The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
THE WEEK IN /. /.
STATE POLITICS
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| memories can recall the way in which
Mr.. Rowland withdrew all responsible
! ity for Gov. Brackets acts, after that
| executive elected through his efforts,
! had refused to listen to his plea that
! that gallant soldier and great Jurist,
Gen. Devens, should be appointed chief
| justice of the supreme court.
BENNETT WILL NOT RETIRE.
But the opposition candidates seem
to be blind. Mr. Bennett will not re-
| tire from the contest The Myers men
say that he cannot retire, because of
the attacks upon him, but that is nom
| sense. Mr.. Bennett will not retire be-
| cause he fully believes that the stars
in their courses are with him. The
Reed men will not retire because they
believe that the man elected will either
| be Myers, Saunders or Reed Doubt
| less, Mr.. Saunders and his supporters
feel equally confident. 1t seems as
| though it might be possible to unite
this opposition element, strong as it is,
and strong as is the feeling against
Myers in the state at large.
| Men of strong influence do not hest
tate to say that there will be revolt
in the republican ranks if Mr.. Myers
is chosen, but still the Myers move
ment goes on, though it is absurd
enough to have Myers men talk of such
figures as 105 for Myers, and so on.
There is one thing which may prove a
potent factor yet. The anti-Myers
element still holds amicably together,
and the three candidates continue to
leave much of the direction of affairs
to one man, Mr.. Hutchinson. He does
not intend to be beaten, and can be
depended upon to bring results out of
the chaos if anybody can. If Mr.. Ben
nett's support is more anxious to stick
to him than to defeat, Myers will win.
If they are patriotic, and decide to vote
for some other man for the sake of
harmony, they can do so after the first
ballot. This is what may happen.
| MELLEN LAUGHING.
With what intense interest Senator
Parsons Of Greenfield must be follow
ing this speakership contest! Mr.. My
ers was, + believe, vice president of
the gathering for attending which and
sitting on the PLATFORM Senator Par
sons was so severely disciplined
Representative Mellen of Worcester,
also, must be laughing in his sleeve a
good deal. He introduced the Hoar
! resolution a year ago, whose antrim
perialistic utterances so delighted Mr..
Myers. For a few days, Mr.. Myers
industriously labored to secure imme-
date consideration for Mr.. Mellen S
resolutions, and he did not hesitate to
say that there would be a large repub-
lican vote for them when reached. At
ter many weeks, the mild sentiments
of Senator Washburn were substituted.
i 1t reads little like ancient history
now, but was not ancient a month ago,
when Parsons was punished, whether
Mr.. Myers is rewarded or not.
MUCH RAILROAD TALK.
1t is evident that there is to be lots
of railroad talk this year. Outside of
any other influence which will come
in as a factor in the Albany lease
question, it is very evident that the
Fitchburg people will not allow the ap-
prevail of the commemorative be given
until certain things are done to protect
it's interest in traffic from the west.
Considering the millions which the
state has invested in the Hoosac tunnel
route, it would seem to be reasonable
that it should protect its interests.
The railroad committee will be a
very important one this year, much
more like the railroad committee of
the years when places upon it were
more sought than on any other. Not
only this question, but the intermina-
bic Fairhayen bridge issue, will have
to be fought out. If Reed is not elect
ed speaker, he will of course insist that
he be given the House Craftsmanship
of the committee for which he is in
line 1t is difficult to see how it can
be denied him, though he would be
opposed bitterly. Senator Soule OF
Bristol, so long at it's head returns,
and will of course be reappointed.
GOVERNOR ABSENT.
1t is quiet at @the executive depart
ment today, the governor not having
returned from New York The secre-
tary's department has begun the use
of typewriting on the record books, the
machines proving a great convenience
both in the matter of copying papers
into the record books and also to those
having occasion to use the books foI
reference.
The railroad commissioners will have
an easier week than has been the case
since Chairman Jackson came on the
board, next week On Tuesday the Med
field and Midway Street Railway Com
pany will be heard on a petition for
/ approval of a grade crossing of the N
Y, N. H. and H. R. r. in Medfield,
Wednesday there will be no hearing
| On Thursday the various railroad COM
panieS will be heard on petitions for
extension Of time to equip cars with
safety devices. These include continu-
| Gus brakes, automatic couplers, ETC., for
| freight trains. The Interstate com.
| merce commissioners have granted an
extension to August /, on cars run
ming out of the state, and similar
extension is asked in Massachusetts
The cars of the Boston and Albany road
are all equipped; the New Haven and
Fitchburg roads nearly so, and the
Boston and Maine has equipped 81 per
cent of their cars.
The LinWood Street Railway Com
pany of Whitinsville has filed by c.
A. Taft, president, and ]. M. Lasell,
treasurer, certificate of full pay
ment of its capital, $4,000.
CORPORATION NEWS. l.
The Bristol County Street Railroad
Company has been incorporated. the
directors being G. N. Swazey, B. A.
Brooks, E. D. Newins (treasurer), E. A
| SwaZey, F. d. Guild, G. N. Brownell
and e. V. Carpenter. The line is to be
IL miles long, and run through Taun-
ton, Reheboth, Attleboro and Seekonk,
to the tracks of the Interstate Consol-
idated Street railway on the Attleboro
| road, with a line from the junction and
Norton Street railway. The capital is
! $3.50, 000
New corporations: The Walker Arm
| ington Co of Worcester. Walker Arm
ington, president, Walker Arlington,
Jr., treasurer; capital $1,000; j. j.
Bickneil Lumber Co, Worcester, Hat
tie NJ Bicknell president, Mary c..
! Spring treasurer H. H. Dyke, with the
officers, director. capital 100000; ]. G.
! Troup, Fraser Co., Boston, J. G.. r.
Fraser president. and H. w. Greene
treasurer, capital $4,000: The Murray
! Co., Boston, II. B. Murray president.
F. II. Wakefield treasurer, capital
$4,000; Devlin Bros Building Co., Sa-
lem, T. N. Devlin president, ]. H. Dew
lin treasurer, capital $4,000; Corona
Kid Co.. Boston. B. E. Baker president,
S. H. Adams treasurer, capital $4,000.