The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-16
A VIGOROUS PROTEST.
Newport Democrats Rebel Against
Mayor Honey.
IN SECRET CAUCUS YESTERDAY.
Soap, Honey and Molasses Used I'm Big
Doses to Rub Them Down-The Eiec-
tion of Delegates to the State Conven-
tion.

NEWPORT, Feb. 16.-At the recent ward
there was decided anti-Honey feeling
shown in several of the wards, and no
where was this feeling more strongly ex-
hibited than in the Fourth, where solid
delegation was elected in opposition to
Honey's most faithful henchmen.
Last night was held the city caucuses
for election of delegates TO the coming
State convention, and so afraid was the
honorable mayor that any sign OF dissen-
sion or opposition should leak out that
a secret caucus was held early in the day
when soap, Honey and molasses were adj
ministered in strong doses. so that IL was
no surprise that the evening convention
should pass off with apparent shrewdness
and that Honey should be the caucus
nominee for first State delegate To the
National Convention.
But what mighty effort was made to
Keep that secret caucus from the press and
that the Hon. Charles Acton Ives was put
in nomination against Honey; yet, never
theless, 'tis so, and only the greatest pres
sure prevented an explosion in the ranks
of Newport's Democracy.
Delegates 10 the State convention were
chosen as follows without opposition:
At large, $. II. Honey, Leroy King; First
ward, ID. r. Young, NJ. Dynan: Second
ward P : J. Murphy E f Nolan; Mnaa:h;n Third bird
Fourth ward, w. j. Underwood, j. X.
sullivan; Fifth ward, l.. j. Boyle, j. 4:
Reagan. The Fifth ward named Michael
Butler and ID. b. Fearing as alternates.
In the First Ward, Charles Davenport
was elected in place of the Hon. ID. r..
Young, and in the Second Ward Mr..
Nolan was elected in place OF Mayor
Samuel II. Honey.
The following resolutions, prepared by
His Honor the Mayor, were presented by
Mr. Dynan and supported by Frank f..
Nolan, Newport's pseudo city solicitor.
AS will be seen by a reference TO them, it
is the same old story of water on the
brain"
in convention, take this opportunity OF con-
graduating our fellow citizens upon the earn
est efforts OF the city government for the re-
form OF the prices and quality OF the city s
water supply, in which the administration de-
serves the unqualified support of the people.
We denounce the combination between Re
publican politicians and the Newport Water
Works, formed for the purpose of discredit-
ing the administration by Misrepresentation,
and which, while hypocritically pretending
that bonds ought not TO be issued even for
people, did not hesitate to give away 10 a
grinding monopoly S3,O,WD worth of the pro-
perty of the people and TO exempt il from tax
alton for fifty years without in any way con-
shifting the taxpayers,
We condemn the last City Council for fail
ing TO make any provision for obligations upon
the city incurred during its term OF Office, APP
proximating the sum of $4,000, and we
approve of the action OF the present City
Council in providing for the said obligations
and for the extension Of the system of sewer
age by an issue of bonds rather than by in
creasing the tax rate.
We endorse the principles of the measures
advocated by the City Council and introduced
into the General Assembly at its instance for
the reform of the rates and quality of the
city water and we demand their early pas