The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-19
HOT SHOT.
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SPECIAL MEETING
In Clinton Results in Bit of
Excitement.

Clinton, Feb. 1S.-A lively town meet.
ing was held tonight, in spite of the
rain. About 300 voters were present il
the town hall. The voters showed theil
confidence in S. Ives Wallace by elect
ing him moderator.
The feature of the meeting was q
personal attack on Judge John w Cor
coran made by Wellington e. Park
hurst. Judge Corcoran replied in 9
manner that caused the voters to break
into applause.
On motion 'of Town Solicitor r. f
Larkin, it was voted to appropriate
$4,000 to pay existing bills and meet ex-
penses of the current year, and the
town treasurer was INSTRUCTED to Dor
row the same and to issue the notes OF
the town.
On the motion of Town Solicitor Lar
kin, 1t was voted to borrow the sum OF
$4,000 to pay the judgment of the Gin
ton Wall Trunk Manufacturing Com
pany.
A lively debate arose over this ar
ticle, Wellington E. Parkhurst and
Hugh Stewart repeatedly asking for
more light on the subject. Judge Cor
coran replied that the court had given
judgment against the town for this
sum and that all aw-abiding citizens
would desire to obey the mandate OF
the court.
The claim was, moreover, drawing
interest at 6 per cent. The property
of citizens of the town has been at
tached under the execution referred to
by Judge Corcoran.
On the motion of Judge Corcoran
article in the warrant was laid upon
the table until the March meeting
This is an article to see if the town
would authorize its treasurer to pay
certain notes falling due. The delay
Is to permit a scheme for refunding the
towns debt to be formulated.
On the motion Of Road Commissioner
Herman Brockelman, $3.50 was voted tc
be given to the road department. This
money will be used to pay the bills OF
the department up to Feb. 1.
On motion of Town Solicitor Larkin
$3.50 was voted for the purchase Of q
site for the location of the public
dump. The money will be paid out
of the appropriation of the board OF
health to be made at the March meet
ing. On motion of Town Solicitor Lar
kin, $50 was appropriated for soldiers
relief.
The several town committees have
posted notices calling the voters to the
caucuses of the several parties, The
socialist-labor party has got out a. bill
as large as any of the older parties
Chairman David l. Walsh will call the
O6I0ONl1atin HalInIE IN nT6ays I0ap
Ives Wallace will do the same thing for
the republican caucus
VINO the candidates may be continues
to rest among the things unknown
There was some talk about candidates
before the blizzard. Not much, com.
palatively speaking. 1t has ceased. ex-
| cept perhaps in town committee meet.
ings.
The town might be on the verge N
a. Funeral instead of on the edge of al
election, so quiet is it. There seems to
be no competition for any of the nom.
nations. To be town treasurer and ta1
collector is worth something like S1b0t
a year, but there is no rush. 1t is 3
good thing to be town clerk, but nobody
IS fastening in that direction. II i,
practically certain that the republican,
VIII re-nominate Samuel w. Tyler, the
present town clerk. Mr. Tyler wa&
elected When all other republican can.
dTdates We're swept like chaff before tle
wind in the local democratic Landslide
of 1898. ie'e
He will be hard man to beat be.
cause he is a most efficient clerk. very
popular, a business man and son,e.
thing of a politician to boot.
Every argument has been used TO in.
duce William Rodger to accept the re-
puplIcan nomination for serectman. He
has several times refused. But as con.
Slaht gripping wears away stone. SC
mas MT Rodgers determination to STAY
out OF politics been worn awav as
political gossip has 1T. He is a n1ani1fac,
turel', man of unusual ability and q
sterling republican.
ms democratic opponent will prob.
ABLY be William Whitelaw. Mr.. White.
law Ms a representative democrat q
member of one or more Scotch societies
ana is affiliated with Hudson Com
mandery, knights Templan in which
he is very popular.
The minds of democrats seem to con.
centrate upon William G. McGIinchay
as their candidate for treasurer and ts y
collector. He is a business man and Of
present grand knight of Gibraits,
council, K. of G. Against him renuhii
cans are considering the name1 of p
>. Harding and j. S. Allen. Mr. Al1a,,
IS an architect and civil engineer II i,
understood. that, there are one m. tuIT
dark horses in the neighborhood of tb %e
position. u 'il4s
VINO Will be nominated by the demo
Gratis TO succeed Walter r. Dan,o ~,
town treasurer is mystery as vet TT
same IS true on the other side NJ
Dame is quite positive in his deta,,,, ~, ~
tlon, first published in The Spv nor a.
pc again a candidate for the Office
The voting list will show more names
this spring than ever before in tba
history of the town, although rs Nance
Will be stricken from IT. AT least ~
names VIII be added by naruralizatioTS
| mace IN the East Worcester dietrint
court Prospectlvely speaking 40 ,nore
names or new voters will be added bv
democrats and 80 by republicans Tho
republicans make many new voters ~
the ran, when democrats make few
which is said to account for tbs
greater number of now registra tions
by the democrats. 10
The registrars have conDletad tb,
list OF women entitled to vote II COW
tains the names Of 22O women M
more than a 1.-THE Of this number wi,
vote probably. The registration is o,,t ~
a few names less than IT was last
year. last
The incoming board Of seiectmen win
be confronted with DUTY left 1I,dond
by the present board This is the MOI
ter of licensing drug stores. At tbis
time not a drug Stora II, ,,ii.4 '"'9