The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-22
THERE'S NO COMMITTEE
The Meeting at the Y. M. c. A. Was
a Rather Lively One.
WHAT BISHOP CLARK SAID.
The Question of Expenses Was One Of
the Chief Topics and &34 Was Added
TO the Eighteen Cents in the Treasury
Bishop Clark Suggests the Election Of
Mayor Who Is willing to Serve.

The long-expected mass meeting to de-
eide who shoul stand at the helm In the
work of purifying the moral atmosphere
OF Providence. assembled last night at
they. NJ. C. a. Hall. The attendance at
the beginning was not very encouraging
" large. but as the minutes rolled by the
number gradually increased, and before
the meeting dispersed fully $50 were as
sembled. Enthusiasm was manifested
from he beginning OF the meet
thoroughly aroused and thoroughly
determined to level the standards OF vice
was plainly manifest The special OBJ
ject OF the meeting was the election OF
the nominees for the law and order COM
mittee OF 100 The committee of nine
chosen last Wednesday to nominate the
candidates for the committee OF 100 has
been engaged for week in the task of
selecting the names and were ready to
report upon the results of their work.
After prayer and the reading OF the
records OF the last meeting, the chairman
OF the nominating committee, DIR. X. l..
Green presented the report OF thel= work.
DIR. Greene's Report
The committee on the nomination of
the committee of one hundred has no
,vrittan report to make except n verbal
one. aud it is brief. The committee has
had three sittings aud has prov q very
conservative. 1t has moved slowly aud
deliberately, and has endeavored by use
of all the information it could get TO
select the wisest and best citizens TO
serve.
Every man selected has been seen per-
sonally. and no name has been put on the
list until he has consented TO serve. The
members Of the committee have been sur
prised TO see how willing men are to
Sla-.
and Others unable to serve have signified
their sorrow.
.sOut of all the men we have seen only
thirteen have declined, and OF this num-
ber eleven have expressed sorrow. Many
men have offered TO contribute money for
carrying on this work.
II have two or three encouraging facts
to report. First. list OF all the dives In
the city, and of the names of ali property
holders where these dives exist have been
offered.
ALREADY some of the property holders
have notified tenants to vacate. APP
plause.l am Informed that number
Of them have left the city"
Some of them are said TO have gone to
New York city.
'sYou may have noticed that objection
able pictures have been taken from the
bill boards.
"a prize fight which was advertised is
not To take place on statement Of the
chief OF police, and / believe he means
what he says.
"An extension of time is needed TO
complete the nomination of this com
mittee of one hundred. No small amount
of work Is to be done. We have a good
list, but If the time is extended we pre-
fer not to give any names"
The report was aocep ed and an exten-
sion OF time was granted.
Mr.. Conant then presented the follow
ina resolul ions:
Resolved, That while we DO not desire to antIci-
pate at ali the work OF the committee OF 100 cit-
The presentation Of the work TO be undortakea b.
them that only such methods will be pursued as
Rs,oiced, That in the carrying forward of the
earnestly solicit the hearty cooperation OF all good
snd aw-sbding citizens as well as the properly
Rssolrsd. That these resolutions be printed for
distribution. together with the subs ance OF Bishop
Clarks remarkable letter.
On motion of DIR. Horton the resolu-
tion was taken up and discussed section
by section.
What DIR. Horton Said.
DR.. Horton maintained that the first
section of the resolution should be SO
worded as TO express the idea that il is
not the desire but the settled conviction
OF the community that such methods
would be adopted as would meet the ap-
proval of every thoughtful and discern
Ing citizen.
On uote OF the assembly the first reso-
luton was lost.
The second resolution was tabled.
The tabling of the second resolution
carried the Others with it,
A. X. Benson OF the Stewart Street
Baptist Church presented n resolution
thanking the Young Mems Christian As
soclation Tor the use or their room during
the several meetings. This was adopted
On vote OF the assembly Daniel G.
Wood was elected treasurer of the com
mittee of 100. but owing To the response
bilities devOlving upon Mr.. Wood in the
work of the committee, be was Obliged
10 decline. The motion was reconsidered
and James l.. Bennett was elected TO fill
the Office.
Methods for Raising Money.
The question of the best methods for
raising money to defray the expenses OF
the committee was then taken up and
discussed
Mr. Conant reported IS cents left ON
hand out OF So2s previously raised by
collection.
DR.. Horton expressed IL as his opinion
that il was rather premature To consider
the raising of incidental expenses as the
creditors were not pressing the COMMITTEES
just at present.
IL was suggested that a number of citi.
sens offer 60 subscribe 81 each TO defray
the expenses OF the committee OF nine.
Twenty-Five stood up ia response to the
appeal. The assembly was then can
vassed and envelopes were handed to each
one OF he audience, with the request that
the names OF the donors and the amount
subscribed be placed therein.
IL was moved by Mr.. Tallman that
when the committee adjourn IL be sub
ject to the call OF the committee of nine.
This motion as carried.
Bishop Clark was then introduced and
spoke AT SONS length.
Bishop Cisrk's speech.
1T is a very important work which
has called us together. There are great
many good people who doubt the wisdom
81 this movement. There are those who
say that it il useless TO undertake this
work. IL is true that IL is not wise TO
sprtad broadcast through the community
ceria.n 4 au, ures OF the subject but as n
whole ~ IN all right.
In regard TO the liquor question it