The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-22
FOR STRAIGHT TICKET.
Republican Club Organizes Permanently
with Election of Officers.

The Republican Club Of Worcester
passed from its preliminary stage Of
organization last evening, and is today
a full-Aedged political organization de-
voted in its aims and purposes to the
Of republican principles
AT a preliminary meeting held two
weeks ago a constitution and bylaws
We're adopted, and last night officers
We're chosen, who are to have charge
of the destnies Of the club.
Great care has been taken in the Sc
lection of candidates for the various
of1ces, to obtain the consent of men TO
manage the club who have had expert
ence in politics, and who are willing to
devote their time and energies to the
promotion of republican ideas among
the voters Of the city. The committee
appointed to select a list Of candidates
found some difficulty in securing abe
consent Of some Of the men who are
leaders In the various wards. but in
rheir report to the club men were pre-
scented in each instance who are well
known for their fidelity to republican
principles, and the club need have no
fear that there viii ever be dissension
in its ranks on account OF a part Of its
wave of a citizens mayoralty ticket
The meeting was held last evening
on the petition Of % members who
deemed il advisable to meet at that
time on account Of Wednesday evening
being too close to THANKSGIVING The
meeting was called to order by Henry
r. Whitcomb, and the club at once pro-
ceeded to ballot on the names presented
for the various offices by Edward D.
mittee In each case two names We're
reported for each office and in several
cases the members found it a hard mat
ter to make a choice between the two.
For the responsible Office Of president,
H. Spencer Haskill and j. B. Stone We're
nominated There were 30 ballots cast,
Of which Mr.. Haskell had % and Mr.
Stone T. and Mr. Haskell was conse-
quently declared elected.
Albert IT. Inman and George w IS.
Sission, a member of the city commit
tee and also of the state central COM
mittee We're nominated for the office
of vice president, and the former was
the choice by a vote Of % to TO- AL
though it had been supposed that all
Of the men nominated had been seen
and their consent TO the use Of their
names obtained, Mr. Sission said to
The Spy man later in the evening that
he had been asked to serve and had
fatty declined on account of other po-
itical duties.
The two other offices We're filled by
the election Of Walter J. Peacock as
secretary and Leon r. Partridge as
treasurer. The real interest of the eve
ming centered in the choice of one man
from each ward for membership on the
executive committee, into whose hands
the affairs Of the club are to a large
extent placed AS in the case of the
other offices, two nominations We're
made by the committee. but in sew
eral instances two nominations were
made from the floor. The committee
chosen separately by ballot, was as
follows: Ward one Alfred S. Roe:
ward two, Alvah II. Bigelow; ward
three william II. Smith: ward four,
George Jennison; ward five, Thomas
Wray; ward six, Theodore P. Brown;
ward seven. Clarence D. MiXter: ward
eight George F. Brooks Alderman
Hu0t was nominated from ward three
and G. Herbert DefOSse presented his
qualifications as a man representing
more voters than any other man in
the city In spite of this, however, the
members saw fit to choose Mr.. Smith,
who has at some time been q member
of the city committee and has had
much experience in ward politics. As
a member OF uhe committee from ward
four. James A. McTieInan nominated
ex-Aldetman A. A. Rheutan. and he
received u votes to 10 cast for Mr.. Jen-
nison The greatest surprise came IN
the choice from ward seven. Villa
c. Young and Charles r. Johnson We're
the names selected by the committee
ON nominations, and Clarence d. Mix
ter was nominated from the floor
When the ballot was announced, it
was found that % Of the 80 ballots had
been cast for MI Mixter to 1 for Mr.
Johnson Mr.. MiXter is treasurer Of the
city committee and a candidate for the
common council. Both of the other
gentlemen have been long known in
politics and each has served in the
state legislature.