The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-15
DEMOCRATS
IN COUNCIL.
City Committee Considered
Amendments TO Bylaws.
REPORT WAS UNSATISFACTORY.
After Considerable Discussion II Was Sent
Back 10 Committee.
THE REVISED STATE CONSTITUTION.
Franklin P. Owen and Candidate Hogan Made
Addresses In Which They Strongly Opposed
its Adoption by the People.
After Considerable Discussion II Was Sent
Back 10 Committee.
THE REVISED STATE CONSTITUTION.

The meeting of the Democratic city
committee was not distinguished last
evening, by the transaction of any very
important business beyond the consid-
Grafton of the report OF the committee
on bylaws and the naming of wardens
and clerks. 1t was decided that until
further notice the committee would
continue TO meet in the Brownson Ly-
ceum hall.
Mr.. Thomas Il. West presented the
report OF the committee on bylaws but
had only read part of the report when
Mr.. Lannon wanted to know If Mr..
West was reading the majority or the
minority report, to which Chairman
McNamee replied that 1t was the ma
jority report
Mr. Lannon then took objection TO the
remark made by Mr.. West in explain
ing his views of the report and par
ticularly in relation to a proposed
amendment to the bylaws that would
remedy all the trouble with contesting
delegations. This was followed by a
statement from Mr.. Mullen, who re-
marked that he did not think that the
committee had acted on the bylaws AT
ALL
There was then quite a general dis
cussion. and IL was suggested that, as
the report of the committee appeared
by the statements OF the committee 10
be a little premature. they had better
refer the report back to the committee
for further action and let the whole
matter drop for the present This re-
suited I'm a motion being made ana car
ried To the effect that the committee
when il adjourned do so at the call OF
the chair, and that at the next meet
ing the amendment of the-by-laws be
the special order.
Then the question came up as 10 what
should be done with the report OF the
committee. Many maintained that IL
was no report, for Mr. West was SIM
ply speaking for himself and not for
the committee. the committee not hav-
ing really acted upon the changes, ana
that therefore no action was required
on the part OF this main committee.
Chairman McNamee would not accept
this view OF the matter. and finally the
report was referred back TO the com
mittee for further consideration.
lengthy address was then made py
Franklin r. owen, chairman or the
Democratic state central committee,
who gave some OF his reasons why the
proposed amendment TO the state con-
stitution should not be adopted, ana
he was followed by Mr.. John w. Ho-
gan, Democratic candidate for congress
i'm the First district, who also declared
nlmSeil dS pDpbS'h w ti''
the revised constitution, and he said
that the best argument against 1t in
his mind was the fact that the kepub-
Leans wanted II.
Councilman Dennis H. Sheahan then
spoke briefly. and attacked the school
committee for it's action In not opening
the evening schools and kindergartens.
The following list of wardens ana
clerks was then named.
Ward Warden. Harry III. Waters;
clerks. John j. Murphy and John j.
Finan.
Ward 2-Warden. l.. V. Caffery;
clerks. w. III. Mccormick and William
G.. Keough
Ward 3-warden. stephen ]. Casey:
clerks. John Burbage, John j. Ganney
and Peter Devlin
Ward 4-Wnrden, NJ. II. Natac;
clerks. Charles w. Collins and James j.
Mooney.
Ward 5-Warden. William n. Talpe:
clerks. Albert G. Winsor and William
+. Carroll.
Ward 6--Wardon. William ]. Higgins;
clerks. John j. Keegan and Hugh V.
Mulvcy.
Ward Warden. John Monahan;
clerks. Henry Coleman and Lawrence
McGraIe.
ward s-Warden. David J. Barr;
clerks. John +. Coffee, Thomas Kelley
and James Il. McGinn.
Ward 9--Ssme officers as previously.
Ward 1O--Warden, Thomas +. West;
clerks. John +. Curran, Daniel Keough
and Thomas Dunn.