The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-21
EAST PROVIDENCE.
A Republican Caucus That Was
RepublicaniSm.
Goo Gooism Ducked TO Escape Being
Thrown Out.

The Republican caucus last night was
a monster. The hall seats 700 persons
and every seat was filed. So was ell the
floor space, which contained between
500 and 600 persons standing packed like
herrings in box. The result may prac-
tically be taken to foreshadow the doom
of the Goo Goo movement, which has
fiourished for some time past In the Leslie
Block under the auspices OF crowd OF
disgruntled citizens who haved tried to
hide their yearnings TO hold Office un-
der loud professions Of disinterested zeal
for the welfare of the town. The move
ment evioently has not beeT entirely har-
monious. The leaders had announced
their intention of going into last nights
caucus and fighting every nomination for
Councilman. There was evidently har-
mony on this proposition, and also upon
another one, which was to ballot for all
four Councilmen on one piece of paper.
Here the harmony abruptly terminated,
for there were in circulation in the eau
Gus two such tickets, one bearing the
names OF John 4. Mcleod. Dan
iena isI En- F. Logan Pisner.rilI pShn Mccsqsi snS
Alfred A. White, and the other maiu-
tanning that John McCausland, Warren l..
| Pierce. George A. Norton, ii. j. Pickers-
gill and Alfred White were required TO
save the town from financial ruin.
The chairman of the town committee
threw wet blanket over the Goo-Goo
enthusiasm before calling the meeting to
order by stating very distinctly that the
caucus would vote ny q check list from
which the town com mi.tee had erased
the names Of all we'll known Democrats,
but which gave the benefit of the doubt
to a great many not so well known. At
| torney General Dubois Immediately after
his election as chairman followed this
depressing piece OF information by ques-
| tioning the Republicanism of Mr.. George
X. Mcleod, when he attempted TO speak.
The chairmen was eminently fair, for
all he required of Mr.. Mcleod was con-
dition, prio to being allowed to speak
his long and carefully prepared piece,
that he should answer to the caucus one
question, which was, Are you
Repu olican?'' Mr.. Mcleod was
unable to stand this test, and
subsided amid the derisive cheers OF the
audience. This extracted the last grain
| of sand from the reformers and they were
heard from no more. The following
ticket was then nominated:
Town Clerk-George K. Hunter.
Town Council-1, Benjamin Wilson; 2,
Henry +. Anthony; 3. Charles Il. Peirce;
a. Benjamin Martin; 5. Alfred A. White.
Judge OF Probate Alfred A. White.
Town 1reasurer-David ;. Ray.
School Commitiee-Joseph j.. G. Farm
ham, Edwin :. Lincoln.
First District Moderstor-George N.
| Bliss.
First District Clerk-Orland Freeborn.
Second District Moderator-W. W. Ellis.
Second District Clerk-James L. MIC
Manus.
Third District Moderator-George S,
Dean.
Third District Clerk--Ira Il. Goff.
There was a slight opposition to the
nominations for school committee, but II
was settled by show OF hands so decis-
lively tbat-no one desired a ballot. No
ballot was taken on any nomination and
the caucus adjourned on 80 minutes after
being called TO order. IL was noticed as
the people filed ont from the hall that the
Gco-Goo headquarters I'm Leslie Block
were unillumined by single gas Jet or
lay of hole.
TOWN COUNCIL.
A special meeting Of the Town Council
was held yesterday atterncon. The first
business i'm order was the appointing Of
supervisors. Republicans-tirst d1 trict,
William II. Mcfwiggan, William u.
Comice, Charles A. Champlin; Second
district, Eichard n. Roe, Frank 4. Holt,
Charles Z. Bslch; Third district, Ira T..
Goff, John ~. Payne, Sylvester r. Gle
ment. Democrats First district, Bernard
NJ. Dowd, Charles A. Byrnes, Peter A.
| Tobin; second district, William l. Mowry,
| Edward III. Horton, John McManus; I;
Third district, Arthur Il. Warner, William