The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-05
Split Caused

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CONSERVATION in the
Party Ranks.
North Brookfleld, April 4.-Twenty
years in office is a record not gained
by many men, but that will be the case
with Wilder E. Deane when he has fin
ished out the term as constable, to
which he was elected yesterday.
Moreover Is of these years will be con-
secutive, for yesterday completed the
18th successive time that Mr.. Deane
was elected constable, and the prob
abilities are that he can have the Of
flee as long as he cares to run for
it.
At first glance. remaining in such an
office for so many years does not look to
be much of an achievement, but in
town like North Brokfeld it means
! great deal. In no town office here does
| a man make SO many enemies, and for
tunate indeed is the man who has not
! lost host of friends after serving one
| year as a North Brookfeld constable.
Many a time has a man become an
object of hate simply because he has
lived up to the law in trying to close
the dives with which the town is in
! Tested.
Constable Deane is Sc years old. but
V7n h. II,
was born in Oakham, and moved here
when he reached his majority. He i'm
meGiately enlisted in company F. FIT
! tE-hrst Massachusetts. and served for
nearly year, receiving an honorable
discharge. His captain was John 5.
/ Baldwin. one Of the former owners of
The Spy.
In 1872 he was first elected as consta-
| pie, having as companions on the force
Pliny Barr and Elisha Perry. both long
since deceased. Besides being promin-
ent in Grand Army circles, Mr. Deane.
IS member Of the WoOdbine lodge. |.
o. .. f" and man much respected
about town.
Politicians We're still rubbing their
eyes this morning. and expressing
wonderment at the turn things took
Yesterday, and there were good reasons
Tor there We're many surprised people
IN North BTookfeld last night i'll both
parties. The reason for the big land
sHde was perfectly obvious The re-
Publican party was split in twain and
nor DeinS able 10 work in unison was
defeated overwhelmingly.
Whether the republican town com
mlttee will ever call another party
caucus is doubtful and it is also
doubtful if the democratic town com
ndttee, after being left out this wear,
will act in conjunction with it another
year. It can be said with assurance
/ that The democratic town committee
will call a citizens caucus and leave
the republicans to act for themselves.
There are. Of course, some exceptions
bul the majority of the defeated can
didates Of yesterdays election take
their defeat with good grace and ac-
knowledge everything was done
squarely and above board. Congratu-
lations have been pouring in on the
successful candidates all day, and they
nave been most cheerfully accepted.
John J. Howard, the newly elected Sc
Iectnlan, said to The Spy reporter to-
day: Il want TO thank my friends for
their support for while l sought OF
asked votes Of no one. ] feel that il
was splendid victory and / must say
that ] did not. believe I had so many
friends In town
Lucius I. Woods, n. who keeps a
store on Main street that rivals in YER
satality Dickens old Curiosity Shou. "
was also particularly happy today in
the knowledge that he had been elect
ed tax collector over Charles f. Batch
elier, one Of the most popular young
men in the republican party Mr.
Woods is n character Of the greatest
individuality. He is 4S years of age
and has been doing business at the
same stand for % years as one Of the
most successful auctioneers in Worces-
Ter county and he has long list of ac-
quaintances and friends.
Bright and early this morning Ste
pben LOTUS, the newly elected road
commissioner. got at his job. The roads
and sidewalks are in exceedingly Door
shape, and be at once started out to
remedy the evil to the best Of his abii-
! ity.
lie first turned his attention to Bell
street and has had men and teams at
work there Gil day. Az predicted in
The Spy, the contest for this office
was Of unusual closeness. Mr.. LOTUS
| owes his election to thu candidacy Of
Addison G, Foster As it was he had
but q few votes 10 spare over Free
man r. Doans and circumstances
prove CQUcluSlNelN mat the votes which
Mr. Foster got, over 100 in number
would undoubtedly have gone to Doane
had not Foster entered the contest
This would have elected MI Doane by
a comfortable margin. but It was one Of
the every day happenings when the
great game Of politics is not played
carefully enough.
| Arson B. Poland. one Of the defeated
candidates for road commissioner. has
/ declined to be sworn in to the Office
/ Of constable to which he was elected.
| 1t is thought the selectmen will COM
piete the list by appointing special
policeman.
( one ot the features of yesterdays
( election was the big complimentary vote
I given to John ). Cooke for school COM
( mittee. As Mr.. Cooke had no opponent
I for the office the vote cast for him was
! almost entirely of complimentary ma
| tuure. and was double what he expect
! ed to receive.
Miss Alice Fitzpatrick sustained Il
painful though not serious injury to
the first finger of her right hand by
| getting it caught in skiving machine
at the II. II. Brown d Co. factory this
afternoon. DR.. Thomas J. Garrigan
dressed the wound.
Frank Gilbert of School street wa