The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-02
DEMOCRATIC AGONY.
The Reformers to Reform Ballot Re-
form Defeated.
STILL THEY GOT TWO WARDS.
The City Committes Now Stands SO for
Sustaining the Last Years Policy and
Is to Reform all Kinds of Reform-The
Caucuses Last Night.


usual harmonious way last evening, and
after the ballot was cast for the election
of members of the city committee, the
new-fangled reform was found to be a
mangled corpse on the battlefield. The
forces of the brigadier who tries to run
the Democratic party on the same line OF
purity and reform that controls the
would-be 2-cent Democratic organ failed
to materialize in great numbers. Save in
tn old Tenth, where the green ticket car
ried the day, and in the Fifth, where Col.
Oay bore aioft the green flag Of victory
and planted il gallantly on the tiara OF
the star-eyed goddess, the rank and file
of true Democracy gave its hearty ap-
proval to the work of last years commit
tee. The city committee now stands
80 for the old status of affairs and IL scat
tering
Down in the First Ward the fight was
deadly, and the boon companions OF last
falls campaign drew swords in the con-
test. Brother fought against brother.
but William Carroll still holds sway.
And thereby hangs tale. IL will be re.
called that Mr.. Carroll worked night and
day for Mayor Potter's election. IL Will
also be remembered that Dennis Nc
Carthy was at time an intimate friend OF
Mr.. Carroll. Mr.. Carroll had power be-
hind the throne. Mr.. Mccarthy was
recently appointed license commissioner.
These facts speak for themselves.
But lol the dream OF brotherly love
night was elected supervisor in the
first ward. and it is rumored on good
authority that his work as he walked the
floor was to distribute tickets on which
the name of Mr.. Carroll did not appear.
Mr.. Mccarthy is well known among the
dealers in the beverages that warm and
cheer the heart. Some OF them now
want their licenses renewed. Now when
Mr.. Mccarthy appears OF the floor OF the
ward room and openly opposes Mr.. Car
roll and the old city committee, he might
have some influence among such men as
want to sell liquors during the coming
year. What the old Democrats want to
know is why Mccarthy does these things,
and it is some consolation to them TO
know that he lies vanquished this morn
ing,
the new goddess of reform In the Second
Ward have vainly looked for candidates
for their ticket, and like Banquo's ghost
they appeared only in the minds OF very
few. Even at the hour of closing the
polls last night none had appeared, and
the old committee was elected unani-
mously. In the Sixth the Millerites are
lying in the trenches and above their re-
mains can be easily heard the old slogan,
The Germans are the people.
the Tenth Ward was filled with the picket
lines Of the new goddess and nearly every
man was required TO give The pass word,
'.the green ticket" before, he was ad-
mitted. Some, however, slipped in be-
tween the lines and showed their alle-
glance to the old ticket; but the green
ticket carried the day, and hereafter all
who hope to win in the Tenth Ward will
carry green chip on their shoulders.
Ward One.
The candidates on the Carroll ticket re-
ceived majorities ranging from 154 to 1I5
over their opponents. They are as fol-
William Carroll. John j. Murphv, John
T. Doyle. Mr.. O'Neil's name was on both
tickets. and Mr.. Guilduff, whose name
headed the Mccarthy ticket, received the
highest vote given his side, 225.
Ward Two.
In Ward Two it was confidently ex-
pected that a hard struggle would be
made, and early In the evening the friends
OF the regular ticket thought that the
opposition would hustle things before 10
o'clock. However, their fears proved
groundless,. ond the regular ticket was
unanimously chosen as follows: Miles A.
McNamee Thomas j. Dorney, William
w. Kirby. William II. O'Neill, John A.
Doyle.
Ward Three.
The caucus in Ward Three passed off
quietly, and large vote was cast. There
were five tickets in the field. AS result
of the count the regular ticket was
elected as follows: Thomas A Crawford,
Owen Il. Morgan. Edward Nagle, Henry
McPhillips, John j. Toole, Frank Lamb,
Patrick Burke.
Ward Four.
The regular ticket was elected in the
Fourth Ward The members are: II. T.
Mullen, George 4. Lonergan, John G.
Lally, w. Scott Sanford and Thomas f.
Lahey.
Ward Five.
In the fifth ward the caucus was con-
Quoted very quietly and there were not
more than twenty voters at any one time
ia the ward room. The ticket headed by
James X. Day was elected over the old
ward committee by majorities averaging
620 The members are Patrick j. Cur
ran, James X. Day, John r. Cooper, Will
liam j. Logan, Patrick 5. Doonan.
Ward six.
In the sixth ward all was as peaceful as
at n Republican caucus, the workers re
naming outside the rail and allowing the
voters TO choose for themselves. The
TICKET elected was as tolloWS; Bernard
McElroy, John K. Graham, Owea +.
O'Rouke, John Mooney and John 4.
Downey.
Ward Seven.
Very little interest was manifested by
the Democratic factions in this ward, the
total vote, 40, being very small. Three
tickets were in the field, aud at least one
on each of the tickets was
elected. These are the successful candi-
dates: John Doonan. Micnael Harvey,
James S. Fletcher, William Connelley,
John X. Byrne.
Ward Eight.
In Ward there was no fight and the
were elected David j. Barr,
Jr., Peter j. Lannon, John l.. Cannon,
James 4. Duffy, Michael Radigan.
Ward Nine.
In the Ninth Ward the following were
elected: Patrick w. Bowes, Francis III.
McVey, Michael III. Mulharen, Joseph A.
OBrien aud II. w. Burke. There were
five tickets In the field aud some con-
fusion was created.
Ward Ton.
The members from Ward Ten are Den
MS O'Reilly, John Muldowney, Jr., James
Farrell, Lawrence j. Coffey, Peter j. Nc
Elroy, Thomas A. Brown.
AT 10 O'Clock the voting closed with
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