The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-19
THEIR FINISH.
City Fathers Who Will Not
Be Reelected.
A Democratic Politician Goes
Through the List.
Goo Coos and Others Who Are
Slated to Be Laid on the Shelf.

III IL easy 10 see thelr nnlsn," said
one of the few people who run the Demo
cratic city machine, at city hall this
morning. He referred to various mem
bers of the City Council Then he took
a list Of both branches and drew a PEN
| ell through the names of those who
won't come back. There was barely a
| quorum of grand committee left.
"'Most of these fellows are yearlings,"
| he continued. "1hat Is, we tried them
| for the first time last fall and they have
been found wanting. One ear is enough.
"Some of them want to get out volun-
tarily and some others will have to.
"In the First Ward delegation there is
MIR. Sturges and Mr.. Howard. Both have
signifed that they do not care for a re-
election. Mr.. Bullock will probably try
to. keep in the game. But he wasn't q
goo-goo; he was ana is a hat-footed
Democrat, and no one has ventured the
opinion that this Is TO be a Democratic
year.
"The same is true of Alderman Mich
OILS. lie has hurt his ssown political
chances by being too conscientious. He
advocated the raising of the tax rate even
more than 1t was raised and argued that
the city's condition demanded a rate of
SL.70 Well, such action as that DOESN'T
win voters, no matter how necessary II
may be.
"That Second Ward crowd hasn't
panned out well at all, and of oil the weak
| spots in the "reform' crowd the weakest
| is in the Second Ward delegation.
"Yes, Of course, mean that man in
| the Board Of Aldermen.
"In the Second Wards delegation
| in the lower branch r,formers Gray,
| Sissop and Keleher haven't done
| anything, ana Chief Reformer Gardner
has done too much. That is he has
/ changed his MIND and while We believe
ia his honesty we do not believe that he
| Is a safe man to follow. lie can't be
when he advocates the adoption OF
scheme in the same speech in which he
| denounces IL as corrupt. That transfer
wobbling win hurt him awfully about
caucus time.
"The Second Ward Democrats this year
are very apt to support Mr.. Albert G.
White, II may seem inconsistent after
their unfortunate opposition OF year
ago, but they wonld rather be inconsist-
ent, they would rather be anything under
hesvens than tolerate Burbank again.
"In the third Ward any good man and
straight Democrat who shows an. incins-
iion TO GO to the Board might, with a
little effort, defeat Alderman Mccarthy
in the primaries.
"Of course there is no need OF Demo-
Gratis discussing The Fourh Ward and
there Is noshing particularly interesting
aobut the fifth.
GAS usual there will be q fight In the
Sixth and IL has already commenced
Ex-Councilman z. j. Mccarthy Is very
anxious to get back into the foin, aud
Alderman Fuller Is not without opposi-
tion. Councilman Freeman has been
suspected of wanting to get into the
| Board.
sour crowd cut no ice In the Seventh
Ward, although the Republicans will have
TO make charges there among themselves.
Mr.. Phillips has declared that be will not
run again and Alderman Little is on re-
cord as saying that 1896 would bo his last
year on tho Board"
The result of "reformn In the Eighth
Ward has been an awful disappointment
10 those who were responsible for t..
With the exception OF Councilman Whip
pie they ought to he all swept out. Mr..
wbipple IL the probable Democratic can.
didsts for the Board.
"Mr. Blanohatt Is the only straight
Republican In the Eighth Ward deieea-
tion and oi course the question of his
renominatlon belongs to the other side,
but we will attend to any political as
pirations which msy yet burn the
breasts OF Alderman Richards and Coun-
cilmen John r. Smith and Nathan
Truoman.
"The Ninth Ward IL solidly Republi.
can fast enough, and 1t doesn't make