The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-02
THIS ISISABUSY DAY
Mayor Honey Talks About the
Memorial.
SQUABLE In The HOUSE
Mr.. Honey Has Some Suggestions
for the Speaker.
HE IS COURTEOUSLY HEARD.
Lots OF Corporation Bills PasSed in tho
senate-Gov. Brown Congratulated -
The Murphy Matter - Comments of
tho Citizens.
HE IS C0URTEOUSLy HEARD.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEws.l

ESPECIAL TO THE NEwsl
NEWPORT, June 2.-There were two sem
sations here yesterday after the NEWS ac-
count closed. One was when James
Murphy. ex-town solicitor of Lincoln,
was stricken from the list on account of
his signing the Democratic nomination
papers of Lincoln without looking at it
and knowing that the law had not been
observed.
The Democrats took the ground that
Murphy had made q mistake and
wouldn't do so any more, but the delibera-
tion and knowledge with which the deed
was done, as shown by his own confes-
sion, offset the plea, and Mr.. Murphy's
name was not included.
The other sensation was the presenta-
tion just before adjournment by Mr.. Will
son OF East Providence of the following
memorial drafted by Judge Bosworth OF
memorialists
1892:
The undersigned, qualified electors of
the city Of Newport. in the county OF
Newport. aud said State, at the elections
holden in said city of Newport on the 9th
and 18th days of April, 1892. for the mem-
bers of the General Assembly, respect
fully represent that at said election.
holden on said 9th day of April, A. D.,
1892, William p. Clarke, William b.
Franklin and Philip Stevens were can
Brown, Samuel 6. Brown, Samuel r. r
Honey and Charles Pinard were candi-
dates for second representative: Joseph p.
Cotton, James S. hazard and Edward c.
Riggs were candidates for third
TTspressntatiywe; John John II; ,Cso Crosby
Benjamin w. Pearce and John ).
resentative, and Stephen S. Albro, Jere-
miah w. Horton, George Gordon King
and Frederick w. Sprague were candi-
dates for fifth Representative: That at
said election holden on said 9th day OF
April as aforesaid candidates were bal
loted for; that after the polls were closed
the ballots cast at said election were
counted by the wardens OF the respective
wards in said city, and as so counted the
results showed that there was no election
of either of said candidates, with the ex-
ception of John II. Crosby, candidate for
fourth Representative.
That afterwards, on the 7th day OF
April, A. d., 1892 said ballots cast in said
election were counted by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen OF said city of New
port: that as a result OF said count said
William Z. Clarke was declared elected
first Representative by u majority of
three votes, ana said John III. Crosby was
declared elected fourth Representative by
a majority of eighteen votes, and that
thereupon said Board of Aldermen
ordered new election to be holden on the
18th day of April, A. d.. 1892, for second,
third pnd fifth representatives.
Your memorialists further show that
said election was holden on the said l2th
day of April, A. -. 1892, and at that said
election all Of said candidates for second.
third and fifth Representatives, herein
before named were ballotted for; that
after the polls were closed the ballots
cast at said election were counted by the
wardens in said respective wards, and also
the counted result showed that James 5.
Hazard was elected third Representative
by eleven majority, and that there was
no election for either third or fifth Re-
preventative; that afterwards, on the 18th
day of April, A. ID. 1892, said Mayor and
Board of Aldermen counted the ballots
cast at said election holden on said 18th
day of April; that as a result of said
counts Samuel H. Honey was elected
second Representative by 10 majority,
James S. Hazard third Representative
by 81 majority, and George Gordon King
fifth Representative by 10 majority.
And your memorialists further respect
fully represent that at said election held
on the 18th day of April, A. d.. 1892, there
existed a vacancy in the Office of one the
Republican supervisors of the Fifth Ward
in said city, which said vacancy there be-
fore that time was called to the attention
of the Mayor of said city, and although
said Mayor, upon request, promised to
fill said vacancy, said vacancy remained
untitled, and said election was holden
with two Democratic and one Republican
supervisors in said Fifth Ward that Mt
said elections said Democratic wardens
and supervisors in said Fifth Ward. and
A na.x e.n Vxt In ha !,
and other wards were guilty Of corrupt,
fraudulent and Illegal practices in
the performance OF their duties !;
that said wardens and supervisors
i'm said Fifth Ward were guilty as
aforesaid to such degree rs to render
IL impossible to ascertain the number OF
ballots fairly and legally cast therein;
that said Samuel X. Honey and others,
acting i'm the interest of the candidates
| declared elected, on the days OF said cleo
tions, and all divers times uttered divers
threats against the welfare of divers of
the qualified electors of said city for the
purpose of inducing said electors TO vote
Tor said Clarke, Honey, Hazard, Crosby
and King, and against the other candi-
dates hereintofore named and the divers
ways did intimidate and improperly In
terfere with certain OF said qualified cleo
tors for the purpose aforesaid; and that
certain persons disqualified and having
no right to vote In said elections did cast
their ballots in said elections for said per-
sons declared elected as aforesaid, and
that said ballots SO cast were counted.
And your memorialists further repre-
sent that the so-called official counts by
said Mayor aud Board of Aldermen were
incorrect and fraudulent. and IL fairly
made, would not have shown that the
persons declared elected as aforesaid,
we're elected To the Offices for lwhieh-they
were candidates.
And your memorialists further repre-
sent that said William II. Clarke. Samuel
X. Honey, James >. Hazard, John III.
Crosby and George Gordon King, de-
clared elected as First, Second, Third,
Fourth, and Fifth Representatives, re-
spectively. as aforesaid, were not elected
10 said offices, that said elections and the
official counts by said Mayor and Board