The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-22
MNAuY WANTED 70 DINE
But the Rest Of the Committee Had
DiDed and Preferred to Work.
50 SQUABBLED TILL MIDNIGHT.
Democratic City Committee Spent the
First Two Hours Trying To Adjourn
and the Next Two sett..ag Up the Con-
testing Delegations.

Monaghan's farewell bar quet. Mr.. Nc
Naly. it is said, wanted also 10 see Fred
/. Dana of the First ward elected chair
man of the Democratic city commit ee.
Now Mr.. McNamee, Mr.. West. Mr..
So and So and So AMI So did not want
10 attend the lanquet. nor did they wish
to see Mr.. Dana ell, cted, and on th s
hangs all the law aud the prophets, or
in OF her words, thereby hangs n tale.
Mr.. McNally arose and with wonder
full magnanimity and love for all the
brothers in the Democratic party. set fort h
with vivid touch the narrowed feelin- s
of Mr.. Monaghan, should not the con-
crackers with him. lie himself (Mr.
McNally) would not insist that the con-
vention attend, but he really would feel
deeply grieyed IL they allowed Mr.. Mon-
Afghan 10 eat without them. Let u
forget there have ever been differences
among us aud rer1ember that we are all
brothers In the Democratic party"
No One Wanted Pathos.
With this pathetic appeal Mr.. Nc
| Nally sat down and waited for the sobs
OF appreciation that showed he had
| touched a responsive chord in the breasts
| Ing har d. But somehow he others
| didn't see IL i'm that light. The brotherly
love didn't s strike the right spot
Mr.. McNamee Is "A practical young
man-and an exemplary you ng man. too,
by the way.
ward arose and without even tremor
| in his voice or "A tear In his eye ally
asked why the credential commit er,
| which had a week in which to prepare
| their decisions of the Seventh aud Ninth
ward difficulties. had not reported.
Mr.. McNally replied in the same sweet,
| sad way, that the committee had not
been able TO decide-they had prac ctically
stood between iove and duty, and neither
had won. They (Mr. McNally) did not
wish to decide hastily on so serious a
| matter, aud would not the convention
give the credential C cjmmlttee more time
so as to properly report on the contest
ing delegations.
More Time Wanted.
Therefore. with all humility and for
bearance, Mr.. McNally moved that the
convention adjoura till next Welnes lay,
June %, during which time tie creden-
| tial committee would prep ire their re-
port conscientiously Anu with the true
| Christian spirit. some one uncharitably
| remarked hat Mr.. McNally failed to add
| that by the delay there would be much
better chance to elect Mr.. Dana than at
the present.
Again Mr.. Men ,mee rose and pro-
tested, and MIR. Murphy aud Mr.. Con-
nelly (prono unced Con-nee-e), added
| the wei lht Of Juer voices TO the IN murmur
Mr.. McNhlly had his champions ,nough
and Mr.. Mullen jumped 70 his feet aud,
pointing his hand toward all points in
the compass aud his chin at the top of
Chairman ID Jrney's head, he grated with
emphasis aud sputterlng In behalf o: the
measure which Mr.. McNally pro posed.
Mr.. Mullea had To stop for want of
wind but there were others 10 take mis-
place, aud ION there were about n dozen
different motions varying from complete
idi CIV TO ordinary foolishness thrown
at Mr.. Dorny's head.
The Motion Put.
This gen leman graspiny the true in
wardness of the trouble, aud like Napo-
leon decided to act and disregarding the
howls of disgust from the convention,
put the motion.
Those in favor raise right hands"
This time the secretary met snag as
some enterprislng dele gates voted wrong,
not understanding the motion.
AT er the motion had been put and
dou BITE | and counted several times Mr.
Dorney announced that the motion was
lost by n vote of 20 to 81
Mr.. McNally was non-plus-ed Chat
word sounds better than "mad'O until
some smart subordinate discovered that
several of the contested delegates had
voted.
Some One Voted Twice.
Mr.. McNaly called attention to the
fact that fifty votes hal been cast when
only forty-four should have been.
Mr.. McNamee made another motion
that the credential committee retire aud
report in fifteen minutes. This was a
cliucher and for n few minutes there was
real nice time. The result was that
the motion that passed read report as
soon as poss ble."
Mr.. West Went Out.
George j. West, the prodigal. who had
been sitting In the window and laying
low duriug the squall, started for the
ante-room. INN ediajely the cont, St
ants in the Seventh and Ninth hurried
tor the aute-rot IN.
Two motions then passed, one TO ex-
clude ali but he delegates from the con-
ventlon, and another 10 take recess OF
fifteen minutes, during which time the
committee was expected To report. At
that time IL was nearly 10 o'clOcN. the
committee got mad and stay ed out two
hours, listening To the tales OF woe from
the cOntesiauts.
They Finally Reported.
They reported finally in favor of the
entire McVey ticket in Ward o, which
In cl udes Fra els II. McVey, William Da-
Wis, Joseph ii. O'Brien, Patrick 4. LAWN
aud Daniel Jnompson. This report was
unanimously edopteI.
For the seventh ward the committee
recommending the seating OF James
Lynth, William Connolly Spoken of
| abovr) John +. Byrne, Micnacl Duffy
aud William Kell
John Ii. Doonan hen ar 5, and kicked.
| And then the convention kicked. The
| committee hal found that Duffy had 81
votes aud Doonan 80 Doonau claimed
| that on he nj ght of the war election ne
received So votes aud Duffy 33. lie said
the ballots had BEEN stolen in the mean
while. The convention tea made Mr..
| Doonan's heart glad by seating him Ia
Dnffy's place.
The convention then was organized,
and Thomas j. Dorner Of the First ward
was elec ed permanent chairman, aud
| James *. Day OF the Fifth ward was
elected secretary. Fred l. Dana was
| also nominated for chairman, aud Frank