The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-10
REPUBLICAN cAUCUSES.
Delegates to the City and State
Conventions Chosen.
THE CONVENTION TOMORROW.
In One or Two Wards the Delegates
Were instructed for ID. Russell Brown
hut Most are Uninstructed-The First
Ward for Ladd.

all the wards last night, aud proceeded
ouietly and promptly as usual. The dele
gates 20 the State convention were In
structed i'm only one or two wards, but
most of them arc probably for d. Russell
Brown for first choice.
The First Ward.
There was n remarkably good attend
ance at last nights caucus. IL was n
catherinp of representative business men
and they made quick work of the business
they had on hand.
The meeting was called TO order by Col.
Arthur H. Watson, Mr.. Henry +. Lippitt
was chosen as chairman and IL. Martin
Brown as clerk.
Col. Frank +. Olney nominated for
delegates to the State convention Gen.
William Ames. Col Arthur II. Watson
and Mr.. Frank +. Carpenter, and they
were unanimously elected.
For delegates to the CITY convention ex-
Alderman Ross nominated the following
gentlemen and they were elected: George
H. Wood. John III. Gregory. II. n. Glezen,
1T. =. Bucklin and Dennis ID. Donovan.
For city committee Messrs. A. III. Wat
son. +. +. Olney, G.. ii. Wood, K. +. Car
penter and John r. Arnold.
The delegates to the state convention
will. in compliment to Gov. Ladd, who is
a resident of tins ward, vote to renominate
him.
The Second Ward.
The Second Ward Republicans convened
at s O'Clock last evening. J. G. b. Woods
calling the assembly to order. George ID.
Lansing was chosen chairman and Cliff
ford s. Tower secretary. Michael L. Fitz-
gerald, George II. Heathcote and Clifford
s. Tower were elected az delegates TO the
State convention. Five delegates, Clar-
ence ID. Rogers, William S. George, J. ;.
kellogg, Charles A. Barton and William
s. Potter were elected for the Republican
city convention. j. 9. Il. Woods, John
Heathcote, Samuel T. Douglas, David w.
Fink and Henry Rogers were nominated
for the city committee.
The Third Ward.
George w. Kennedy was chairman of n
Third Ward caucus and Herbert Goff
secretary. The delegates to the State con-
yention are A.: w. Smith, Charles Z.
Eddy and S. Erastus Merchant. Dele
gates to the city convention, B. +. Wes-
lev, C. +. Eddy, Martin L.. Carey, George
NJ Gardiner and Calvin l.. Nye. There
was contest for the membership OF the
CITY committee. Charles S. Pettee, Will
liam A. Manchester. George w. Brown
the first district. The result of the ballot
was, Pettee, 81; Manchester, 81; Brown,
40. and Holt Al, which elected the first
two.
In the second district Hobart L. Gates
got 6l votes to 3S for Henry 4. Carpenter
and Charles f; Slocnm was the second
choice. Albert r. Roberts VIII represent
the third district.
The delegates to the State Convention
were instructed to vote first for ID. Russell
Brown.
Tho Fourth Ward.
In the Fourth Ward caucus, held in the
Fountain Street schoolhouse, w. B. w.
Hallett was elected chairman and Daniel
Il. Hayden, clerk. The solid men of the
ward were ont in force and all present ex,
pressed n Willingness to set aside personal
ambition in order to infuse new blood into
the committee from the ward.
y The Fourth Ward Republican Club sub
mitted a set of names for the considera-
tion of the caucus, and the member pre-
Eced the reading OF them by an explana-
tion that the club sent the names because
It considered the gentlemen mentioned as
faithful workers for the party who would
exert every effort to bring out the full
vote of the ward and sustain its reputa-
tion as one of the strongest Republican sec
tions of the city. II the caucus thought
differently from the ward club, the
speaker said, in conclusion, there would
be no lack OF zeal on the part of the men
who failed to get place on the COM
mittees.
The delegates to the State convention
will be Charles Edward Paine, Walter Il.
Frost and Stillman White. To the city
convention, Charles A. Wilson, Harlan A.
Breckenridge, Lewis L. Williams, George
ii. Holmes, Thomas l.. Hutchins.
Members OF the city committee will be
Charles Edward Paine, DIR. j. c. Bud
long, Herbert M. Shove, Lucian w. Pal
mer, i. J. Collamore.
The delegates were empowered to fill
any vacancies that might occur.
The Fifth Ward.
In the Fifth Ward the chairman was
Joseph d. Grinnell, secretary, James II.
Smith.
Delegates to the State Convention,
Fred /. Marcy and Marinus w. Gardner
Delegates to City Convention, George f.
Schmitt, r. s. stanton, Walter w. Burn
ham.
The city committee, George F. Woodley,
William A. Cranston, Roswell &. Smith,
Louis Schmitt, Daniel ID. Buckln, Jr
The delegates were empowered TO fill va
Cancies.
. The Sixth Ward.
The caucus in the Sixth Ward passed off
quietly and without event. There were
about fifty voters i'm the ward room on
Blackstone street when the caucus was
called to order few minutes after s
o'clock. Frank :. Arnold was elected
chairman and Frederick Rueckert. secre-
tary. The delegates in the State Conven-
tion TO be held on the 10Th were Frank :.
Arnold and Frederick Rueckert.
Those delegates were elected 10 the city
convention, John l.. Remlnger, Frank :.
Arnold, Samuel A. Bennett, Robert j.
nacmair. Isreal b. Mason.
The city members of the city committee
were chosen as follows: William Ligh-
ton, Thomas II. Hudson. Edward Sails
bury and Gustayous Is. Burlingame. The
delegates 10 the State Convention 20 un-
instructed.
The Seventh Ward.
The caucus in the Seventh Ward was
called 20 order by Col Elisha H. Rock
well, aud j. NJ. Scott was elected chair
man, aud Charles :. Jenckes secretary.
For delegates TO the State convention,
Henry L. Root and David VI. Thompson
were chosen, and for delegates TO the city
convention Lewis T.. Davis. Albert l.. An
fhony. Charles VI. rhurber, Walter III.
Manchester and II. Frank Payton. The
following were chosen members OF the
city committee Charles II. 1hurber.
Reuben :. Bemis, William II. knight,
Frank 4. Pearce and George ii. Bates.