The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-02
Republican City Com
mittee Votes a Tie
on Increase.
QUESTION REFERRED TO VOTERS.
Municipal Caucuses viii Be
Held Nov. 81 - Hard
Workin Wards 3 and Is.

The republican city committee had a
special meeting last night at headquar-
tiers, when the vexed question of in
oreasing the membership from three to
five in each ward was considered. There
was great deal of debate on the mat
ter, and the opponents of the PROPOSE
ton contested every inch of the ground
| When finally put to vote, it resulted
In tie, ten votes being cast in favor
OF the measure and ten against 1t.
1t was then voted to empower tho
chairman and secretary to have the
question inserted in the call for the eau
cuses, so that the republican voters If
the city might decide it one way or the
other. There is to be another meeting
Monday night
After the meeting there was an ami
mated discussion, and one Of the mem
bers suggested that in his opinion, on
tie yea and nay vote, Chairman Part
ridge has the right to decide the ques-
ton one way or the other. Parliament
tary rulings governing such cases will
be looked up by both sides, as the rails
ing of the point awakened great deal
of interest.
The republican municipal eaucuses
are to be held Nov q. The date was
decided upon at the meeting last night,
and the call Will be issued right away,
The board Of aldermen will be requested
to designate the following places for
the holding of the caucuses: Ward y
classical high school basement; ward 2,
Burrwo0d hall; ward 3, Waldo-street
police station; ward 4, Ledge-street
school; ward 5, Horticultural hall; ward
6, Pilgrim hall ward Z, Continental
hall; ward s, Association hall.
The republicans are determined to get
out every available vote at the state
election, and last night full arrange
ments were made for the hiring of
hacks and the purchasing of car tick
cts. The most of the hacks and the
greater part of the work will be put in
at wards and 5, where hot contests
are on, and the republicans see a fight
ing chance to win out. In ward there
are four candidates, William l. Nc
Loughlin, regular democratic nominee:
Peter F. Sullivan, free lance democratic
candidate; Dennis ]. Doyle, socialist
labor, and Elzear Desmarteau, republ-
can.
While Mr.. Mclaughlin Is regarded as
the far stronger of the democratic can
didates, Mr.. Sullivan will draw some
from his strength, and whatever votes
the socialist receives, it Is believed will
come, too from the democracy. This
gives Mr.. Desmarteau a fighting chance
and the republicans intend to take every
advantage of it.
The republican city committee is
doing yeoman service for John G. Hag-
berg in ward 5. Mr.. Hagberg was at
headquarters last night and the reports
made by the members from his ward
were Of a highly favorable nature. The
republicans have figured it out that Mr..
Hagberg is a sure winner
They have a new card that they in
tend to play against Mr.. Ryan, the DEM
ocratic candidate. They now attack his
record in regard to the destruction of
the South Worcester swamp. Mr..
Ryan's order, they said last night, was
introduced May %, 1899, whereas an or
der covering the same ground was in
troduced by Councilman John Rivard
Of ward 5, Sept 3, 1898. Mr. Rivard's
order that was adopted Sept. 26, 1898,
follows:
Ordered, that the city engineer be and
is hereby instructed to report what
steps are necessary to relieve that sec
ten easterly Of Southbridge street and
south of the Providence & Worcester
railroad from the troubles arising from
the accumulation of surface water
therein.
In relation to this order the city en-
g;neer reported that the place could not
be drained except by pumping.
Mr. Ryan when he heard of this or
der, last night said: "Mr Rivard may
have introduced a thousand orders COW
er!ng this nuisance, but the fact re-
mains that it WIS on my orders upon
which the board Of health acted. and it
was my orders that led UP to the con-
ference of the board and the railroad
authorities, cGrfert nee that Is likely
to lead to important results"
Mr. Hagherg has made a thorough
canvass of the ward and on leaving
headquarters last night said that he
could not figura It cut how he could pos
sibly be LOSE.
M. NJ Taylo' is mentioned as cam
didate for the school committee in ward
6 against e. 7. Conins, whose term ex-
pires this -ear. NJ CcElins will be
candidate fer re-elC ct'cn at the earnest
solicitation of friends.