The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-11
No Contest in Any Ward
Except the Fourth.
A BRIEF BATTLE THERE.
Delegates Elected to the City and
State Conventions.
NO INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN.

The Republican cauouses held in the
several wards Of the city last evening, for
the election Of delegates to the city and
state conventions and to choose members
of the city committee, were not produc-
tive of much excitement. In the fourth
ward there was brief, but spirited con
test. The delegates elected to the city
convention were not instructed, and IL Is
difficult at this time to prophecy the
makeup" of the city assembly ticket.
FIRST WARD.
The Republicans gathered in Pioneer
Hall South Main street, at 8 o'clock last
evening, and III. Martin Brown was
elected chairman, and Eiam w. Olney.
secretary.
Ihe following delegates were elected;
State convention, William Ames and
Clinton ID. Selew city convention, Royal
T.. Taft, Benjamin W. Persons. Samuel
NJ. Nicholson, Henry +. Lippitt, Howard
o. Sturges; ward committee, Arthur III.
Watson. Frank +. Olney, ,lonn Il.
Arnold. Frank w Carpenter, Thomas >.
Delano.
SECOND WARD.
The caucus in the Second ward was
called to order by Frederick Emmett Of
| the ward committed and George A. Lit
! tlefield was elected chairman. ana VIII
lard i. Lansing, secretary. The follow
| ing delegates were elected: State con
vention. Robert q. Mckay, Charles +.
| Stsarns; city convention, Augustine
| Jones. Frank T.. Chaffee, Charles +.
| Peckham, M. d., George ID. Lansing and
Herman Max; ward com mittee. Frederick
| Emmot James ID. Lloyd, David A.
| Crowell, Simon Jerskey. Louis Il. Cady.
THIRD WARD.
Things were very quiet in the Third
ward. Benjamin Worsley was elected
| chairman, ami q. William Sherm an.
A Abraham Rafflovich and George Harrell
secretaries. The following delegates were
| elected: State convention, william Mo
| Cord, Herbert ID. Goff; city convention,
George Harrell, George w. Gates, Herman
Glsnman, William j. Robinson, Harris
| q. Easterbrooks; ward committee, George
:. Vanstone, Asa Hamlet. Benjamin r.
worsley, Asa Burlingame, Walter J.
| Lewis.
FOURTH WARD.
There was quita large number Of
voters In the Fourth ward room at
o'clock last evening, and IL was evident
| that "A tight was scheduled To come of
| George l.. Pierre called the meeting to
| order. William Millep nominated ID. Rus
l sell Brown for chairman, and Henry B.
Winship nominated A. j. Gushing. Ex-
Gov. Brown was declared elected and Mr..
Cushing WIS chosen as secretary. When
IL came to tho selection OF delegates to the
state convention Mr.. Milsn nominated
ID. Russell Brown, A. j. Gushing and
JAMES Randall, Mr.. Randall aud Mr..
DAY declined, and Messrs. Brown, Cush-
ing aLd Wall wers chosen.
Then came the election OF delegates to
the city convention and DIR. Edwin Is.
Harvey nominated William Millsn,
james Randall, George J.. Pierce,
Milton ID. Brown and Martin ).
Budlong, n. ID. Councilman Presbrsy
n lmiDated William Blakeley, julius
Palmer, Elias !. Carpenter, George Il.
Clsflin. 2nd. and j. Frederick Haller. A
call was made for division OF the house
but this was objected to- and, after some
further controversy, the check list was
uset, and the result was that the ticket
nomiu atsi by MIR. Pr stray was elected,
receiving AZ votes to "a for that of tue
ward committee.
For ward committee there WAS another
contest DIR. Abbott nominated Irving Ia.
Blanchard, DIR. j. &. Budlong. Lucius
Angel, George IA. Pettis, and Frank j.
Clinton. Mr.. Randall non mated Irving
L. Blanchard. William Il Draper. Henry
NJ. James, Edwin Il. Harvey and Lucius
G. Angel. Messrs. Blanchard and Angel
were chosen without difficulty being on
both ticksts, but for the others cneck
list was ussd, with the result that Messrs.
Budlong, Pettis and Clinton were elected
by vote OF 80 10 ~.
FIFTH WARD.
Things were short aud sweet in the
Fifth Ward. David Burton wes made
chsi man, and Jesse Eddy, Jr.. secretary.
Delegates were elected rs follows: state
invention jamin ii. Child, Jesse z.
Eddy, Jr., ard iioratio K. bellows. Ward
cpnlmittee--Ro Roswell g. Smith, Leopold
Hartman, Walter A. Curtis, David q.
Edwards, and stephen 4. Arnold. City
convention-6eorge Il. Woodley. Samuel
l.. CARPENTER. David q. Edwaids, John
W. Carter ana George W. Burnham.
SIXTH WARD.
order by Thomas Leonard and Frederick
Rueckert was elected chairman and ii.
Frank Payton secretary. Delegates were
elected as follows: state alton
John l.. kemlinger, George h. TiIlinR-
hast ald Joseph NJ. hetcslf City con-
vention--Cul Isaac l.. Cot, Frederick
Rueckert, Henry &. BalIou, Horace IA.
Franklin, II. Frank Payton' City COM
mittee-1homns III. Leonard, Fred y.
Wilbur, Edward Salisbury. Ernest
Ruecksrt, EDWARD +. Sargent.
SEVENTH WARD.
Silas II. Manchester was elected chair
man Of the Seventh Ward caucus Dele
gates were elected ns follows: state con-
ventiOn-Arthur w. Dennis John =.
Mtitehouse aud George NJ. Baker. City
onvention-Gorman Pomrov, Charles
| sydney smith, Henry r. Barker. Dutee
Wilcox, and James NJ. Scott. Ward COM
mittee-Jos ph U. Anthony. Kdssell q.
Arnold. Julian A. Reads, Arthur ".
Bsrrus ana Lewis J. Pierce.
| EIGHTH WARD.
| The Eighth Ward caucus chose as It's
| chairman Dr. Lester - Hill. aud the sec
retary was David ~ Whittemore. Dele.
gates wers chosen Hs follows. state con-