Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-17
Old Republican Workers
Refuse TO Run.
GOQDWIN'S HAND SHOWN.
lie DSwus the b. A. AS In TIE
Third Yard.

refuse to be in it this year. They seem L
think it an off year. Below are the details
First Ward.
In the first ward an entire new ticket wal
put up, the old candidates evidently no
liking the prospects.
For alderman, John y. Adams was nomi
mated, and the foloying chosen as candi
dates for councilmen; First, James L.
Bryant; second, William w. Collins; third
Fred Binford. For warden, Daniel L.
johnson WAS nominated. and for clerk
Elias A. Carpenter was chosen.
sto:nd Ward.
| There were only few In the second
ward and they didn't do anything defnite
The result was:
Chairman, Evarts G. Tyler; clerk, Will.
liam II. Barclay. The nominations fol
aldermen, comm, IN couucilmen, warden
and clerk were left with the ward com.
mittee.
Third Ward.
This ward had one Of the hardest Tough,
csucuses ever held last night As it is q
solid RI publican ward the nomination IL
usually equivalent to an election and so il
was considered that an eli elton was going
on last evening in that ward and one of
the closest fights that ever occurred there
took place.
Abram Riley was elected chairman and
Fred g. Perry, clerk.
Mayor Goodwin nominated Benz amin #.
Davis for alderman and William Ii. Has
ksll proposed the name Of II. II. Sheldon.
Charles T. Straight and J Austin French
were appointed tellers.
- Joseph T.. Jenckts took offence at those
appointments but the chairman said he
never took an, thing back. A ballot was
| taken ard when counted each had ~.
Another bsl.o, Was taken and there were
quite number challenged although there
was no check list. The final result, how.
ever, was: Davis, 70; Sheldon, 20, and
Davis won.
Alonzo + Pierce and Joseph Anderton
were places il nomination for frat council,
man. There were no challenges on this
struggle and Pierce woa. receiving Go to Ga
for Anderton aud English IIil." was
knocked out in the first round.
John T. Davis and George T Gorton
tried conclusions for second councilman
and Davis woa By 81 tp 81 for Gortol.
Gorton, however, was made happy as he
was nomi stei by scc'sma,ion for third
counc,lman.
The present iacumbents of the positions
of warden snd clerk, Joseph Swind,l- and
John Morpe,b, wer, nominated.
Fourth ward.
The dymaralize' cen lition oI the -IuD-
licsp m.chine As spNtrrt - the most
clsu, oU-, ISer.
Councilman j. Ellis White was slated
for alderman and until last evening about Z
o'cl0ck every body thought he was going to
sccept. A.sJol as the clans gathered,
bowev,r, aud it was risde kn1wn that he
would not sccept, there were long and sol.
INN faces A group was 4 ,thered together
10 one corner with J. Sewell Read In the
centre, to discus ticket Another point
that was discussed very earnestly was how
to prevent a representative of he French
Canadians from getting on the ticket with.
cut incurring their il.will. The former
was accomplished but they were not sue.
cessful in clearing their skirts from the
latter.
1t was S;l5 when the managers had
agreed upon q slate, aud Chairman Tingley
called the caucus to order. Ia order to
present Herbert A. Rice to the voters go
that they might know who their candidate
for school committee was he was asked to
read the call. After this by.plsy, Alder.
man George A. Saunders was lected chair
man and George A. Luther secretary.
j. Ellis White was nominated for alder.
man. He stepped to the front and grasped
the rail in front of the chairman, and in a
faltering speech, declined the nomiostion
II was evident that he wanted to run but
feared treachery and did not dare to.
Joseph w. Miller was then nominated
and unanimously chosen as a candidate for
alderman.
For first councilman, George S. Tingley
received the nomination without opposition.
The unanimous idea then petered out and
for second councilman. Messrs. Moses T.
Whipple and Charles +. win.low were
nominated. j. Ellis White and Curtis
Fletcher were appointed tellers. A ballot
vas ordered ami resulted as follows;
Total vote cast, 90.
Necessary for choice, ~.
whipple had, 67
Winslow bad, 20
and Whippe was declared the nominee,
Notwithstanding that evidence Of duplicate
voting in favor Of whipple were found in
the hst
Andre Blanchard and IL ons Delsny were
placed In nomipsti On for third couc Gilman.
A ballot was ordered and resulted ss fol.
loss;