The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-28
PLENTY OF
CANDIDATES
For Place on the Board
of CanvaSSerS.
MR.. STONE in THE FIGHT.
Some City Hall Employees Who Are
After the Position.
POLICEMAN'S WAR PREDICTION.

There Is quite ripple at city hall
today over the election OF commissioners
of the board of registration and canvsssers
to succeed Jason p. Stone, which occurs
in joint convention of the City Council
one week from tonight While the invi-
tation to the mayor and Board Of A alder
men to meet the Common Council for
this purpose reads "to succeed " it by no
means signifies that Mr.. Stone will not
succeed himself, and. although he is at
present out of the oity, his friends are
doing somo very lively canvassiug on his
behalf. ard they claim that no will receive
a majorliy of the votes in joint conven-
tion.
Another candidate whose friends are
working hard is Arthur T. Mowry, who
has been an assistant TO the board since
its creation, and who is consequently
perfectly familiar with the routine work
Of the Office. John A. Tillttson Of the
city treasurers Office Is also an active
candidate for the place, and it Is said
that some lively work Is beng done IN
his behalf Ihen comes Louis II. Cady.
clerk in the o;bce OF the superintendent
OF public buildings, and secretary OF the
Rt publican ii v committee. who Is doing
cor sidei able "hustling' for tie place.
Albert q. Winsor Of the water department.
is another candidate, and all of tn so
are at present. connected with city ball in
s1ine capacity.
OUTSIDE # all the sethere are, however,
other candidates who are either working
or being worked for b7 their friends, anu
these are sll Il, sirous Of succeeding Mr..
stone. Among them Is Mr.. James "A.
George, brother of ex Postmaster George.
aud Mr.. thomas ". Manchesle-, wgo
some years ago held tLe Office OF city
gauger, with quarters in Butler Ex-
change. 1t Is ssii that Joseph Il. Can
ming, who is in business On North Main
street, Is also candidate for the place.
There are llso otbor CBnu iGatfs who are
rot yet so muoh in evidence, but tho in
dioations are that the members OF the
City Council will have plenty of material
To choose firm when the time for election
arrives.
Officer Pionier of city hall, is again In
the role of "a prophet, but this ttno upon
n matter of Tar more serious import than
the weather. The veteran policeman has
been studying the war question, ana
he now asserts that If ever war is TO te
declared between the United Statts ana
spain 10 VIII be declared On Friday next.
uetween the hours of 10 n. m. aud ]" M.
How he has worked this out is secrnt
known 10 himself alone, but ho appears
To have implicit faith in his prophecy.
this morning, started out large gang
Of men 10 clean the paved streets of the
city. How long this gang VIII work de-
p nds largely, If not entirely, upon the
weather.
1he ioint committee ON police of The
City COuLcil held "a meeting Ia commit
tee room Is at : o'clCCk this aitsrroon, tO
talk over matters In general way and
the joint committee on fire department.
met at O'Clock, In tho Office ot Cuuroil
Clerk HAYDEN, for tho same purpose
President Cf tho Board OF Aldermen,
Ira Wibsor, II once again the acting may
or 81 tho cltv. Mavor Baker beiDg absent
from the city fer n d,y. The Aayor will
be Gt lis OH Q as usaal tomorrow morn
ing.
Superintendent Of llealta Chaplin re-
ports That one diphtnerin patient was
taken from hous, on Dean street TO the
Rhode Island llusmtM yesterday. 4 he
other crses OF diphthCfil and scarlet fever
are doing we'll.
4 he Board Of Canvasssrs aud hegls'ra-
tion has completed the revision tf the
voting lists for tho April election, and
cverything / now ready FOR tro contest.
Cit Cl,rk Clarke has issued, with his
compliments, yory neat TCcket city
manual, Dourd in dark LEATHER. tnd con
tanning vast amount Of valuable infor'
! nation.