The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-28
THEY HAVE VEACANDIDATE.
William J. Burton Will Head the
Boilers Ticket in the Tenth.
EVERYTHING Is SERENE NOW,
Cleveland Club Ratifies the Work Of
Committee-Balance of the Slate Com
plete-voters Advised to Keep Away
From the Caucusses and Work at the
Polls.

Again the war-whoop has been sounded
in the Tenth, and let Messrs. West and
Covell tremble, for their opponents are
bound that when this campaign is thing
of the past their scalps shall be dangling
at the belts of the men they have kept out
of Office so long.
This time it is the Cleveland Club Of
Smiths Hill, which has put the war-paint
on and declared that it will be war TO the
knife from this out. Such was the spirit
clubs headquarters on Smith street last
night. Beside putting the feather
edge on their scalping knife it was
meeting Of general rejoicing, for
they had at last found a man
who was willing to head their
ticket. They think they are certain
that he will carry their standard TO
victory in the coming election. This was
the unanimous sentiment of the fifty
voters, comprising the Smith Hill end of
the opposition party in the Tenth ward.
w. H. Garrett, one of the committee of
ten appointed at the union meeting a
week ago. announced that the committee
had done its duty by its following 1t had
agreed upon a complete ticket, and all the
candidates for the nomination had eX-
pressed their willingness to tackle the jib.
The slate as made up by the committee is
William j. Burton for Alderman. John
III. McEvoy, NJ. j. Degnan Councilmen for
Olneyville, Col. James III. McGann for Mt.
Pleasant and Timothy Malloy for Smiths
Hill.
John O'Neil moved that the ticket be
ratified. and il was. Another voter asked
whether or not they intended going TO the
caucus with this slate, or staying away
and going TO the polls with their men on n
straight nomination paper.
This point Mr. Garrett said had not
been definitely settled. Then there was a
general expression of opinion as To which
was the best way out of the dilemma, aud
IL was the unanimous verdict that If they
hoped for success at the polls they had bet
ter keep away from the caucuses. Messrs.
Doherty, O'Neill and Dunn spoke at con
siderable length about the evils of "A Tenth
Ward caucus, and seemed to think that IL
would be better for the cause If they
stayed away and held sort of caucus of
their own where the ticket could be rati-
fled 10y. all willing TO oppose the West
Covell faction, and then 90 10 the polls on
a straight nomination paper.
After this expression of sentiment Mr..
Garrett offered resolution TO the effect
that IL was the sense of the Cleveland Club
that they keep away from the caucusses,
which was adopted, and it remains To bc
seen whether their companions in the
other two districts do likewise.
Timothy Helfernan and his companion
were expected TO be present and address
the meeting on Politics in the Tenth"
but failed 10 put in an appearance.
After the meeting their was some little
dissatisfaction shown by few of the club
who thought that a stronger man than
Mr.. Burton should have been secured.
He had lived in the ward
n comparatively short time, and was
unknown TO the big majority of voters in
the ward.