The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-08
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made on the necessity Of the country
towns for representation in the Sen
ate at this time. The construction of
the Wachusett reservoir involved leg
islatlon critically affecting the towns.
This Is a critical year with. them, and
Worcester will be asked to do justice.
Thomas L. Walsh OF Clinton, Mr..
Carrigan and Mr.. Gibson brought in
list Of names for members of a district
committee which was accepted, as fol-
| lows: Austin Burke. Berlin; William
Powers, j. G. Bascom, Holden; John
Toomey Thomas Lynch, Joseph Nc
CURE, West Boylston; John Stark,
Boylston, George Herbert Sterling;
Joseph H. Whalen, Lancaster; George
S. Gibson, DR.. T. ]. Ritter, John ].
Boyle, Anton B. Schlickman, Hugh
Stewart. Martin H. Cannon, Clinton;
James F. McGovern, Charles H. Writer,
Edward F, Gully, Ward one; Wilhelm
G; Lchtenfels; M, j. P; McCafferty'
Ward two; John H. Meagher, p. F,
Sullivan. Emil Zaeder, Ward three.
Mr.. Meagher was the elected member
of the state central committee.
The seventh councillor convention was
called to order at 3.15 O'clock Charles
M. Day of Winchendon was nominated
without opposition John H. Meagher
was chairman and James f. McGovern
secretary. A district committee was
selected as follows: James F. Ryan,
Daniel B. Phelan, Fitchburg; George
E. O'Toole, Clinton; Daniel Dempsey,
Millbury: p. F. Sullivan, Thomas
Dowd and Mark N. Skerrett of Wards
three five and four respectively.
Mr. Meagher was also the unanimous
choice for chairman of the county con-
vention. James f. Ryan was secre-
tary Edward ]. Mcmahon, Daniel
Rock and John ]. Boyle of Clinton were
appointed a committee on credentials.
Alderman Mcmahon, Rep David 1.
Walsh of Clinton, Rep. Mark N.
Skerrett, Rep. p f, Sullivan and Mr.
Ryan were selected a committee to
bring a ticket. They recommended
nominations as follows: Sheriff, Thomas
Murphy of Clinton; district attorney,
James E. Mcconnell of Fitchburg;
county commissioner, James C. Luby
Of Worcester; clerk of courts, Thomas
L. Brown; special commissioners
Charles H. Writer of Worcester and
William A. Bell of Leicester. Thomas
F. Healey of Clinton announced the
declination of Mr.. Murphy, and Charles
p. Hurley of Westminster was Sc
lected as the candidate for sheriff. The
nominations were made unanimously.
A county committee was named as fol-
lows: James F. McGovern, Ward one;
M. j. P. McCafferty, Ward two; w. 1.
Mclaughlin Ward three; Mark N.
Skerrett, Ward four; Thomas e.
Dowd, Ward five; Louis Belisle, Ward
six; Patrick Mullins, Ward seven;
James c. Luby, Ward eight; Martin H.
Cannon, Clinton; Daniel b. Phelan,
Fitchburg; Dennis Sweeney, Clinton;
A. S. Wolf, Auburn; John j. Love,
Webster; James Daley, Uxbridge;
Stephen H. Edwards, Southbridge;
John O'Gara, Spencer; Frank H. Ken
ney, oxford; Thomas G. Mayberry,
Clinton; Francis p. Brady, Uxbridge;
Daniel J. Dempsey, Millbury; p. d.
Gibbons, Fitchburg.
The work of the afternoon closed
with the convention for the first SEN
atorial district Daniel f. Rourke was
chosen chairman and James E. Ryan
secretary Alderman Edward J. Nc
Mahon nominated Nicholas j. Mooney,
describing him as liable, honest and
deserving" Mr.. Rourke was chosen
member Of the state central commit
tee. The chairman was instructed to
appoint a committee of three from
each ward in the district. He will
announce his selections today.
1t is understood that Representative
Walsh WG put up a contest for cleo
| ton in the second senatorial district
that has not been equalled stree Hon
| John w. Corcoran ran for tie same
| office in that district, In William e.
| Russell days. 1t was then that the
| country towns returned a plurality of
! 500 for the Democratic candidate with
out, however offsetting the Republi-
can plurality in the three Worcester
wards. MIR. Walsh Is undoubtedly pop
ular in the country towns of the dis
trict He has been twice sent to the
Legislature. His strength is based on
his fight against the Metropolitan
Water Board two years ago, and his
efforts to secure legislation compen-
sating the towns for the damage they
have sustained in the construction Of
the Wachusett reservoir.
While no Democrat was hopeful
enough to expect the election of Mr..
Mooney, the opinion Of the delegates
showing Mr.. Mooney was born In
Worcester and has always been iden-
titled with Worcester interests. He be-
gan life as a shoemaker He was APP
pointed to the police force and later
entered the insurance business, in
which he has prospered. He is presi-
dent of the FIR. Mathew Temperance
Society, president Of the Cooperative
Coal Company, and a trustee of the
Bay State Savings Bank. He has
served several years as a representa-
tive of Ward five in the Common