The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-24
POINTS ON POLITICS.
The Personnel of the Next Board of
Aldermen Foretold.
GENERAL CHANGE SUGGESTED.
What is Said OF the Democratic Mayoralty
Contest-McNaIly Will Probably Lose
the Second, Fifth and sixth Wards In
the Caucuses-Brennan Is looming
william X. Potter.


The local political situation has greater
interest to-day for the electors than has
been seen in previous municipal contests
so far in advance of the election. The
Republicans have generally drawn their
lines so that they know just what they
are TO do and how they are to accomplish
the ends they have in view. That there
will be no opposition TO Mayor Smith,
either in the caucuses or the city conYen-
tion, is assured. That feature of the cam
paign having been determined, attention
Is turned TO the makeup of the new city
council.
The Board Of Aldermen will see many
important changes. Alderman Dyer, Of
the First ward, will not be in the field this
year He voluntarily wlthdraws, and he
will be succeeded by Col. Frank il. Olney,
now member OF the Common Council.
Alderman Douglas, of the Second ward,
feels that the pressure of law business in
his Office, caused by the elevation of his
brother 10 the bench of the Supreme
Court, will compel him To decline "a re
nomination. and he will be succeeded by
John w. Rounds, more Familiarity known
as the grandfather of the Common Coun-
ell.
Alderman McGuinness will meet with
no opposition in the Third ward, and in
the Fourth ward Alderman Winship Will
have one of the easiest walk-overs on
record.
Alderman Burrows has represented the
Fifth Ward 10 the satisfaction of his con-
stituents, but he will insist on withdraw
ing, and he will be succeeded by David K.
Burton. now member of the Common
Council
Alderman Fuller of the Sixth Ward, il
is thought, will be his own successor. The
Sixth is made up of strange conglomera-
tjon of politicians, and while the alderman
was defeated i'm the Democratic caucus
last year, he was taken up 10y the Republi-
cans and led in close but successful con-
test. IL is said that he will win this year
on account of the popularity which is at
tached to the joint committee on city
property investigation which he has been
instrumental i'm setting in motion.
Alderman Deming, of the Seventh
Ward, is another of the valuable members
of the board who insists upon withdraw
ing. and in his place will be elected James
NJ. Scott, popular member Of the West
Side Club Mr.. Scott will have hearty
support from all the voters of that ward,
for he is well liked and considered to be
an advocate of progressive movements on
the part Of the municipality.
Alderman Harris will be returned from
the Eighth Ward, and, inasmuch as Alder
Ninth Ward, that section of the city will
be represented by Arthur w. Dennis, who
was formerly president of the Common
Council. While heap of fuss has been
kicked up in the Tenth Ward it is claimed
that Alderman West will be renominated
and elected. As TO the Common Council
changes they will be many and startling,
and good deal Of guessing will be done be
fore the slate is made up Tor each of the
wards. Whatever the changes may be,
the Common Council, like the Board, will
be Republican in its complexion.
The Democrats are active, but they are
not working untedly. The McNally fac
tion, despite the eX-councilman protest
that he is not in it,, this year, are striving
hard to capture the convention. The loss
of the Second, Fifth and Sixth ward dele
cations is conceded bv McNally's friends
but tney are more than confident or cap
turing the other seven wards.
Gen Brennan is working hard against
and is beating the gew-gaw and
the tum-tum in favor of Will
liam Is. Potter, who he declares Will
beat out McNally in the caucusses, and
who he thinks will lead the party on
to great victory If McNally gets the
dump his friends will knife Potter. II
Potter does not secure the nomination,
then his friends will kill McNally. Truly,
there is balm in Gilead for the Republi-
cans of this city this year.
1t is conceded by representative men of
both parties that an independent candi-
dates would fare poorly this year. The
fate which assuredly awaits the hybrid
partys nominee in Pawtucket has put
decided damper on "A similar movement
which was under serious consideration in
in the event that no changes
we're made from the the tickets presented
for the suffrage of the people in 1890
Little is heard from the Prohibitionsts.
They have put ticket in the field but
here are few people only who know of
hat fact, and il is thought that they will
barely hold the vote they secured last
year.
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