The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-14
QUITE A SQUABBLE.
Democrats Are Supposed to be
Looking for Traitors.
CARROLL Is AFTER McNALLY.
A Democratic Smelling Committee Inter-
views Col. Arthyr IL. Watson to Find
Out What Mr.. McNaliy Promised
Him II He Would Reappoint Burnhsm.

During the last city election there was
good deal OF talk about some kind OF a
proposition made by certain Democrats
to Col. Arthur ii. Watson, the Republi-
can candidate for mayor, in regard TO
the license commissionership. The Demo-
cratic State Committee seems to have
taken up the matter as party issue, and
there is prospect OF quite row among
the factions. James McNally is one OF
the Democrats whom it is alleged We're at
the head ot it, aad it is said that some
thing is to come up at the next meeting
of the State Central Committee.
II seems that Mayor Carr II of Paw
tucket ard Joseph CoDgdon of Coventry,
members of the Democratic State Cen
tral Committee, are committee either
appointed by the State committee or self
constituted, to investigate the matter.
IL is not of any interest TO the Republi-
cans, but the Democrats will no doubt
fight over IL for some timey
1t was asserted that the committee I"
went TO see Col. Watson yesterday to lind
out about the matter.
Col. Watson said to-day that Mr.. Car
roll called on him aud was accompanied
by another man whom he did not know.
Mr.. Carroll asked him whe her Mr.. Nc
Nally had been TO see him previous TO his
nomination or previous to his election,
and said something about getting him
the support Of certain liquor dealers If he
would reappoint George III. Burnham
license commissioner instead OF somebody
else. He could get the support OF certain
liquor dealers and of Mr.. McNally's
friends. and also gain votes in Ward
Five.
Mr. Watson made no agreement, of
course. lie repudiated all suggestions
OF deal and IL is supposed that the in
fiuence Of the liquor dealers was carried
to Mayor Potter.
Col Watson would say very little about
the matte er as 1t was Of no concern TO
him. lie supposed it was one OF the
regular Democratic rows
The Bottom Herald has story OF IT,
which seems somewhat nike /, as it says
hat the plan of McNaily was To prevent
| he reappontmenJ Of License Commis
ioner Mccarthy. AS Mr.. Mccarthy s
erm wonid not expire during the time
| which Col. Watson would have served rs
mayor that part OF it seems TO be mud
| died.
The Democrats consider il a scheme OF
Mr. McNally's TO defeat Mayor Potter ii
appears, but that gentleman is generally
credited with having worked Loyalty for
| the Democratic mayorilty candidate.
The only Mccarthy who could be sup
| posed to have any part in II was Dennis
Il. Mccarthy, but what his relation with
Mr.. McNaliy were cannot be stated.
The present license commissioner Nc
Carthy was appointed by Mayor Potter
| as the result OF political promise and
| he is opposed by many Democrats but
cannot be removed, or could not have
| been il Mr. Watson had been elected, ex-
| cept for cause.
1t is a custom TO appoint two commits
sioners from the Mayors party aud one
from the opposing party, SO that Mr.
| Burnham, IL not re-appolnted would nat
urally be succeeded by a Republican
Whether Mayor Potter will re-appoint
him or whether he "as some Kind of al
agreement to apo mt someol le ess cannot
| be stated.
Mr. Burnham is probably the most sue
| cessful il not the most popular license
commiss ioner the city has mad and al
| though Col. Watson has not said SO ht
would have been likely to have reap
| pointed him without any kind Of a deal
| Chairman Owen of the Democratic
State Central Committee was asked
about the matter today. and said that
he knew nothing about IT, lie had heard
something said about it but knew moth
ing personally.