The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-06

house and senate for the session. The
results were practically Participated.
Only in the Third councillor district
VAS there D contest. and here Hon. Il.
C. Boothby Of Livermore Falls was VI
torious over A. NJ. Penley OF Auburn.
and w. r. Smart Of Lewiston, after nine
ballots.
Tonight the caucuses for the nomina-
tion of state officers are 10 be held. The
choice OF the candidate for attorney
general is really the only thing In doubt.
and there is more interest In the can
yass OF the rivals for this honor than
In the caucuses held last evening. v.
r. Haines OF Waterville and George M.
Eciders OF Portland are the most prom
Inent candidates for the nomination.
Both are confident OF success. but Mr..
Haines' friends believe the result OF the
balloting IN a foregone conclusion that
will be satisfactory to them.
The separate caucuses were held last
night In the respective chambers OF the
senate ana the house. In the senate
Senator Walls presided. The following
nominations were made: For presi-
dent Of the senate. A. II. Day; for secre-
tary, Kendall l.. Dunbar; for assistant
secretary, Amos X. Butler: messenger,
Charles II. Lovejoy; assistant messen-
ger, j. F. Ashford folder. A. B. t, Chad
bourne; assistant folder, John A. Bur-
ton; mail carrier s. A. Holden; door
keeper. Charles A. Favour.
Hon. II. L. Noble of Lewiston presided
over the house caucuses. and the fol-
lowing nominations were made: For
speaker Hon. Seth l.. Larrabee of Port
land; clerk, w. 8. Cotton of Lisbon; as
sistant clerk. r. Thompson OF Augusta;
messenger, George II. Fisher of Winter
port; mail carrier. w. /. Neal of Pitts
field assistant mail carrier, Harry Il.
Hawes of Vassalboro; doorkeeper, T.. G.
Noyes of Bradley; assistant door
keeper, w. B. Bean of Jay; first folder
j. F. Frederick OF Stark; second folder,
| Chaplin Lydston OF Litchfield: third
folder. Lewis j. Bran Of Gardner.
Immediately after formal organiza-
ton today both houses will adjourn un-
| III Thursday when the Inauguration
ceremonies will take place.
In Massachusetts.
Boston. Jan. s.-The great and general
| court OF Massachusetts, whose first ses-
sion was held in $780, begins the session
of 1897 today. both branches starting the
legislative year at IL o'clock. AT that
time Acting Governor Wolcott will swear
| in the members of the senate and house.
after which both branches will organize.
The Republicans. who control both
branches by an overwhelming majority.
will have no trouble in electing their can
didates; in fact, there is but one contest
for any OF the Offices. The struggle for
the clerkship OF the house has been a
sharp one for some months past, and II
appears now as IL Assistant Clerk James
F. Kimball of Lynn would supplant his
superior officer, George t. Sleeper OF
Chelsea. Mr.. Sleeper was elected last
year over T.. A. Mclaughlin through A.
p. A. influences, but his work was not
satisfactory to q number of the mem
bers. with the result that majority OF
the Republicans have this year endorse
Mr.. Kimball, notwithstandin6she fact
that he is Democrat Mr. .himball was
for many years assistant clerk under ex-
Clerk Mclaughlin, and was reappointed
by Mr.. Sleeper. The Republicans OF the
house will hold q caucus at 10 O'Clock to-
day TO nominate it's officers, and Mr.
Kmbalrs election is said TO be practi'
cally assured. There will be no opposi
ton TO the nomination Of John l.. Bates
OF East Boston for speaker.
The Republicans OF the senate held q
caucus last evening and nominated
Senator George p. Lawrence of Berk'
shire for president and Henry d. Cool
idge OF Concord for clerk. Senator Brad
ford OF Springfield presided, and Sena
! tor Lawrence name was presented by
I Senator Irwin of Northampton. Captain
J. G. b. Adams of Lynn vas nominated
for sergeant at arms and Rev. Edward
o. Dowse OF Sherborn was nominated fo
chaplain. There will be no opposition OF
the part of the Democrats.
In New Hampshire.
Concord ~. H., Jan. 6.-Republical