The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-01

ward and city committees were held i'm
the various wards last evening and re-
suited in the election of Cleveland, Ward
well aud Carroll delegates from all the
wards. In the second and fifth wards
there were contests for the control Of the
ward by opposing factions. and to such an
extent was this carried in the second ward
that ballot box stufiing was resorted to.
First Ward.
John j. Mclaughlin, chairman OF the
ward committee, called the meeting TO
order. Hugh j. Carroll was elected chair
man and Thomas Callaghan, secretary.
The following were elected delegates TO
the State convention: Hugh j. Carroll,
Elisha w. Bucklin, John +. McAlevy.
The following ward committee was elected:
John j. Mclaughlin. Elisha w. BucKlin,
Henry Allendorf, Edward j. McCaughey,
Thomas Kelley. The following persons
were appointed committee to assist the
ward committee ia their work: Louis St.
GODDARD, Bernard Cooney; John Pigott,
Cavanaugh, Edward Gormley, Thomas
Doran, Edward NJ Cahill Charles l. Nc
Alice. Thomas Ryan, Edward j. Walsh,
Thomas Gallagher, Thomas Vance,
Thomas Leonard, George j. Cunliffe, Her
man V. Babcock, William Mulligan, Ed
William NJ. Gran, Owen Darcy, Michael
Murray Daniel Vance, Gerald Dougherty.
Second Ward.
Capt. Francis Conlon called the meet
ing 10 order Joseph III. McCaugbey was
elected secretary. For first delegate
Henry c. McDuff and John Coyle were
nominated rs staunch Carroll men and
Mr.. Coyle was elected by ballot. For
second delegate Bernard T. Lennon, an
anti-Carroll ward man, and Edward
O'Brien, a Carroll ward man, were nomi-
mated. A ballot was taken, and ballots
for Lennon were dropped into the box by
the handful. From this point the hub
bub was SO great that nobody could be
heard and nothing could be done, SO the
chairman put the motion that the second
delegate be elected by acclamation, and
declared il carried. Edward O'Brien was
then declared elected second delegate by
acclamation, although shouts for both
men were about as loud. Mr.. Lennon
was elected third delegate.
The following ward committee was
elected: Thomas K. Meehan, Edward Nc
Caughey. Edward McPoland, William III.
Hayes, Edmund A. Ryan.
Third Ward.
A fair-sized crowd hai gathered in this
ward when John O'Donnell. chairman of
the ward committee, called the meeting 10
order. Mr.. O'Donnell was made chair
man of tie meeting. and Michael +. Cav
anagh, clerk. Amos ID, Arnold, Olney
Arnold and Daniel w. Ashton were elect
ed delegates TO the State convention. The
election of a ward committee called forth
a contest, but the following were finally
elected: John O'Donnell John II. Sulli-
van, Andrew Grimes, James Moran, John
Donnelly.
Fourth Ward.
Daniel +. Mullen, chairman of the ward
committee called about fifty citizens 10
order and read the call. The following
delegates to the convention were elected
without opposition as follows: Frank
AfIlick, Bernard McCabe, Thomas w.
Robinson; ward and city committee, Dan
iel f. Mullen, Frank Affiick, Bernard Nc
Cabe, John j. Devlin, Edward III. Carney.
Martin +. Moriarty was chosen chairman
rotary.
Fifth Ward.
The meeting was called to order bv
Daniel 4. Harold. The caucus from the
first was highly exciting, the fight being
between the O'Brien and Clark factions
Joseph 4. Carney was elected chairman
and Joseph B. Hunt, secretary A ballot
was taken, and a voter caught in the act
of putting more than one ballot in the
box. A hubbub followed, another ballot
was taken. and the Clark faction won.
After the first delegate was chosen the
check list was used. Delegates were
chosen as follows: Frank O'Reilley, Johu
Boyle, Hugh j. Clarke: ward committee,
Daniel f. Moren, Frank Martin. Charles
H. Sexton, James Clark, Robert Casey.
In the District Court.
Patrick Doran was before the court
again this morning charged with an
assault upon Michael Mcconnell. lie
pleaded not guilty and his case was CON
tinued
John Ward was fined IS and costs for
defacing a building. Peter Cassidy was
fined - and costs for drunkenness. Both
were committed
Installation of Onicers.
Pawtucket Branch of the British Ameri-
can Association installed their officers for
the ensuing year last evening the install
lation ceremonies being performed by :.
&. President Henry j. Dubois, assisted by
a number OF the grand officers. The fol-
lowing officers were installed President
Robert Padley; vice-president Joseph
Anderton; treasurer, James H. Batty
secretary. George w Dewsnap; messen-
ger, Joseph Rhodes; sentiHai, Edward
Maxim.
The Garfield Clubs Concert
Another concert was given in Music
Hall last evening, under the auspices of
the Garfield Club, by the Tufts College
Glee Club and the Brown University
1,lC0 persons were assembled in the hall,
and this fact, together with the high
grade of the entertainment and the entire
satisfaction which it afforded, is ample
proof OF the complete success Of the ven
ture, financially and otherwise The CON
cert was heartily appreciated. nearly
every number being enconed.
An Open Meeting of the Temple Of Honor.
Nonparrcl Temple of Honor together
with Lincoln Social Temple of Honor held
an open meeting last evening, at which
visitors from Twilight Temple of Honor,
No. 81, and Garfield Social, Temple OF
Honor, No. l3, of Central Falls were pres
ent.
Points of Interest.
At the regular meeting of Tower Post,
No. II, g.. A. r., last evening, the new
code of bylaws were adopted as "a whole
Next Monday evening a paper will be read
by "A member OF the Post.
The Woodlawn Abstainers' Union met
last evening and initiated two candidates
aud received iour app.icai ions for mem
bership Readings were given 10y Mrs
Lapham aud songs by Mr. Muir. Next
sunday the Union will again attend the
Thompson VI. T. Church. when the Rev