The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-18
REPUBLICAN CITY
PRIMARIES QUIET.
Only a Ripple of Excitement in
the Entire Line of CaucuSeS,
No Fights Occurring.

The usual quietness Of Republican eau
feuses prevailed last evening In all IN
wards. and what few contests there wer
Amounted to little and were on purel!
nocal lines
In the Second ward the looked for ant
kuupeoted happened, the Democrats cap
'turing the caucus, but as this happens
I1egularly nobody thought anything OF II
As Alderman Gray and Councilmen SissoF
and Peterson were nominated on th'
Democratic ticket they were all right
but In place OF Professor James @
sition ticket bore the names OF Council
man wheldon and John c. Kingley the
Third and fourth councilmen named at the
Democratic caucus the previous evening
They were nominated.
The expected fights in wards and did
not materialize and ward 10 was quiet
In ward o there was little contest,
Thomas stubbs and Thomas III. Young
making q ripple by running Independently.
They polled II votes against 1877
FIRST WARD.
In the first ward the caucus was called
20 order by Warden j. r. Arnold. In
all "a votes were cast.
The ticket as nominated was stephen
"A Cooke for alderman and Counoilmen
q. Richmond Parsons. George w. Parks.
yoseph Balch and Samuel M. Nicholson
Exor oouncilmen.
The clerks were: First district, samp-
Snow; third district. William Erankland: !:
kourth district. Charles l. Luther: Fifth
district. Herbert A. Lowell; sixth district,
Henry A. Barney.
SECOND WARD.
Democrats were very much In evidence
IN the second ward caucus and their was
something doing all the time. 3l5 voters
casting their ballots during the evening.
with the result as above stated. The
ticket as nominated follows:
For alderman. Abraham A. Gray; for
eounoilmen. Charles sisson, George p.
Peterson, Joseph ". whelden and John
c. Kingley.
THIRD WARD.
The utmost quietness prevailed in the
third ward and no opposition was made
20 the following ticket:
Alderman, Albert j. Dronsfeld: council
men. william ID. Chappeli, Joseph Bards-
ley, Harry Rosenhirsch, James A. Bou-
tslle.
FOURTH WARD.
The fusion ticket nominated by the
Democrats Of the Fourth ward at the
caucus Thursday evening was nominated
by the Republicans last evening as fol-
Lows:
For alderman, Adoniram J. Cushing.
1O7; for counoilmen. Allen A. Presbrey.
40; Henry q. Fl. Rawson. i0e: John c.
Budlong. 100; James b. Canning, 1os
FIFTH WARD.
One hundred and fourteen votes were
cast In the Fifth ward and all were for
Councilman Smith. the other candidates
on the ticket receiving down as low as los.
Inc ucket foliows:
Alderman. William X. Reynolds: coun-
cilmen. Roswell c. Smith. J. William
Moore. Thomas II. Leonard and Beverly
8. Lake.
SIXTH WARD.
Only one ballot was scratched at the
sixth ward caucus last night, all the rest
Of the l02 dropped In the box being for
the regular ticket, which was nominated
as follows:
For alderman. James II. Freeman: for
eouncilmen. John II. Higgins. jeremiah
w. Miller. Robert" G. Root. George II.
Grant.
SEVENTH WARD.
Forty-seven Republicans strolled into
the seventh ward caucus and then s,rolled
cut again and the count showed all had
voted an follows:
For alderman, Lewis T. Davis; for
councilmen. Lewis j. Pierce, Walter A.
Presbrey. Il. Merle Bixby. Henry Fiet-
cher.
EIGHTH WARD.
The present delegation from the eighth
ward was renominsted without opposl-
ton, lSs ballots being cast. The follow
ing ticket was nominated.
Alderman, Gilbert II. Parker: council
men. John .. Darling. Clinton ii. john
son, Emery j. San souci and Frederick
Littleheld.
NINTH WARD.
The advent OF the stubbs ticket into the
game was the only sign OF a ripple In the
ninth ward last evening and this seemed
70 dispel little Of the gloom OF loneliness
that perveded the room. The regular
ticket was nominated as follows:
For alderman. Burmsh II. Perkins; for
councilrnen, Henry A. Grimwood, John E.
Kendrick. John ". Massie BENJAMIN W.
Sphinx. Mr. Stubs received n votes and
his protege. Mr. Young. received the in
dorsement of is voters.
TENTH WARD.
In the tenth ward a number Of R~publl.
cans who had not been near the caucus
Thursday night found their names
checked There was also a rumor that
the Cannon forces were prepared 10 run
IN lot os voters and capture tho caucus.
but f any such move was contemplated
II did not show up. A long line OF voters
was established az a block 10 any such
movement should N fa1a nIace The totat