The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-18
OsOO ~ ~GO~Ns
IN COUNCIL.
State Central Committee
Holds a Meeting.
DR.. GARVIN In EVIDENCE.
Presents Resolution Attacking Sen
at0r Aldrich.
DIR. GARVIN in EVIDENCE
THE PROPERTY QUALIFICATION.

A meeting Of the Democratic state GEN.
tral committee was held at 2l0 Westmin-
ster street mt noon today. The meeting
was but poorly attended.
The purpose Of the meeting was TO stir
up interest in registration before IL Ia too
late. Reports indicate that the rsgistra-
ton so far is very fair and the Democrat
10 party IL evidently going to make "A
dying effort To capture the state at the
1895 elections The party, or at least the
members at the meeting. feel that IL
should make one big wiggle To oust Sem
ator Aldrich and get In Democrat
They want the patronage and no doubt
they need it, They promise TO raise havoc
with officers II they get the chance. They
propose 10 have something TO say about
the revised constitution 6nd are very
anxious TO get enough men into the
General Assembly To make 1ght on IL.
DIR. Uarvin advocates free suffrage for
every human being and SO OF course Is
opposed to any educational qualifica ton.
But there is another faction that Is in
favor of IN educational qualification and
believes that man thar can't read or
write does not know enough to cast an
intelligent ballot. III the tight is we'll
waged the result will be the ever familiar
one of rs house divided against iself
will fail. "
The meeting was called TO order by
Chairman h. y. Owen. DIR. Calvin i'm
troduced n resolution To the effect that
Senator Aldrich mad fallen from popular
favor on account of his work In behalf of
certain trusts and monopoiies and against
the Dublic welfare and tb8tsnow wns the
time to get full registration and elect
Democratic Senator in his place next
year. Unanimously adopted. Hereupon
the various members from this city,
M Al .tnl~. .NaA E..lIr
Westerly, West Greenwich, Warwick,
harrington and Warren told how the
work was progressing in the respective
tow ms and wards.
The Democrats of Warwick are prepar.
ing 10 put up "A ticket against the present
Town Council, aDdSso are making every
effort to have every Democrat in the town
register.
There ars signs of u bolt In Republican
ranks in Warren which the Democrats are
eagerly waiting for and propose ~ make
the most OF.
Mayor Green OF woonsocket presented
resolution To have the chairman appoint
a commit OF seven, who should call
conference early in February, prepars a
draft for state platform ana draw up
list of candidates.
This was unanimously adopted and
Chairman Owen appointed Mayor Green,
DIR. Calvin. Mayor McGuinnesa Mayor
Gottschslk. Mayor Davis. s. K. Honey
and ID. :. Baker as members OF this COM
mittee. Thomas Vest of the Tenth ward
offered resolution TO the effect that the
Democratic party was opposed To auy
property quail illcation in our constitution
and also TO the annual registry OF voters.
Unanimously adopted
The general apathy In the party was
freely commented OH and il was stated
that the charge against the state central
comnitte that 1t was dead and useless
was to a great extent true. Chairman
owen said that the apathy was greater in
this city than in any other part OF the state
and that IL was very hard to arouse any
interest among voters unless they could
be shown that there was some probability
OF winning out.