The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-27
Mammoth Caucus
 Wednesday Night

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 Last night was caucus night ir Ketchikau. The oldest inhabitants say. that nothng like it was ever be- fore seen here. Before eight o'clocs the council room was crowded Q it: utmost capacity and many had to he turned away because of inability tc get in.
 The cause of this an.festation oi political activity must be attributed to spontaneous civic a@asening. as no question out of the ordinary comes up for settlement this year. Mer Sbo were never seen at caucus be. fore were there and most of them had candidate for office up their sleeve -metaphorically speaking.
 The following report of the proceed. ings is taken from the records of the secretary.
 Proceedings of public caucus held at library building in Ketchikan, Alaska. March 2i, for the purpose o placing in nomination the names oi candidates for City council and schooi director 10 be elected at the annual election on April 9th. i909.
 Meeting called 10 order at 8 o'clock by Mr. C. H. COsgrove. Floyd F. Ryus elected permanent secretary. C. H. Cosgrove elected permanent chair man.
 Nomination for School Director be- ing called for, the following were placed in uomiuaiiou: Fremont King, l. Raber ]. L. Myers. ]. C. Barber
 At this ?, int the chair made tht ruling tha. any b0dy might he nomi hated for any position oren until the meeting adjourned. The oonsiuatiou: continued II. ". Bauer. B. Z. BuTk' hardt, F. !. Huat. J. E. Lathrop, F r. Cagie, William A. Cornell. Nominations for the Common Coupci were called for. and the follow ins placed in nomination: P. ]. Gilmore Henry Goemaere, William Schluthan George Morrison. ". I. James. H K. Thompson. Jacob PittiDger. FloyC , Ryus, Dale Hunt. Adolph Anderson John Raberr A. ". Morgan. F. H. Bold. John Lto.e, William A. Con nell. Thomas Barry, N. CaspsrsoD, Charles H CoSgrove. Frank Cspp Thomas Torry, J. F.. Lathrop, Ed. ]. Williams, ". H. Gilmour, Gus Groot It was moved and seconded that {; committee consisting of the chairman and secretary of this meeting mee the candidates and ohtain their con sen. to stand on the ticket, or with draw. and be governed by what they say.
 This was amended to read that tn; committee shall consist oi three mem bers instead Of two, and that Mir. H C. Strong be added to tte committee The original motion as amended then stated as follows:
 That committee of the chairman and secretary of this meeting and Mr H. C. Strong be appointed so consul' with the candidates as named for al positions and obtain from them their consent to stand as nominated or with dIav. the committee 10 be governed by their position in the matter. Mo tion carried.
 Moved and seconded that the names be placed upon the official ballot in the same relative order in which thel have been nominated.
 The original notion. by motion ant second. was amended 70 read that thu names of the candidates that hay' been nominated for the various posi- tioDs. shall be placed upon ths baiio in alphabetical order. Motion carried 36 voting aye: % nay.
 Moved and seconded that list 0 the names of all candidates as pre- sented in their relative order, b' handed in to the reporter of the Dail. Miner for publication in tine issue o March 25tb. Motion carried.
 Moved and seconded that the meet ] ing adjourn. Motion carried.
 F. t. Ryrs, Secretary.