The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12
M'GuINNESs OR BROWN.
The Question Of Democratic Candi.
date for Mayor Narrows Down.
Four More Hours to Decide-Prohi-
bition Primaries Tonight-Third
Party without Head.

The question OF who shall be the DEM
ocratic nominee for Mayor has narrowed
down to two men, Edwin ID. McGuinness
and George T.. Brown, and there are four
more hours before the convention in
which to decide.
Mr.. McGuinness says that he will take
the nomination IL it is refused at the last
minute by every one else, because he
is the logical candidate after the
nomination OF year ago, and ne
would not be justified in refusing IL the
party should call for hiIa TO head its
ticket. He does not want the nomination
and has but little personal interest in the
struggle Of the Democrats TO find one
of their own party TO be q candidate
for the Mayorslty. Tonight while the
workers and delegates are trying to ar
range things he will be at Music Hall pre-
siding at the meeting where ex-Lord
Mayor Sullivan of Dublin Is to deliver
lecture on Ireland.
Mr.. Brown says that be will accept the
nomination upon much the same condi-
tions that Hon. Oscar Lapham imposed
q few weeks ago-that is that the party
would make fight and bring out the re-
serve vote. The voting strength of the
city is. approximately 1900. At the
Congressional election OF a week ago there
were but about IL, 900 cast, and at the last
municipal election only 17,S42. Mr.. Brown
wants to know what has became OF
the other ten or fifteen thou
sand votes, q good share OF which
would go to the Democrats, and he also
wants to know why the workers don't
get them out. He expresses himself as
willing to assist the party at the time
when assistance is very necessary, but he
does not propose TO hll IN Tor the
sake of being knocked down without any
effort on the part OF those from whom he
or any other candidate should expect
strong fight from the night OF the con-
vention to the closing of the polls,
two weeks from tomorrow night. lie
also qualities his statement that he will
accept the nomination with the pro-
vision that such action must be satisfac-
tory to all elements in the party.
Myron II. Fuller and Henry b. Win
ship have both declined to take the NOM
instion.
Chairman Dorney of the Democratic
City Committee says that William x.
Potter is the luckiest man in the
party and might win when defeat for
sion. But the ex-Mayor has refused to
accept the chance for a third term.
Overseer Cummings.
or course Overseer of the Poor Cum
mings will be nominated tonight, and he
and all of his friends are confident that
he will be reelected. They base
their predictions on the very reasonable
grounds that he has rendered efficient
service for Ave years and conducted the
affairs of his Office during the trying
period of last winters "hard times"
| without a complaint from any one.
There is no talk about the position OF
harbor master. The present ncumbent,
| John II. Mcguire, may have the nomina-
| tion for the asking and 1t is generally
| supposed that he will retain his place
! on the ticket, but Mr.. Mcguire has said
| today that he does not care for it and
would gladly give way to anyone that
| does.
The Prohibitionist.
The prohibition primaries will be held
| this evening.
The third party people are more at sea
! than the Democrats are as TO who the
1 candidates shall be. A committee OF
| three appointed by the City Committee
to hunt mp candidates is still working and
have thus far succeeded in inducing
Charles Dowler, sstucco worker on WASH
ingtoa street, to run for the city treasur-
ership, provided more prominent man
| cannot be secnred.
No one has yet been thought OF for the
head OF the ticket. Mr.. James A. Will
liams, the best known Prohibi-
zionist in the city would not
run because he does not think that he
owes 10 to the party to again act as figure
\ head and accept q nomination that IL sure
TO amount to nothing further.
There is no Democrat in town who
| thinks for n moment that any one but the
Republican candidate foi Mayor will be
| elected.