to Paris Hill men, and five to
South Paris men. In view of this his
tory, he did not think it could fairly be
asserted that West Paris had Jared bad
ly, or that South Paris, with its large
proportion of the Republican vote, was
grasping in asking for the nomination at
this time. He nominated Walter L.
Gray.
Mr.. Brown responded with a very
brief reference to the time when Repub-
lican votes elected "Bill rockingham"
the Democratic candidate, evoking quite
a laugh.
J. F. King seconded the nomination of
Mr.. Gray, referring particularly to the
need of work in behalf of municipal
lighting rights for South Paris.
The ballot was then taken with the
following result:
Whole number of votes. ..---.---.--..--..---2 61
Niece sary to choice lA
Walter l.. Gray .-------.-------.---N
Z. IL Lane-------
Mr.. Lane mounted settee and moved
to make the nomination unanimous,
pledging his hearty support and urging