The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-20
REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES
UNDER THE NEW LAW
They Were Quiet, Orderly and With
out Observation-Disclosures to the
City Convention Elected.

The Republican, primaries for the
election of delegates to the city con-
vention. which is TO be held tomorrow
afternoon at O'clock. in the Sixth
district court room at the Central po-
lice station. were held in the several
ward rooms OF the city last evening,
and passed of very quietly under the
new caucus law. There was not the
slightest ripDle of excitement and ev-
erything was carried out according 20
law except i'm the Third ward, where
the warden insisted upon serving In his
position desplte the fact that he was
q candidate for warden before the
meeting. This is contrary to the pro-
visions OF the act and the matter VIII
be looked into very closely.
The several cauCuSeS nominated in
addition 10 the delecwtes to the city
convention candidates Tor wardens and
clerks and candidates for the school
committee. and the results. were as fol-
lows:
First ward-De,egates TO city conven-
ven,ion. Samuel r. Douglas. Robert w.
Taft. Clifford 5. Tower, Fred s. Phil
lips. John B. Lewis: school committee,
three years Henry V. A. Joslin; war
den. First district. George IT. Pa-ttUck;
clerk. First district George -. Miller;
warden. Second district - II. Brown.
clerk Second district William Frank
land.
Second ward-Delegates 10 city con-
vention. John HeEthcote. II. j, Gross.
Edwin A. Johnson. William &. Dart,
Hyman II. Bander school committee.
three years Alfred Metcalf; warden,
First distS't, William II. Graham;
clerk, First district Robert c. Mckay;
warden Second district. Clarence G.
Greene: clerk. Second district. Edwin
$. Darling.
Third ward-DeleratC to city con-
yentlon. James Y Nolan. Leo Vino
grad. William T. Chappell. Jonn Smith:
school Comrnitlee for three years. Jas. !
]. Nolan: First district warden. G ;. /
Vanstone clerk, George J. Rogers: Sec /
ord district. warden Herbert ID. Gon \
clerk. Bounett Kinvasha: Third dis
ir'ct ward's. William j. Besser: clerk,
Fred Long
Fourth ward Delegates 90 the city
James Randall. j. william
Rice. David B Hall William r.. Potter.
Thomas a. Bowen: school committee.
Dr. William r. White: warden. First
district. Munson VI. Naiac; clerk. r..
NJ james; warden Second district.
Walter w. Budlong. clerk. William II
+ Moslev
Fifth ward-Delerates 10 city CON
vention. Thomas 4. Easton David Bur
ton. David g Edwards william An
drews and William J. Halcrov; school
committee :tr three wears. William A
Cr9nston; warden, Second district. J.
a. Davis: cNrk. Second district. Samuel
l.. CARPENTER.
Sixth vRrd-pelcratcs hn city con-
vention. Lewis VI. Comstock. John T..
RemhnRer. Henry G.. Bangs. John G. !
Arden. Emil Benron. Orsmus A. Taft
was again nominated for the school
committee. samuel Grafton was
nominated warder and Huuh V. Null
vev clerk In iha First district. Rufus
". SprnVue was nominated warden anl /
charles IT. Warner clerk in the Second /
diFtrics
Sewer n ward -Doicuates a. tho city /
convention. William n Flags. Joseph |
Baker. Jr.. Albert T. Morrison. Albert |
o. Makee. Terrence. N. c'Reuiv: school
committee. for three years. Charles $.