The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-24
Democratic City Commit
tee Held a Meeting.
COMSTOCK MEN ABSENT.
Officers Selected E0r the Coming
Primary Meetings.
SOME LIVELY TIMES AHEAD.

There is war fierce and desperate in the
ranks OF the local Democracy. The alleged
armistice that followed the election OF Mayor
Baker is ss badly shattered rs the one Banco
recently declared TO be at an end In Cuba.
The Weyler Of the conflict is Richard 3. Com
stock, according TO the Hon. John II. Mcguire
and his associates. who last year put Tom
Dorney hors de combat. Last March, it will
be recalled, Mr.. Constock was defeated In
his desire to be one of tho selectors Of The
Democratic Assembly ticket, after he had,
as he supposed dead cinch. snow the
friends OF Mr.. Mcguire say Mr.. Comstock has
been giving his days and nights or, at least
the portions OF them he could spare from his
law business. TO tie devising of schemes to
recover his lost prestige.
The seasons have changed many tin;cs since
the hardest workers in the ranks OF the
Democracy grow weary Of seeing the party
cast the votes and few Goo Coos reap all
the benefit OF victory, but Mr.. Comstock
sticks 70 the minority, and as he is fighter
TO the bitter end. there will be music in the
ranks of the party until next week.
The majority of the Democratic committee
Is angry at the unfairness OF the report or
last nights meeting published in a morning
paper There was meeting called by Chuir-
man Mcguire last evening. and the members
of the committee who were present at 1t
assert that IL was q real nice affair, even II
the thirteen gentlemen who have failed to at
tend any one OF the meetings previously held
by the committee since its organization
year ago did not grace IL with their presence.
The call for this meeting, the Maguircites
claim. was regular, and they say every ward
but the Eighth. John O'Connell's ward, was
represented. and the meeting wns n bigger
one than the average held ty the committee.
According 20 some folks the rules OF the
committee have been from time TO time
changed, and one important change made
was that the secretary, when requested to
by tho chairman, shall eivo three days
notice TO members OF meeting. Originally
the rules read that there must Le three days
notice of meeting given TO members of the
committee.
Some ten days ago some OF Mr. Maguire's
friends suggested to him the 'advisability Of
calling meeting Of the committed. so that
the primaries for the election OF new com.
mttee could be called and tho officers OF
these primaries selected. Mr.. Mcguire Fixed
un0n last nlknt no tue tino of tne mect'Dg.
Mr.. Mcguire presided at last nights assem-
blage OF the faithful and j. Frank Connolly
was elected secretary pro tenn. ofhcers for
the primaries, which were called for next
Wednesday evening. were selected. James
NJ. Griffin. who was defeated rs candidate
for the Legislature Inst spring. and who was
then reported as having spurned any Goo Goo
support was selected as the warden Of tho
Ward 10 caucus. much TO she pleasure of Mr..
Maguire's friends, at least, so the latter as
sert today.
The scheme that tho Goo Goo element in
.he party tried TO work, tho Msguireitcs say.
including tho removal OF Chairman Lovett in
Ward 3. and Of every other Democrat on the
city committee who IL opposed 10 being
dragged in the mud nj tho tail OF big hut
light headed Goo Goo kitc. The plan Is now
dead and the Maeuireiics are happy over
being ahead of the other crowf. and the
troubles OF the party that both factions be.
lung TO will not have the white dove OF peace
nesting In Its bosom for many moons.