The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-07
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES
With Few Exceptions Primaries
We're Harmonious.
Sharp Contests In the Second, Third and
Eighth Wards.

The Republican primaries held In the
several wards last evening were. with
three exceptions, harmonious enough
exceptions noted were in wards two, three
and eight. In the Second Ward the eau
Gus was packed with the Russian Jews,
who still swear allegiance to John Nell
son and that person was successful in his
efforts to control the results of the ballot
ing.
In the Eighth Ward the struggle was
between the Republican and the so-called
Independents who succeeded I'm seDdin x
Goo Goo delegation to the City Council
last November. The latter won.
THE sToRY FROM WARD THREE
The Republican electors OF Ward Three
gathered In the ward room on Smith 3
Hill last evening. This ward room is
used by. a kindergarten class during
school hours and just as one enters the
door and turns sharply to the left there
is a case and in this case are number of
dead creatures and at the Democratic eau
Gus the night before last ii was uncover
ed. One or two bright people who visit
ed the ward room remarked that the
things in the case were like the prospects
of Democracy in the present campaign.
there was nothing to suggest death at
the caucus of the Republicans; In fact
there was stong evidence that the party
In the ward was growing fast and that
its members were pretty lively citizens.
There was such hig crowd that for a
10 be divided as to the ability of one
gentleman to preside In proper shape
over so large gathering and then there
was another division OF opinion as to
which OF two of the most prominent Re-
publican voters OF the ward was entitled
to have charge OF the meeting. This lat
ter dispute Will be the cause of the Re-
publican city and state conventions hav-
ings a hard nut or two TO crack.
Just as the hands on the ward room
clock marked the hour of 3 Representa-
tive George w. Brown got within the
railing where the warden stands on elec-
tion days. There had been murmurings
OF storm for about half hour before
this and the partizans of each side had en-
deavored to impress upon doubtful voters
the merits of their respective sides. IL
had also been intimated that the friends
OF fex-Representative Charles III. Smart,
who bolted the caucus nomination for
Representative last year after he had been
deiested for nomination, was going to
get back at some one.
Mr. Smart, II may he remembered, ran
ON transfer platform, and is entitled to
whatever credit there may be in having
been the advance agent of the Goo-Goo
idea locally. The word was that Repre-
sentative Brown was to he defeated. Some
prominent Republicans who supported
the latter last year took part i'm a meeting
over which Hobart l. Gates pres ided.
Mr.. Brown, as soon as quiet, was OBJ
tanned, read the call of the Republican
city committee for the caucus. ne is not
chairman of the ward committee, but as
Thomas Rison, the chairman OF the com
mittee, IL in Europe, Mr.. Brown, as
senior member OF II, performed the duty.
As soon a. the last words of the call were
read nominations for chairman were cal
led for by Mr.. Brown.
Hobart j.. Gates was nominated and so
was Representative Bro wn. Both nomi-
nations were seconded many times over.
MIR. Brown asked those In favor OF Mr..
Gates TO take the north sioe OF the hall
ana those in favor OF himself to take the
south side. The voters followed the i'm
structions given. Before any count or
announcement could te made There were
counter cries OF Brown and Gates.
Tho friends OF the latter claimed his
election and Representative Brown said
that the Republican city committee had
rules just as welt ~ the Democrats ano
that IL the names OF five voters in a caucus