The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-23
PROGRESS OF
CITY CAMPAIGN
Prohibition Party VIII Hold City
Convention This Evening.
CANDIDATES STILL IN DOUBT.
Socialist Labor Men VIII Hold Primaries
and Elect Delegates Tonight.
THE DEMOCRATIC CITY CONVENTION
THE DEMOCRATIC CITY CONVENTION
VIII Be Held Tomorrow and Tho Old Ticket viii Be
RenomlnaIed Without Change Republican
City Council Primaries on Wednesday.

The city convention of the Prohibi-
ton party VIII be held this evening in
the Sixth district court room and in all
probability a candidate for mayor and
other city officers will be nominated.
Up 70 the present time. however, no.
BODY connected with the party has any
ldea who the candidates viii be, or at
least they say that they have not
Whether there will be a full represent
alton OF delegates from the several
wards is doubtful. for there was mors
or less Misunderstanding at the pri-
mary meetings on Saturday evening,
but there Will certainly be a sufficient
number on hand to transact business.
soCIALIsT-LABoR PARTY.
The members of the Socialist Labor
party Will hold caucuses in the several
wards this evening for the purpose OF
electlng delegates To the city conyen-
ton. which is TO be held on Wednesday
evening, In Textile hail, Olneyville.
Delegates will be elected according to
the number of votes the party has IN
each ward and will be as follows: First
ward. one: Second ward. three; Third
ward, four: Fourth ward, one; Fifth
ward, one; Sixth ward, two: Seventh
ward three: Eighth ward. five; Ninth
ward, two: Tenth ward eight; making
a totstf- on 50 detegatcS.
Tomorrow evening at O'clock tho
Democratic city convention will be held
in the Sixth district court room, and.
of course, Mayor Baker will be renomi-
mated as the candidate of the party
Messrs, ID. l.. u. Granger and NJ. j.
Cummings will be renominated for city
treasurer and overseer of the poor. re-
spectively, and in all probability MIR.
John j. Murphy. who was defeated for
the Office last year. will be nominated
for harbor master.
The Prohibition primaries for the
nomination OF candidates for the city
council are also slated for tomorrow
evening, but il is doubtful IL they will
be held, the party managers rather ia
voring the idea of nominating candi-
dates in certain wards by means Of
nomination papers, If II is deemed ex-
pedlent to make any nominations at
all.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
The Republican city council primaries
will be held on Wednesday evening and
in some wards there may be compli-
cations Of more or less interest Tn the
Second ward a ticket will be presented
headed by Alderman Gray. and with
the names Of Councilmen Cooke. Peter
son and Whelden. Edwin A. Johnson
will be the fourth candidate. This drops
in the Common Council, and If Mr. Sis
son does not go into the caucus ne will
probably Je named as an independent
candidate. and viii be given the Demo-
cratic endorsement. Tn the Sixth ward
Councilman Francis w. Miner may
contest the claims OF DR.. A. r. Eccles-
ton 10 fill the vacancy caused by the
death OF Councilman Boms and In such
case the caucus NAV he quite interest
ing In the Ninth ward Il is said that
Councilman Morgan Will decline re-
nomination. and the friends OF MrJohn
G.. Nassie are anxious that he should
I'll the place.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
The Democratic city council primaries
viii be held on Thursday evening, and
outside of the Third ward there will be
very little OF interest. or COURSE the
regular Democratic ticket, as at present
constituted viii be in the field but IL
is said that there will be an opposition
common council ticket presented, head
od. however, by Alderman Mccarthy
-Alo is thus sure of a denomination.
The new ticket will consist of Fergus ]
McOsker. Augustine Giblin, William r.
Barry and John 7. Devlln.
The nomination OF Mr.. James j. No
Ian. the chairman of the Third ward
Republican committee. for the office of
overseer Of the Door. is being received
with great deal OF favor, and not only
the members Of his party, but many
Democrats who know his ability as
man " affairs and his Qualifications
for the office. Will rally to his SUPPORT.
Mr.. Nolan Is a young man in politics.
He was born i'm Hinsdale. Mass in
1869. and came to this city when ha
was - years old. For a time he work
ed in the Wanskucl5 mill and attended
the evening schools. After a number
of years he became a teacher and later
a principal i'm the evening schools. and
with the money. which he earned later
became a puDil at the Friends school.
graduating from that institution Aftey
that be taught i'm the public schools f1r
n year and then began the study ~
law.
For two wears he read In tho oe,ce
of Dennis IT. Sheehan in this cifv anJ
then took q course OF study i'm the Al
bauy Law school, graduating there IT,
then aDpned a law office in tbis cit,.
and has been practicing hero for oIn,,t
three years Mr.. Nolan for a n,,n,be.
OF years has been prominently i1entt
fed with phianthropic work In III,
city and has made a close study NJ e.
Geological subjects. which haye o,,,i
nentlv fitted him 90 nll the oaico 20
oversecr of thc ppOe