Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-05
COMMITTEE OF 100
/ GROUP ELECTED TO
PORTLAND COUNCIL
Deering, Allen, Grant, Mrs. Stevens and West
Leaders in Heavy Vote - Were Also En-
dorsed by Khan with Exception of West -
Will Direct City's Aft airs-City Manager to
Be Chosen on Monday - Daylight Saving
Favored by Vote S113 to 1920

por,,and, Maine, Dec. Phillip J.
herring, Neal w. Allen, Freeman Nj.
Grant Mrs. Florence A. Stevens, and
/ George f. West were elected men,
ners of the council which will take
4 aver municipal affairs next Monday,
aisplacing the present Mayor. alder
men, and councilmen. according to
roturns of Yesterdays election tabu-
lated tonight from all except pre-
4 cinct one in ward seven.
7 Mr.. Deering, having the greatest
4 ,umber of votes, will have the five
! ,oar term. and the others will serve
tour three, two. and one years in the
4 order given. The council will meet
Monday 10 choose Il chairman. who
will be virtually mayor for such pur-
i roses as the charter lays down. A
rity manager also will be chosen.
All were proposed by the Com
mittee of one Hundred which spon-
sored the new charter. They were
endorsed by the ku KluX Khan.
whose state headquarters are here.
with the exception of Mr.. West for
whom the Khan substituted Albion
l. CHAPMAN, naming Mr.. West as
their second choice candidate. Mr..
West received more than 300 Sec
ond-choice votes. or nearly G.OW
more than any other candidate in
that classification, with the result
that he defeated Mr.. Chapman by
several hundred votes in the total. of
all choices.
Judge Charles L. Donahue, whom
the Roman Catholic voters caused
to be nominated in the belief that
they should have representation on
the council, ran seventh.
The totals, with one precinct miss
ing which. was not expected to
change the standing, were as fol-
lows:
pcering. first choice, $3.50. second
choice, IS, others H.. totals. 1878.
Aleen first choice. 1854, second
choice. IT,. others S., totals 9,S74.
Grant first choice 1905, second
choice 1Gl, others us, totals 0,:S4.
Stevens first choice S,107. second
choice III, others 124. totals sos.
West first choice 5,6l7. second
choice 22315, others 10, totals S.044.
Chapman first choice 1905, second
choice $40. others 10. totals 1867.
Donahue first choice 6,62S, second
choice 1JS, others 162, totals 6,94S.
The seven candidates proposed by
the committee for the new school
committee, with the exception of
Mrs. Edith Captain. apparently were
plonfad Thnca Lxyf Il
Khan, which substituted Morrill, Fl.
Ames for Mrs. Captain, and he was
running strong for the seventh place
with Frank NJ. Libby. Earle l.. Rus
sell. who publicly repudiated the
Khan endorsement. ran more than a
thousand ahead of all others.
The totals for leaders. with Ward
one and the first precinct in Wards
Seven and Nine missing, were as fol-
lows:
Earl L. Russell .S,31S
William Penn Whitehouse .....7.346
Ernest Z. Decker .7.271
Embert G. Robinson 1867
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Wilson .?.019
Mrs. Elsie M. Files ......... $3.50
Morflil ii. Ames ............ .J,302
FRANK NJ. Libby had 0.230 and DR..
Louis A. Derry. the only candidate
presented by the Catholic voters, had
5,O61.
Inc same returns favored daylight
saving time for another year with
totals Of S,113 to 1920.
Frecinct ], ward Z. results were an
bounced tonight and completed the re-
turns Tor council. making no material
mango IN the standing of the first sew
en- Candidates.