The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-05

Muleaguc OF the city OF Providence, VIII
be provided with its officers, 10 wit, "a
president. three vice-presidents, sccre-
tary, treasurer and an executive com
mittee OF seven mem bers, two OF whom
shall be the president and secretary" of
the Muleague, together with q member
ship committee OF seven.
The nominating committee is composed
of General WILLIAM AMEs, a uleagner,
whom the Mulesgue Is particularly lucky
to have captured and whom, IL his fell
low Muleaguers know their business they
will hang on to; MIR. X. S. ROWLAND,
who edits our esteemed contemporary,
The Journal, with ability and success
and also, II has been murmured in certain
circles with occasional malice afore-
thought; and Mr.. j. W. VERNON who
is the master mechanic OF one OF the lead
ing money manufacturing esta blishments
in town. This committee may be de-
pended upon to do its full duty in the
premises and to make the selec tion OF
officers tactfully and with a conscientious
consideration OF the lofty purposes to
which the Muleague is devoted and for
the prosecution OF which much will de-
pend on the men placed in the Offices
The efforts OF the committee since their
appointment last Friday have not been
unattended with difficulty. Not only
does that provision in the constitution to
the effect that no person may hold Office
in the Muleague who Is also a salaried
officer in the employ OF the municipal
corporation, make their position singu-
larry embarrassing, since so large pro-
portion of the most active Muleaguers
now hold salaried offices in the city gov
ernment and so many moro of the Mu-
leaguers have hopes and expectations
that they would like to consider material
enough to disqualify them for official po-
sition in the Muleague, but the committee
must have encountered much difficulty
in the matter OF filling the Office OF Presi-
dent
OF course when you stop to contemplate
the presidency of the Muleague but one
name springs to the lips, but one figure
rises before the vision, that OF the Hon.
THOMAS W. BIcKgELL As a matter OF
choice, there is no choice, nor can there
ever be other than Mr.. BIcKNELL. He is
not only the favorite of the Muleague but
OF everybody else in the community,
whether Muleaguers, sympathizers OF.
doubters OF Muieaguery. Indeed, Mr..
BiCKsELL is himself whole Muleaguc.
1t is because he is In the organization that
IL is not necessary to have more than 2O0
members in II. Mr.. BIcKNELL is thou
sand Muleaguers ell by himself thus
swelling the rolls to grand total OF 1899.
SoheIiSuouo Us NiIs DlCkNELis tnub IL
beyond all possibility of opposition as a
candidate for the presidency of the Mu-
league, the committee have hesitated TO
put him in nomination for the reason
that Mr.. BIcKNELL's energies are already
SO numerously retained in the broad and
variously planted field of public service
and municipal benevolence that it Is
feared that even of his exhaustless re-
sources little Is now left for she manage
ment Of the Muleague. Mr.. BIcKNELL is \
not only an improvement society and the
school committee, but he is president of
the Association for the Bettering OF the
Condition of the Crawford Street Cadets,
vice-president of an organization that has
for its object the planting of grass plots
in Westminster street and the securing OF
breathing spaces in Mcneil lane, secre-
tary and treasurer Of not less than FIVE
clubs In respective corners OF the town
that have for their object the establish
ment OF non partizan kindergartens,
president, again, OF the Society for the
Reorganization OF Universal Space, and is
besides actively engaged in two or three
other movements, including one for
municipal control OF the lighting of the
planetary system, instead Of further con-
tinuing the franchise that has been en-
joyed, evidently with extraordinary
profit, since the fourth day OF the
creation.
But after all there Is one man, but one,
wholly fitted TO be president OF the
Muleague, and that is Mr.. BIcKNELI, and
we sincerely trust that the committee may
secure his services, even IL some other