The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-10
Elected by the Democratic
City Committee.
Former HarbOr Master Ma
gulre Succeeds Mr.. DOrney.
The West Delegation Unseated In
Favor of Contestants.

Ex-Harbor Master John III. Mcguire
the only candidate on the Democratic
ticket who was not elected at the last
municipal election, is now chairman OF
the Democratic city COMMITTEES. lie was
elected TO that Office Last night rs the sue
cessor of Thomas j. Dorney, who had
served for four years.
When he was elected Chairman Maguire
declared that ID was not 20 be "a one-man
organization and intimated that long
succession Of Democratic victories would
now follow.
This election of the First ward man
and the unseating of the Nest delegation
from tho Tenth ward in all probability
30 toget her. one could not have occurred
without the other In other words there
was mutual agreement, sometimes
called a deal
Chirman Darney called the committee
10 order and presided over the temporary
organization and the delegates from all
wards excepting tho Tenth were as follows: !:
FIRST wardeJohn ii. Powers, John
Davis, Daniel j. Dwyori John n. Mcguire,
Dennis l.. Cronin.
second ward-John p. McElroy, Edward
V. Caflerty, William +. Fitzgerald, Charles
&. Herman, Patrick McDonough.
Third ward-James f. Lovett, Thomas
+. Galligan, Thomas Maher, James +.
Parker, Hugh Martin, Frank Il. Sauls,
Fourth ward-W. Scott Sanford. John
f. Harding, Edwin NJ. Stanton, Clifford
A. Mofilt, Daniel j. Mailer.
Fifth waru--William +. Todd Lawrence
Canning, Martin McGarry, Edward II.
McKenna, j. Il. Hollihan.
sixth ward-Edward +. Kelley, Charles
C.. Mackey, Michael Ward, Thomas L.
A. nnppan Jobn A Me(iIpu
Seventh ward-J. +. Connolly, Joseph
Ioughlin. John Smith, Frank Earnshaw,
Henry Cummings
Eighth ward--.John O'Connell, Peter j.
Lnnnon. Michael Klien, Thomas A. Kelly
Michael j. Duffey.
Ninth ward-Thomas j. Dorney, Patrick
r. McKcnna Francis II. McVey, Peter
Hagerty, Patrick Gibbons.
The delegation from the Tenth ward
which received the majority at the eau
Gus was Councilmen Thomas +. West,
Patrick Grimley. William Donohue, John
McGuigan, William j. Bcane, Miles A.
MrNanee and ID. Il. Donohue.
the CONTESTANTS vino received tess than
200 votes out of a total of over 300, bnt
who. charged the winners with fraud
were ex Aldermen j ohn Casey and h. IL.
Darcy, Michael j. Murray, Thomas Me-
Soley, william Clancy, Timothy Il.
Ryan, Peter 4. McElroy.
Chairman Dorney appointed COM
mittee to hear the arguments of the two
delegations and they went into executive
session. When they returned to the
general committee IL was with major
ity report i'm favor of the West delegation.
the committee standing i've To three
Delegate Galligan of the Third ward
moved that tho report be accepted and
Delegate O'Connell of the Eighth ward
moved that the Casey delegation be-
seated An amendment TO this second
motion was made to the effect that the
whole matter he referred back to the
ward with instructions to settle 1t by
another caucus.
The amendment was lost by vote Of
90 TO 10 and then the motion to seat the
anti-West delegation was carried by the
same majority of one vote.
Besides Chairman Mcguire the follow
ing officers were elected: Vice chairman
Edward II. Darcy, Tenth ward; secre-
tary, John O'Donnell, Eighth ward;
treasurer, Edward ii. Mckenpa, Fifth
ward executive committee first j. H.
Powers second, j. Il. McElroy; third
J. B. Lovett; fourth j. +. Harding
fifth, William +. Todd SIXTH Michael
Ward; seventh, j. +. Conley; eighth,
John O'Connell; ninth, passed; tenth,
H. d. Darcy.
Resolution of thanks for the retiring
officers, Chairman Dorney and Secretary
Todd were unanimously passed.