The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-07
Alleged Democratic Pri-
marieS Last Night.
Independents Do Away With
Disguise of Ref0rmerS.
A Trick OF the Deal Democrats in the
First Ward--Afraid of Regulars.

The Democratic Council primaries last
night resulted in several things OF no
great consequence, namely, the restoration
OF ex-Alderman Fuller TO the political
game of Ward @; the official acknowledge
ment OF the tact that the independents
are not independents, but Democrats;
that the ReforiS. Element and the Saloon
Element are one and the same thing and
that in several OF the wards there are
not enough Democrats and "lndepen-
dents" com bined TO get up ticket at
caucus.
WARD ONE.
The Maguire faction fooled the regular
straight Democrats OF the FIRST Ward by
going TO Pioneer Hall and holding an AL
legged caucus from O'Clock until about
10 minutes past when ii was generally
supposed that the meeting would last
nj least until s. At the latter hour
big delegation of voters showed up and
found the hall locked-somebody outside
informed them that the caucus had been
called TO order al O'Clock and adjourned
five minutes later and in the meantime
the NOMINATION of a Council ticket hau
been left to the ward committee OF which
John II. Mcguire Is chairman. This com
mittee is expected 10 nominate the Mich
OILS ticket and the Democrats who were
taken advantage OF last night Will have
none OF II.
WARD TWO.
The polls were supposed to remain
open from 10 10 D. III. in the Second
Ward last evening, but at three minutes
OF nine o'clock everybody had gone TO
sleep so the chairman dumped 80 or 40
ballots on the table and said. without
counting, that the following ticket was
"unanimousy nominated:
For Alderman, Robert w. urbank; for
Councilmen, Rathbone Gardner, A. A.
Gray, Charles Sisson, ID. +. Kelleher; for
school committee, three years, John L.
Thomas II. Donabue called the caucus
TO order so to speak, and was chair.
man, Benedict T.. Smith being secretary.
When asked how many had voted, the
reply given by the cha airman was, "Oh,
about 200 or So The policeman who
Matches theset tnings said, 1.-Two hundred?
Nonsense, there was just about 30.
Mr.. Canning, the nominee for school
committee, is connected with Comstock
q Gardeners Office.
Last nights action endorses the I'm
dependents.
WARD THREE.
There were not a great many voters
present when the polls opened in this
ward at o'clock last evening, but dur
ing the continuance OF the ballot q large
number came from all sections OF the
ward. There was no opposition ID the
following ticket which had been prepared
by the war; committee: For Alderman,
Dennis +. Mccarthy; for Common Coun-
cIimen Daniel ). 0,Connell, James Eur
dick, James III. Kelley and Jesse IL. Met
calf.
The two members OF the present Coun-
Gil who were dropped, namely, Mcssrs.
Murphy and Giblin, decided yesterday
afternoon TO give the men who bad
thrown them down their own way for
the night at least, but they promise 10 do
some lively hustling on election day and
they are very confident OF taking part in
the Inauguration of the new city govern.
ment in January next. Both have good
number OF friends who have promised TO
be with them until the fight is finished
on the last Tuesday in this month.
WARD FOUR.
The Democratic caucus in the Fourth
Ward endorsed George l. Pierce, the Re-
publican nominee for Alderman, and
nominated the following Council ticket:
Thomas II. Young, Dexter Gorton, Fred
b. Gardiner and Leopold Dimond.
LEFT TO WARD COMMITTEES.
In Wards 8, and the nomination OF
Council candidates was left 10 the ward
committees.
WARD SIX.
In the Sixth Ward there was no contest
and the Mccarthy ticket was nominated.
III Is as follows; Alderman, Myron III.
Fuller; Councimen, Patrick j. mccarthy,
Michael Sweeney, Democrats; Clarence
A. Butman, Frank 5. Arnold, Independ-
entE.
Before the caucus adjourned the fol-
. lowing 81 81 -fesaltl lana Ixas adopted.
Resolved That the ward committee be and
1t hereby Is empowered 90 hll all vacancies
that may occur in any delegation represent
ing tho sixth Ward. including City Council
man and school committee.
Also That the action OF the ward commit.
ee in placing tho names OF Clarence A. But.
mar and Frank s. Arnold independent
candidates on the ticket TO be voted at this
caucus be. and the same Is hereby ratified
and commended.
Resolved. That the candidates nominated ia
this caucus for City Council be, and they are
hereby instructed 10 favor and support all
measures calculated TO establish nn economi.
cal system Of management OF our municipal
affairs.
Equalization of and equitable taxation.
The election OF Assessors OF Taxes by tho
people.
The enforcement Of all rights OF the people