The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-20
Voters of Three Wards in
DimOnd Hall.
Democrats Hear Independent
Candidates Speak.
Burbank's Unique Claims for Sup
rOrt--Gardner Sarcastic.

lue meeting nelu last evening In de
mond Hall to further the interests of the
good government Democratic ticket In
the Second Ward was attended by about
300 persons. While the candidates on the
ticket headed by one-tims attorney-gener-
al Burbank would seem TO be not satisfied
with the official designation given them
Mr.. Burbank took occasion to claim that.
he and his associates had united with
men OF all shades of opinion since the
names used are not enough and more
numerous title ought TO be added.
Dimond Hall is conveniently situated.
Tor such q meeting as that Of last night
for two strong Democratic wards al
pretty near IL and a large majority OF
those present were Democrats and some
OF them came from the Third and Tenth
Wards. so that the gathering OF the mu-
tuat admiration class was not confined
TO any one ward.
That valiant leader OF the city Democ-
racy, Richard z. Comstock, had a great
deal on his hands apparently before the
meeting opened and gave a number of di-
rectlons. as to necessary matters that had
to be attended TO. He did not, however,
take any part in the meeting except as q
sort OF approver with his fellow Demo-
Gratis OF the condemnation OF their old
opponents, the Repu b~licans, by men who
IA uliuOSt Tue shmt DIGdLQS DTOlGSkoQ
their devotion to the latter party.
The candidate for Alderman and his
colleagueswere on hand early, and watched
with pleasure the arrival of voters from
the different wards referred to, and Mr..
Burbank looked really handsomer than
ever. The meeting was not very promptly
called to order; there seemed to be a lit
tie h~esitancy, due no doubt, to mod
esty ON the part of the head pushers Of
the movement. Finally Ed " A. Co.'S
grove, q Democrat, called the sssemblsge
to order and asked for nominations for
chairman. John +. Lonsdale-w was nominate
ed for the position and elected.
MIR. Lonsdale, who is a staun ch Demo.
crat, did not make very extended re-
marks; he seemed TO appreciate the fact
that the pieces OF pie allotted to the Demo.
Gratis in this combine were pretty small
ones and he introduced as the first speak
er Robert w. Burbank, a man who, he
said, had been Attorney General OF the
State.
incidentally it might be mentioned that
the chairman did not appear 10 be
thoroughly posted as to the candidates,
for he invited Messrs. Burbank, Gard
Der and kelliher to the platform and 1t
required some loud prompting on the
part of the latter gentleman TO get him
to ask candidates Sisson to join the
group around whose heads. for the time,
at least, was supposed TO hang the halo oil
political purity. Candidate Gray was
not present at the meeting.
Mr. Burbank spoke In a characteristic
vein and for a time IL looked 10 IL he
thought he was the only man on the
ticket. and he made an attack on his
opponent in the Aldermanic race than
even Democrats present admitted would
come with better grace from some one
else, il it were necessary to bs made 1T
all. He announced that good govern
ment was non-partisan government ana
this idea met with favor from the DEM
ocratic majority, the reason being. no
doubt, that the party is in a hopeless
minority in the ward. The one time
more or less eloquent defender OF a Re-
publican State ticket then turned bis
vitriolic sentences on the Union Railroad
Company. He said the reason Washington
street was widened at a cost OF slGO, 900
was because the Union Railroad Company
wanted to put a double track on that
highway. The red bridge, he also
charged, was built at q cost OF s70,O0 0
when it was good enough Tor ordinary
use, simply because the compsny named
wanted TO ran lis cars TO Ruinford over
the structure, and while he did NOT
claim the Union Railroad Company was
responsible. for it be CHARGED that the
land condemned for Roger Williams Park
cost 200, coo more than a private citizen
could have arranged to sell IL 10 the city.
Mr.. Burbank said the city should receive
an equivalent Tor everything IL gave
the railroad, md that now ii cost tn.
city rs much to keep the streets used
by this corporation in repair rs was re-
cei yed from it; that the city's inter SITS
were subserved by the present City Coun-
Gil to those OF the railroad named and
that for the past -four years there hau
been reckless extravaganza en- tho part OF
those in charge of city affairs. were topics
dwelt upon by this speaker. "Mr. White,
the candidate OF the Republican caucus
for Alderman said this other candidate
for the same position, sis superiutendent
of the Providence Telephone Company,
and he Is too closely connected with q
corporation enjoying a franchise from the
city TO be in the City Council, and there
ought TO be a law prohibiting him from
sitting In either brahch OF it,
After he hSN spoken of Mr.. Whites po-
sition on other matters the versatile eau
didate-oratOr made an appeal to the He
brews concerning one ~ the candidates
on the other ticket for the Common
Council not TO forget the position taken
by him in favor of the law against ped
diers and hawkers. al ask you not to fo.-
get your promise theh made not TO forget
this man who scoffed and roviled tie Is
r~aelites, but to remember him, also the
one who, without any remuneration,
looked after your interests" OF course
the man tho party quoted as the gallant
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