The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-06
TROUBLE IN WARD TEN.
~emocrats Split Up In Factions and a
Fight on Hand.

.emocrats Split Up In Factions and n
Fight on Hand.
The Independent Democratic Club of
Ward 10 was organized Tuesday night
with Albert Martin as president and
John II. Sharkey secretary This club
has already over hundred members and
was organized in opposition to the Car
Isle Club.
Ward 10, where every voter is n poll
tician, either amateur or professional,
has number of Democratic clubs.
Among them are the First District Cleve-
land Association, Crescent Club, Dead
Sore CLUB. Young Mems Democratic
Club, Charles +. Crisp Association and
Independent Democratic CLUB. There is
no love lost between these clubs, aud all
are ready TO fight at "a minutes notice.
The Murray faction has gone over to the
West faction. and Murray will be sup
ported by it for clerk In the Second dis
trict at the municipal primary meeting.
Joseph y. B. Meegan will be supported
by the Carlisle club.
James H.. McGann is an anti-West
man, and IL he is nominated for the
Common Council again he will be fought
by the Murray faction, because he sup
ports Meeaan for clerk. IL he should
support Murray then the Carlisle club
will fight him. So Mr.. Mccain may not
return TO the council as he r. in a box
The anti-West faction has support in
the Cleveland Club OF the Third District,
which is after Hackett and reform, so il
says. but really after the scalp of Alder
man West.
The West men are jubilant because the
Charles +. Crisp Association was the only
club In W ard 10 to receive an invitation
from Chairman Harriety, of the National
Democratic Committee, to be represented
at the convention of namnprafrc rf1ha
held i'm New York.
fhe anti-West faction do not seem to
have any candidate for alderman. At
least no one has been given out as being
canditutr. William j. Burton is re-
ported as saying that he will not run
again as he is now representative in the
General Assembly. Overtures have been
made by them TO the West men, they
say that if Coveil will be dropped from
the council ticket by them that they will
not run candidate in opposition to
West.
For clerks of the caucus next Monday
night the city committee has subs ituted
good West men in place of the ward
clerks who usually act at the caucuses.
John Il. Fox has been appointed in the
1rst distri.t In place OF Luke Cavan augh,
William Beane in the second district i'm
place of Joseph y. Is. Meeran and James
Il. Sullivan In the third district in place
of Capt. Hackett. These men were
named by the ward committee and ac-
cepted by the city committee
SO far the West men seem to have the
upper hand and they claim To have the
best organization Of any political party i'm
the State. The West Associations. at n
recent meeting, approved the action of
the Councilmen and Aldermen who have
voted against the trolley and will con-
tinue to do so until transfer tickets are
granted by the Union Railroad Com
papy.
The Young Republican Guard OF Paw
tuclset.
The Young Republican Guard will hold
meeting this evening in Starkweather's
Hall, Dorrance Building, which will be
the headquarters OF the guard this year
The non-commssioned officers will prob
ably be appointed.
The Harrison ard Morton Guards of
1SSS will meet at Masonic Temple to-
morrow evening for organization and the
election of officers for the present cam.
paign. Addresses are expected from sew
eral well known speakers, aud samples of
uniforms will he shown.
Warwick Politics.
The members of the French Republican
Club of Jericho will visit the Natick Re
publican Club this evening.
The members of the Democratic Reform
Club of Warwick are making active prep
erations for n flag raising which will be
held at River Point on Saturday evening
October 18th. u. ". Quinn, and other
orators of the Democracy are expected to
make speeches upon the occasion.
The principal Republican rallies will
be held under the auspices of the Natick
and Jericho clubs and flag raising and
n torchlight procession will soon be held