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

Honey-cureu Haih9
Brennan squelched; Carroll Of Paw
tucket wisely silent
Honey triumphant in part, defeated in
mart. and upheld as the one man who
went outside The State 10 collect the
ssboodle" necessary TO induce the rank ana
file of the party 10 support their lcket.
Dirty linen hung out; CHASTITY famlly
skeletons exposed; the lie given direct;
BiIlingsgate galore. Plenty of harmony
Thus tersely NAV be described the State
convention of the Democratic party,
which was held i'm Music Hall, yesterday:
1t was an all-day session ana one devoted
10 bitter personalities, examinations, re-
criminations, the giving OF the lie and the
reopening of old sores
srhe clans gathered early, and among
those early i'm the field were O'Mahoney OF
Newport. McNally, Tim lieiIernan, Boss
Carroll. Boss Brennan. and William Car
roll: the chairman OF the providence De-
mocratic city committee.
Honey aud the McNallyites were ar
ranging wires for the control OF the con-
vctfion, and they had chairman picked
cut in the person OF Charles t. German,
who came loaded with "A long speech aud
four typewriter copies Tor publication
by the press.
Brennan and Carroll were on the other
side OF the hall arranging to do up B'rer
Honey, and Good Old John" Perry was
,neandering about the big hall, looking
for the goods he had purchased. Once the
sub-ianitor OF the hall was observed peer
ing under one of the seats in the upper
BALCONY. This gave Good Old John"
courage; possibly the goods mighL have
been lett there for safe keeping. But they
weren't.
After Chairman German had concluded
his essay on Grover the Great, and the
usual family quarrel from Warwick had
been disposed OF, Brennan and Carroll
proceeded TO capture the convention for
Naruwell The Honeyites hurrahed for
Baker; but the kid-gloye element were not
in it this time and Honey's hopes were
blasted.
Tine McNally crowd rallied on the second
contest and landed "the fifth wheel of the
cosch.n as Mr.. German described himself
in declining the Senatorial nomination.,
last spring, and the Tint" ward of
Providence has the glory of furnishing the
Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor
Honors now being easy the two factions
came together in catch-as-catch-can
wrestling match for supremacy on the re-
mainder OF the ticket.
John j. Heffernan of Woonsocket took
the nomination for Secretary OF State
hands down both factions endorsed him.
Honors still easy The Brennan Carroll
faction put up Augustus >. Miller for
Attorney General, and the Honey McNally
crowd just girded up their loins and drew
their knives. Now was the time TO avenge
the cut Miller gave McNally. The knife
went in deep. Miller's political heart was
q. Slocum was declared the nominee.
Now came feeble wall for them yere
goods
The confding Good Old John" came
up smilingly TO get his package Of sweets,
even as the trusting child ambles up the
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ward of merit at the close of the year.
When "Good Old John " reached out
for the prize for which lie had satisfied his
party, "and more too," he grasped the
empty air. The tags had been shifted,
and Thomas w. Spencer of Warwick was
nominated for general treasurer.
Entertaining as had been the convention
up TO this time the richest part was yet To
come, and it came like CARLOAD OF bricks
rafting down long chute.
The Brennan-C Carroll people got through
a action to elect four delegates to the
national convention, from Providence
county and one each from the other coun-
ties. This done they landed Hugh j.
Carroll, Of Pawtucket. Francis l..
O'Reilley, OF Woonsocket, Favette r.
Bartlett, Of Burrillyille and Franklin T.
Owen, OF Scituate.
The McNally crowd were out-generalled
thus far, Notwithstanding the eloquent
stock. erstwhile Republican but now
truly good Democrat.
I Boss Brennan said that Brer Comstock
was new convert. Being such he should
do some work in the harness that would
entitle him to favors at the hands of his
new found friends before attempting TO
climb in through the cabin window and
take command OF the ship OF State.
B'rCr Comstock's maine was withdrawn:
the onslaught WAS too much for him and
his friends to stand.
Then came on the choice fight of the
afternoon, for twilight was now gather
ing. The irascible Nolan, of Newport,
who came out second best in little affair
at the Narragansett hotel on the previous
evening, when he ran up against Lorillard
Spencer. nominated Samuel Il. Honey for
fi;tn delegate
George l.. Church, of Tiverton, nomina-
ted his brother Capt. Nathaniel Is. Church.
and Senator Champlain, of New shore
ham, as the mouth-piece of Brennan, in
GOrsed Church.
Tiny Tin Heffernan, of Providence.
who was also representing a country town,
here laid for his old enemy Brennan. The
latter retaliated and Nolan jumped on
him. Brennan denounced Honey as "A
mejdlcr in the politics of other cities and
iowns than his own. and Quinn, OF War
wick, answered Brennan 10y saving that
they never had trouble in Warwick ex-
ceptlng when Brennan and his gang under
took 10 rul their caucuses in the behalf OF
some friend in Providence or Pawtucket.
Chairman Owen OF the State Central
Committee endorsed Honey aud this so
riled up Church that he paced up and
down che aisle and shouted himself hoar-e
in his denounciation of Honey and his
threats to turn Newport county If
Cap'n Church was not recognized
Hamlet O'Reilly shook his long hair and
fingers at one and the same time ana advo-
Gated Honey because the latter always
went outside the State ana secured the
siDews OF war with which the enemy were
fought
Then McNally took the floor and vehem-
emily assaiied Brennan. lie had nearly
completed the picture of terrible traitor
20 his party aud friends when Brennan
jumped TO his feet and said That's
pretty good description you are giving of
yourself, McNally."
This 50 worked on the orator that he
turned pale and asked for glass OF water,
which was supplied him, and then he pro-
coed 10 fay Brennan alive, while Calamity
O'Grady stood behind him and yelled and
shouted for McErnslly 90 20 In, while
HcferDan added the suggestion that
Brennan was blackguard aud black