The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-27
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Republicans Meet In Caucus and
Nominate Town Officers.
Communication OF Rising Sun Lodge.
Oiher Notes About Town.

hall last evening and was one Of the lar
gest gatherings Of the kind ever held i'm
the town. There were about 700 persons
present and the proceedings were exceed
ingly harmonious, In fact not u ballot
was taken, every candidate being nomi-
mated by acclamatlon. Promptly at 3
o'clock Hon. Il. II. Wilson, chairman of
the Republican town committee called the
meeting TO order, read the call for the
caucus, and asked Tor nomination for
chairman. III. Il. Anthony named Hon.
II. g. Dubois and he was unanimously
elected. In assuming charge of the meeting
he called for the election of a clerk Town
clerk George II. Hunter was nominated
by Edwin p. Allen and he was elected.
The following candidates were then
unanimously nominated. Town Clerk
George +. Hunter named by F.W. Cady;
lst councilman, Benjamin Wilson, by
Deacon w. w. Ellis; End councilman,
Andrew j. Anthony, by q. q. Goodell;
Bird councilman, Benjamin Martin, by
5. s. Barney; 4th councilman, Henry r.
Chadsey, by James G.. Peck; for 5th coun-
Gilman, George II. johnson, was nomi-
mated by Judge A. A. White and Stephen
B. Anthony was also named, but upon n
show of hands, Mr.. Anthony did not ap-
pear to be in it, and Mr.. Johnson was de-
clared the nominee Judge of Probate
Alfred A. White was named by Levi >
Winchester; for town treasurer, Hon.
David :. Ray, was named by w. III. Nc
Twiggin and he received the entire vote Of
the house; for school committee for three
years Judge n. Bliss was nominated by
l.. l.. Mitchell and George Il. Macleod was
named by j. III. French. Mr.. Macleod adj
dressed the meeting and said he could not
accept the nomination of the caucus, as he
had accepted the nomination from his
friends outside and intended To be cam
didate by filing nomination papers; he
declared however, that he should support
the other nominees of the caucus and
thanked his friends for their support in
the caucus and withdrew his name. Judge
Bliss was then unanimously nominated,
as were also the following candidates AS
SCISSOR of taxes for one year. Levi ;. Win
chester, named by Hon. +. III. Wilson;
assessor Of taxes for two years, William III.
McTwiggan, by Orland Freeborn; asses
sor of taxes for three years, Francis l.. Hill,
by Hon. l.. II. Wilson; moderator of first
district George " Bliss clerk of first
district Orland Freeborn moderator of
second district, William w. Ellis; clerk
of second district, James II. McManus;
moderator of third district, A. Eugene
Remington; clerk of third district Ira T..
Goff. On motion of Hon. +. IA. Wilson 1t
was voted that the Republican town COM
mittee be authorized 10 fill any vacancies
that may occur on the ticket. The meet
sion just twenty minutes. There were
three electric car loads of voters from
Riverside; three car loads from Runford
and one from Phillipsdale The time oc.
cupied in nominating town ticket last
evening was the shortest in great many
years If indeed IL was not the shortest
ever known in the history of the town.
The harmony was SO harmonious as to be
almost oppressive and some of the older
politicians went from the hall disap-
pointed, saying 1--WE do not have the good
old times at caucuses that we used to
have"
The Democrats do not seem to feel at all
pleased with the disastrous manner in
which heir parity has gone to pieces In
this town, so some of the young blood Of
the 'Grattan Democracy" is making a
desperate Struggle to attempt show of
life by getting up an opposition TO the
Republican ticket by the use of nomina-
tion papers. They claim To have secured
the names of men who will run as coun-
cilmen, also for the board of tax assessors.
They do not intend TO oppose the other
candidates upon the Republican ticket,
and as il cannot be called IA Democratic
ticket, but is said To have two-worded
name it will probably be called an Inde-
pendent Citizens ticket and IL will
probably be so independent that it will
not be recognized by its parents after the
9TH of April.
Last evening Rising Sun Lodge, No. 30,
A. +. and A. NJ, held its regular COM
munication in Mason's Hall, in Ray
Block and was honored by the presence
of NJ. w. Grand Master William II. Craw-
ley of Warren. There were also present
as guests w. M. r. l.. Budlong of Har-
mony Lodge, No. 9, of Pawtucket, and
w. NJ. Fred w. Cady of St Andrews
Lodge No 80 of Riverside A very
pleasant feature of the evening was the
presentation of crayoD portraits OF Past
Master George Wilmarth and William IL.
McTwiggan, which complete the list OF
portraits of past masters of the lodge, and
II pictures of these honored men now
adorn the walls of the lodge room. AT the
conclusion of business fine collation. was
served in Grand Army Hall by Caterer
George Lawton of East Providence.
In the case reported to Chief Of Police
Adams last Tuesday morning by Mrs.
Jessie Wood of Riverside, where dog
belonging TO Mr.. Lomas bit the young
daughter of Mrs. Wood, it is claimed by
MIR. bomas that the facts were not cor
rectly reported. Mr.. Lomas positively
denies that the Wood child was told
To .go home and tell her mother
that she fell down and bruised
herself, in fact Mrs. Lomas claims to
have done everything in her power for
the child, and desired nothing but the
facts to be known in the case either to
the mother of the child or the public.
Mr.. Lomas says the dog did not attack
the child, but that the child first APP
preached the enimal which was lying
quietly, and attempted 10 make friends
with IL, and the dog resented IL and
snapped at her, and he does not consider
the dog in any way to blame. He very
much regrets the affair.
Councilman Benjamin Martin, and MIR.
Alexander Wood, who have been III Cali
fornia nearly all winter, returned home
yesterday very much pleased with their
trip and both much improved in health.
Last evening was brothers and sisters
night at Roger William Grange, No 8, at
Grange Hall, Armingtons Corners. The
first part OF the evening was devoted 20
the brothers wao furnished entertainment
by poem read by Asaph Hill, and
graphophone selection furnished by Walter
b. Pierce The second part Of the even
ing was given To the sisters who gave n
fine literary and musical program.