The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-30
CITIZENS TICKET.
Clinton Demoeretfns announce Plan.

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Clinton OemoeEatHns announce Plan.
CLINTON. Jan. 29.--Wi!l the usual
stand up. give and take bitter strife
between republicans and democrats be
renlaeed at the March election by
citizens ticket, upon which the lion
and the lamb will lie down together?
The democratic town committee met
in its rooms on the first floor of the
theatre building, this afternoon, and
discussed this problem earnestly.
Chairman David L. Walsh presided,
The question was discussed in all its
phases, with a degree of secrecy to be
expected, under the circumstances.
Yet fragments of the discussion
came to the Clinton correspondent OF
The Spy
The text was the announcement by
C. F. Fairbanks, Jr,, made after last
nights meeting OF the republican town
committee, that the republican organ
ization favored bipartisan citizens
ticket
The members of the democratic town
committee could not get far. They had
no definition of the phrase, "Non-parti-
san citizens ticket.
No member Of this committee knew
what the republican organization has
in its mind or up it's sleeve.
For instance, as a member OF the
committee suggested, republicans
might intend to put enough democrats
onto their ticket to win, when the per-
sonal following of the democrats is
added to the full republican strength.
Or they might mean a sincere meet
ing with the democratic organization
for the purpose of agreeing upon list
of first class men TO hold the town Of
fees, without regard to age, creed or
previous conditions of party servitude.
THE discussion was purely informal,
said Chairman Walsh, to the CORE
spondent of The Spy this evening, af-
ter admitting that perhaps the commit
tee had touched upon the matter of a
proposed citizens ticket. Mr.. Walsh
then went on to say that the commit
tee had no official knowledge Of a move
ment for a citizens ticket, and would
not treat the subject seriously until ii
| had such knowledge.
| The republican town committee made
public, through its secretary, Mel
| Walker, the details of its action last
| IllRHL 1eldllNe " Tic NlllLGnS IlChcl
The committee prepared the following
document:
I'VE, the undersigned, believe thai
the best interests of the town of Gin.
| ton demand the election of men fol
town offices who will administer towr
affairs in a non-partisan and business.
| like manner
Therefore we invite those citizens
! interested in the movement for gooC
government, to meet at ----- place
for the purpose of choosing a commit
tee to prepare list of names to fill
town offices, to be presented at a citi
| zens' caucus to be called at a late
date"
The committee voted to have copies
of the document prepared, and toda!
the paper will be circulated for tn,
| signatures of leading republicans
Frank Fairbanks resigned his plac
on the town committee, as he desire
to be in position to secure signature
as citizen only. This action was ia
ken after discussion that lasted owe
an hour. The idea was preached b,
the chairman, Representative s. I've
Wallace. 1t was well received by
majority of the members. Those pres
emit were Charles Frazer, c. Fran
FAIRBANKS, George A. HIGHWAY, Geo
Kraus, Neil Walker and Alexander Ste
venson.
II majority of the leading republi
cans OF the town are found to be i
faVor OF the movement, date will b
hXed Tor citizens mass meeting, an
after the election of citizens commit
tee the republican town committee wi
take steps to the background. M
walker said tonight that in his opinio
no especial overtures would be made [
the members of any party. The citizen
meeting will be open to all, and all ca
nave voice in it. 1t is a movement f
Sooo government and nothing else.
Mrs. MCGEE, wife of Patrick Niece
uled at the home of her husband,
Greeley street, last night, of a compl
cation OF maladies. directly induced /
grip and her enfeebled condition /
reason of long invalidism.
Mrs. MCGEE leaves sons and daugh
tiers who are well known in this tow
They are: James H. MCGEE, a mem
Der of the Clinton police force Thorn
as b. MCGEE, who is acting water regis
trar; John, who is employed by Swift
q Co.; Edward, bookkeeper for Swift
q Co, Philadelphia; Miss Margaret A
j, MCGEE, nurse at the Clinton Hos
pital. Mrs. MCGEE was 6S years and
months old. She was woman q
firm character and universally re
spected. The funeral will take plac
at st. Johns Church, Tuesday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock.