Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-19
NO CHOICE
In Fight For Cardiner's
Street Commissioner.
Pickering The Leader Of Five
Candidates In Caucus Vote.
Mayor Atkins Renominated and S.
W. Cults Named For Marshal.

There was no choice for street COM
missioner in the Republican City eau
Gus, which was held all day and into
the evening yesterday at the ArmoTy
Street Commissioner Charles T. Pick
ering was the leader of the five candi-
dates lalloted for in connection with
that office at the caucus, but he failed
of a majority, receiving but 316 votes
to $50 for the combined opposition. The
entire 616 votes Of the caucus We're
cast for Mayor VIII c. Atkins. who
was a candidate for denomination For
city marshal. Samuel ". Cults. who
was the only candidate, received 674
votes. two persons for some reason Or
other scratching his name from tie
ballot
The following city committee was
chosen: James Church. Haines d.
Wells. G. f.. Pickering. J d. Stephen
son. VIII G. Atkins, +. +. Strout, Da-
vid Douglass. W. II. Holbrook. c. II.
Gray, +. l.. Russell C. S. Cobb. II. 3.
Lawrence.
Since the election Of city marshal
and street commissioner has been TAX
en- from the city government and these
officers elected by the people at large
the city caucus in which they are
named has assumed almost if not
quite the Importance of an election
day. Voting, however. was not a brisk
as usual yesterday and there was but
little excitement at the polls except
during the last hour of the balloting,
when probably over $50 votes We're
cast. But few intoxicated persons were
seen about the polls and as a whole
II was a very quiet and orderly eau
Gus The ballotinE began at 10 A. NJ.
and the polls closed at r. NJ. A good
natured crowd waited around the rail-
ing until the vote for street commits
sion"r was declared.
The chairman Of the caucus was
James Andrews Of Ward | and City
Clerk WadsWorth was clerk of the eau
Gus. The voting was done by wards, the
six ballot boy"a being placed inside the
railing in charge Of the respective ward
officers. The ward officers in charge
We're:
Ward I-Warden. George II. Wood
ward; ward clerk, Daniel McNaugtl
ton.
Ward II-Warden. S. Everett John
son; ward clerk. G. c. Harrison.
Ward III-Warden, W. NJ. Gay; ward
clerk, Henry Ward.
Ward lE-Warden. Henry a. Oil
yer; ward clerk. Oliver Sprague.
Ward E-Warden-S. c.. Davis: ward
clerk. Samuel Jones'
Ward EI-Warden. William F. East
man; ward clerk, c. c. Lawrence.
Mr.. Pickering carried every ward
except Ward 3, where he was tied with
F. Il. Potter. each candidate receiv
ing "a votes. He had a majority of the
votes cast in Wards and 6. Mr..
Clary, IS his friends predicted, was
second IN the race. while Mr.. Potter
was close behind him and Messrs,
Blanchard and Holbrcok were hope
lessly distanced. The three leading
candidates will undoubtedly file NOM
nation papers since there was no
choice at the caucus. The total vote:
Charles E. Pickering 316. A. E. Clary
1G1. F. f. Potter 149. w. H Holbrook
90. F. w. Blanchard Is. The vote by
wards:
Ward 1. c. E. Pickering So. A. E.
CIary 40. F. f. Potter q. W. H. Hol-
brock 2. T. W. Blanchard l.
Ward II. c. +. Pickering 81. A. f.
Clary 81, F. Z. Potter 9, w: H. Hol-
brook l, f. w Blanchard ..
Ward III c. f. Pickering %. a. f.
Clary Il. F. f. Potter IS. w. H. Hol-
brook 4. F. W Blanchard >.
Ward ". c. E. Pickering 81, A. E,
Clary so. F. E. Potter 80, W. H. Hol-
Brook u. F. ". Blanchard .. Il
Ward V. c. E. Pickering 81, "A. E.