Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-10-08
General Caucus Called
For Monday Night.
ADDRESS TO DEMOCRATS.
Daniel Sugrue Captured yesterday in
Ho,yoke, Mass.


Lincoln are usually quite interesting, and
this one viii, no doubt, prove as much so
as IT'S predecessors. Especial interest at
taches to this caucas from the fact that it
i3 for the Democrats Of the entire town,
"a general caucus Of ali the Jeffersonian
electors.
I~Wlll be remembered that early in the
resent year a resolution was adopted at
general meeting OF the Democrats, held
In Temperance Hall, providing for the
abolition OF the general caucus and es-
tablishing a system OF district caucuses.
Tho new method OF determining the will
OF the party members worked very well in
some respects and in the main gave quite
common satisfaction. True, there were
somo features connected with the new
order of things which did not commend
themselves to the masses Of the voters, or
meet the approval OF those most solicitous
of the party's welfare. One difficulty ex-
pcrieuccd was the securing Of suitable and
convenient places in the several districts
i'm which 20 hold meetings. In at least
one Cistrlct-No 4, LousIale-, it was
found necessary TO go outside the town
for meeting place, as the only building
at all lifted for gatherings OF the kind is
the property OF the Lonsdale Company
and, under present conditions, it is TO be
obtained by Republicans only. With the
knowledge OF those facts, ii is surprising
q many that general caucus should now
be called TO elect delegates, instead of
choosing them at seven different caucuses.
E.
action in ordering a general caucus ara
easily explained and are based on q
| thorough knowledge OF the party's needs
| and an honest desire for party welfare
and success. Said a prominent member OF
| the committee, and an able and trusted
| worker for the party, to a TRIBUNE re-
| porter this morning:
! eyes, we are to have one meeting in
stead OF seven. A larger majority of the
committee deem II best so at this time.
! It should be understood, however, that
| there is no thought on the part OF COM
mittce OF going back TO general c.ucuses
as q common thing. 1t is for this time
| only, so far rs know, unless the judg-
| mont OF the committee should decide
| otherwise i'm the future. The reasons for
/ n general meeting were fully di--assed by
! the committee before the vote was taken
and the vote was unanimous. 1t is not
necessary TO publish the reasons of the
committee, but they will b1 given to the
! voters mt the caucus. The vote OF the
party last Spring c. the caucus matter
was given full CON deration, but it was
decided that now lditions and unusual
circumstances gave the committee, which
is clothed with large powers, the right to
change the existing order Of things, in
tho interest OF party unity and conse-
! qucnt success.
"Thcro is an evident purpose on the
part OF our opponents, the Republicans,
| aided by few revenue Democrats, to
make capital out OF tho change in tho
| caucuscs by charging the Town Commit
| teo with overriding the expressed wish OF
| the party; but this thing will fail in view
| OF the facts, which viii be made clear at
the caucus, that the committee has acted
with a purpose single to the party's
good"
Every Democrat should be in attendance
at the caucus on Monday evening and as
| sisted In the selection Of delegates.
An Address.
! The following was issued today.
TO the Democratic electors Of the town
OF Lincoln: Pursuant to a vote passed by
! the Democratic electors OF the town of
! Lincoln i'm caucus assembled on the even-
| ing Of February %, 1892, whereby all
! future caucuscs OF said party were to be
! held IN districts, under district calls, and
! DELEGATES chosen to represent said dis
! trict I'm n town convention, date and place
! OF holding said convention, together with
! tho object for which said convention is
/ called TO be plainly stated in the district
calls, and it appearing that the Democratic
Town Committee has utterly ignored the
rights and privileges Of the votes guaran-
| tccd under tho said vote by ordering a
! general caucus" for Monday evening,
! October TO- 1892, 20 be held In no Town
| Hall no Central Falls, we, the undersigned,
! committee OF citizens, believing that such
| action on the part OF the Democratic Town
| Committee is Illegal and contrary to the
wishes Of the voters, hereby request that
an qualified electors meet in caucus in the
various districts where they reside, i'm
the accustomed places or such other as
they may hereafter designate, and that the
said district caucuses be holden on Mon
| day evening, October 10, 1892, at S o'clock
! for the purpose of choosing Ave delegates
| each t1 attend Town Convention, to- be
! holden the Town Hall no Central Falls, on
| Tuesday evening, October II, 1872, at ISght
| o'cIr,.. aid convention to elect twelve
! dcie..f.. GO represent the town OF Lincoln
! iu tlr ....o and District Conventions to
| br holden I'm Music Hall, Providence, on
Wednesday, October II, 1892, at n o'clock
| q. rm. Signed by twenty Democratic
| electors.
Interesting Items.
Daniel Sugrue, who assaulted stick"
Mccarthy last Summer, was captured
yesterday in uolyoke. Officer lIuling
started for there this morning to bring
him back.