The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-28
A Big, Crowd Expect.
ed at the Ward 4
Caucus.
MELLEN SENDS OUT A CIRCULAR
The Workingman's Friend
Claims Many
Virtues.


tain memorable occasion, These are
the times that try mems souls"
Tonight comes the tug of war. Like
Greek against Greek, democrat will OPP
pose democrat in caucus. Perhaps it
would be more exact and specific to say
tina: they will oppose one another in
ward A. for in the other wards of the
city there will be no contests for repre-
sentative, except in ward 5, where Pete-
F. Sullivan, hero of Santiago, buckles
on his armor, mounts his fiery charger,
and toots a bugle call to the voters of
ward to follow him into the fray
against Representative William 1. Nc
Loughlin at the battle of the polls.
The caucuses are to be held in the
usual ward rooms, except in ward 4.
where, on account of the extraordinary
contest between Mark N. Skerrett and
James H. Mellen the board of alder
men. at the request of John H. Meagh-
err, chairman of the democratic city
committee, has named Ste. Famille hall,
at Vernon square, as the place of eau
Gus.
Mr. Mellen, by poster on the bill
boards, and postal cards through the
mails, has notified the voters that the
grade crossings must be abolished by
the next legislature, and that ward 4
homes viii be cheapened if the railroad
plan succeeds. The Spy told the people
the same thing about five years ago.
so this is not news.
Vote for the champion of the vesti-
bule car bill, says James H. He is silent
as Perkins school graduate on his
vote for the West End OctOpllS
Vote for the man, continues the
mighty James H., who got $4,000 for
the Carney hospital One can almost
hear Editor E. NJ. Moriarty of the
Evening Post say: Modest James.
why don't you maintain, as usual, that
you built Niagara Falls, and, as The
constructor of the pyramids, reserved the
right to take those gigantic piles of stone
apart, so that the material may be used
in the building of a bridge to span the
lake at the causeway"
Vote, says James H. in conclusion,
for the defender of the workingman
Like a trumpet blast from the past one
hears the voice of Gen. p A Collins,
Jimmy Mellen, the workingman' S
friend, that never works"
In reply to this modest presentation
of the virtues of the astute and honest
James, Mark N. Skerrett, one of the
ran for elective office in this city, will
mail to every voter in ward today a
copy of the following
Worcester, Mass, Sept. 2Sth, 1899
| Ny Dear Sir: No doubt you have re-
! ceived communication from Mr..
| James H. Mellen, who is my opponent
| for the nomination as representative Il
! the general court, stating why he
| should be elected. In his letter he states
| &c ai Loo y, ;,l,s
ment he has made year after year II
is his desire to look after the grade
crossing question and several other
| bills that he claims will need his per
| sonai aid. have nothing to say against
| Mr.. Mellen, but ! feel that l can ad
vocate the interests of the people of gu.
ward this year if l am elected. Mr.
| Mellen asks you to vote for the man
| who helped to give $4,000 to the CafneN
hospital, who helped upon the eight-houi
bill, the equal taxation bill and the
vestibule car bill. Why should Mr.. Mel.
len boast of this, when it was his duty
IN justice to the people who elected
him, to vote as he did? Why was ht
sent to the Legislature? He was in duty
bound to protect the interests of The
citizens to the best of his ability. MI
Melien forgot to mention his advocatins
the Boston Elevated railroad bill, which
measure was urged by the West Enc
Street Railway company, and for othel
measures which were detrimental to tn,
peoples interests. Mr.. Mellen saws tn,
grade crossing must be abolished, an(
that the value of the homes will b,
cheapened if the railroad plans succeed
| am not seeking the office to depreciat;
| the property ~of ward 4, but always t,
adm it's advancement and l firmly be
lieVe the grade crossing question is a!
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