The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-13
SECOND DISTRICT.
Mr.. Capron Renoninstea-Ke Makes
Ringing Speech Of Acceptance.

| The second district convention was
called To order by Hon. Walter A. Reed
OF Glocester, and he nominated. i'm be-
half OF the committee, Hiram Kendall
Of North Kingstown as chairman, and
Eugene +. Wren as secretary.
| The roll of the convention was then
| made up. the town Of Westerly dele
| CATION being held until the contest over
the delegates should he settled
| Walter a. Rice of Westerly then ad-
| dressed the convention, and stated tina.
the caucus held last Tuesday night had
been carried out strictly according "a
! law, until a certain element came into
! the caucus for the purpose of dispers-
! ing. AS a good Republican he could
assert that everything was properly
! done, in spite of the noise made by
| these who wanted TO transfer the eau
! Gus TO another place. He asserted that
the contesting delegation was made up
| of men, everyone of whom had during
| the past year voted either the Demo-
! cratic or Prohibition ticket but later
said that IL there was one member who
/ had not done So. he was glad To hear
/ il.
! JUDGE SWEENEY'S STATEMENT.
Judge Sweeney of Westerly spoke for
| the other side and said that he repre-
| scented in part the delegation nominated
| by the Republican caucus i'm Westerly
| and he asked that the delegation that
| he represented be seated. He stated
| that at "A quarter To 8 o'clock il was inn
| possible to get into the hall where the
caucus was held, for the hall did not
hold more than $50 voters. A PROPOSE
ton was made to adjourn TO the opera
house where a check list could be used,
but the chairman refused to- entertain
the motion. Judge Sweeney also claim
Tn
the nomination of Capt. Everett T..
Whipple for chairman. A second eau
Gus was held after adjournment. be-
cause the nominations were not enter
tained by the chairman Of the first eau
Gus. Judge Sweeney said that all he
asked for was fair treatment at the
hands of the convention.
Mr.. Price scored Judge Sweeney for
leading a lighting faction, for as the
district judge OF Westerly he was the
last man TO have taken part i'm such
an affair.
Mr.. Lewis w. Arnold. chairman of
the Republican town committee of
Westerly, gave his version of the case
He said that on the night OF the caucus
the hall was filled with the best men
or the town, With Republicans of the
"Arnold-Price" faction, the most re-
spectacle element i'm the town"
Mr. Ridings OF Johnston moved that
motion was seconded.
Mr. Sweeney moved that a ballot b.
taken, and this called Mr.. Newell OF
Central Falls 10 his feet who stated
that he did not think that gentleman
who was not a member of the conven-
tfon could make motion, and the chair
ruled the point was well taken.
IL was then voted to take ballot
by viva voce vote. when Herbert j.
Rice OF Pawtucket moved that the dele
CATION headed by Mr.. Sweeney be
seated.
There was some further discussion.
when the chair ordered that the con
vention prepare its ballots To decide |
whether the Sweeney delegation should |
be seated and the chair appointed |
Messrs. Arnold, Walker, Rice and
Cranston as telers.
SWEENEY DELEGATION WON.
There was more discussion and il was |
finally decided that the roll would be |
called, and as each name was called |
the delegates should step up to the |
platform and deposit their ballots. Mr.
Rice explained that the vote was upon
the question whether the delegates
headed by Mr. Sweeney should be seat
ed or not. AS to the Price delegation
1t was not i'm question just at this time
The convention then proceeded 10 bal
lot. and after all had voted the result
was as follows: Ayes. 67 nays, SO; and
the Sweeney delegation was declared
seated
ON motion OF Mr.. Martin OF Paw
tucket the temporary organization was
made permanent.
A committee on resolutions. To which |
all resolutions should be submitted
without debate. was then appointed by
he chair as follows: Walter A. Read,
ilocester; George Batchelor, Woon-
AaE ~ loo IL .,.,ly.. |
Fred :. Farwell. Warwick Alfred w.
Kenyon, Richmond. and the committee
'etired
In a few minutes the committee re.
urned and presented exactly the same
platform as that adopted by the First
district convention. and the platform as
cad was unanimously adopted.
MR.. CAPRON NOMINATED.
Gen. w. Howard Walker OF Paw
ucket then arose and i'm a neat and
'ithy speech he placed I'm nomination
- the candidate for congress I'm the |
second congressional district Hon. Adm
;. Capron OF Smithheld, the nomina-
ion being received with a round of APP
lause.
The nomination was warmly seconded
~ James +. McCusker OF Warwick.
fter which Mr.. Capron was unani-
nously nominated as the candidate OF ,
rs party. )
ON motion of Gen. Walker q commit ,
ee. consisting Of Messrs. Walker. Read ,
nd McCusker was appointed to notify
he candidate and request his presence ! I
efore the convention
Congressman Capron was escorted 10 I
he platform within a few minutes. and ;
gain the hall sounded with rounds of | /,
pplause. Mr. Capron spoke as fol- {
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MIR. CAPRON ACCEPTS.
] fail To find words to- express my graf q
tudc for the honor I have today re- 9
cived at your hands I'm this unanimous ;
omination as candidate OF the Repub- :
lean party for the Office Of member OF I
ongrcss TO succeed myself. and the n
learty and kindly and generous man 1
ler I'm which YOU have given expression
II personal regard and goodwill is e
learer TO me than an election to any J
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