The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-04
It VIII Be Held in Music Hall, This City,,
on Wednesday, March is, atl1A M.
THE TIME FOR FILING NOMINATIONS
viii Expire al Midnight March l6-present Re.
publican State Officers viii Bs Renomlnais1.
Changes in Make upof Assembly Probable.

a meeting Of the Republican state
central committee was held in the
headquarters, Studley building, at IL
o'clock this morning. the chairman,
Gen. Hunter c. White, presiding, and
a good attendance Of members. There
was no special discussion of the polit-
/. ical situation, the meeting having been
called for the purpose OF fixing the date
of the state convention.
After a brief talk it was decided to
hold the state convention at Music
Hall this city. on Wednesday. March
10 al IL a. m, at which time candidates
for the state officers will be nominated.
There is no doubt that tn, present
state officers will be unanimously re-
nominated, and on April . next will be
reelected.
Resolutions were also adopted by
the committee instrGctlng the several
city and town committees to call pri-
mary meetings for the election or dele
gates TO the Republican state conven-
ton. not later than March IL, and also
instructing the city and town commit
tees To call primary meetings to NOM
mate candidates for senator and repre-
sentatives TO the next General Assem-
bly,, not later than March IL.
Under the law all nominations made
must be filed with the secretary Of
state on or before midnight on March
16. otherwise the names of the nomin-
ees cannot go on the official ballots,
which are prepared under the direction
OF the secretary of state. 1t is advisa-
BILE, however that the nominations
should be filed as early on March Is as
possible.
There will necessarily be several
changes in the next General Assembly.
as Independent Of what political
changes may occur. there are vacan-
cies to be filled i'm the delegations from
Warwick. Pawtucket and East Provi-
dence in the first two named places by
the deaths OF DR.. James b. Hanaford
and Edward Thayer and in the last
named town by the resignation Of Hon.
Edward G. Dubois. There is some un-
certainty so far as to who may occupy
the seats from Warwick and Pawtuck-
ct. but there is reason to believe that
Col James III. Arlington will succeed
Judge Dubois from East Providence.
DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL.
The executive committee of the Dem
ocratic state central committee met at
o'clock this afternoon. in the office
Of John e. Conley, secretary of the
committee. in the Swarts building, and
talked over the situation and decided
on the date of the state convention.
After some prolonged discussion II
was decided to hold the state conven-
tion on Tuesday, March IA, at IL o'clock. |
when candidates for state offices Will |
be nominated. IL was also decided 10 /
nominate Hon. Nathan w. Littlefeld !
of Pawtucket for chairman OF the con-
vention. and it is understood that Mr.. |
Littleiield will accept the nomination.
At meeting OF the whole Demo- /
cratic state central committee to be /
held on Monday next. in the hall of the |
Brownson Lyceum, a plan OF policy for |
the coming campaign will be adopted |
and the situation will be generally dis
cussed.
AS matters stand at present the state |
ticket to be nominated by the Demo-
Gratis is as follows: For governor,
George w. Greene OF Woonsocket |
lieutenant governor. Dalton T.. Young
Of Newport; secretary OF state, Luke
Of Providence; attorney
general. George r. Brown Of Provi-
dence; general treasurer. Edmund F.
Walker. South Kingstown.
The Democratic state central COM
mittee will invite Congressman Thayer
" Worcester, and Hon. Patrick A. Col
ins of Boston TO address the state con-
vention.