The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-12

DEMOCRATS
In CAUCUS.
Delegates to City and
State Conventions.
Mr.. COMSTOCK DEFEATED
After a Long Drawn Out Contest in
the Second Ward.
Mr.. COMST0CK DEFEATED
PROCEEDINGS IN OTHER WARDS.

The Democratic caucusss held last eve-
Mug, were not nearly as interesting as
was generally anticipated, and with the
exception OF the Second Ward, In which
there was more OF less bitter fight, tho
several tickets prepared for delegates TO
the stats and city conventions went
through with very little or no opposition.
Following is this ri suit by wards:
FIRST WARD.
Warden Henry III. Waters was chair
man Of the First Ward caucus, and John
j. Dwyer was clerk. The following ticket
was ele ted without opposition: state
convention-Matthew h. Dwyer, John
John II. AaTnife, Daniel j. Dwyer.
Hugh Carroll, Jeremiah Murphy, John
j. Gately.
SECOND WARD.
There was qnite lively time in the
Second Ward, largely brought about by
the opposition to Mr.. Richard h. Com
stock by teitsin faction of the party. A
large number OF Russian Jews were in the
ward room and IL was by the work of
these men that the defeat Of Mr. Com
stock was compssse1.
George j. Fox nominated for delegates
TO the state convention. Richard Is. Com
stock, james l.. Aeehan; delegates to
city convention, John p. NicElroy. Ed
ward V. Catferty. lhomas Kennedy
George Higgins, William h. Fitzgerald.
Pernard Conaty plaSe1 in nomination:
Delegates To state onventiou-Richard
b. Comstock. James y. Meehan. Dele
e. tes TO city conyention-k Richard B. Com
sto5k, Ihtmas Ii. holtou, Edward V.
Cafferty, James Heaiey, Thomas Ken
nedy.
Then quits an acrimonious controversy
arose Detween Mr. Conaty and John Il.
McElrov, the former accusing the latter
Of aoub e.lsaling. Mr.. MoElroy repudiated
tho allegation with storn and iGtimated
that Mr.. Comstock was mot 30 many"
tinallv the caucus got down to voting,
and until shortly after 8 o'clock oil went
we'll, and then Mr.. Conaty raised the cry
that Hetrew who had voted at the Re-
publican caucus on Thursday night, was
trying TO vote. aud be protested against
IN, vote teicg received. Then the fun
or less inxectives and some threats OF vio-
ience. Nobody knew what they were
talking about and everybody talked at
once. Finally. after the protested votes
had been placet in an envelope and de-
posted in tie ballot box, the votes Were
counted, but the protested votes were in
cluded just ss If no objection had been
raj ed.
The result was as follows: For state
convention-Richard b. Comstock, James
J.. Meeban. City convention John =.
McElroy, Edward v. Cafferty, Thomas
Kennedy. George Higgins and William +.
Fitzgerald. am Mr.. Comstook became a
more or less fallen idol.
THIRD WARD.
In the Third Ward the following named
delegates were elected; state convention
John u. 0Neii. Jr., Eugene j. McCar-
thy, John j. Mckeirnan. City conveu.
tion--.Iames IL Lo.ett, stepsen j. Casey,
James Gillian, Thomas +. McGough, John
w. tlannigan.
FOURTH WARD.
Thines were very quiet in the Fourth
ward, and uelegates were elected as fol-
lows state convention. Henry G.. IL.
Rawson. James j. Henderson; city con
vention, Henry Il. Ayers, Francis III. 1all-
man, Winseld scott SANFORD, George Is.
Hazard. Clifford A. Mott.
FIFTH WARD.
Edward II. McKenpa was chairman of
the Fifth ward caucus and Albert Winsor
and William Il. Carroll clerks, and I, q
convention, Charles II. Irons, William Il.
Todd I; city convention, James +. holihau,
Edward IL. MckenDa, John y. Cooper,
Lawrence Canning, Martin MtGarry.
SIXTH WARD.
At the caucus of the Sixth ward there
was no contest, and the following named
delegates we're chosen: state convention,
John 4. Drinau. Thomas IA. Nnlpey
and Thomas II. O'Dopnell; city con, en- :
ton, William j. Higgins, Edward y.
hiley. John Curran, James Bashford
and john McGinn.
SEVENTH WARD.
Mr.. j. i. Minehan was chairman,
and M. A. Whalen and willism Doyle
clerks of the seyenth ward caucus, and
when the polls closed ten votes had been
cast. The delegates chosen were: state
convention. John h. Ninehap, Peter
Doyle and Dennis j. Holland; citv con-
vention, y. Frank Connolly, Millism
Doyle, John Brady. Frank Kayanagh
and bernard Brenpnn.
EIGHTH WARD.
While there was no trouble IN the
EiiEth ward the.e was great deal oi
discussion OF very little Importance.
After cCntrJ,ersy tetween John
o'Con-eli and Michael Duny, the follow
ing titk't Il, m mated by Mr.. O'Conneli
rss @ eettd; Sat convention, Davis j
| Barr Alfre 3 Ciriec and Edward Riley
| G ~ convention, Joan O'Connell, Ninsen
j. Eaeg ~, james Nj. sullivan, VILLA 1
Coz roy and Edwsrl a. Egan.
NINTH WARD.
| Tie Ninth WRrd caucus was auiete
than usual, and when the rolls wcn