The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-31
TALK
Citizens Ticket isDis-
cussed
BY ClINTONIANS.
Sergeant Garvey Starts for
New York Today.

Nothing was done to-day in the way
of obtaining signatures to the document
prepared by the committee Saturday
night and printed exclusively in the
Spy this morning.
c. F. Fairbanks, Jr. who has entire
charge of the matter, was busy all day.
He said tonight that the sentiment of
leading republicans would decide
whether there will be citizens ticket,
because if citizen should go into the
field it would be necessary for the re-
publican Organization 10 STEP down and
out. The campaign would be fought by
the citizens committee.
'All the existing plans are merely
tentative" said Neil Walker, secretary
OF the republican town committee. The
matter is out of the hands of the COM
mittee. When Mr.. Fairbanks resigned
1t was that he might be able to adVo-
cate citizens movement, unpreju-
diced by any partisan alliance.
The democratic towa committee has
not been asked to cooperate in the
citizens movement as vet. Chairman
David l. Walsh had no official knowl-
edge of the scheme this evening. He
had read the detail of the plan as
printed in the Spy this morning. He
would not talk in his capacity as
member of the democratic organiza-
ton. Personally, he believes that a
citizens ticket might be a good thing,
If the ticket could be made up on its
merits without effort on either side to
gain party or personal advantage.
The correspondent of the Spy has
learned on excellent authority that Mr..
Fairbanks is quietly making arrange
ments for meeting with the demo-
cratic town committee. He will I'M
doubleday communicate with Chairman
Walsh before long, to see if a confer
ence will be desirable, possible or nee
essary.
Mr.. Fairbanks left for Boston on the
$50 o'clock train last night. He will
return tomorrow night. Matters will
be in statu quo until then.
A surprisingly large number of men
of both parties seem to be Of the opin-
ion that a citizens ticket would be an
excellent thing, yet everybody con-
cedes that the matter will require deli
cate handling, if it is to become
a fact.
Undoubtedly many republicans re-
gard the project frowningly; particu-
larry the 'old line" republicans, who
include men like DIR. Walter P. Bowers,
Frank E. Howard, Judge c. c. Stone, |
Henry A. Burdett, Abijah Brown and
others.
The same is true among democrats to
a greater extent
The size of it is that no man in this |
town knows what the political future |
has in its storehouse.
Sergt. Martin H. Carney secured his |
ticket for New York this afternoon. He |
will go via Worcester And it looks |
as though he will have to go with no |
list of the dead of the Ninth regiment
those buried on Cuban soil-in his pos
session.
1t is difficult to see how he can per-
form his mission without knowing
what bodies he is to bring back, and he |
cannot know unless he is informed. The |
only record in his possession is of the |
men who died in his own company, Co. /
K: Corp. Henry ]. Jennings Private |
John M. Mcnamara and Private Mi !
chael F. O'Malley, Jr.
Sergt. Garvey was at his home, pre-
pairing to leave on the 925 train for |
Worcester tomorrow, when the Clinton
correspondent of The Spy saw him to-
night.
Il do not know what is the matter"
said Sergt. Garvey. II have not been
furnished with the names of the men
who were buried at Santiago. 1 ex-
pected the list today. l suppose it will
have to be sent to me in New York
now or follow me to Cuba
Capt P. ]. Cannon said that imme-
diately following Garvey's appointment
to represent the Ninth regiment in the
government expedition he (the captain)
wrote to Lieut.. Col. Lawrence J. Lo-
gan, asking for the names of the dead
whose remains are in Cuba. There was
hi tOI, 1nx t0 FaIo i
to Col. Logan, who replied that he
would move at once. He instructed
Capt. Cannon to communicate with
the companies at Natick and Lowell
and made arrangements to get a list
of the dead of the other companies.
Capt. Cannon says it looks as if the
names would have to follow Garvey to
Cuba. Carney will not leave New
York until Thursday, however, and the
desired information may come in time
to reach him there.
There is one person in the world who
regrets that Sergt. Garvey has been
honored with the appointment to rep
resent his regiment. 1t is his mother.
She has given one son to this country,
a noble young man, who was among
the first of the members of Company K
to die, after the company came home
Sergt. Carney and his brother went
through the war shoulder to shoulder
Mrs. Garvey told tonight, with tears in
her eyes and tears in her voice. how
some of the first words her son ut
tered when he was brought home. the
wreck of a man, We're: IF it were not
for him, | would never have got here"
his brother, Sergt. Garyey.
The names of candidates for town .
offices are floating to the surface :
every day. The list of probabilities up
to date comprises p. F. Cannon demo-
orat, for town treasurer. S. w Tyler,
republican, for town clerk; J. S. Allen
md r. S. Harding, republican, for town /
treasurer; William Rodger, republican, i
,or selectman; j. e. Harrity. demo-
rat, for selectman; Charles TT I
ientsch, democrat, for selectman. i
A determined effort is making among t
ne republicans to have Mr.. Tyler run j
or town clerk. He is the incumbent n
If the office. His candidacy means the +
of Henry r. Mcknight. and n
Mr. Meningitis appointment to be as Q
'istant if Mr.. Tyler is re-elected 3
What Mr.. Harrity wants to be select. Il
nan for, nobody knows. He is fllino "
ne olilces OF town treasurer and tax d
collector at something like $14OO a year 4
ie coula De more easily renominated O
!. pSSduse some of the a
men who hold liquor licenses would re- e
,ard him as a dangerous factor in tba a
own. VI 'he
Company K will assemble to elect %
captain of the company, at the az .,
nory, Monday, Feb 8. Vacancies viii VI
'e filled at the same time The officers +.
! tne volunteer regiment will undoubt. "
NiS De elected to the same places they a.