The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-22
He PRESIDED,
Chairman Owen
Was on Deck.
ISLOyal to Chicago Ticket
and Platform.
Said So in Speech to State
Central Committee.
President Denounced for the Ap-
pointmcnt OF Mr.. Harris.
President Denounced for the Ap-
pointmcnt Of Mr.. Harris.
Treasurer Tucker Exhibits a Five Dollar
Bill--Foriy-Five Delinquents.


cratic State central committee, issued
a few days ago, by Secretary Conley was
responded to today by eleven mem bers,
five less than quorum, but they had
gooo time and there il better feeling in
the ranks than there was. Chairman
Owen was there himself, and manifested
all his old time vieor and came of with
flying colors from the incipienI attempt
at cross-examiDation of his political do
ssugs, which started during the meeting.
He was not only there but he m%-ie
special efforts to be at his post and un-
locked the hall at II o'clock and had to
hang around over an hour before anyone
came to be called to order.
The committee has now quarters in q
room directly over the one recently oc-
cupied by them In the North Main street
building. II was explained thar the re-
moval had been made because landlord
Aylesworth had an opportunity to rent
the room below.
The members, however, were pleased
with the change, and, az Mr.. Owen ex-
planned, the upper room is more quiet.
rhe meetings will not be disturbed so
much by the noise OF the street and the
reople in the street will not be disturbed
by the applause in the meeting.
The new room has one stove and with
l6-foot length Of stove pipe, the heat
ing plant would be complete. Among the
furnishings are a lot OF placards bearing
the legend, "Bribers Beware" and then
follow extracts from sections and OF
chapter 625 General Laws.
There WIS an informal reception before
the meeting, and the gentlemen present
exchanged notes on their individual
political prospects In tho several towns
and wards.
Hon. Thomas II. West told of the war
IN the Tenth, and quoted that beautiful
proverb of vellnghausen, "The more
cnt fights, tho more cats" from which
no drew the philosophical conclusion tnat
the more ward fights there are, the more
voters there will be.
Hon. John L. Drinsn, the United States
n non-marshal for this district, gave a
word painting Of the Sixth Ward situa-
tion and related his experiences in trying
to find that welcome soap, clssped hands
cut, which had been used In the Tenth,
to pat at the top of the Council ticket,
bearing the names OF Myron Ii. Fuller,
the reformer and his own, and how
finally the ballots had TO 60 to the
printer without the picture, because the
Tenth Ward committee were trying to
have the cut put in the memorial box of
the State House corner stone.
Chairman Owen raped for order at
fifteen minutes past meridian and said
tbnt he would not wait for quorum.
lie explained that the meeting was
called for the purpose OF considering the
ad stability of holding rallies for Bryan.
Secretary Conley. then assured the
members that the meeting was not in
any sense for the purpose OF ignoring Mr..
Owen and that evry member OF the COM
mittee knew tnat the chairman was all
right and that thore lent more loyal
bryan man IN the State than be.
The members applauded and then the
chairman silenced all doubt as To where
he stands by long speech.
He threw of his listltssness and ran
the meeting with a vigor suggestive OF a
lurking suspicion that perhaps after all
the party might hang together and Get
into gear again after the national fight Is
over. In fact he referred to the spring
election and stated that something could
and she uld be done to organize the voters
and get them out.
Later on he said that II anyone would
predict that Rhode Island could be
carried for Bryan, or n It could come
within a thousand votes of Il, he would
postpone all his cases in court and sail in
10 politics. No one yentured such pre-.
diction, slthough Mr.. O'Conneil said
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