The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-03
Some of it Shown at the Revival
of the Committee of Twenty
Five at Bay State House Last
Night
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF LAST
YEARS COMMITTEE ATTEND
Dr.. 7. J. Barrett Was Chairman
of Committee That Brought in
Names of the Quarter Of Hun
dred WeII-KnoWn Democratic
Workers Who Will Aid

The committee of 25, last years pow
erful auxiliary in the election of May
or Philip ]. O'Connell, was again
launched last night. At a meeting in
Parlor A of the Bay State House there
was a revival of interest in the COM
mittee. and there was more than
enough enthusiasm to go around. More
than $50 Democratic workers. among
them DR.. T. j. Barrett and Richard
Healy, members of the committee of 25
that co-operated with Democratic city
Committee last year, attended.
David f. O'Connell called the meet
ing to order, and Bernard H. Mcmahon
was elected chairman. Henry H. Thay-
er was secretary. Enthusiasm was on
tap from the moment Mayor O'Con-
nelrs name was mentioned by Mr..
O'Connell in explaining the objects of
the gathering, until a short time be-
fore midnight. Among those who gave
words of announcement were John b.
Ratigan, Dr. John T. McGillicuddy,
Representative Peter F. Sullivan, Dell
D. Morgan Nicholas j. Mooney Louis
A. Belisle, David B. Isenberg, Mark r..
Cosgrove, James F. McGovern, N. j.
Chandley r. c. Carrigan, John F..
OConnor
DR., T. ]. Barrett was made chairman
of a committee that was empowered to
present names of members of com
mittee of Is. Following Is the list:
Bernard H. Mcmahon, Henry II. Thay-
er, Mark N Skerrett, Nicholas j.
Mooney, BENJAMIN w. Childs, Dr. w.
j. Delehanty, DR.. Alexander F. Cham
berlain, Dr. NJ. ]. O'Meara, Louis A.
Belisle, James McDermott, Louis w.
Wilson, David f. O'Connell Peter F.
Sullivan, Charles e. Scott, DR.. William
e. Langlois, James f. Carberry, Charles
e. Orstrom. w. j. Cahill, Matthew b.
Lamb, Michael e. McCabe, Michael J.
Kane, Mark f. Cosgrove, James Z.
Luby, Daniel f. Rourke, Morris B. Sill
verman. Organization was erected by
the election of Bernard H. McMahon,
chairman; Henry II. Thayer, secretary,
and Representative Mark N. Skerrett,
treasurer.
The following were made members of
the finance committee Representative
Mark N. Skerrett, DIR. M. j. O'Meara,
Michael e. McCabe, w. j. Cahlil, DIT
w. E. Langlois. Among those present
were DIR. Thomas j. Barrett, Richard
Healy, John B. Ratigan, Representa-
tive Mark N Skerrett, Representative
Peter F. Sullivan, DR. John T. McGil-
licuddy, James McDermott DR.. Alex
anderander f. Chamberlain, Louis N.
Wilson, B. w. Chids, Henry H. Thay-
er. Mark f. Cosgrove, David F. OCon-
nell, Enoch Earle, DIR. Michael j.
O'Reilly, Charles j. Hickey, William j.
Cahill, Frank D. Hickey, Michael j.
Kane, DIR. Michael ]. O'Meara, Frank
J. Marin, John F. OConnor, owen II.
Conlin. Dr. William e. Langlois, Louis
A. Belisle, John J. O'Donnel, DR..
Charles r. McDermott. Thomas c..
Carrigan, James F. McGovern, Charles
e. Mccain. Andre G. Lajoie, David B.
Isenberg, Morris B. Silverman, Err
nest l. Abeles, Nathaniel ]. Chandley
Edward j. Kerns, Edward j. Church
i'll, Patrick j. McKeon, George w. Bar
Der, Delbert d. Morgan, Henry M
Shaughnessy, Martin A. Howard, Mar
tin Drohan, John ]. Griffin, John F.
Griffin, Daniel r. Rourke. John A.
Fitzgerald. Charles e. Scott. Patrick
Powers, Fred Doom, William Banaghan,
p. ]. Judge, Daniel NJ. Naughton, Dr.
Joseph A. Smith, Austin OToole, Hugh
H. O'Rourke, A. J. Langfeld, T. Louis
Gendron Nicholas ]. Mooney, Charles
A. Orstrom DR.. John J. Flynn.
A rally of Ward four voters in For
esters Hall, 100 Front Street was at
tended by Mayor Philip j. O'Connell
before visiting the Bay State House.
AS might be expected, the banner ward
of the Democracy rallied strongly,
nearly 200 voters attending. FOfmer rep
.resentative, James f. Mellen, opened
the meeting and Martin ]. Leonard was
made chairman. e. J. Croake served
as secretary. Mayor O'Connell declared
that the fact that he had no oppor-
tunity to have his personal qualities
made the basis of commendatory news
paper stories might be considered
something of a handicap, but he hoped
to overcome it. He urged those pres
ent to consider themselves missionar-
les in the O'Connen cause. Sections Of
the voting list were distributed and the
plan of making a house to house can
vass seeking the votes of men Of all
parties will again be in vogue. Mayor
O'Connells confident expressions con-
corning election day results brought
cheers and applause. Michael L. Rus
SELL candidate for the Board Of Alder
men and Alderman Edward ]. Nc
Mahon also spoke.
Tonight rallies will be held for vot-
ers of two wards. Ward three men
will gather in A. o. H. Hail. 26 Trum-
bull Street and Ward five voters will
meet In Foresters Hall, 109 Front
Street. This meeting will be opened
promptly at 8 o'clock.