The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-05
DELEGATES FOR WATSON.
The Republicans Held Enthusiastic
CaucuseS,


very large, n good sign OF the times.
Most of the aldermanic and council
members were renominnted. The dele
gates from all but one OF the wards are
understood To be IN favor OF Arthur IL.
Watson. In the Fourth ward no in
structions were given bat some OF the
members mt heart wish To show their ap-
proyal of Charles r. Paine by casting the
vote of the ward for him. There Is very
little doubt bat that Mr.. Watson Will
get the unanimous nomination.
Ward One.
Despite the inclement weather last
evening n distinetively represent ative
Republican gathering met in the First
ward-room on Wickenden street. The
ward being the home of Mr.. Watson, 1T
was almost n foregone conclusion that
the delegates chosen would be for him.
The caucus was called to order by Ar
thur H. Watson, OF the ward committee.
III. Il. Lippitt WAS scected chairman, ana
Frank II. Peabody was choseh secretary.
Delegates to the city convention were
unanimously chosen as follows: hoyai
&. Taft, Henry A. Hidden, Oliver "A.
Washburn. Jr., William Ames and Henry
Il. LippiJt. Power 20 fill vacancies was
voted James Campbell was chosen
member of the school COMMITTEES FOR
three years. For warden OF the first dis
trict Frank III. Peabody was chosen; for
clerk. John Davis. Peter III. Brown ana
II
positions in the second district.
In the council caucus Henry +. Lippitt
was chosen chairman, and +. Ill. Peabody
secretary. Frank +. Olney was nomi-
mated for alderman. For frs. second,
third and fourth councllmen respec
lively, William Il Vaughan, Clinton ID.
SelleT, Philip B. Durfee and George ii.
Wood were nominated. Adjourned.
Ward Two.
J.C. B. Woods presided over the caucus
in the Second ward aud called it To order
promptly at S o'clock. Rathbone q rd-
ner was chosen chairman and CLIFFORD ,.
| Tower, secretary. The election OF dele
! gates TO the city convention resulted In
| the following selection: Frank W. Car
penter, James L. Field, Charles A. Ca
| der, Thomas Ward and Leahder Walling.
DIR. George Is. Peck was CHOSEN as noml-
nee Tor school committeeman
| The nomination or wardens and ward
| clerks followed. William IL. Gorham be
| ing nominated as warden aud CLIFFORD >:
! Tower ward clerk in the first district, and
| Clarence &. Greene, warden, aud Charles
| T.. Smith, clerk, in the second district.
In the nominations for Alderman and
| Councilman George d. l. ,nslng was nom
! inated as Alderman without opposition.
| The names OF Edward ;. Aldrich, L.
Frank Parkhurst, Albert &. White and
| Ezekiel X Clark were presented rs can
didates for the election. No opposition
being made TO the names Messrs Park
| hurst and White, both were unanimously
| nominated. The name OF Thomas Ward
was proposed I'm opposition TO that OF Il.
X. Clarke, but on Mr. Wards withdrawal
| Mr. Clarke was chosen. Tne Hon. Henry
! J. Spooner then proposed the name Oh
Daniel w. Fink in opposition u that OF
| Edward s. Aldrich, and ,iloJ was
taken, resulting in the nomination OF
Mr.. Aldrich by vote of So To 81. There
| being no further business the caucus was
adjourned.
Ward Three.
There was a short but lively caucus in
Ward Three William McNaire was
chosen chairman, and Edwin T. Lewis,
secretary. George w. brown was NOM
mated for school committeeman for three
years. Charles >. Pettee, and Walter
Lloyd. from District /; Calvin >. Nye
and Charles +. Eddy, from District 2,
and William j. Hill from District 3,
were unanimously chosen as delegates to
the city convention. ii. l.. Gates made a
motion that the delegates be instructed
TO support Arthur III. Watson for mayor,
and the motion was carried. The nom
nations for aldermen and councilmen
was next in order, resulting IN the choice
of John ID. Frost for alderman, and foi
members OF the common council, George
| w. Kennedy, Thomas Sainsbury, Charles
L. Eddy aud Walter Lloyd. The election
of wardeus and ward clerks for the dit
|
First district-Warden, Thomas NJ
Brown; ward clerk, Charles Holt. sec
ond Warden, George L. Kelly
ward clerk, Alfred o. Makee. Thlro
district-W arden, John McArdle; ware
clerk, Joseph Il. O'Connell.
Ward Four.
In the Fourth ward the caucus wa
called To order by Charles Edward Pain
and J. William Rice was elected chair
man and ID. +. Hayden. secretary. Dele
yates to the City Convention were choser
no follows; l.. w. Palmer, George +
Barstow, T.. +. Prentiss, w. B. Frost an'
Alfred Dawson. Candidates for warden'
, and clerks were chosen as follows: flrs
district, NJ j. Najac warden, r.. L
Prentiss clerk; second district, w. III. L
; Moseley warden, j. III. lngraham clerk.
Alderman Winship was renominated b.
acclamation and George Il. Bar stow ,Josep
, III. Kendrick, George L. Pierce aud Wi
liam Millen were nominated Tor council
, men.
George II. Holmes was on the Fourt
: ! Ward Clubs list for councilman but d,
I | clinei in favor of Mr.. Mlllen, thus mar
: ing no break in the original representa
A ton.
school committeeman.
: Ward Five,
- George III. Woodley called the Ward
. caucus 10 order, and George III, Burr
{ ham was elected chairman. and +.
:, Buck clerk. The following were electe
e delegates TO the city convention, wit
n power To fill any vacsncy: Edward
b Burrows, William III. Henderson. Georg
f. Woodley, James ii. Smith ana Robel
a Bradley. Amos w. Gardner was electe
member of the school committee fC
i three years. For the first voting distr.'
s Robert L. stanton was elected wardel
o aud Edward T.. Bucklin clerk. Thomi
j. Leonard was elected warden OF "a
second district, with Joseph ID. Crime
clerk.
The City Council caucus convened IN
n mediately after adjournment, with Il
same officers presiding. Edward q. Bu
rows was nominated as Aldermanic ca
Is ddate without opposition. William
ii REYNOLDS, DAVID Burton, John w. Ang,
q ana George II. Darling were nominate
D. as candidates for Councilmen.
l. Ward Six.
- The voters in Ward Six turned out
@ greater numbers than for several year
- and yh,h there was no contest the