Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-16
WATERVILLE.
preliminary cAUCUSES.
Two Were Held Last Evening in Wa
terville.

| The Waterville Republicans arc at this
| time particularly interested in the can
didates for the county Offices in which
vacancies occur this year
Preliminary to the party caucus
Of this evening a large number
attended two political meetings Tues
day evening at which assembled
the supporters of the two prom
inent Waterville lawyers who are in
line as candidates for the position Of
county attorney, Harold T. Cool, and
Dana p Foster, and also WatcIvillc's
candidates for the position of county
commissioner, Robert II. Union and r.
H. Wentworth, with the friends ana sup
porters Of cx-City Marshal Mortimer r,
Adams, who hopes to fill the office Dc
high sheriff
in the Knights Of Columbus han Wrrt,
assembled a large number Of c;tz-ns. All
Of whom were very attentive to tn. bust
ness transacted ANA tn. s9ccrhc>; mad,
at the close.
Harry Dub0r was elected chairman and
Roscoe W. Hanson secretary. Two Sc
loctod from each ward were appointed t.
withdraw and agree upon a sllt, of del
egatcs and altcrndtcs t. attend HE cour-
ty convention.
Tho committee reported the following
names:
B"l"gatcs-iIcrbcrt q. Libby. Horatin
Il. Durham, Charles "A. Krdington, Wal
TER $. Wvman, Increase Robinson, Frank
Walker, Ernest l.. Cove, Harry Dubor
Sidney a. Green. John \. Davidson. L.
". Rollins, George +. IInllow,ll. Harry
g. Haskell, j. Frank Partridge. Henry
Ialbr"th, Charles +. Lon;rman. Joseph
EHtncr, Jr, f.. r. Branch. Frank \.
Stephens. Frank Marrlman. r. T.. Tou-
louise. Henry 0. Prcblr, Loren G Allen,
Joseph +. Gir"uX, J. IL McCOne E"rbcrt
Erutsky. Henry r. Winters. Jerry NJ
Crafty, Roscoe W. Hanson. +. a. Hail, n
s. Emery. Homer G. Proctor, Horace
Clul:cv. Frank II. Lessor, Charles Rod
crck, Victor RourgCin.
Altcrnatos-Frank H. Mitchell, james
T.. Jackson. John NJ Weber. Mark #.
rlafin, +. u. Lunt, r.. q. Salisbury, "A.
, J.. Rose, l.. X. Austin. Frank NJ Rand,
a. X. Lewis. IT, r. Smell. J. T.. Chalmers,
r.. G. Crosby, c. +. Dicktrson. Charles
i +. Lowe. GeorE" Martin. Charles f..
! Proctor. Fred Nashon. Ralph T. Thurs
ton. Charles L. Gctchcll. Luke Ivcrs. j.
$. Barnes. {. T.. Wcbb"r, Llcwrliyn Nor
rill, Granville f. Burrows, Napoleon Ian
dry, Edward Nigue Charles II. Fuller
/ F.uha C. Pratt, IL. o. Pierce. Guy W.
| Butler. James Coro Moses Butler. u. II.
I Spaulding, Granville +. Sibicy. Fred Cyr.
The report was accepted.
The chairman then opened the meeting
! f"r any suggestions rrlativ" to Other
I business which The members might have
| in mind tn" following resolution was
adopted:
| Whereas, the initiative. so-calIed. pro.
: VideS that whenever Il certain per cent.
! Of the voters Of tho State petition for
| the privilege, the propl" of the Stat"
shall have the right to vote upon any de
sired stHtuatGry law refused of passage
/ by the legislature: and
Whereas. the referendum, So-cllIcti.
| provides that the people shall, upon a pc
titi"n Of a certain per cent Of the voters
! for tn" privilege. have tie right ID vote
upon any contested measure passed hy
the Legislature; be it
Resolved: That this committee does d.
! clar itself i'll favor Of allowing the
electors of Man" the opportunity to *
press their wishes by ballot as t. wheth-
, er the initiative and referendum shall h"
Incorporated as part Of nur Stat" con
stitution.
Short speeches wcrc made by Mr. Lin
lv. Nh. cook. Horace Clutry. Dr. VI. $.
Goodrich and others. after which tn,
meeting adjourned.
The other meeting was held in tn,
Ilaistrd block II was Of thcrnughI.
Informal natur" ana q larg" numhr w"i-
present t" talk over tho situntinn Thr
clIniiman Of the meeting was Dr. y. q.
Bunker.