The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-18
PR0HIBITI0NISTS AT WORK.
The City Committee 0rganizes--Re-
suits of the Caucuses,

| The Prohibition City Committee met
last evening at the Central Hotel to or
ganize. Herbert w. Cobb called the COM
mttee to order and \. B. Martin was
elected temporary chairman and Elisha =.
Durfee temporary secretary,
The first business was the election of a
| finance committee and the following gem
tlemen were chosen A. b. Martin, T.. T.
Durfee, James a. Williams, George e.
| Mckay and Alyers IL. Benton.
The election of seven members of the
State Central Committee came next and
James \. Williams l.. II. Remington
Isaac ;. Turner, John I. Blodgett, Henry
s. Woodwork, ID. B. Edmunds and George
Hutchins were chosen.
Caucuses were held in the several wards
last evening for the election of delegates
to the Prohibitory State and city conven-
tions aud for the election of members of
the city committee for the ensuing year
The following delegates were chosen
from the Sc YER wards
Ward L ha 'tnan, III. w. Cobb clerk
5. a. Losea, elegates TO the State con-
vention, ;. A. Losea, b. Green; delegates
TO the city convention, II. w. Cobb, A. j.
Crossman, 3 Griffin, j. X. Harris, 5. a.
Losea city committee, 1t. w. Cobb, ;. A.
Josea. 4. II. Pearce, j. ;. Monroe, l. W.
Chace. The delegates were empowered to
fill vacancies.
Ward 2-Chairman, j. a. Williams !;
clerk. G III. +. Royce delegates to the
State convention, Isaac 5. Turner, j. a.
Williams, Il. Il. Williams; delegates TO
the city convention. G. III. Mckay, B. c.
Cooper, G. w. Stevens, i. :. Turner,
George ID. Briggs; city committee, c. ".
Stevens, G. III. Mckay, B. G. Cooper. G..
III. Il. Royce, l.. A. Williams.
Ward 3-Chairman, Henry A. Wood !;
clerk, Albert j. Oliver; delegates to the
State convention, George ;. Vanstone
Henry A Wood, Franklin G.. Cleasby,
Charles L. II. Vanstone, Edward II. Fry !;
city committee. Henry \. Wood, a. j.
Oliver, Mr.. Phyney, George S. Vanstone,
Charles L. III. Vanstone.
Ward 4-Chairman, Alvin b. Martin !:
clerk, George Hutchins; delegates TO the
State convention, Charles Hurlburt, Alvin
B Martin, George Hutchins delegates
To the city convention, Charles Hurlburt.
Alvin Il. Martin, George Hutchins, Edwin
Il. Allen, Patrick Hannah /; city commit
tee, Charles Hurlburt, Alvin Is. Martin,
George Hutcnins, Edwin i. Allen, Patrick
Hannah.
Ward 5-Chairman, ii. s. Woodworth:
clerk, G. G., Kneeland; delegates to the
State convention, Henry :. Woodworth,
b. Il. Gilmore, .. Cook; delegates to the
city convention, John Waterman. John
Peterson, John L. Ufford, B. r. Clarke, 5.
B Spinning.
clerk, Thomas Anthony: delegates TO the
State convention, A. l.. sweet, George II.
Mckay, Thomas Anthony; delegates to
the city convention, Matthew Macnair.
w. III. Peirce, Charles Il. Rundlett, l. &.
Manchester, Thomas Anthony; city com
mittee, A. j.. Sweet, chairman; Mathew
Macnair, George ;. Mckay, W. III.
Pierce and w. ,. Wright.
Ward . Chairman, George ii. Slade /;
clerk, John Il. Moore delegates To the
state convention, George IL. Slade, Will
liam G.. Lawton delegates TO the city con-
vention, George w. Ford, Nils q. Eklund,
NJ. y. Dawson. John &. Moore, Albert III.
Stewart; ward committed John G.. Moore,
chairman, William e.. Lawton, secretary
NJ. n. Dawson, George w. Ford, Nils o.
Eklund. Delegates were empowered To
I'LL vacancies.
Ward s-Chairman, J.. T.. Remington;
clerk, q. l.. VI. Mitchell ; delegates to the
state convention, w. II. Barron, q. L. NJ.
Mitchell, John III. Cook delegates to the
city convention, Gilman Spaulding, T. Il.
Durfee, G.. w. Lake. W. w Horton, L. L..
Remington city committee, Il. II. Durfee,
G.. w. Lake. {. H. Tiliey, Gilman Spauld-
ing, j. III. Cook.
Ward o Chairman. Pardon VI. Stone;
clerk, Alvers X. Benson; delegates TO the
state convention, Pardon VI. Stone, Step
hen A. Austin, Benjamin Il. Edmands:
delegates to the city convention, Beniam-
in B Edmands, Ayers H. Benson, W. 4.
Bailey, III. W. Bartlett, Sylvester G.. Mar
Tin. The meeting was attended by the
largest number ever gathered in this
ward ut prohibition primary.
Ward 1O-Chairman, Lewis T. Dun
ham; clerk, Charles DoE Ter: delegates 10
the State convention, Lewis r.. Dunham,
James H. Jackson; delegates TO the city
convention. Lewis +. Dunham, James H.
Jackson, Thomas II. johnson, Charles
Dowler, William II. Tilley