Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-24
HOT IN CUMBERLAND
Both Parties Make Their Nom
nations.
Dr.. Garvin's Ticket Wins In q Pretty
Stormy Caucus.

Never before In the history of Cumber-
land have politics been 30 intense ~ they
are this year. Yesterday both parties met
In caucus, and ~ result the Republicans
1t least are not quite sure whore they are
"st" yet. In the Republican cacuses the old
timers succeeded In making their nomina-
tions for the council after q bitter strug.
gle, In which every inch Of ground was
contested by able leaders In the. opposi-
ton. In the nominations for the school
board the anti. deal crowd swept every.
thing and nominated the whole school
board. There was no contest In the bal
aDce OF the ticket. There In good reason
to believe that on account OF the bitter.
ness OF the fight that both factions will
fall to support the nominations that they
were beaten In, and that consequently the
Democrats will capture both the council
and the school board easily.
Republican Caucus.
William II. Tobey called the caucus to
order and A. J. Currier was elected chair
man and Harlan M. Race, secretary. A
check list was demanded after the first
nomination for councilman, but noEe
came. A. J. Currier received l27 votes
and David Thompson 50.
For second councilman James Z. Dexter
was nominated, without opposition.
John Barnes and J. X. Babbitt were
nominated for third councilman. Barnes
1873. Babbitt 81.
William Hartley for fourth councilmen
and T.. J. Burlingsme for fifth were nom.
mated without opposition.
j. r. Clark for clerk and Cyrus Taft for
treasurer received no objection.
Charles III. Collins tried three times TO
be nominated for the school committee,
but each time was strongly beaten by the
| opposition. The nominations were
Oscar X. Wright, John 8. Hindley and
Henry b. Metcalf, all belonging to the
| Plerson faction.
Other nominations OF the caucus, all
without opposition, were Stephen /. Dex.
ter for tax assessor, Andrew M. Belchel
for moderator and Henry w. Spellmsu
clerk OF the 1st district; Anthony ]. Earle
moderator and Daniel Il. p. Fuller CLERK
Of the ID district. John r. Clark, Leslie
B. Learned, Charles A. England. Louis w
Bishop and Stephen w. Ballou were nom.
mated for justices Of the peace.
Democratic Caucus.
The nominations In the Democratic
caucus were made by ballot. DR.. Garvir
placed In nomination the list that haC
been prepared by the straight Democrat
and made strong plea for harmony In tn
party, predicting success on account o
the bitter fight among the Republicans
Timothy Shea made long plea for Johl
TenDyson as third Councilman. John
| kaA all "A
from the floor, but he was overruled.
1t was pretty stormy caucus but theI
was certainly more harmony than anon
the Republicans and 1t looks as thoug
the whole ticket stood an excellent chanc
of success.
Tennyson defeated Wild bv a vote @
14S to 122, and Barnewell, for school com
mittee was defeated by a vote Of 1S6
la. The remainder of the Garvin ticke
was elected. The ticket as a1opted by tn
caucus is as follows: For Town Clert
Patrick f. Kinion; for Town Treasurer
Cyrus Taft; for Town Councilmep, Henr
II. Franklin, Jason b. Adams, John
Tennysop, John Dillon, Peter McKenns
for Assessor OF Taxes for three year
John Dalton; for Justices of the Peac
James II. Dwyer, James Mclaughlin
John Webster, Thomas Taylor, Micha'
j. Cawlev; Moderator, district No. 1, Al
bert A, Trask, Clerk, Henry X. Spellmar
Moderator district No. 2, John J. Noonal
Clerk, Thomas Early; for members OF th
School Committee for three years, Time
thy Keefe, John F. Connolly, Michael
Burns. Toe officers Of the caucus wei
William. Burke, Chairman; George
Smith and Joseph Tracy, Secretaries.