The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-24
Mr.. Beane, Who viii Oppose Mr.. West For
Alderman, Wanted Mr.. German.
THE CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS.
After Discussion and Minor Amendments They
Were Adoptsd---Moton Adopted Relating TO
Continuance Of Night Schools.

The Democratic city committee met
IN the Brownson Lyceum hall yester-
day afternoon, and after the usual rou-
tine business, Mr.. Thomas +. West pre-
sented the report of the committee on
bylaws, and the report was received
Then the appointment of wardens
and clerks was taken up, and Mr.. Null
len was OF the opinion that no person
who was TO be "A candidate at the eau
Gus should be appointed. and in this
view he was endorsed by Mr.. West. Mr..
Mullen moved that il be the sense of
the meeting that no person who is a
candidate for Office at the coming elec-
tlon should act as warden or clerk at
the coming caucuses on Wednesday
night.
After short discussion, Mr.. Mullen's
motion was adopted and then the fol-
lowing list was presented:
First Ward-Henry H. Waters. war
den: John j. Finan, John j. Murphy,
clerks.
Second Ward-E. V. Cafferty. warden;
William III. Mccormick, William G..
keough, clerks.
Third Ward-John w. Flanagan.
warden James w. Lynch, Thomas j.
Halliday, Walter &. Darling. clerks.
Fourth Ward-Munson III. Najac. war
den; Charles w. Collins, James j.
Mooney. clerks.
Fifth ward-william N. Taipe. war
den; Albert G. Winsor. William Fear
roll. clerks.
Sixth Ward-W. j. Higgins, warden;
Hugh V. Mulvey. John ]. Keegan,
clerks.
Seventh ward-John f. Minnehan,
warden; Henry Coleman, Lawrence
A. McGrane. clerks.
Eighth NVard-p 7 IapnOn warden
John O'Connell. Michael III. Duffy,
James Il. McGinn. clerks.
Ninth Ward-Thomas ]. Dorney,
warden; Joseph A. O'Brien, John :.
Dockery, clerks.
Tenth ward-Miles A. McNamee war
den; John +. Curran. Daniel keough,
Thomas Dunn, clerks.
William j. Beane offered a minority
protest against the warden of the
Tenth ward. He said he did not ques-
tion Mr. McNamee's honesty. but
thought that as he and Mr. West were
opposing candidates, that IL any doubt
arose, Mr.. McNamee would give Mr..
West the benefit of the doubt. He
nominated Charles Il. German as war
den.
The report for the nine wards, with
the exception of the Tenth, was then
accepted, and the question of the war
den of the Tenth was discussed Mr..
West spoke of Mr.. McNamee's honesty
and integrity. and was followed in the
same vein by Mr.. +. j. Cooney, who
had nominated Mr.. McNamee.
William j. Higgins said that out of
respect for Mr.. Beane he should sec
ond his nomination OF Mr.. German, but
should vote for Mr.. McNamee. IL was
moved that a ballot be taken. The
chair decided that IL was the sense of
the meeting that ballot be taken
There was more discussion, and then
ballot was taken, which resulted as
follows: Whole number OF votes cast.
Al: McNamee, 81; German. ls; scatter
ing. l.
The discussion of the constitution
and bylaws was then taken up, and
after some amendments had been made
the bylaws were adopted
IL was voted on motion OF John
O'Connor that the city committee ex-
press themselves as In favor of the con-
tinuation of the evening schools and
kindergartens and that the members
of the committee use all their influence
with the representatives OF their wards
in the city council TO bring this result
about, and the committee then adjourn
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