The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-16
REPUBLICANS In CAUCUS.
Continued from Page L.
the common council and the meeting ad-
journed.

III tuo II Itu W0fo " &c NioWa Va
voters was congrsgatsd when William
Woodlsy called tho caucus together at
O'Clock. James A. Smith and Alexander
Sawyer were nominated for chAirmsn.
Mr.. Sawyer withdrew In favor OF Mr..
Smith and the latter was chosen. Jossph
r Grlnnsl aud Edwin F.. Bucklin we're
chosen secretaries.
Edward G. Burrows was then nomi-
mated for alderman by X. ". Gardner,
who moved that his noninse be chosen
by acclamstion. Here. however. the eau
Gus encountered = snag. The name OF
Henry Cram was put In nomination and
was at once objected to on the ground
that he was Democrat. Mr.. Cram got
up and stated his case. lie sd nitted
that he voted for Grover Cleveland last
ysar, but maintained that he was entitled
TO recognition IL the vo..rs desired to
present his name. He said IL is the in
contestaDle right of q voter TO cast his
ballot for whom he choss. Me-. Gardner
O jected to the consideration OF Grams
name and the matter was finally tempo
rsrily settled by = motion 20 elect Mr..
Barrows by acclamation, which was done
For councilman william X. Reynolds
was nominated IN the straight ticket and
akolJSN ultn WAb Pus W." hRhAw W h'~">
S. Turnsr. A bsilot WAS ordered snd Mr..
Turner was showed under by vote OF
147 TO SO,
John w. Angel was nominated and
chosen candidate for councilman by ac-
clamation.
The regular choice OF the city commit
tee, David Burton. was then placsd In
nomination for councilman and was
countersd by Henry Cram who again
bobbsd up on the opposition ticket. This
time Mr.. Grams name went TO ballot aud
he was defeated. 126 votes being cast for
Mr.. Burton against SO for Mr.. Cram.
The last nominee for councilman on
the regular ticket was Thomas w. Water
mau who was offorsd by George FL
Darling Of the dark ticket Mr.. Water
man was chosen BY a vote OF 81 10 80.
Sixth ward.
The caucus OF the Sixth ward Republic
cans proved shorter than auto, patsd, but
it was lively enough to compensate. The
fight WAS on the election OF chairman.
AT eight o'clock the meeting came to
order and tried TO choose . chairman by
show OF hands. Both William Crighton
and Walter H. Barney claimed TO be
ell, ,cted, and both tried 10 assume the
duties of the Office, but finally agreed to a
ballot aud the use Of the checklist. The
balloting consumed an hour and
three quarters. many voters being
challenged aud many who were not
property voters attempting to vote. When
it was announced that Walter n. Barney
had 1os votes to74 for Walter Crighton
there was big ysll. Frank Arnold
announced that he would withdraw from
the caucus, as he did not consider it "a
Republican meeting. He persisted in
making his withdrawal snnouncement
out OF order, but when Chairman Barney
understood that he did not " sh TO make
a speech he was allowed TO speak his
valedictory.
The ballot for chairman and the with
drawal OF Mr.. Arnold and his friends dis
posed of all opposition, except for the
fourth councilman, which was contested
by the Washington park people for Mr..
George L. Tillinghast, who defeated Mr..
kemliugsr. This ticket was selected:
For alder man-Mrron II. Fuller; for
councilmen--walter II. Btrnev. Beuja-
min Thurston, j. K Trssk and Gsorgs
Z. Tlllnghss:.
covohtn Natus
The Seventh ward room wss more than
comfortably filled with voters when the
primary was called to order by Chairman
Lewis f. Davis Of the ward committee at
s o'clock The various ciiqnes Of men
who gathered In different parts Of the
room, on the stairway, and even in the
street, suggested the possibility of an
unusually strong opposition to the tlcket
that would be presented by the ward COM
mittce. IL was not until the nomination
OF the fourth councilman was rssched
that this opposition appeared, however
Charles Sidney Smith was selected as
chairman, with Charles $. Jenckes as
clerk. Robert B. Little was nominated
as the candidate for alderman;
Lewis f. Davis, Albert L. Anthony and
Gilbert A. Phillips, - couEcilmsn; tho
domination being uuanim nous. William +.
knight was then nominated for the
office OF fourth councilman and the name
of william N. Otis was placed in oppo-
sition. Mr.. knight tnsn said that the
rumor had been circulated that he had
packed the caucus with Democrats. He
wished to dsny the story and to placs
himself on record as being opposed TO
lican primaries.
The chairman said that hs should rule
that Democrat had no right 90 vote at
the caucus. IL this should be permitted
it would be possible for tn. Democrats 10
nominate weak candidates at The Repub-
lican caucuses in order TO defeat them nv
the polls II a Democrat desired TO affect
a reformation lie should make this fact
known on election day aud be would then
b. recosniz,d "a q party man At the sub
s,gaent primaries
The chairman then appointed James
NJ. Scott and Harry Johnson as tellers,
and when the ballot was taken the vote
was found 10 be as follows:
whole number OF votes cast ................ 1s5
Necessary ior acholce... .......s..........s.s ~
William y. knghti... ................. o.
William ". Otis Observation-Disclosures. 60
On the motion Of Mr.. O.is the vote was
mndc unanimous and the meeting was
adiournnU