The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-29
THE LINCOLN LIST BILL.
Mr.. Wilson's Mastery Speech in Its
Favor.
The MEASURE IS PASSED TODAY
IL is Too Good for the Democrats. Though,
and They Ought to be Gratefui-The
Biennial Elections Amendment In the
Senate.

lONs.-ElcCtlOi unu QutlluCdtlOu VI toWu
officers; the levy and assessment of per-
sonal property taxes; to establish a State
board OF assessors; to tax collateral inher-
itances; to regulate and tax building
and investment companies; to license the
erection of buildings; TO compel returns
from banks and institutions OF savings;
two acts TO raise certain revenues OF the
State and bill to amend 692 r. s., re-
lations TO deposits in saving banks, the
books for which have not been presented
tor period of twenty years. All the bills
were referred TO the committee on the
Judiciary
Several Senate bills and resolutions
were referred or passed as their nature
required. Several acts OF Incorporation
were referred TO the next legislature with
order OF notice.
A resolution to appropriate 5000 for
the purchase OF land adjecent TO the State
institutions, was indefinitlv postponed.
A bill creating a board Of fire commits
sioners in Providence, was referred TO the
committee on the judiciary.
A resolution TO change the name OF
Mary L. Hines TO Mary l.. Wheeler, was
referred TO the judiciary.
A novel act was introduced by Mr..
Lowe, at the request of the New England
Stone Cutters Association. 1t gives deal
ers in gravestones, monuments, etc, a
lien upon the same IL not paid for within
six months after they have been delivered,
etc. TO remove the same, advertise the
same at public auction and to restrain all
superintendents or owners OF burial
grounds from interfering with said re-
moval. Referred to the judiciary.
Mr.. Wilson reported back the Lincoln
Democratic enabling act, with an amend
ment. throwing out Gobeille's name and
inserting that of Charles l.. Spencer for
Representative.
Mr.. Wilson then spoke as follows:
1T again becomes our painful duty to
indulge in unwarrantsble interference in
the affairs of the town of Lincoln.
Hitherto such action has been asked for
by the Republicans of that town to pro-
tect them from the fraudulent practices
of the Democrats To-day the situation
becomes truly pathetic as we contemplate
the once naughty, INSCRIPTIONS Democ-
racy of that.thriving suburb of Pawtucket
now torn asunder by internal discus
sions. one faction of which is here before
us, piteously supplicating a Republican
General Assembly to save it from the
wiles, Vaccinations and ircompetency of
the other.
POSSIBLY as individual Republicans we
siderable degree Of complacency this
spectacle of our political opponents rend-
ing each other-and il is more than pos
sible that our sentiments during such
contemplation could be accurately ex-
pressed in the words Of the woman who
witnessed the fight between her tyranni-
cal aud abusive husband and the grizzly,
to wit: ''go in, old man, go in bear, l
don't care n cuss which licks." However
human these sentiments might DO they
are not such as should actuate a conscien-
tious and fair minded legislator.
He is continually called upon to rise
superior TO the nature which is In him
.lsl -, IL hs.A Aan d.
unusually hard one, we have succeeded in
getting there successfully, and il this
House agrees with us, the Democrats of
the town IN question witt be able, as usual
by the aid Of the customary perforated
pattern for placing the crosses, to mark
their ballots intelligently without undue
assistance from the supervisor of their
own political faith. Before voting on this
bill, however, it is proper that n state
ment should be made of the facts con-
nected with the making and filing of this
certificate.
''rhe Democratic convention from
which IL emanated was held on the even
ing of March 81. and the last moment,
when by law it could properly be filed
midnight on the 22d. The convention was
preceded by private caucus TO lay out
the work, and followed by committee of
ten, in case it got away from the control
of the leaders, under the guise of filling
vacancies, If any of the candi-
dates were unwilling to allow the
use of their names-a proceeding
which was entirely unlawful as
the law distinctly states that the certif-
cate shall contain the name of the parties
nominated by the convention or caucus,
and provides a way for them to decline to
serve after the nomination GER
tificste is filled-no attempt was
49,. a
iourned sine die about half-past
ten to make out or sign the certificate aud
the recording secretary, who says this was
the irst Office OF the kind he had ever held,
aud that he was unaware that any futhei
duties were required OF him,
was not told that his signature to any
paper would be required.
"On the following day he went about
his business, which is that of travelling
salesman, and the committee of ten, %
which the committee of 80 delegated its
duties, appointed "A subcommittee of four
and committed TO them tho duties which
the convention had shifted from its own
shoulders This committee of four seems
TO have been hampeIed only by It's own
Mr.. Gobeile for that Of Mr.. Spencer, al
though Mr.. Spencer testified that he did
not refuse to serve--and IL changed the or
der in which two of the other candidates
were nominated-these things are in evi
dence, besides these there are certain
stories which are current from reputable
sources which seem 10 indicate that q
quarrel in their own ranks is the cause ol
the trouble.
cit is reported that two of the gentle
men who were nominated by tho conven
tion had sent letters 10 the delegates de
clining To serve IL Mr.. Fitzsimmons wa,
put upon the ticket. Whether IL was th,
Intention TO knock out these contuma
cious parties by failing TO file the certi
ficate at all, or whether the scheme was tC
substitute for Mr.. Spcncer's name that o
Mr.. Gobeille who IL was known would
decline, and when such declination wa.
made to the Secretary OF State TO substi
tute again the name OF Mr.. FitLsimmon.
at "a date too late to allow the gentlemen
who objected TO him to decline under th,
law, must be n matter of conjecture, but
beyond question some scheme was To b,
worked on the Lincoln Democracy by the
parties having charge Of the filing OF The
certificate
"Evidently their couyage failed them ri
the last moment and they endeavored ~
get some kind OF n certificate into the
hands OF the SECRETARY OF state within the
time required by law. They had made no
arrangement with the secretary TO be pres
ent anywhere, at any hour TO affix his sig.