The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-10

was run by hon tombicknell and that too
for not entirely patriotic purposes.
For instance, Howard O. Srurges be-
came interested i'm the supposed reform
movement because he had been led 10 be-
lieve that II was time to turn the ras-
calls out"
Charles c. Nichols became interested In
II. and was elected alderman from the
First ward. because he was informed
that there was municipal extravaganza
and financial arrangements which needed
correction.
Mr.. Sturges failed to find any rascals 20
turn out. although he looked for them
with microscopic eyes.
Mr.. Nichols was agreeably surprised
upon ascertaining that the crookedness
he had heard OF was wholly and purely
imaginative.
Then the hon. tombicknells muleague
went into a state Of dry rot He Is now
endeavoring to resuscitate the thing by
pouring lye about it's roots
The chance for him to come to the fore
again was in the recent city election. The
Providence Journal elected Mr.. Granger;
but hon. tombicknell takes all the credit
to himself. How funny!
Mr.. Granger having been elected hon.
tombicknell comes out with the an
nouncement that last Monday evening
the annual meeting OF the muleague was
held at which officers were elected az
follows: tt
President. Charles G. Nichols; vice pres
idents. r. ". /. Goddard. John w. Ver-
non. John G. Pegram: secretary. Thomas
NJ. Bicknell; treasurer, Charles III. Phil
brick; executive committee. president,
secretary, Amasa NJ. Eaton, II. j. Me-
Carthy, Charles +. Irons. Charles Sisson,
NJ. j. Harson, j. r. r. Lawton, r. r.
Brown; membership committee. Amos G.
Barstow George r. McAuslan, George
p. Peterson, j. A. Williams Rev. Robert
Il. Parker, Adrian Matthews, w. S.Hogg:
committee on municipal government, Prof.
J. .. Dealey. Sam H. Bullock. w. II. Til
linghast. A. G. Matteson, n. II. Truman,
Theodore II. Green, Robert w. Burbank:
committee on taxation, Amasa NJ. Eaton,
Prof George @. Wilson. George r. Nc
Auslan. Charles +. Irons, j. r. Y. Law
ton, Prof. Henry h. Gardner and j. II.
DeWolf; committee on trade and COM
merce. John w. Vernon, X. ii. l. God
dard Rathbone Gardner. A. G. Barstow,
Henry ID. Sharpe, j. A,Williams and John
w Dani sison; committee on education,
Rev G. A. J.. Richards. William Gam
neil, Rev. w. l. Simmons. ~.arles III.
Philbrick. Robert II. Clifford Thomas w.
Bicknell and NJ. J. Harson.
The committees were instructed to or
Edi1Et LOT NOfht WHICH VIII lnCluue the
consideration OF municipal taxation, the
revision of the caucus law and transfer
tickets.
NONE PRESENT.
This list OF names has been pretty
thoroughly canvsssed and not one OF
the gentlemen called upon says that he
was present at that meeting Few knew
that their names were to be made use OF
~ they have been. Some had had no.
tices OF all intended meeting OF the mu-
league. but had thrown them aside and
hadn't given them second thought.
John w. Vernon WAS not present, neith-
er was William Gammell, Col II. IL. i.
Goddard, L. J. Mccarthy, j. A. Williams,
nor George r. McAuslan.
Al the time that that meeting is pur-
ported TO have been held hon. tombicknell
knew that Mr.. William Gammell had pre-
sided at the convention at which Col
Isaac l.. Con was nominated for mayor,
and that Mr.. Gammell had publicly en-
dorsed Col Cons candidacy and urged
his election upon the public.
Hon. tombicknell also knew that George
II. McAusisn was working for Col. uofr' y
election way up TO the hour tho polls
were, closed.
HE SUPPORTED GoFF.
Two days after the election hon. tom.
bicknell met George r. McAuslan In one
OF the corridors of the Industrial Trust
Co.'S building and asked him N II were
true that he supported Col. Con.
MIR. McAuslan said that ~ was true.
and gave HIS reasons. which. sineularly,
were satisfactory To- hon tombicknelI.
Then the hon. tombicknell said that Mr..
Granger. having been elected mayor. he,
Granger, must como OF the muleaguo
committee on taxation and that he. the
hon. tombicknel, would like 10 substitute
the name OF Mr.. McAuslan, which over
ture was not resented at that time.
This was three days after the holding
Of the alleged meeting. Mr. McAuslan
Is OF the opinion that hon. tombicknell
was the meeting from start 10 finish.
There IL a singular unanimity OF opinion
on that score.
THE CAT IN THE MEAL.
The careful citizen will not only dis
cover the cat IN the meal. but he WIN
not fan 90 Observe that hon. tcmbicknell
has put his foo, way into mess.
Hon. tombickncll doesn't know how
10 play politics half as well as Barney
tonatv. the wholesale liquor dealer and
champion of Daniel Larned Davis 0rans-
err
Hon tombicknell ought to take Barmy
over into q quiet little corner and tell
him about that funny school committee
mceting.
~ would make Barney laugh risht out
loud.