The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-20
CARPENTER SAYS I" NO."
He Declines the Aldermanlc Nomina-
tion With Thanks.
REMEMBERS THE LAST CAUCUS.
"Respectable Element of the Tenth ."
Still Looking for n Candidate-Wiil
Have Nothing More to Do With Mr..
CoveII-Gorman Mentioned as "A Last
Resort-other Olneyviiie News.

Inc selI-Styleu rtspecldDlt eicuicho VI
the Tenth Ward" held another meeting
last night.
This time IL was a union meeting OF the
Thurman Tenth Ward Democratic and
North End Hackett clubs. They convened
at Canavan's vacant dry goods store on
Bergen street. There were forty-fve OF
them all told, and included such we'll
known characters and old political war
horses in the Tenth ms Bill McGale, Capt.
Bernard Hackett, Bernard Owens, VIII
liam Garrett, II. A. Dunno, William III.
Ryan and Billy McKenna.
They are no nearer the light now than
they were month ago. and IL certainly
looks as If they would go To the caucus
next month with no head TO the ticket.
Nobody has yet been found who will con
sent To run. All those approached have
declined with thanks, and they have de-
cided that they will have nothing more to
do with Councilman Covell.
When the meeting was called To order
George B. Johnson was elected chairman,
and James Murray, secretary. A COM
mittee of ten was appointed to wait upon
Mr.. Alvah Carpenter Immediately at his
residence and request him TO reconsider
and accept the nomination for alderman.
The committee retired, returned, and then
j. c. Monaghan announced that Mr.. Car
penter had declined most emphatically TO
have his name in any way attached To the
ticket, for which conduct he gave salts
factory reasons 1t was then set afioat IN
the assembly that in case they were
driven TO a final resource, there was
a man who In such an emergency only, had
signiiied his willingness 10 run, and that
he could sweep the ward. A motion was
made at this juncture that Charles r..
German be made To accept, even against
his will" the nomination. After consid-
cradle debate an amendment was made
that the same committee who had waited
on Mr. Carpenter should also visit Mr..
German and discuss the situation over with
him, before taking any decisive step The
motion 10 nominate the council ticket was
argued pro and con, and finally carried.
The names of Mr.. j. DeignaIS~and Daniel
O'Leary for the Olneyville district, the
two decided on at the Sunday conference,
were put before the house, and were car
ried. George b. johnson was then nomi-
mated for the Mount Pleasant district, and
Timothy Malloy for Smiths Hill.
OF the Council ticket nominated Mr..
O'Leary is not a property voter and conse-
ticket, and Mr.. Johnson says that under
no circumstances will he consent TO allow
his name TO go AZ the state.
Looking at last nights meeting through
the miscroscope OF facts. the only thing
accomplished was the choosing Of two men
for the Council ticket.
Mr.. Carpenter will not under any pres
sure allow his name to be presented at the
caucus. lie was candidate for nomina-
tion for the Council last year on the Mon
Afghan ticket and when the latter was de-
feated In the caucus he bolted with his
followers from the ward room 10 get
signatures TO an independent nomination
paper, leaving the rest OF the men on his
ticket to take care of themselves.
Mr.. Carpenter was one of these and IL Is
doubtless remembering the showing un-
der " that he received at that caucus that
makes him SO emphatic in declining To al
low his name TO be put on another ticket
backed by the same faction which deserted
him last fall
When the meeting adjourned IL was sub
ject to the call of the chair, and between
now and the next meeting there will be "A
general securing of the ward to find some
body who is willing TO take his chances in
downing the West-Covell ticket.
Fracas stopped by the Appearance Of u
"BIue Coat"
Last night about l2 o'clock, n crowd of
men, evidently under the influence of
liquor, were standing in front of n saloon
on High street A big fellow walked up
TO one of the offenders and questioned his
right To use such words, and scuffie was
then started, which might have resulted
disastrously for one of the participants
but for the appearance of the policeman a
short distance off.
The party dispersed, but not before the
big fellow had shaken his less doughty
antagonist in lively manner dragged
him about fifteen yards, and then dropped
him. The fellow, unawares of the pres
ence OF the law, was loud in his protest
ations against such treatment, but on
being asked by the officer what was the
matter with him. in a very crestfallen
manner betook himself of.
University Extension.
Enough enthusiasm had been enlisted
in the lecture course to make IL u success
and the first class on the subject of litera-
ture was last night held in the Library
building, Olneyville Square. About fifty
six tickets were represented and many
holding them were absent owing to per-
sonal causes.
Mr.. Currier, president of the center, in
troduced Prof. Langdon, of Brown Uni
versity, who gave a brief program of the
aud said that he would confine himself TO
poetry, treating il from the time of
Spencer TO that of Tennyson and Brown
ing.
This lecture may, or may not be, accord
ing To the discretion of the executive com
committee, considered rs one of the
twelve, or IL may be considered only an
Introductory one.
No classic work was done. and this will
he initiated next Monday evening. Many
complained of not being able To hear, and
IL was thought that the acoustics of the
room were defective, 50 IL was thought
by chonging the present order of the seats,
this fault might be remedied.
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