The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-07


check list on the part OF the friends OF
the latter were persistently continued.
ThereS Syas some more or less interest
ing discussion as TO the part taken by ex-
Representative Smart in recent political
contests, but no one referred TO the Tor
rens system. An hour had in the mean
while elapsed and no announcement had
been made of the election of chairman.
but Mr.. Gates was inside the rail as well
as Mr.. Brown. The latter took out OF an
envelope, in which were the printed
forms for the delegates credentials, a
paper on which We're the following names
and no other writing: A. Burlingame, j
S. Miller, George Myers, 4. q. Carr,
Samuel ID. Glidden, +. w. Burbank and
4. X. Stafford. These gentlemen, NEWS
reporter was informed by Mr.. Brown, had
demanded a check list.
Finally il was decided that Mr.. Gates
friends might hold their eau Gus and then
the Brown men would do the same.
George +. Willis acted as secretary. Will
lam III. Manchester, William Robinson
and Hobart L.. Gates were elected dele
gates TO the State convention and Benja-
MN L. Worsley, Albert Roberts, Asa
Burlingame, Charles II. Smart and Will
lam Read delegates TO the city conven-
tion; George S. Vanstone, Timothy Sex
ton, George w. Quamby, George h. Will
lis, Walter j. Lewis mem Ders OF the city
committee. There was no opposition,
as the Brown men kept quiet The gentle
men who had done The nominating ad-
journed.
At 9:25 O'Clock Representative George
w. Brown again read the call for the eau
Gus and stated he believed there should
be check list used at a caucus as 1t gave
everyone a fair deal ana he asked for
nominations for chairman and he was
himself unanimously chosen to that po-
sition. No check list was usei in this
election. The thanks of the representa-
tives were extended for the honor confer
red. Almijah X. England was elected
secretary.
The suggestion of the chairman that
the check list be used in the election of
delegates and city committee was adopted
with much enthusiasm. Charles III. Holt,
Il. 5. Hopkins and Thomas Brown were
appointed tellers. William II. Manches-
ter, Asa Burlingame and A. Roberts were
unanimously eected delegates to the
State convention. incidentally ii might
be remarked that these three gentlemen
had been chosen at the previous caucus
as a part of the delegation 10 the city con-
vention. Charles r. Nichols. Edwin c.
Webb, Melvin A. Wilton, George Davis
and Thomas Lund were nominated as del
eagtes to the city convention. Barney
Bennett stated that George Davis had
told him tn Il he could not stand as del
egate. Chairman Brown said Mr.. Davis
had promised TO serve but Mr.. Ben nett
persisted ia his claim that Mr.. Davis
would not serve. This ticket received as
votes and the gentlemen dominated were
declared elected. The next vote taken
was for ward committee, there being
| some counter nominations TO those on the
printed list. The votes received by candi-
ates for places on the committee were as
| follows:
George w. Brown, "; William II. Wal
ton, 62; Benjamin Burbank. 80; Ralph
Mayor, 81; Almijah X. England, as; 4.
| 5. Hopkins, 2S: Z. +. Seagraves, IL; and
| the first five were declared elected.
After Representative Brown had pro-
| duced the printed credential slips for del
| egates the caucus adjourned. 1t was close
| on to IL o'clock when officer Hayden and
the janitors put the lights out.
The final results Of all the primaries by
wards were as follows;
WARD ONE.
| State convention-El Elisha Dyer, Frederick
| M. Sackett, Frank ii. Cranston.
| City convention-R. L. Lippitt, Walter
| 3. Vincent, Charles II. Lee, j. w. Hal,
lett, William III. Earl.
City committee-Arthur W. Watson,
Frank II. Olney, Frank f. Carpenter,
George Ii. Wood and j. II. Arnold.
WARD TWO.
State convention-Frederic Emmett,
Il. l. ID. Gardner, Join Chatterton.
City William. T.. adams,
| James Higson, Smith Barlow, George A.
Littlefield and Max Feldman.
City com mitee-John s. Clayton, Fred
| eric Emmott, Robert English, William Il.
Adams, Jr., George Wood.
WARD THREE.
with III. L. Gates presiding.)
State Convention-William ii. Manches-
ter, William Robinson, Hobart L. Gates.
City convention-Benjam jamin +. Worsley,
| Albert Roberts, Asa Burlipgame, Charles
| II. Smart, Milliem Reed.
City committee-George S. Vanstone,
| Timothy Sexton, George W. Quamby,
| George +. Willis and Walter j. Lewis.
with George W. Brown presiding.)
State convention--William Manchester,
| Asa Burlingame, Albert Roberts.
City convention Charles +. Nichols.
Edwin c. Webb, Melvin A. Wilson.
George Davis, Thomas Lund.
City committee George W. Brown
William III. Walton, Benja min BurbanK,
Ralph Mayor. Almijah II. England.
WARD FOUR.
State conventiop--J. William Rice,
Moses W.Brown, James U. Arnold.
City convention Charles Edward
Paine, John w. Courtney, Arthur J. Will
Jams, DIR. Jay Perkins, Henry NJ. James.
City committee Charles Edward Paine,
George l.. Pierce, Charles A. Wilson,
George p. Cressey, Edmund f. Prentiss.
WARD FIVE.
State convention-william III. Hendrick.
son, &. Frederick Cooper.
City conventlon-David Burton, G. orge
f. Woodley, Charles +. Carpenter, Jonn
B. GreeDhalgh.
City ommittee-RosH ell G.. Smith,
Daniel ID. Bucklin, Jr. Walter Curtis,
Leopold Hartman. David q. Edwards.
WARD SIX.
State convention-Henry e. Bangs,
Arthur III. smith.
City convention--Henry c. Ballou, Ed
win B. Barry, Walter ID. Il. Brown,
Arthur w. Joyce, Horace III. Franklin.
City committee-Thomas III. Leonard,
Fred p. Wilbur, Edward J.. Salisbury,
Ernest Reuckett, Edward +. Sargent.
WARD SEVEN.
State convention--Henry II. Barker,
Phineas Il. Parsons.
City convention-James q. whitehouse,
William N. Otis, Morton L. Winsor, Al
bert A. Remington and Howard ID. VIII