The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-10
REPUBLICANS
HOLD THEIR
CAUCUSES
Nomlnats Delegates to City and
State Conventions NELSON
Makes aFuiiI0 Flight In Third

the cholce OF delegates 10 the state ana
city conventions and wardens and ward
clerks. A political avalanche crushed
John Nelson in the Third ward and IL was
felt In lesser degree by Attorney Gener-
al Tanner I'm the Second ward. William
M. Il. Bowen winning out quite readily
as the favorite for the general assembly.
The opposition I'm the Eighth ward
proved futile and the present incumbents
OF office were endorsed by a substantial
plurality.
1t now looks as though the general as
sembly nominees at next Saturday after
Moons convention will be:
Senator-C. Frank Parkhurst.
Representatives-H. Martin Brown, Will
liam NJ. p. Bowen, Albert Roberts.
George l.. Pierce, Harry G. Curtis, John
J.. Remlinger. William A. Morgan, John
T. Kenyon, Frank n. Easton, Christopher
l.. Holden; at large-Walter III. Durfee,
Henry G. Gorton.
The delegates were not required 10 place
themselves on record as 10 a Mayoralty
candidate and a summary of last nights
proceedings follows:
FIRST WARD.
Only so votes were cast. there being no
opposition, and the result follows:
Delegates TO state convention, George
l.. Shepley Walter 5. Hackney, Samuel
T.. Douglas. BENJAMIN w. Persons; dele
gates 10 city convention TO nominate cam
didates for general assembly. Charles III.
Child, William G. Anthony, Joseph Balch,
Howard X. Stokes, Wallace II. Chandler.
Delegates 10 city convention TO nomi-
nate candidates for mayor and other city
officers. Stephen A. Cooke, Josiah w.
Crooker George II. Webb. Clifford S.
Tower, Louis A. Blackinton.
School committee three wears Charles
H. Philbrick; two years. George G. VIII
son.
City committee, Arthur H. Watson,
Frank +. Olney Frank +. Carpenter,
Thomas S. Delano. Albert r. Miller. Jr.
Caucus warden. John r.. Arnold; caucus
clerks. First district Sampson Almy:
Second district, George T. Snow: Third
district, William Frankland; Fourth dis
trict, Charles !. Luther; Fifth district.
Herbert A. Lowell Sixth district, Henry
A. Barney.
SECOND WARD.
IL took but a few minutes to count the
ballots after the polls were closed at
$3.50. Ninety-three ballots and one de-
fective ballot was the result. The vote
for the rival delegations for the nomina-
ton OF candidates for the general assem-
bly, was SO for the delegation headed by
Francis w. Carpenter. and q for that
headed by Charles f. Stearns, a sort of
crusher To the aspirations of Attorney
General Tanner to become a member of
the general assembly.
The chosen ticket. exclusive of candi-
dates for caucus clerks, was as follows:
Delegates To the state convention. Fran
cello G.. Jillson, William G. Burwell.
Alexander Grant. Joseph Il. A. Eddy.
Delegates To the city convention to NOM
mate candidates for the general assembly,
Francis w. Carpenter. Charles s. Pet
tee, Henry r. Rogers. Charles T.. Holmes
George G. Lyon. The candidates for
caucus clerks were: First district, Walter
III. Mckay; Second district, George A.
Kingsley; Third district Fred w. Fol-
SOM Fourth district. Alfred f. Carter;
Fifth district, Nicholas Underwood
THIRD WARD.
The wardroom on North Main street
was packed TO suffocation and the regu-
lar Republican ticket headed by James
j. Nolan, chairman, prevailed, 254 votes
TO % for John Nelson and his butterfly
bunch OF cohorts.
The following gentlemen were the
choice OF the caucus:
Delegates to state convention-William
f. Chappell, Albert J. Dronfieid. Hyman
II. Bander. Asa Burlingame; ward COM
mittee-James J. Nolan. Almiger r.. Eng
land. Walter Lloyd Harris G.. Easter
brooks Louis Kronson; school commits
tee .(for three years)-Samuel Mason;
caucus warden--Jacob A. Eaton: clerks
LIST district. Samuel Abadon; "a district.
Asa Burlingame; Sd district. Samuel
Brown; 4th district. William J. Payne;
5th district, Fred Long: 9Th district.
George w. oates: city delegates-Leo
Winograd. William Besser. William Wal
ton, Walter j. Lewis. Francis f. Whip
Pile: delegates 10 representatives conven-
s. Vanstone, Walter j. Lew
is. Abraham Rafflovich. Oscar A. Carl
ton. Antoine Barone.
FOURTH WARD.
The total vote cast. ia. was slightly
above the normal at a Republican pri-
mary I'm this ward. The vote by disancts
was: LIST, 10; %. 81: 81, 30; 4th, 2i: 9th, is;
9Th, To- The ticket chosen, there being no
opposition: Delegates TO state convention
-Fenner II. Peckham. Jr., ID. Russell
Brown, Joseph w. Lewis. William Dun
lap. Percy A. Harding delegates to city
Ito nominate candidates FOR
general assembly)-George II. Pettis, ,Wa,-
ter r.. Gladding, Augustus Wright. Fran
els NJ Dimond. Irving L. Blanchard; dei-
egates 10 city convention 10 nominate
candidate for mayor and othe- city Of
Sayles, Albert l.. James,
John Kay, Edwin II. Harvey. Mirtin San
toro: for school committee c. 'ee yoarsl--
Lester g. Hill; for city comm'ttee-John
G.. Budlong. Edwin Knowles, Charles g.
Gray. Jr. George NJ. Gardiner Frank J.
Clinton; for caucus warden-Bcni iamin II.
Child.
Caucus clerks-First 1ist,ic. Byron o.
Rawson; second Henry -. kraus; third,
George w Sphinx: fou 'th. Milton n.
Brown; fifth. John w. Bristow; sixth.
George w Bennett.
FIFTH WARD.
No opposition to the slate presented
in the Fifth ward was I'm evidence and the
caucus proceeded without incident. The
vote cast was about the average for this
section OF the city I'm primary meetings.
A total Of o. ballots was deposited. the ma
jority of the candidates receiving the full
vote.
The officers of the caucus were a. fol-
lows: Ozro G. Heath. warden; Frank NJ.
Chaplin, George l.. Greene, Henry j. Le-
vall&. Edward Edgers. a. Anderson.
Theodore y. Bidet, clerks.
nj nh III.