The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-01
.eIlen Has No
Fight
AT THE CAUCUS
Dean Men Now Trying to
Down lockwood Hoar.

Nomination papers of the men who
are to stand as democratic candidates
for Representatives in the different
wards were filed yesterday afternoon
at democratic headquarters with Clerk
John F. H. Mellen. Only six papers
were fled, no nominations being made
in wards two and eight. Nominations
for these wards will be made by the
democratic city committee later
In ward 1 Charles H Writer is to
stand again as a candidate, and his
paper bears the signatures Of John D.
Butler, Thomas c. Carrigan. James F.
4 McGoYern, Thomas Kenney, Edward
Doyle. Frank Tracy and Charles E.
MCCAIN. The candidates in the other
wards are: Ward 5, William j. Nc
Laughlin, nominated by Edward H.
O'Brien, James r. i7uerin, Denis c.
Leonard, Ulick Clifford, John P. Fay,
John ]. Clarity, John P. Mcdonnell
and Maurice ]. Collins; ward a, James
H. Mellen, nominated by John A. b.
land, Bernard H. Mcmahon, Frank J.
Marin, Nicholas F. Deedy, Peter H.
Breen, Hugh McDonagh, owen H. Con-
lin, George Boepple and lanes Dono-
CHER; ward 8, James +. Carberry, nom
mated by John Rowe, Nicholas J.
Mooney, James McDermott, Andrew j.
McCarron, Bernard ]. O'Kourke, John
Timon, William O'Connen and Thomas
q. Dowd; ward 8. James 2. Estabrook,
nominated by John Gray, Edmond Cur
ran, Nicholas whitney, Thomas Breen
and Robert Oliver ward z, Thomas H.
Hall, nominated by Daniel F.. RourlSe,
Maurice Ryan, Patrick Mullins, Henry
A. McManus and John ". Delehanty.
The fact that there is no contest in
any Of the wards is an unprecedented
incident. Up to the time of filing the
nomination papers it was thought that
O. Eugene McGillicuddy might enter
the field in ward 4 to contest for legis-
lative honors with James H. Mellen,
but he failed to put In an appearance
and the probability Is that he will not
try his luck at this time. With no
contestant at the caucus, Mr.. Mellen
will have things his own way, but may
yet have to put up stiff fight at the
polls to regain his position. Every
thing is in readiness, should Represent
tative Russell decide to run indepen-
IDENTIFY for a hot old time in ward 4,
and with the same contestants in the
feld, a much more exciting contest
may be looked for than a year ago.
In ward a strong democrat James
e. Estabrook, has entered the field,
and it win be interesting to note what
effect his candidacy will have in GU
ting down the republican majority Of
that ward. That he will be able to do
this to a certain extent seems proba>
BILE, since there is strong feeling
against the regular party nominee
James Hunt, among the rank and file
of the republican voters 1t is said
that many republicans will support a
strong democrat for the offico in the
event of Mr.. Conains declining to stand
as an independent candidate.
Two thousand postal cards were
yesterday sent out from demoSratic
headquarters, calling attention q the
fact that each recipient was not reg
istered, and inviting MIN to call at
headquarters and have his name placed
on the voting list. The card bears the
registration dates and hours, and is of
great convenience to voters.
William B. Slime, ex-postmaster Of
East Brookheld, called a. democratic
headquarters yesterday to make ar
engagements for the senatorial convenS
ton in his district, and also to see
about the dates and places of meeting
of the county and councillor conven-
tons. Chairman Mellen says that the
dates will not be announced until after
the state convention next Tuesday.