The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-02
REGISTRATION CAUCUS.
The City Hall Was Busy Place
Saturday Evening.
Mr.. SELLEW GETS NOMINATED.
George A. Rice Was the Most Surprised
Man Among TIN andidates-RegIstra-
tion Reaches Over $4,000. which Beats
1891 and Is Larger than was Expected.

Why so many men wait to register or
che last night is hard to say. Perhaps
they think that by holding off aud com
ing late they can ''foop the other party
which may get the idea that Democratic
registration is smaller than it ought to
be and will not look up its voters care
fully. The line in the city hall Saturday
night extended from the desk la the city
clerks Office to the outside door on the
second floor, and then doubled around in
the corridor. There was conspic-
uOus absence of well known persons in
the line, Most OF the men who stood
there for a. nour we're workingmen, some
OF them having their shop clothes on
The people came in faster than they
went out but great. number were regis.
tered. Some got tired Of waiting aud
left the line. When a mau had gotten
his name on the list lie came down the
stairs with "A lofty air of So isfaction and
glance of pity at the fellows In the
line.
Officer Pointer and two or three Others
were kept busy all the evening placing
the men In the line. The whole number
OF persons registered for the year was
u, l6i, which Is nearly 300 ahead of 1890,
aud some 5000 behind 1891. The number
registered Sa urday was i,0l5.
The men who got left and had TO stand
In line this year can now 20 aud register
any day during 1898 but many OF them
will not do so but will try the line again
next December.
Perhaps il ought not to be considered
remarkable that some we'll posted men
get left aud have 10 stand in line, but it
is n fact and it strikes their friends as
rather comical. For instance, Charles III.
Rowland, private secretary TO ex-Gov.
Laid an old newspaper mau who ought
TO know that late in December one has
TO wait 10 regis er, was seen Ia the line
the other day waiting patiently TO put
his name on the book. He said that i'm
1891 he went and s ood two hours or so in
tbs line aud when he got to the book he
found that he had registered some
months before.
Walter Hayward, another we'll known
newspaper man, was also in the line
few days ago.
Nobody was greatly surprised at the
result oil the City Council caucus Satur-
day night, unless it was George A. kice
who expected TO be elected Inspector of
provisions.
Mayor Potter presided at the general
caucus. City Clerk Clarke, Chief of
Police Child and all the officials were re-
nominated except in the places where it
had been stated there was contest. As
the NEWS predicted Thomas w. Man
chester was elected gauger In the place of
f. G.. Farmer. The first vote was:
M ,nchester, 20; Robert Sherman. IA:
Sanford, a; Farmer, q; Scattering, 3. The
next vote gave Manchester 80 votes and
he got the nomination.
{. In the contest for superintendent OF
buildings the first vote was: Mansfield,
22; Cottrell, o; Coates, q; scattering, 10
On the second ballot, Mansfield had 81,
which gave him the nomination.
In the aldermanic caucus. Col Ballou
got the nomination for president by a
vote OF l6 TO 4. the other candidate being
Alderman Burrows j. Il. II. Bucklin
beat George A Rice for inspector of pro-
visions, to 2. Cyrus Barney getting one
vote. The board nominated II. j. Dubois
for police Judge by vote Of to 4, George
"A. Littlefield getting f.
The Common Council caucus nominat-
sd Clinton ID. Sellew for president The
fi.st ballot was: Sellew, 10; Barstow, 10:
Angel, 5. Mr.. Angell withdrew ana ths
next vote was 90 for Sellew and IS for
Barstow. For police judge the vote was
finally: Southwick, 20; Dubois. l2; Lit.
tlefield, z. Previous To this com niittee
OF conference had been appointed and
recommended Mr.. Dubois. The council
caucus adjourned wi hout renominatinp
= camel lie. TDere was no opposition to
ID. K. Hayden Tor clerk OF the council.