Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-20
DEMOCRATS NAME
NILES |. PERKINS AS
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
At Caucus Friday Evening at
City Hall - Nominations for
Ward Officers Also Made in
Case of Ward 5

The Democratic voters of the city held
their caucuses Friday evening at City
hall with a good attendance and enthus-
iasm galore, and nominated as their
standard bearer and candidate for mayor
to be voted for at the coming municipal
election of March the Hon. Niles L.
Perkins of Ward 6.
The caucus was called to order at SIS
by Chairman William J. Skehan of the
Democratic city committee, and Warren
D. Trask was chosen chairman, with
James L. Boyle as secretary. 1t was
Mr.. Trasks maiden effort at a caucus
but he proved himself equal to the occa-
sion and in addition to presiding grace
fully made a little speech which was ap-
propriate and to the point. He then read
the call for the caucus and at its con-
ciusion called for the nomination of q
candidate for mayor.
The honor of making this nomination
fell to Hon. S. c. c.. Ward, and with a
few well-chosen words he placed before
the caucus the name Of Hon. Niles l..
Perkins, the announcement being receiv-
ed with three cheers in which all partic-
ipated. The nomination was seconded
by Ward Holmes of Ward l, II. NJ. Don
nelly of Ward 6. L. V. Clark of Ward 2,
E. L. Mclean of Ward l, f. c. Carl of
Ward 6. Frank E. Mace of Ward I. j..
w. Beck of Ward 8, f. w. Hanks and
Dominique Matthew of Ward 4, all of
whom spoke in glowing terms of the
candidate. The nomination was then
made unanimous.
Mr.. Perkins was then called to the
stage and made his speech of acceptance.
He began by thanking the members of
the caucus for the honor which they had
conferred upon him by making him their
standard bearer for the coming cam
paign He then told them that he could
not be a Republican if he tried-that he
had the opportunity in 1910 but that the
more he tried the more, he found that he
was a Democrat. He admitted that the
coming campaign would be a hot one but
assured his hearers that he would be
elected when the question was settled at
the polls on the Sth of March. His en-
tire speech was optimistic and at its
conclusion he was roundly cheered.
Mayor Newbert followed Mr., Perkins
and in one of those characteristic speech
es for which he is noted aroused the en-
thusiasm of his audience to a high point.
He referred to what had been done for
the city under the Democratic admins
trations of the past nine years. spoke
warm words of praise for the candidate
who had Just been nominated and proph-
esied his election at the coming election.
Mayor Newbert was given an ovation
both at the opening and closing of his
remarks.
Postmaster Frederick w. Plaisted was
the final speaker of the evening and was
given most enthusiastic greeting He
complimented the caucus on it's selection
of a candidate for the office of mayor,
paid a tribute to the ability and good cit
izenship of the candidate and closed by
expressing confidence in his election.
Following the general caucus the ward
caucuses were held and nominations
made as follows:
Ward One-Alderman, Albert H. Fer
ran; councilmen, L. L. Wellman and
Charles e. Raynes warden, Charles p.
Dyer: ward clerk, William l.. Hayden;
constable, Albert Stiles; city committee
man, w. w. Morse.
Ward Two-Alderman Everett NJ. Now
er; councilmen. Henry T. Gilmore and
Charles F. Mcnamara: warden, Harry s.
Thompson; ward clerk, Thomas D.
Coughlin; constable, Charles +. Witham;
city committeeman. l.. V. Clark.
Ward Three-Alderman, George II.
Bangs; councilmen, Dr. w. G. Thomas
and Otis c. Douglass; warden, Charles
H. Dunton; constable, Job S. CARTRIDGE;
city committeeman, William Condor.
Ward Four-Alderman, Albert c. Nc
Laughlin. Jr.; councilmen, Alfred ]. La
case and Paul Lausier; warden, Albert
j. Lemieux: ward clerk Orville L. Rob-
erts: constable, George Gilbert; city COM
mitteeman. Odilon Veilleux.
Ward DETERMINATIONS not complet-
ed Will be announced later.
Ward Six-Alderman, George W. Moth
erwell: councilmen, Charles H. Young
and w. s. Witham; warden, M. A. Has
kell; ward clerk, Roy B. Thayer; con-
stable. Robert Goode; city committeeman.
F. w. Libby.
Ward Seven-Alderman. Herbert c.
Brown; councilmen, A. B. MARI and
George T. Brown; warden, DR.. o. H.
Brann; ward clerk, Arthur Merrill; con-
stable. A. o. Sanborn; city committee
man, w. J. Skehan.
Ward Eight-Alderman, Elbridge G.
Perham. Jr.; councilmen. Charles Fletch-
er and Harold Doe; warden. Arthur Ca
rey; ward clerk. Robert Hayden; con-